Mardi Gras Street Music Festival returns for 2020

The third annual event at local favourite Pistol Pete’s will be channelling New Orleans vibrations on Lt Malop St on Sunday 23 February, from midday to 8pm.

Riff Raiders are a dream

They’re heading our way!

A moment with Bendigo’s Vessel

We chat to the fuzzy bluesy desert rockers!

DRMNGNOW is bringing his cerebral, emotive and spiritual energy to the beautiful Grampians National Park

We chat to DRMNGNOW (aka Neil Morris) ahead of the festival.

The ExChange is bringing the folk to Geelong

This March, Geelong will become the home to folk, roots and indigenous musicians when the music community gathers for The ExChange, the International Folk Music Conference which will elevate Australia’s independent folk music community.

Health & Happiness with Shedding The Blues

Shedding the Blues aimed to shine some light on those who have concluded a majority of their time on the workforce, or are approaching such a time. With the aid of music, it connects several men to unite, discuss as well as create music.

Eat, drink, dance, repeat at the Grampians Music Festival

Away from the bustling cities and hidden between the hills this February will be the annual Grampians Music Festival.

Bendigo Au Go Go #27

Even the unpredictable inclement weather couldn’t dampen the buzz and excitement surrounding the inaugural Gold Roses alt-country music festival, staged at Handle Bar earlier this month.

A Day On The Green: The Royal Family of Australian Festivals

Engraving his name into that A Day On The Green alumni list for a second time, and debuting at Geelong’s Mt Duneed Estate, is Sir Rod Stewart who will be making his way to Australia in October.

The Groovin The Moo 2020 lineup has finally arrived

Bringing a slab of iconic acts to the stage, this year’s festival boasts Aussie legends Gang of Youths, The Cat Empire and The Veronicas.

Holy Holy return to Torquay this April

Following on from legendary performances at Falls Festival this summer and two places in the triple j hottest 100 (‘Maybe You Know’ #61 and ‘Teach Me About Dying’ #50), Holy Holy have just announced a regional tour of Australia this April, including a stop at the iconic Torquay Hotel.

The Presets Drop Into Hottest 100 and Torquay

For 17 years electronic duo, Julian Hamilton and Kim Moyes have been serving up the catchiest of dance floor anthems.

Son rising at Port Fairy Folk Festival

O’Neill will be making her solo debut at the festival this March, having only previously performed at the festival for the first time with Irish trad superstar Sharon Shannon early last year.

The Kite String Tangle is coming to Geelong

Bringing his harder, darker, more electronic sound to dancefloors this June.

Sunnyboys are set to brighten the town of Torquay in February

With the simmering surge of a Summer day and the stirring sting of a solar flare, the Sunnyboys have returned like a sunrise with the same burning passion and radiating spark as they have shown for the past forty years.

Four Lions roar into Pistol Pete’s this February

Pistol Pete’s Food N Blues, on Saturday, February 8, will be one of only a few live gigs the band will play around Victoria in the next few months as they gear up to go back into the studio to record their fifth album.

The return of Beerllarat veteran Michael Meeking

Hailing from Melbourne, Meeking has been playing music for years, refining his self-described “rock with a pinch of country” sound, taking inspiration from classic rock icons like Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen and Faces while also taking a page out of Lucinda Williams’ book, incorporating a dash of her Americana country-folk songwriting into the brew.

Benny Walker prepares for his Port Fairy Folk Festival debut

Benny Walker’s 2020 is off to a flying start as the singer, songwriter and guitarist prepares to release his fifth album and hit the Port Fairy Folk Festival stage for the first time.

Sherri Parry launches her debut

With the finishing touches of her forthcoming debut album fuelled by two packets of discount cookies from a certain supermarket, Sherri Parry is exhausted but happy to finish up four months in the studio.

A moment with Libby Steel

We sit down for a quick chat with Western Victorian rocket Libby Steel.

Bendigo Au Go Go #26

It’s time to dust off your checked shirt and pull on your best cowboy boots because Gold Roses, Bendigo’s first alt-country music festival, is coming to town next month.

Win a slot on the 2020 Meadow lineup

You or your band could be joining the 2020 lineup, sharing the stage with the likes of this year’s headliners Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Frankie Cosmos (US), Sheer Mag (US), Dyson Stringer Cloher, Elizabeth, Surprise Chef, the ‘forever young’ Youth Group, indie song chef, Angie McMahon, and many more.

A Cliché-Free Valentine’s Day With Eves Karydas

If going by what we have seen from her in the past, we can expect a high energy performance of Eves intoxicating electro-pop.

The East Pointers bring their new album ‘Yours To Break’ to Port Fairy Folk Festival

As recipients of the Juno Award For Traditional Roots Album Of The Year, this triumphantly tenacious trio are breaking boundaries with their newest release entitled Yours To Break.

 

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