29 September 2014
Life is all about the little pleasures, little pleasures like good food, good wine, good coffee and good music. Surely out of those there is at least one thing you love? Torquay’s Bell Street Fiesta is about all these things … and a little bit more.
28 September 2014
2014 has been a massive year for concerts in Australia. From the likes of Bob Dylan, Queen, alt-J and Glass Animals, we have been blessed with all of the major artists coming out to our shores. To cap off a great year, however, Jimi Hendrix’s younger brother, Leon, is coming to town with an all-star cast of musicians backing him. Paying tribute to the legacy and the legend of Jimi, Leon is set to play a couple of massive shows in Geelong and Melbourne.
27 September 2014
Kira Puru is where Angelo Badalamenti meets Shellac via Sugar Pie DeSanto. Or at least that is what the internet tells me. And seeing as how the internet has no reason to lie, I trust they’re not leading me astray here. After dabbling a little in Scandinavian synth-pop, deep soul and lounge jazz, Kira Puru found a home as the frontwoman for doom-pop outfit The Bruise.
26 September 2014
Well, it has been a pretty busy year for songman Josh Pyke so he may as well see the rest of the year out on a similar note. Announcing the third and final string of shows for his Lone Wolf tour, Pyke has lined up a nice little chunk of local dates.
26 September 2014
As we await their second album Machine Made the Animals, Melbourne outfit Jericco has released its first single ‘Colour Outside the Lines’ to keep you busy. According to the man on the street, the single was written at a time of confusion and uncertainty in the band’s life.
25 September 2014
Byron Bay Falls has SOLD OUT and wait for it… Julian Casablancas & The Voidz has been added to the line-up! The Stroke’s frontman and his new band were formed in 2013 and released their debut album Tyranny earlier this week. Be quick to snap up those remaining Marion tickets before they’re gone!
25 September 2014
The UK and Australia don’t always agree on things, but British frontman Adam Gresty and Australian drummer Emily Shaw have found a bond through music. You see, on a tequila-fuelled Elvis tribute night, the pair met.
24 September 2014
You know the news by now: Rod Stewart is set to tour Australia in 2015. With five decades in the game and over 100 million in album sales, Rod the Mod is one of the best-selling recording artists of all time. Before music bloomed, Stewart’s dream was to become a professional footballer.
24 September 2014
Quick bite: Making it the best return since Return of the Jedi, the Great Australian Beer Festival returns to Geelong early next year for another round of beer and good cheer. Other than it takes place on February 21 at the Geelong Racecourse, there is no other information we can give you at this stage.
23 September 2014
You thought following the announcements of artists including The Church, Dan Sultan, Hayward Williams, Nahko and Medicine for the People, Kasey Chambers and Skunkhour that 2014’s Queenscliff Music Festival couldn’t get any bigger, didn’t you?
23 September 2014
It never hurts to take a look at what is happening a little later in the year, especially when it involves the Maldon Folk Festival. Held annually for more than four decades, the festival is a weekend of music, dance and theatre.
23 September 2014
There are few better ways to start the year than by taking in the lush sounds and good eats of So Frenchy So Chic. For those unfamiliar, So Frenchy So Chic brings a touch of French magic and the manner of Paris to a summer’s day.
22 September 2014
Adelaide’s metalcore heavyweights I Killed the Prom Queen has announced a beefy run of shows with American outfit The Ghost Inside. Formed in 2000, the band performed their first gig at Reynella Youth Enterprise Centre in late 2001. A couple of albums followed before the band called time-out for a spell.
22 September 2014
James Keogh, the singer-songwriter you would know better as Vance Joy, needs little introduction. I mean, the dude is seriously going great guns at the moment. At the beginning of the month, Joy embarked on a massive tour of the UK, Europe and US which will keep him busy until the end of November.
21 September 2014
In support of album number two, Tales, Melbourne band The Peep Tempel has lined up a few dates. The now-trio formed as a two-piece in 2009 and released a couple of 7” singles before recording their debut as a three-piece.
20 September 2014
Headed by resident artist Mitch Cunningham, The Remix Readings puts the spotlight on Geelong’s young, talented writing community, teaming them with musicians, actors and choreographers to bring their voices to life in unexpected ways.
19 September 2014
Melbourne musical survivor Jarrod Quarrell has popped up in several projects over the better part of the last decade. There has been The New Season. There has been St Helens. And there is his current project, Lost Animal. Jarrod is currently working on the second album of his current baby, the follow-up to Ex Tropical.
19 September 2014
It would be hard to imagine too many people who haven’t heard of The Kin. If you haven’t, well, you’re about to go on a two-minute date with them. The band is the talents of Australian-raised brothers Isaac (vocals, keys) and Thorald Koren (vocals, guitar, keys) along with the powerhouse US-born drummer known as ‘Shakerleg’.
19 September 2014
As you read this, the lush indie-folk sounds of Luluc (pronounced Loo-Luke, should it ever come up) are being played out to crowds in Canada and the US. And it is being done so in support of J Mascis, no less. But don’t worry, your time is coming.
19 September 2014
Fraudband has been rocking stages since the second half of last year, taking to venues including The Tote, The Old Bar and Yah Yah’s. The band celebrated their first year of existence with the release of debut, First Songs. And god bless their little socks, they released it on both cassette and CD, complete with hand-painted covers for first editions.
18 September 2014
The music industry has changed greatly over the past twenty years or so. Gone are the days when you needed a record label to release your stuff. There are now so many different online channels musicians can use to publish their material and broaden their fanbase. Lorne lad Achyuta Ellis is currently using social media to release his music into the world under the stage name Surrealistic Tuna.
18 September 2014
Are you in need of a good dose of country/folk, western swing and hillbilly rock ’n’ roll? That is the question that awaits you on the official page of songman Nigel Wearne. Equipped with an arsenal of personally handcrafted guitars, Nigel’s storytelling tunes play out over finger-style guitar, country twang and honky-tonk.
18 September 2014
Let’s take a dip in the waters of the 2014 Lorne Film Festival. Hoping to build on the success of last year’s event – in which over 1000 submissions were received, with 29 films screened across five days – 2014’s outing will once again take in a range of intimate venues against the backdrop of Lorne’s coastal beauty.
18 September 2014
The Chapel is the oldest Baptist church of its kind in Victoria, opening its doors on the first of November 1857. Upon walking inside Chapel, the first thing you will notice is the integrity to the heritage structure and the abundance of natural light. The venue’s designers have complemented the original building with a cutaway transparent floor that showcases the original baptismal bath.
