We sit down with Grand Pine

If you’re a fan of slow and enigmatic indie-folk and you are yet to discover Grand Pine, you are missing out.

What’s on in Ballarat

The Ballarat Beer Festival is the best way to kick off the year with 250 craft beers, ciders and wines to tantalise your taste buds on January 19.

Bring Me The Horizon: Amo

For the sound that they are striving for, are they acing it? Absolutely.

James Crooks: Blame My Soul

Remember this name.

Monsters Of The Dirty South: Unfinished Business

For fans of Truckfighters and Kyuss, Monsters Of The Dirty South are Geelong’s answer to desert rock.

The Hollow Majors: Neuro

Neuro will draw you into The Hollow Majors’ signature sound that will more than likely feel both familiar and welcoming to rock’n’roll fans.

The Beautiful Girls at the Torquay Hotel Summer Sessions

A 25 degree day with not a cloud in the sky, bevy in hand and awesome band playing. Welcome to summer on the surf coast thanks to The Torquay Hotel!

We take a look inside Valhalla Brewing & Taproom

A place to sip freshly brewed beer, get your hands on limited edition releases, and pick the brains of the knowledgeable brewers.

What to do for the long weekend if you haven’t got a clue

Not one to put three days off to waste, we’ve picked a few events happening around town to make the most of it.

Aussie blues legend Chris Wilson passes away at 62

RIP Chris Wilson x

James Crooks on Moving On

He’s worked with some of the best in Australia from featuring Asta and one half of Bliss and Eso on his tracks to co-writing with Thelma Plum and RÜFÜS DU SOL.

It’s almost time for the Grampians Music Festival 2019

Big mountains, huge sounds and a beautiful, chilled-out vibe. What’s not to love?

Ballarat’s Blaze Music Festival is finally here

Blaze fest is a no holds barred showcase of heavy tunes and will definitely satisfy any one who wants to rattle their head and raise the horns.

BrewiColo Brewing Co is the newest brewery to hit the region

If you’re a regular reader of Forté you would know by now that we have a soft spot for craft beer, especially when its local.

Taking Back Sunday live at 170 Russell

Celebrating 20 years since formation, Taking Back Sunday turned up the nostalgia for their Australian leg of their tour.

Falls Festival 2018/19

Can you think of a better way to celebrate the beginning of a new year than not properly showering for four days, running on little to no sleep, lining up for drop dunnies and paying a fortune for alcohol?

By The Meadow have dropped their second lineup for 2019

Soul screeching garage rhythm and blues dance party, The Murlocs, and witty American indie rock songwriter, Lucy Dacus, will headline the 6th annual instalment.

The Drop announces its juicy AF lineup for 2019

Bloody ripper.

There’s a new ice creamery in town

Run to paradise…

Five of Geelong’s newest eateries

Another month, another wave of cafe and eatery openings in the region.

Design is at the heart of Pause Fest 2019

Here, they are all about design in business, designing great teams, startups, business models, how creativity drives innovation, value and profits. It’s design meets business.

Flogging Molly

Ferociously touring the UK, selling out shows, Irish-American Celtic punks Flogging Molly can pretty much let the numbers do the talking for what it’s like for them to be performing in 2018.

Cooper Lower is bringing the soul and vitality to the 43rd Port Fairy Folk Festival

Cooper Lower is original, thought-provoking and meticulous. With heart-cracking vocals, the Warrnambool-based soulful acoustic muso brings soul and vitality into everything he creates.

The Ocean head Progfest’s 10th anniversary in 2019

Fans will be able to witness the magic of Phanerozoic when The Ocean headline the 10th anniversary of Progfest in January.

 

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