In the Heat of the Night

The bio of Closer, aka Liam Daly, makes for interesting reading. A founding member of post-rock outfit These Hands, Closer’s…

Rudd Comes Home

The Rolling Stones were right when they described Xavier Rudd and the United Nations as a “beautiful celebration of a…

In the Light of Day

The second annual Light of Day Australia concert is to take place a little later in the month at The…

Step Right Up

Circus Quirkus is a modern take on traditional circuses of the past. The circus is one of the fundraising bodies…

Party in the House

There comes a time in every band’s life where they need to put on their big boy pants (or indeed…

Hometown Evangeline

Music, as we know, can be a great healer, both for the listener and often those behind the music. Geelong…

Saving Grace

When Chris Cornell toured solo in 2011, accompanying him on stage was a red phone. Depending on the show, and…

If You Like a Ukulele Lady

Ukulele players unite! The ‘Ukulele Queen of the Bellarine’, Sarah Carroll, has teamed with Ukulele Carnivale for a couple of…

Shades of Red

He surfs and sings, sings and surfs, does Red Whyte. Born in Geelong, Whyte was a drummer in a former…

The Suburbs of Perry Keyes

Songman Perry Keyes has been referred to as “Redfern’s answer to Bruce Springsteen”, while Peter Garrett has said, “Peter is…

Beyond The Valley Returns even Bigger and Better!

Beyond the valley will return this year, but not as we know it. The festival will return over New Years…

Birds of a Feather

Towards the end of last month, Jacqui Sterling, Kelly Breuer (The Brouhaha) and Ria Loof climbed aboard Kelly’s bus for…

Sitting Aloft

The Loft in Warrnambool has a couple of ripping shows this weekend. Tomorrow night, July 10, welcomes Halcyon Drive (pictured)….

All Day with Adalita

To paraphrase Men at Work: How can it be now? At the time of writing, tickets remained for Adalita’s show…

Anglesea Music Festival

Thank you for holding. The news is in, well some of it anyway, with the Anglesea Music Festival set to…

The Perfect Shot

Lucinda Goodwin’s Passion to Pit is an exploration of a music lover and photographer. At the age of 18, and…

11 Years of Heaven

So, The Karova is turning 11. They’re pretty excited about it, as we are too. We love us a good…

Washington and Victoria Collide

It’s been a little while since we’ve had the chance to listen in awe to the beautiful music stylings of…

One to Rule Them All

There was a time when Ja Rule and Ashanti ruled the music world. Ja Rule made his debut with 1999’s…

In the Navy

We have got to give a shout-out to Bendigo’s Navy Blue, a band who is making a big name. The…

Front Rowe Centre

The son of musicians, folk/roots artist Jed Rowe grew up in rural NSW but has called Melbourne home since 2003….

Shake Off the Blues

The Echuca-Moama Winter Blues Festival takes place this month. Have you got your ticket yet? Well, you don’t need one,…

The Race is On

In late 1983, Hugo Race joined ex-The Birthday Party Nick Cave in his new venture Nick Cave: Man or Myth?,…

You from New Zealand, Mate?

Auckland-based singer-songwriter Anthonie Tonnon is heading to town in support of his debut solo album, Successor. Tonnon retired Tono and…

 

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