JIM MOGINIE & THE FAMILY DOG ANNOUNCE WA DATES

Shane | 15 April 2026 | Reply

JIM MOGINIE & THE FAMILY DOG ANNOUNCE WA DATES

It’s an Oz supergroup unleashed!

Jim Moginie (Midnight Oil), Kent Steedman and Paul Larsen Loughhead (Celibate Rifles) along with Tim Kevin (The Apartments) are coming our way for the WA leg of their national THUNK album tour kicking off at Amplifier Bar on Friday, May 22.

Get your dancing shoes on for a night of freewheeling Australian rock music.

After forming in 2006 to support Jim’s sophomore solo album, Alas Folkloric, the first fully fledged Jim & The Family Dog album came in 2018 with Bark Overtures. It’s taken a few years to come up with its follow up, THUNK, with both recorded live in the studio.

Lyrically, the songs are about the state of the world – “It’s an artist’s job to reflect that,” says Jim – but the music is influenced by the heavier rock of early Midnight Oil and Celibate Rifles, with more improvised and extended sections.

“We’re only releasing THUNK on cassette, vinyl and CD as a protest,” Jim explains. “The tech giants are killing the music industry by denying musicians income with abysmal streaming royalties. Investing in AI harvesting and creation of AI content designed to eliminate musicians altogether, their only motivation being profit, and in Spotify’s case assisting in the creation of actual war machines.

“Despite all that, we’re a great dance band. And we’re looking forward to going out to support THUNK live with an Australian tour in 2026.”

Jim Moginie & The Family Dog Thunk WA Dates w/- special guests Sonic Blood

Friday, May 22, Amplifier Bar, tickets through tickets.393murray.com.au
Saturday, May 23, River Hotel, Margaret River tickets available here
Sunday, May 24, Froth Craft Brewery Bunbury tickets available here

Order the new album THUNK at thunkthealbum.com