And All That Jazz

Come on, babe. Why don’t we paint the town? And all that jazz. Run annually prior to Melbourne Cup, the Mildura Jazz, Food & Wine Festival combines traditional jazz and swing with more contemporary sounds.

Party time! Excellent!

It’s one for all and all for one with The Ocean Party, with all six members of the group putting their writing and singing skills towards their forthcoming album, Light Weight.

Tim Hulsman is a Dead Man

There is always a bigger story behind the one we know. And when it comes to songman Tim Hulsman, it is an interesting one indeed.

The World of Stephen K. Amos

Charmed is a word that is often tied to Stephen K. Amos, so we’re going with it here. We’re all for conformity.

A Man and His Guitar

Jimi Hocking is the lovechild of T-Bone Walker, B.B. King and Jimi Hendrix, a man who works the stage with guitar in hand.

Know Your Onions

Featuring a catalogue of John Lennon’s greatest songs, Through a Glass Onion is a loving tribute to a favourite songwriting son.

Don't Change the Channel

If the sounds of The Cactus Channel don’t get you going in the morning then perhaps you need a little more whiskey in your coffee.

The Blues Train

The Blues Train has recovered from a cold winter to return to the rail next month. The experience is a beauty. You have four different themed carriages with different seating configurations.

Hitch Your Lagwagon

Remember early 2015? Suspenders were the ‘must-have’ fashion item, dancing was the new craze and Lagwagon toured Australia as part of Soundwave.

Life is Beautiful

In the early ’90s, sisters Vikki Thorn and Donna Simpson, along with Josh Cunningham, formed The Waifs out of Albany, Western Australia.

The Great Divide

Fresh-faced Geelong outfit Modern Divide will be headlining a show at the Worker’s Club this Saturday night, September 19.

Music, Mirth & Meredith

Big Daddy Kane, Bully, Father John Misty, Floating Points, Fatback Band, GL, Goat, Harvey Sutherland, Jessica Pratt, Julia Holter, Levins and Lucy Cliché, The Peep Tempel, Master Khalil Gudaz, MC Jane Clifton…

Spare a Thought for Cooper Lower

Warrnambool’s Cooper Lower is a young singer-songwriter you may want to keep an eye on. Influenced by the likes of John Butler, Ed Sheeran and Lewis Watson, the soulful acoustic muso began chipping away at the guitar when he was 12.

A Glass of Lemonade

Dylan Joel is about as driven and focused as they come. The Melbourne hip hop star not too long ago crossed the finish line on the massive 47-­date tour he undertook with Seth Sentry and DJ Sizzle, and now he is eyeing a headlining run – his first solo tour.

Cruel to be Kind

With several dates crossed off on their current run, by the time The Preatures arrive in Forte territory they should be in mighty fine form.

Geelong Nightlife Reinvigorated

Regardless of your opinions of the current state of Geelong’s nightlife, things are set to amp up with the renovations for the Little Malop St area and updates to the Geelong Hotel (formerly known as the Bended Elbow/Bended).

Ya Dirty Bums

Statistics show that three out of five people will suffer from bum grubs at some point in their life. It could be your dad, your mum, your sister or brother.

Love Those Residuals

Geelong-based alternative rockers Residual love nothing but a good time. And it won’t get better than this when the band takes in a date at Geelong’s Workers Club on September 9 with Revolution and Children of the Sun.

Excuse Me While I Kiss the Sky

On September 18, 1970, the world lost Jimi Hendrix. While there will be readers who will know little of the man, most will know of the riffs – Purple Haze, Hey Joe, Little Wing, Foxy Lady and Voodoo Chile.

The Eastern

The Eastern in Ballarat has a few gigs to keep an eye on this month. Kicking off tomorrow night, September 4, you have The Hunted Crows.

Down by the River

As you probably know, The Drones are in celebration mode. It has been ten years since the group released Wait Long by the River and the Bodies of Your Enemies Will Float By, the band’s second album and the one that really got things going for the Melbourne via Perth outfit.

Hey Joe, What Do You Know?

Crafted at Abbey Road Studios, The Age of Entitlement is the new album from The Basics.

Love In A Box

Ah, the humble goon. It’s the choice of drink for when you have no choice of drink.

Rumble in the Jungle

There will be very few among us who haven’t been found guilty of singing the wrong lyrics to a song at some point in our lives.

 

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