12 September 2014
Love a good laugh? How about supporting a needy cause? Good thing you do, because so do we! Join Dave O’Neil, Hannah Gadsby, Sammy J & Randy and others in their Comedy4Karma show raising funds for the Daylesford Dharma School.
12 September 2014
Here at Forte we love sharing the work of talented musicians in the area, and Cat Canteri is no exception to this. Luckily, we’ve got our hot little hands on the exclusive of her live video for the track ‘When We Were Young’ from her debut solo release also titled When We Were Young.
12 September 2014
People don’t often think that playing in a cover band is something that is hard for musicians to do, but according to the guys from Surf Coast cover band Driver, it can be harder than playing your own original material. The band’s line-up consists of bass player Stewart Tyrer, guitarist Nathan Bennett, keyboardist Robbie Dalziel and drummer Adam Gilliver, four musos who says they’re just a part-time band playing “basic meat and potatoes rock ’n’ roll”.
11 September 2014
The Eastern in Ballarat continues its fine entry into the gig-hosting game with The Rye Catchers set for a few tunes and drinks on September 13. The rockin’ five-piece dials the volume knob up to 11 as they break out classic-styled rock infused with grunge sensibilities. They pride themselves on doing rock the hard way, their own way.
10 September 2014
Much has been written about open mic nights and just what can eventuate from them. One such success story is Cisco Caesar. The four-piece is the brainchild of Caesar Slattery and James Cisco, a couple of fellas who met at a Melbourne open mic night hosted by Jed Pickett.
9 September 2014
Ah, and you probably thought that this year’s Meredith Music Festival couldn’t get any better. You poor, naive fools.
9 September 2014
It is a blessed person who can do what they do for near-on forty years and still love it. If after near-on forty years they feel as though they’ve got more to give, well, that is something pretty special. Songman James Reyne has been in the music world for a long, long time.
9 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.
8 September 2014
There’s plenty of Meredith sideshow merriment happening, and causing the most merriment for many is the stoner-doom-metal sounds of Sleep. The Californian veterans had a run from 1990 until 1998.
8 September 2014
For those unfamiliar with the story of journeyed songman Rodriguez, make sure you have a look at Searching for Sugar Man, the 2012 Oscar-winning doco from Malik Bendjelloul. If that isn’t your thing, well, just let the music do the talking.
8 September 2014
It’s about time, if you haven’t done so already, to grab yourself a cuppa and get familiar with Melbourne’s Woodlock. Back in June, the band headed out on a 17-show tour which took them to six states and three regional festivals. Now they’re at it again.
6 September 2014
Every second Wednesday of the month at Strasse Bar is Pub Werewolf, a fun-filled social game night. Werewolf is an alternative name for ‘Mafia’ or ‘Assassin’, a game in which the object is to figure out which people in the group are secretly conspiring against the others. Multiple games are run throughout the course of the night, so you don’t have to get there bang on time.
6 September 2014
Well, Sticky Fingers have kicked off their Land of Pleasure tour, and they’re hoping the experience is as pleasurable for you as it is for them. The name of the tour, which I am sure you well-read readers would have assumed, is taken from the band’s new album which was released at the beginning of August.
6 September 2014
Exposure to family friends playing the acoustic guitar at family gatherings planted the seed for Melbourne-born and raised songman Matt Katsis. After a little nagging (rather, a great deal of nagging), Matt’s parents finally bought him a guitar. And boy was that the start of something.
5 September 2014
Hi Geelong music lovers, I’m back in town after 3½ weeks on the road, touring from Geelong to Brisbane and back, promoting the new album Dead Man’s Garden. In that time I’ve done 15 live performances, 22 radio interviews and six magazine/street press interviews, with more to come in the next couple of weeks. The ABC radio facilities in Australia are simply amazing. We truly are a lucky country.
5 September 2014
Morning Glory has some business to do in Australia. The business of rocking out like it is 2014. They’ll be doing their thing with The Bennies, that Melbourne punk-ska-psychedelic-doom-metal-punk-rock band we dig so much.
5 September 2014
As you awesome Forte readers would know (and you are awesome), the Bendigo Blues & Roots Music Festival is heading around for another crack in November. As well as serving up four days of music, they have also got a cracking competition going on – The Lazenby Young Blues Guitarist Award.
5 September 2014
He will, or he Wil. Ah, not-so-clever wordplay. With his second solo album being tinkered with, not to mention a third Smith Street Band album also in the works, Wil Wagner has decided to step away from writing duties for a spell on the road. The tour is a special one, as it will be his only solo venture for the year.
4 September 2014
It may be two months away but it’s about time you started preparing your mind and body for the 12-hour, two-stage, 20 band juggernaut that is River Rocks. Back for its seventh year, and bigger than ever, the gig will be held on November 15 at The Barwon Club – that had better be a pen I hear writing that date down.
4 September 2014
Hot Rods and rock music once again come together in perfect harmony in 2014’s instalment of Chopped. The three-day festival is a celebration of pre-1965 style custom cars and bopper and chopper motorcycles.
4 September 2014
Hopefully with winter gone everyone has a little more spring in their step. (Yes, I went there and I am proud of it.) With the chill in the air slowly but surely being replaced by warmth, it is the perfect time to book in for a ride on The Blues Train.
4 September 2014
While home country acclaim is always a nice thing for a band or artist, it has to be a pretty special feeling to receive plaudit from overseas.
4 September 2014
Forget about your six-date tour. Songman Steve Smyth recently kicked off a massive tour which will rack up over 40 dates and keep him busy until the beginning of December. What would possess a man to do such a thing?
4 September 2014
Three million Australians are living with depression or anxiety. It is a heartbreaking figure indeed. It is also something not always understood. We know the fine work beyondblue does in order to combat not only the fallacies around depression and anxiety, but in working to reduce their impact. Next month beyondblue teams up with The Lions Club, Music Workshop, Forte and The Barwon Club for The Mane Event, a solid day and night of tunes where enjoyment, education and fundraising get an equal billing.
