19 February 2015
This weekend Geelong will raise a glass to the Great Australian Beer Festival, and there are some very special guests to go along with some 200 craft beers and ciders on offer. Professor Pilsner, aka Pete Mitcham, and three MasterChef finalists, including Emelia Jackson, will show off their skills.
19 February 2015
Blending traditional Irish folk music, South American flavours and country music with a contemporary twist, Áine Tyrrell is an Irish-born singer-songwriter with her heart in Australia. Like so many of her musical brothers and sisters, Áine took to crowdfunding to record her debut album, Gypsy Daughter, an album recorded outdoors under the stars and in abandoned mines in the Australian outback.
19 February 2015
In a world not too long ago, Lindsay McLennan (singer-songwriter and guitarist for the Bakelite Age, Meanies) and Lochie Cavigan (Bakelite Age) got a little noisy. Taking the best elements from the heavy rock of the ’60s and ’70s, and only the best elements, they set about making a heavy garage psyche band. But there was something missing, so they rounded up former Monochromes member Tim Pickering and their name became Sun God Replica.
19 February 2015
The Blues Train has had an outstanding beginning to its year, with all remaining shows this month and next sold out. However, April and May is looking pretty sweet at the moment. The sun may not be shining as brightly, but the buzz of autumn is sure to provide a perfect day out. In case you’re unfamiliar with the Blues Train, it is a musical journey that starts and finishes in Queenscliff.
19 February 2015
There’s no rest for the wicked. Following another outstanding outing in November 2014, Bendigo Blues & Roots Music Festival is already looking towards its next event. Putting on a festival is no easy task, so throughout the year organisers run several showcase fundraisers to help with costs.
19 February 2015
Originally starting out as Matt Walker’s touring band, Lost Ragas soon turned into a more collaborative affair. With members having played with some of the best in the country, the band will release their second album, Trans Atlantic Highway, in May.
19 February 2015
How would you like to experience a festival with a few thousand hundred like-minded festival-lovin’ friends? Inca Roads is the festival for you. Limiting sales to no more than 650 lucky people, this little festival is something special. However, while they may be little in size, they’re massive in sound.
19 February 2015
That’s all well and good for you, but I used to rock and roll all night and party every day. Then it was every other day. Now I’m lucky to find half an hour a week in which to get funky. I’ve got to get out of this rut and back into the groove. Don’t we all, Homer? Don’t we all?! In 2010, a bunch of dudes broke free from their rut to form Northeast Party House.
19 February 2015
Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke is heading our way for a solo tour, and in very cool news he is landing in ‘In the Loop’ territory. The tour supports his second album, Trick, released towards the end of last year. Recorded in London and New York the album, the follow-up to 2010’s The Boxer, saw Kele dive headfirst into electronic music, scoring a good chunk of warm press in the process.
19 February 2015
Singer-songwriter and producer John Baxter (Prettymess, Holocene and Alcotomic), Doug Robertson (Icecream Hands), Matt Balfe (Motor Ace), Geoff Barnes (P76) and Paul Inglis (Prettymess) are the hardened talents behind Melbourne outfit Five Mile Sniper. Baxter’s musical career spans over 25 years. Following the demise of Prettymess in 2006, John boarded a flight to the US armed with little more than an acoustic guitar and harmonica.
19 February 2015
2015 marks the Castlemaine State Festival’s 40th anniversary and 20th festival, so the mood in the camp is at an all-time high. Appropriately, the festival’s theme is Before & Beyond: 40 years & 20 Festivals, chosen to not only honour their remarkable past, but all that the future holds. Music, dance, theatre, story, film/music and visual arts will all feature. Finding highlights is as difficult as attempting to find a piece of hay in an incredibly large pile of needles, but let’s have a crack.
19 February 2015
In May and June, The Superjesus and Baby Animals will perform a handful of shows under the banner She Who Rocks. It’s safe to say these shows are going to kill it. After all, Sarah McLeod and Suze DeMarchi can rock it with the best of them.
18 February 2015
After a number of drafts produced over the past number of weeks and following the cancellation Evergreen Terrace and Rival…
18 February 2015
Wot? No Fish!! Is a critically-acclaimed performance by Danny Braverman and directed by Nick Philippou. It has had fantastic success at the…
18 February 2015
Pako Festa is pretty much known as THE street party of Geelong West, perhaps even Geelong. Last year saw over 100,000 people fill the one kilometre stretch to see dozens of local communities in their national dress. It’s a party combining cultural food, folk dancing, workshops, art exhibitions and more to a massive scale. While Pako Festa runs predominantly during daylight, the party doesn’t have to stop once the sun goes down or as the last parade goers leave the street as the Bannockburn Football and Netball Club have been lucky enough to secure the rights to host the After Party for Pako Festa at Geelong West Hall, and you’re all invited (at minimal cost).
17 February 2015
For those who may not know, today is Mardi Gras, or better known here as Pancake Tuesday. Mardi Gras originated…
13 February 2015
For anyone planning on heading to Geelong’s Nightjar Festival tonight, we have some bad news, due to poor weather it…
13 February 2015
When it come to Harmonicas, no one can really do it better than Kelvin Carlsson. Based in Sydney, Kelvin, better…
12 February 2015
After almost two years together, Geelong based band The Stackshots recently announced they were going on an ‘indefinite hiatus.’ The…
9 February 2015
After cancelling his Utopia tour in mid-January due to ‘unexpected illness’, Australian rapper 360 has announced the rescheduled dates for his regional…
9 February 2015
It’s not every day that classic rock fans get to see two legends on stage together, but that’s exactly what…
5 February 2015
Geelong is set to welcome its newest wine bar and store, ‘Bottles & Barrels’ on Aberdeen Street, Newtown. The terrific…
5 February 2015
Love cars? Then you must know about the All Ford Day, hosted by the Kiwanis Club of Geelong each year at Deakin University Waurn Ponds. This event is a huge one on the calendar for car enthusiasts, even if you are a Holden supporter, these cars are seriously worth a gander. I had a chat to Graeme Munro, the Chairman of the All Ford Day Committee, to educate me on the days festivities.
4 February 2015
One of the country’s greatest boutique music festivals, Inca Roads returns to the Ballarat Region this year with a whopping…
