28 September 2015
Influenced by the likes of ’90s folk/rock outfits such as Bright Eyes, Neutral Milk Hotel and Modest Mouse, Melbourne’s Tiny Little Houses began life as the bedroom musings of Caleb Karvountzis. These days Caleb is joined by Sean Mullins (guitar) Clancy Bond (drums) and Al Yamin (bass).
28 September 2015
Come rain, hail or shine, the Chopped Rod and Custom show will rev its engine this October 2, 3 & 4. Taking place at the Newstead Racecourse, Chopped Rod and Custom delivers three days of music, dirt drags, hot rods, customs, choppers and bobbers, plus tiki, cocktail and beer bars.
28 September 2015
If you dig songs about gambling, drinking, cheap women, hard times, fast cars that won’t take you anywhere and life in small towns, The Dead City Lights are your perfect companion.
28 September 2015
Dana Hassall is enjoying one of the best periods of her music life. Earlier this month she released ‘Spinning Wheels’, the first single from her forthcoming album of the same name (due for release January).
27 September 2015
Laughter is the best medicine and giving to a good cause is surely close behind that. An event you can do both at is the Comedy 4 Karma event at the Daylesford Town Hall, a fundraiser for the Daylesford Dharma School. Last year’s event saw comedians Hannah Gadsby, Sammy J & Randy, Dave O’Neil as MC and many more. At this stage Melody Moon is confirmed as the musical entertainment with wholesome food supplied by the Organic Sunrise Food Van and a silent auction on the night. The bill for this year is said to be on par (if not above) that of last year’s event. The fundraiser takes place on October 16, visit www.dharmaschool.com.au to get tickets.
27 September 2015
My baby says I don’t love her. She says I got no respect. But what the hell does she expect, when she’s never seen Star Wars? The Bendigo Blues and Roots Music Festival has dropped its 2015 line-up, and it is a beauty.
26 September 2015
Voted by Tom Waits as a finalist in the International Songwriting Competition, it doesn’t get much better than that for Ocean Grove musician Gallie. Originally from Dublin, Gallie is set to officially launch his new album, The Occuquan River, in October but will play a show at the Potato Shed in Drysdale on September 27 alongside Aine Tyrell.
26 September 2015
Regional Victoria will be treated to some wonderful classic performances next month, courtesy of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. MSO Concertmaster Eoin Andersen will lead an ensemble of MSO musicians through Mozart and Beethoven, a concert featuring the most popular of Mozart’s forty-one symphonies.
25 September 2015
Whip out your phone and throw in these dates because Ballarat’s Suttons House of Music has plenty coming your way. Tomorrow night, September 18, welcomes songman Neil Murray. A founding member of the Warumpi Band, Murray has also released over 10 solo albums. His latest is Bring Thunder and Rain. On September 19 you have the Sam Boon Soul Session featuring local saxophonist, Sam Boon.
25 September 2015
The Port Fairy Folk Music Festival will celebrate their 40th edition next March, with over 100 acts across 20 venues, presenting 200 shows over four days.
25 September 2015
Tuesday, September 29 is National Police Remembrance Day, a time me for members of Victoria Police and the community to honour the dedicated men and women who have died serving their community.
25 September 2015
Formed out of Adelaide in 2012, I Exalt’s drive and passion has seen them share the stage with the likes of Thy Art is Murder, Cattle Decapitation, Emmure, Make Them Suffer, Signal the Firing Squad and Northlane.
25 September 2015
When it came to feeling out forthcoming new album Drive, Chris Russell, ringleader of Chris Russell’s Chicken Walk, stopped listening to music altogether.
24 September 2015
Riff-driven rock and roll distinguished by raw, powerful female vocals is what Evol Walks is all about. They formed at the beginning of 2014, winning a fan in Brian Howes (Airbourne, Daughtry, Simple Plan) who invited the band to record their debut with him. Further invitations followed, including one to appear at the Global Rock Summit at Musexpo held at the famous Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood, California.
23 September 2015
Beechworth is a pretty place, no doubt about it, but they’re also big players in the festival scene. With the announcement of the Beechworth Music Festival, the line up gives other festivals a run for thier money.
23 September 2015
Sad news comes with the announcement that the Geelong Thirsty Merc gig tonight has been cancelled after the band were involved in a car crash en route to their Warrnambool gig yesterday.
23 September 2015
Recording trouble is not a new thing by any means. Things get in the way. For Koral Chandler, the much-loved Adelaide singer-songwriter who fronts Koral & the Goodbye Horses, it was a hit to her vocal chords. Upon further inspection, the doc found something nasty in her sinuses that required surgery. What followed was an intensive recovery and rehabilitation process.
23 September 2015
Laughing seems like a pretty easy thing right? It’s easy, it feels good, and you’ll feel a whole lot better knowing your laughter at the Comedy 4 Karma event is actually going towards a good cause as well.
23 September 2015
Jules Verne, the man who penned Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and Around the World in Eight Days, is also responsible for Journey to the Center of the Earth, which tells the story of the Baltimore Gun Club, a post-American Civil War band of weapons enthusiasts and their attempt to build a rocket to launch three people to the moon.
22 September 2015
We don’t know about you, but laughter and music go together pretty nicely. That’s why the final announcement for QMF is on the money.
22 September 2015
Road warrior Ash Grunwald is at it again, hitting the road for the kind of lengthy tour he is known for. As you may have heard through the grapevine, Ash has a new album for his many fans titled Now – and it has all the attitude of a classic power trio.
22 September 2015
We’re around a week away from the Mildura Country Music Festival, so dust off the ol’ boots and get all the details you need to know. Ranked alongside Tamworth Country Music Festival and the Gympie Muster as one of the big three, the festival welcomes some 80 performances across a 10-day stretch.
21 September 2015
As a sixteen-year-old, Pat Tierney was drawn to the lap steel guitar. Once he had found his love, Tierney began crafting songs with touches of folk, blues and reggae – the sounds on which he grew up.
21 September 2015
Thirsty Merc are fresh on the road for a tour which will clock up a lazy 39 dates, keeping them busy until the end of November. And it all has to do with their new album Shifting Gears, their first since 2010’s Mousetrap Heart.
