It all began as “Four Bands Outta Lonnie” a lazy Sunday gig in the St Leonards Pub beer garden late 2006. earnings from the gig would have made each musician just under $14.30, not much. But put together it was enough to make a CD featuring these bands, 200 copies in fact. All involved figured this was far more beneficial for their musical endeavours than pocketing a few dollars. Some were given away, most were sold and many new fans were reached. Somewhere in between, Outta Lonnie’s philosophy came to light.
Run by Anthony Beveridge and Nick Chugg, Outta Lonnie as it stands today is a non profit cooperative dedicated to the development, promotion and distribution of original music from Tasmania.
Our current projects include the continued production of compilation CD's, the running of showcase events for Musicians and Artists, and most recently, the development of our very own music and arts magazine called zine. Our aim is to build on strengths within the arts and music community, and provide an unbiased and equal opportunity of promotion to musicians and artists alike.
Outta Lonnie CD’s are intended as a ‘taste tester’ for local music and are sold dirt cheap to encourage new listeners to check out some of the magic that’s going on around them. Hopefully they’ll discover a band they like and go out to see them play, or buy their CD. This scenario has played out quite a few times already.
As for the gigs, we aim to provide bands with a high standard of production with professional sound, lighting and backline. In turn, we aim to bring the public an evening of musical diversity and quality entertainment in a comfortable and relaxed environment. We also run a merchandise stand and art gallery showcasing submitted works which in the past has included abstract paintings and photography.
Outta Lonnie can be contacted by email at outtalonnie@bigpond.com
there is an ENOUGH CREW gathering today (monday 14) at 4:30 @ LC Flight Deck for all interested in helping out with making ENOUGH 08 happen! We hope to get Xavier Rudd down to play at the ENOUGH concert this year which will be part of the north-east rivers festival. There will be an ENOUGH Walk + ENOUGH Student Discussion/Forum.
We are raising a voice for the voiceless.. we are telling our pollies, the media, our friends, our family what we care about..
We have still had ENOUGH.. of not doing ENOUGH.. for those who dont have ENOUGH.. when we have more than ENOUGH!
what would u like to do to help out? from little things, big things grow.. get involved
Hey! cheers for the add! We are always on the look out for opportunities to expand our audiences so yeh, keep in touch and if you have anything coming up give us a yell. cheers, Ember Heart x
Hey kids, Thanks for the add & thanks for supporting local talent. I love it. 'Charles du Cane' Is a bit of a sexy man. Add him if you haven't already. Based in Hobart these day but deep down he's a good old Lonnie boy, We have so much great emerging talent. About time the word go out there. Cheers.
Hey there Outa Lonnie boys! Thank you for your friend request, you just made us 'sparkle' even more! Please keep us in mind when you are organizing events etc.. and please come see one of our shows! Our next show will be at the Loft 142 Liverpool St Hobart on 30th August, 8pm! tease you boys later.... love The Diamonds of Burlesque xox
