A young Tasmanian rock band is planning to take their music global after a breakthrough summer performing at the state’s biggest festivals.
This summer, Powderkeg – formed by four mates at Rosny College four years ago – played main stages at Party in the Paddock and Great Escape festivals wth the alt-rock/grunge group pulling impressive crowds at both events.
“This summer was pretty awesome,” drummer Toby Lawrence from Clifton Beach told Pulse.
“It was pretty cool to play at two of Tassie’s biggest festivals on the main stage.”
“We got to meet lots of cool crew and we pulled really good crowds. So yeah, we were stoked.”
The four-piece band consists of Lawrence, Archer Richardson from Cremorne, Milo Langford from Blackmans Bay and Will Van Dongen from Clifton Beach.
The band also completed a successful mainland tour, finding audiences just as enthusiastic as their home base.
“The support over there was awesome. We got good numbers and they got pretty rowdy, just like the home crowd,” Lawrence said.
With university finishing soon, the band is considering relocating to pursue music full-time.
“We’ve only got a few years left of uni. Then I reckon we’ll move away and have a proper crack at it,” Lawrence said.
“We’re all on the same page. We’re keen just to take it as far as we can.”
He said the dream was to “tour the world, of course”.
The band’s name comes from a 1990s surf brand spotted in a bedroom magazine cutout during and early days band practice.
Looking up the definition, they discovered powderkeg means “a dangerous or volatile situation”.
“You never know what you’re going to get,” Lawrence said.
Powderkeg will perform at the upcoming Echo Festival in Swansea and are planning another mainland tour for next year.
