Music royalty headlines Cullulleraine Music Festival

Three days of live music, camping and community spirit returns to Lake Cullulleraine Holiday Park this April for another edition of the Cullulleraine Music Festival.

Mansionair fight the real fight

With their first headlining North America tour coming up this year, as well as a spot on the Coachella bill, Mansionair are finding their feet as trans-Pacific transplants.

Bendigo Au Go Go #4

Pardon the pun, but How Much are Four Lions looking forward to their first local headline show of the year?

The Hollow Majors have unveiled their debut album

The Hollow Majors have forged a name for themselves as the rock ‘n’ roll lads of Geelong, from starting as a covers band back in 2016 to last year transitioning to an originals act, and their story of how it all started is as old school rock ‘n’ roll as you can get.

Kurt Vile and the Violators are coming

The man, the denim jacket, and the hair, are all returning to Australia soon with his touring band The Violators, and I was lucky enough to have a chat with him about all this stuff, and a bit more.

Five minutes with The Rank Outsiders

These four seasoned musos love nothing more than the sound of vintage guitars played through fine amplification, a little denim and a smattering of facial hair…

HOLD//FIRE are ready to drop their debut single

Geelong alt-rock outfit Hold//Fire are keen to show the world their debut single ‘Safety in Numbers’ this Friday.

Earthless hit Geelong this Friday

They’re playing in support of their acclaimed 2018 studio album Black Heaven and their new live album From the West.

By The Meadow announce final lineup and the local band competition winner

What a day for By The Meadow festival goers!

Ballarat’s Ebonivory sign to Wild Thing Presents

Ebonivory joins prestigious acts including Caligula’s Horse, Circles, The Ocean,
City Of Souls, AlithiA, James Norbert Ivanyi and many more as part of Wild Thing Presents’ incredible roster.

PREMIERE: Surf Coast’s Immy Owusu releases heavy, afro-rock single ‘Danger!!!’

Immy Owusu’s ‘Danger’ is a sonic trip from start to end.

The Jungle Giants are dropping in

The band are returning to the Victorian coast, on April 20th as a part of The Drop festival in Torquay, alongside a list of huge Aussie acts including Angus & Julia Stone, Client Liaison, Hockey Dad and Alex the Astronaut.

Geelong’s Zuma have dropped their debut EP

To find out more about the release, we caught up with the groups bass player, Jimmy Barjasic, to have a chat about all things Zuma.

Five minutes with Skyscraper Stan

‘On Your Corner’ is his latest single.

Backyard Tasters returns to Ballarat for the next two Fridays

Enjoy the best in local live music while enjoying the finest food this region has to offer.

It’s the end of an era as the Warrnambool Loft closes its doors

It’s sad news for live music acts and punters alike as renowned Warrnambool venue The Loft is set to close its doors for the last time in June.

The Lost Lands Returns In 2019 With Baker Boy

Good news!

Bendigo Au Go Go #3

Batten down the hatches – Bendigo’s very own Black Aces are back in town next month and are ready to rip the roof off a venue near you!

Australia’s largest regional arts festival is here

The Castlemaine State Festival takes place from 22-31 March 2019.

Blues Boot Camp returns for 2019

The two day, one evening event ran by industry professionals, dedicated to teaching the mechanics of blues and and how to apply it’s teachings to modern music, as well as the art and importance of self-expression.

Lez Zeppelin are paying electrifying homage to one of the greatest bands in rock ‘n’ roll history

Empowering slogans like, ‘Girl Power!’, ‘Sisters Doing It For Themselves’, and ‘Women Can Do Everything’, just don’t cut it when you’re trying to describe the sheer ferocity of all-women tribute outfit Lez Zeppelin.

Merpire is heading to By The Meadow

Merpire’s unique brand of dreamy indie-pop is set to take her to ever bigger places in 2019.

Applications are now open for the Good Music Neighbours Program

The program offers matched funding of up to $25,000 to help live music venues manage sound in their venue in an effort to keep up to date with local noise regulations.

Bendigo Autumn Music Festival Bang on the Money

Running from April 25 to 28, the music line-up boasts a boat full of talent with Kurt Vile, Mojo Juju, Tex Perkins and the Fat Rubber Band, Vika and Linda Bull, Sibusile Xaba (Sth Afr), Xylouris White, No Mono, Tiny Ruins (NZ) and Cash Savage and The Last Drinks.

 

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