Sev Lah drops debut rock single ‘Free My Soul’

‘Free My Soul’ is the leading single from Sev Lah’s forthcoming debut album.

These New South Whales Punk Wave

They will be joining Julia Jacklin, Ecca Vandal, DRMNGNOW, Maddy Jane, Elizabeth and Clypso at the picturesque Grampians Music Festival 28 – 29 February 2020.

Say hello to Volta, the new and improved Karova Lounge

Slated to open at the start of February following major renovations, the live music venue will be Ballarat’s answer to sustainable arts and culture, showcasing talent and diversity in a clean approachable atmosphere, providing a dynamic space for people to socialise in a low-risk environmen

A Nice Day to go to the Pub returns for 2020

Those lucky enough to have gone last year might remember (but judging from the footage, many might not) killer bands, shoeys and schooners, and rubber thongs flying through the air.

Bohemian Rhapsody Gets Chocolate Coating

Bohemian Rhapsody gets an Aussie chocolate-covered makeover as 90’s powerhouse performer Adam Thompson of Chocolate Starfish puts his sweet flavour on the killer Queen classics.

Kingswood announce gigs in Geelong and Ballarat to celebrate long-awaited third studio album

To celebrate their new tunes, Kingswood are set to kick off their 20+ date tour at Geelong’s Barwon Club and Ballarat’s Volta in March before travelling nationally through April, May and June.

INXSIVE: Paying tribute to Aussie rock legends Inxs

If they can never tear you apart from the kick of INXS, then an excessive dose of rock, courtesy of tribute band INXSIVE, is definitely what you need this January!

Lambys are throwing a rockin’ Cold Chisel inspired Australia Day party

Coined All the Cheap Wine, this party will be headline by none other than Flame Trees – the ultimate Cold Chisel tribute act.

Sunny in Ocean Grove

We’re talking about the Melbourne nu-metal band Ocean Grove and the release of their third single, ‘SUNNY’, for their sophomore album Flip Phone Fantasy.

The best of Dragon

Australian pub rock royalty Dragon is back in 2020! This time it’s the 20/20 Tour, fuelled with the top 40 songs that you know and love in a glorious musical mashup over two 20 song sets which will be coming to the BC next month.

Bendigo Au Go Go #25

All the hard work local singer-songwriter Sherri Parry put in during the last six months of 2019 is about to bear bountiful fruit in 2020.

Music at Torquay Cowrie Market

The live music creates an atmosphere that makes the ‘Cowrie’ vibe.

Meadow reveal second announce of acts featuring Angie McMahon

Taking place from Friday 27 – Sunday 29 March 2020, Meadow will also play host to Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Frankie Cosmos (US), Sheer Mag (US), Dyson Stringer Cloher, Elizabeth, Surprise Chef and the ‘forever young’, Youth Group.

The regional music community have stepped up to raise funds in light of the bushfire disaster

If there’s a good cause, then you will find musicians right at the front, turning their fans out for a fundraiser.

Good vibrations for the ‘bool

Prepare yourself for sensory overload.

The Beautiful Girls are bringing their laid-back and spacious folk-rock into The Torquay Hotel this Saturday

For a band celebrating a good 20 years in the industry, The Beautiful Girls are just as relevant now as they ever were.

Rainbow Serpent announces a one-day party in the CBD and a multi-day festival over Easter

A one-day party in the CBD and a multi-day festival over Easter surfaces in its place

The Growlers At Torquay Hotel – Are You In Or Out?

Our Natural Affair with California bred, The Growlers, has only just begun.

No Sad Songs with country rockers The Wolfe Brothers

Untamed and vocally melodic like wolves in the wild, the powerful pack of Country craftsmen The Wolfe Brothers certainly live up to their name!

New material on the way from South African musical export Ruby Gill

2020 is shaping up to be the year we get to hear new music from Ruby Gill, who is laying down her first full-length album before the year is through.

Kim Churchill’s music is bringing him to Geelong’s Great Australian Beer Festival

In the middle of his tour, Churchill will take to Geelong’s Great Australian Beer Festival and bring his new music and popular tracks to the stage, alongside the likes of Sneaky Sound System and The Kite Machine.

Scott Carne and Kids in the Spiegeltent

Though the years have flown by, Kids in the Kitchen will rock just as hard as they did the first time around.

Parcels are wrapping up the year with Falls Festival

Whilst they may be in Berlin “in a little basement, well, a studio really, not a basement” for the time being, soon they’ll be donning their iconic outfits and giving us the opportunity to dance.

Cannot Luv Miami Horror Enough

‘Luv Is Not Enough’ and ‘Restless’ are good indications of what is to come from the producers with collaborations a-plenty, lyrically diversity around relationships, being carefree and some more metaphorical messages, and those mega fresh beats.

 

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