19 March 2015
Sometimes you can rely on a drummer. It took the late Keith Moon to help shape Led Zeppelin, as least it terms of their name. When former Yardbirds guitarist Jimmy Page set out with The New Yardbirds, the stickman remarked they would go down like a “lead zeppelin”.
19 March 2015
British India will welcome Nothing Touches Me at Geelong’s Worker’s Club on May 30. The gig is one of 18 dates, the final of the run, in celebration of the band’s fifth album which dropped only a matter of days ago. Formed out of Melbourne in 2004, the band released their debut album, Guillotine, in 2007. The album won the Australian Independent Record (AIR) Award for Best New International Artist, while leading to appearances at all the major Australian festivals…
19 March 2015
Bam Margera is heading to town with his band Fuckface Unstoppable. You may remember they made a mission out this way in 2013, apparently having such a good time they have promised to get “balls deep” in Australia once again. Perhaps not all that surprising, Bam got in a spot of trouble.
18 March 2015
The Bendigo Folk Club has a couple of international lovelies coming up you may wish to turn your attention to – or affection to if that is your thing. The Whitetop Mountaineers are set to perform on April 10. The duo is the old-time country baby of Martha Spencer and Jackson Cunningham. They’ve become quite the favourites here, having toured Australia on four previous occasions.
18 March 2015
With a style reminiscent of Gillian Welch, Sarah Jarosz and Lucinda Williams, Americana songstress Jemma Nicole made her first musical steps as part of the duo Pretty Radio. After six months of performing, the duo made it to the Top 100 of 2011’s X Factor auditions.
18 March 2015
Due to overwhelming demand, Darren Coggan will return for national encore performances of his critically acclaimed portrait of Cat Stevens…
18 March 2015
Australia is set for another round of Jeff Martin shows, with the old-hand set to play a string of acoustic dates on his Returning from the Ocean at the End tour. While the tour will shine an acoustic light on The Ocean at the End, fans will also be treated to Tea Party favourites, as well as the odd surprise or two.
18 March 2015
Melbourne-based singer-songwriter Lucie Thorne will release her new album, Everything Sings Tonight, on June 1. But because that is a while off yet, and people tend to be such impatient buggers, the songbird has announced a few shows to give a sneak peek. Longtime collaborator (and drumming extraordinaire) Hamish Stuart will join her at the shows.
17 March 2015
Bellusira are off and running on their We’ve Missed You tour. Drawing their name from the Latin meaning ‘beautiful anger’, Bellusira formed out of Melbourne in 2007. Being in a band is no easy task, so when you have the likes of Clint Boge and Grammy Award-winning producer Michael Barbiero in your corner, you must be doing something right.
17 March 2015
In 1999, following a show at the Ipswich Racecourse, Clint Boge met his future band of brothers, progressive rock outfit The Butterfly Effect. Clint would steer the ship until early 2012, when personal and creative differences led to his departure – Boge informed his former bandmates of his decision in September, 2011.
16 March 2015
If you’re a lover of Game of Thrones, Walking Dead or House of Cards then this adaptation of Richard the…
16 March 2015
It’s a little bit of this and a little bit of that that makes the sounds of Larissa Tandy so good. Southern rock, ’90s alternative, vintage gospel and country soul is all there. She’s been doing her thing since the late ’90s, playing in a number of Melbourne bands while also writing music for film and television.
16 March 2015
Fronted by classically trained viola player Phoebe Dubar, Passerine is a Melbourne outfit driven by analogue synths, dirty beats and soulful vocals. The band first appeared in 2013 with their debut single ‘Ready to Rumble’. In February 2014, the band released their debut self-titled album.
16 March 2015
Melbourne-based songbird Rowena Wise has plenty to smile about these days. There’s the booking deal with Heartstop Music, but even sweeter is that she recently successfully crowdfunded her debut EP. Originally from Margaret River, Rowena grew up in a family band and played her first gig when she was just eight.
15 March 2015
Ah, music lessons. If you can find a good teacher, you’ve struck gold. If not, a pleasure becomes a chore. For Steve Smyth there was only one man who we wanted to be his teacher: Bono. “I had a dozen lessons, but one day the teacher pissed off and left me with the only thing I wanted from him: the songbook for U2’s Joshua Tree.”
13 March 2015
It’s hard to believe Pistol Pete’s is just one year old. The food and blues restaurant and live music venue has become such an institution to both the Geelong and blues communities, with people coming from all over Australia to check it out.
13 March 2015
In 1987 the Warumpi Band released ‘My Island Home’, a track written in reference to lead singer George Burarrwanga’s home at Elcho Island off the coast of Arnhem Land. Christine Anu, who was a back-up vocalist for Neil Murray and The Rainmakers, would record a version of the track for her 1995 debut, Stylin’ Up.
12 March 2015
With a Victorian Indigenous Performing Arts Award under his belt (Best New Talent – 2012), songman Benny Walker has become a favourite voice within the blues, roots and folk scene. His sophomore album, Sinners and Saints, showed us that, reaching #1 within a day on the Australian Blues/Roots Airplay Charts.
11 March 2015
For 10 years, from their busking debut in Canberra in 1984 to their calling it a day in 1994, the troublemaking trio of the Doug Anthony Allstars (Tim Ferguson, Paul McDermott and Richard Fidler) became staples of the ABC and BBC. They released book and albums. They had their own TV series. They toured the globe.
10 March 2015
Staring in the upcoming Led Zeppelin tribute, Whole Lotta Love, Melbournite Jimmy Couples is no stranger to the Aussie rock…
10 March 2015
Clocking in at over seven minutes, ‘Last Laugh’ is the new single from Melbourne five-piece Hollow Everdaze. The band went through a tough patch recently when their Bacchus Marsh shed burnt down due to an electrical fault. Almost all of the band’s instruments, gear and collective personal possessions were wiped out in the process.
10 March 2015
Celtic-flavoured punks The Rumjacks will soon take to the road with a bunch of new songs in their swag. One of the new tracks is ‘Blows & Unkind Words’, which has been steadily clocking up the views on YouTube. One song is great, an album’s worth is even better. On February 6 the band released Sober & Godless, their second full-length album.
10 March 2015
In December 2014, treasured songman Paul Kelly released his lazy 20th album The Merri Soul Sessions, enlisting the likes of Clairy Browne, Vika and Linda Bull, Dan Sultan and Kira Puru. Paul and his crew have been having a blast taking this show around the country, so Ballarat is in for a real treat.
9 March 2015
Life is full of temptations, and singer-songwriter Liam Gerner has had his share. Leaving his rural family life in the Adelaide Hills, Liam headed for London to seek his fortune. Sure, he has toured with Paul Weller, Jason Isbell, Alanis Morissette, Paolo Nutini, Elton John and Drive-By Truckers among others.
