Local musician Nathan Seeckts needs your help

With his initial target of AU$3000 (reached on 26th Apr this year), he’s currently sitting on $4640 of his $5000 goal with five days to go.

Curlewis Clubhouse is setting to groove it with the Bee Gees Revival

It’s time to dust off your old school 70’s gear, because it’s time to go dancing!

CLUB YORKE usher in new era with impassioned single and give us their top five artist name changes of all time

With their new single ‘Stop the Bleeding’ the Melbourne based indie rock band have embraced a new chapter of their artistry along with a recent name change.

These locals are kick-starting their music industry career with the Live Music Professionals Program

This year’s program saw close to 70 applications made, coming from all over the State of Victoria.

Togar; the Geelong producer making major waves in the electronic music scene

If you are a fan of Geelong’s nightlife scene, there is a 100 per cent chance you have encountered Togar.

Lucie Thorne & The Yearlings head to Ballarat

Lucie Thorne & The Yearlings bring an intimate double-bill concert to The Lost Ones Basement Bar on Thursday May 24.

Winter's Eve returns to Ballarat

For the third time, Winter’s Eve fronts up to the oncoming winter months with a night of doom, black, sludge, punk and extreme tunes.

Midlife Without The Crisis

With a healthy nod to Can and Herbie Hancock, Melbourne’s Midlife released their debut single, ‘The Magnificent Moon’, late 2017.

Subversive Melbourne duo Slum Sociable are heading to Geelong and Ballarat

To coincide, they also dropped fresh new track ‘Do Something About It’.

Polaris are heading on a 'Dusk To Day' regional tour

Fresh off their sold out national tour supporting their latest release, The Mortal Coil, Polaris have entered 2018 with the Australian metalcore torch held high in their hands.

Celtic folk with a twist at the 2018 National Celtic Festival

Boasting crowds of over 15,000 and performances across 14 stages, the festival is the premier Celtic gathering in Australasia and it’s easy to see why it with its breadth of artistic talent, rich in culture.

Nineteen-year old Georgia Rodgers is bringing a new soulful level to jazz infused blues, understatedly tapping into the Geelong and Melbourne music scene

The Geelong kid on the jazz block

Charlie Cole Drops Debut

We chat to Charlie in celebration of the release.

MAY AT THE POTATO SHED

Another busy month at The Potato Shed…

Ruby Fields on opening festivals, awkward handshakes, recording hungover and never shitting in port-a-loo again

We caught up with indie punk rocker Ruby Fields following her opening slot at the first ever The Drop festival, in Torquay.

A farewell to local musician Gary Quick

One of Geelong’s well-known musicians, Gary Quick, passed away on the 17th of this month.

Red Fang are bringing a stoner sludge avalanche in all its Rock-n-Roll glory to Geelong

We chat to vocalist/bassist Aaron Beam about the upcoming tour supporting their latest album Only Ghosts.

Steve Boyd’s Rum Reverie are celebrating their debut album Hoodoo Hipshake

After sharing stages with the likes of Bob Dylan and Ray Charles in the ’90s, Steve Boyd took a lengthy hiatus before returning to the music world with Steve Boyd’s Rum Reverie, a self-described “big, bold and brassy” number.

Lee Kernaghan on continuing his sell-out 25th anniversary tour Boys From The Bush

It’s not uncommon to hear country songs that feature anecdotes of hittin’ the road in a Ute or ‘Chevy’. But for Lee Kernaghan, it’s more than just a story; instead, it’s being a big part of his life since he was a child.

Luke Biscan releases stunning video for Jaws Of The Jungle

Much-loved Geelong muso Luke Biscan has spread his wings and released a stunning new video for “Jaws Of The Jungle”, premiered via YouTube and VEVO.

All-round legends The Bennies are heading to Geelong

Taking their pumping new album Natural Born Chillers around the country next month, The Bennies will be continuing their reign of taking 2018 as their own with these Aussie tour dates.

Ballarat Music & Record Fair

Are you in want of some new vinyl? Are you looking to fancy-up the lounge room wall with some concert and album art? Do you need some new threads?

Spit Syndicate Announce 20-Date National Tour

Sydney’s hip-hop powerhouse duo Spit Syndicate have announced their fifth studio album ORBIT, to be released on Friday, 11 May 2018 via One Day Entertainment.

The Acfields Take The Long Road

Hannah and Dan Acfield, the musical partnership known simply as The Acfields, have released their second album.

 

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