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Snap Scene: Rose Tattoo, Fist Full of Rock, Enmore Theatre 2nd September 2022 by Mandy Hall

Rose Tattoo, true rock and roll outlaws, rumbled into existence in late 1976 with a New Year’s Eve debut at Sydney’s legendary Bondi Lifesaver. The band was the vision of Pete Wells, his master plan embellished by bassist Ian Rilen. With Wells on slide guitar and Rilen on bass, Angry Anderson was recruited along with rhythm guitarist Mick Cocks and drummer Dallas “Digger” Royal and they set about destroying eardrums and venues across Australia.

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Snap Scene: Katie Bates & Ben De La Cour, Cherry Bar, 3rd September 2022 by Mary Boukouvalas

Katies latest release, ‘Until The Day Dies’ EP was a record based around the themes of self-love and self-doubt – with punchy gritty tones and sweet pedal steel, bridging the gap between country and rock. Ben’s voice renders raw emotion with authority as he recounts tales of suspicious characters, lost love, murder, bank robbers, suicide and mental illness against a backdrop of a dark and haunted America.

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