6 May 2015
Lyrical mastermind Seth Sentry has just released a new track ‘Hell Boy’ and quickly backed it with a mammoth Australian tour announcement. It all starts for Seth at the Come Together Festival on June 6 where he will then zigzag his way through the country.
6 May 2015
Lily and the Drum at are it again, sweeping across the nation in support of their latest album Welcome Change. Contemporary retro rock, blues and roots with a dash of rockabilly is how they go about business, a sound that has kept Lily Higgins and John Yacka pretty busy since their debut performance at Adelaide’s Promethean Theatre a handful of years ago.
4 May 2015
Echuca-Moama has a couple of ripping festivals coming up. First up is their Winter Blues festival, which runs across July 24, 25 & 26. Some 40 artists are expected to play to numbers pushing 20,000 when this beauty rides into town. Early artists include Jimi Hocking, Claude Hay and Cleveland Blues.
2 May 2015
Bendigo’s Jack and the Kids will play a hometown show next month in support of their debut EP Treasures. Heavily influenced by the likes of Pearl Jam and Silverchair, as well as more recent groups such as The Jezabels, Daughter and Volcano Choir, Jack and the Kids enjoyed their 2014 supporting bands including Snakadaktal and The Kite String Tangle. With Treasures you have an EP bursting with driving pianos and synths alongside guitars soaked in reverb.
2 May 2015
Something very special is taking place in Ballarat next month. Stepping out for its first (of hopefully many) outing is the World Sideshow Festival, a celebration of all things sideshow. Once called the circus’ dirtier cousin, the popularity has once again surged in recent times – and ‘In the Loop’ territory has the front-row seat.
1 May 2015
She’s one of the most bad-ass guitarists out there, and Fiona Boyes is all ours. Boyes has been recording and performing for more than 25 years over which time she has released more than a dozen albums and picked up a whopping 15 Australian Blues Awards. But this doesn’t come close to painting the picture. She was the first woman and non-American to win the International Blues Challenge in Memphis…
1 May 2015
There is a lot of love in the air for Melbourne folksters Forest Falls. Taking to Pozible last year, the band easily made their goal, resulting in the band’s sophomore EP Hounds, due for release tomorrow, May 1. The EP features the single of the same name. Now, if you’re looking for a little viewing pleasure to go with your listening pleasure, be sure to check out its accompanying clip.
30 April 2015
While the Geelong show may be sold out, there’s still plenty of opportunity to see legendary rockers British India hit the stage. The Ballarat show at the Karova Lounge (May 6) still has a few tickets remaining that if you’re quick you can still get along to. Forte had a chat to frontman Declan Melia a little while ago and he – and the band – can’t wait to share their new album with you all. As he says, it’s the final and most important test.
30 April 2015
Brothers can be pretty awesome, at times when they’re not present. And so we discover that well-travelled songman Nick Saxon would borrow his younger brother’s Maton 325 when he was out of the house, studiously strumming away at the same chord over and over and over again. Indeed, when little brother’s away, Nick Saxon did play.
30 April 2015
Newstead Short Story Tattoo is an eclectic event that combines academics with artists, politics with fiction, history with poetry, orators with musicians and new voices with literary masters. There will be themed sessions galore, with the likes of Christos Tsiolkas (The Slap), Clementine Ford, Joe Dolce, Annabel Tellis (The Book of Shane Warne Love Poetry) and Bella Frisky among the special guests for 2015.
30 April 2015
When you have a guy like Prince in your corner you know you’re doing something right. Daniel Hart, better known as Harts, is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and composer whose blend of styles is setting the world on fire. Prince had heard some of his tracks and checked him out on YouTube. Liking what he heard, he contacted Daniel, inviting him to Paisley Park.
30 April 2015
Bendigo’s Ulumbarra Theatre will play host to the World Premiere Season of NED – A New Australian Musical, the musical production based on the legend and history of the infamous Ned Kelly. The production coincides with the Bendigo Art Gallery’s Imagining Ned exhibition (until June 28). Produced by Groaning Dam Productions, the musical has been in development since 2011.
30 April 2015
It’s not all that long now before songbird Karise Eden kicks off her ‘Things I’ve Done’ tour, named after her album of the same name. Chances are you will know Karise as the winner of The Voice in 2012. Then the age of 19, Karise was breaking records for the most number of singles in the national sales chart – four songs in the Top 5 ARIA singles chart, no less.
29 April 2015
A night of discovery, of short, sharp and edgy art – as ordinary spaces by day transform at night into something exciting, unexpected – and very much alive. Last year’s Geelong After Dark attracted a 6,000 strong audience to the city centre for a night of free pop-up performances, mini-exhibitions and light installations.
29 April 2015
When it comes to music, few names are held in such high regard as Johnny Cash. Daniel Thompson has been doing a fine job of recreating the man’s legend through his show Johnny Cash: The Concert and now he is thrilled to welcome his new show, In Solitary.
29 April 2015
Hey kids, put down those bibles because it is Groovin the Moo time. It’s this weekend, of course, and because we here at Forte occasionally like to be helpful, here is some stuff we feel you should know. Gates open at 10:30 a.m., with the first band hitting the stage at 11:00 a.m. The last band checks out at around 10:30 p.m. I know you’re probably very excited, but so are a lot of others, so please be patient.
29 April 2015
Everyone digs a little stoner-swirl jam-psych. And because everyone digs a little stoner-swirl jam-psych, everyone digs a little Lurch & Chief. Featuring five manly men and one womanly woman, the band recently announced a little tour in support of their brand-spanking new EP, Breathe. For those interested in the recording process…
29 April 2015
I am not a rocket scientologist, but it’s safe to say the ’80s were awesome. The movies were awesome. The music was awesome. Sometimes they combined, like in the majestic Cobra. (Spoiler: Sylvester Stallone cuts his pizza with scissors.) With a dose of ’80s Miami Vice-like nostalgia, Adelaide’s Jarrad Lee Jackson, who rolls with the name World Wild, released his ode to the skate and surf scene, ‘Coast to Coast’, late last year.
27 April 2015
While members of Offspring of Convicts hail from all parts of eastern Australia, Melbourne is where they connected. With its rich history of music, the city became the perfect home for a bunch of blokes who wanted to play rock music the way it should be played – hard, fast, loud … and with lots of jumping on the stage.
25 April 2015
How many clowns does it take to make a hardcore band? Four. Hailing from Melbourne’s Eastern Bayside, Clowns released their second album earlier in the year. It’s called Bad Blood, in case you didn’t know, and it received enough good press to fill up a clown car.
23 April 2015
Geelong now has its very own, quarterly arts magazine called PRJKTR (pronounced ‘projector’) and guess what? The very first issue…
23 April 2015
They may be from Melbourne but ME could be forgiven for forgetting what their old stomping ground looks like given they have called Berlin home for the past few years. Good news for us is that they will be reacquainting themselves with our country in support of their new 7-inch vinyl release, ‘Temple/Angels’. It is their second vinyl release for the year. The band sure knows how to keep busy.
22 April 2015
As we embark on the centenary of ANZAC, Skin Of Our Teeth Productions presents a performance dedicated to memory, The…
22 April 2015
There ain’t no party like a mesmerising demented dance party. All one needs to do is check out The Murlocs for proof of that. You may recall that the band lost three-quarters of the initial recordings of their debut after some poltroon stole their laptop. Fortunately, the band is pretty awesome and their memory served them well enough to get through things.
