23 January 2016
Darwin-born, Melbourne-based Jennifer Kingwell is an “angel punk performer of delicious contrasts – a genre-blending diviner of punk ukulele anthems to lush solo piano compositions, cabaret torch songs to epic pop ballads”.
22 January 2016
Did you hear the one about the buskers who made it big? Jack and Pat Pierce, who perform music under the easy to remember Pierce Brothers, were once just a couple of lads making music on the streets of Melbourne.
22 January 2016
When it came to Horror My Friend’s debut full-length release Stay In, Do Nothing, Melbourne label Poison City Records was only too happy to assist. After all, things have been travelling along pretty nicely for the Adelaidebased postpunk outfit, with acclaimed singles and their 2014 EP A Million Hands winning the favour of those who dig their music a little on the noisy side.
22 January 2016
The Festival of Sails has played a key part in the Victorian and Australian yachting calendar since 1844. It is Australia’s oldest sporting event and the largest regatta to take place in the Southern Hemisphere.
22 January 2016
30+ years in and The Black Sorrows remain as popular as ever – especially given their sellout show in Ballarat. The band released two limited edition 12” vinyl LPs this year, Endless Sleep (Chapter 46) and Endless Sleep (Chapter 47), a tribute to the likes of Lou Reed, JJ Cale, John Coltrane, Captain Beefheart, Hank Williams and Skip James.
21 January 2016
There’s a lot more than just Orlando Bloom that we love about Pirates of the Carribean, and a big part is seeing the older ships in action. If you’re a fan of the latter like we are, then you’ll be loving the chance to see the HM Bark Endeavour, the Australian-built James Cook replica hailed as being almost as good as the real deal, when it comes to Geelong.
21 January 2016
Maybe you’ve heard of it or maybe you haven’t, but there have been a series of intimate free gigs at a backyard in Hector St, Geelong West – invite only. The Acoustic at Hector series have become a chance to celebrate local talent in a friendly, comfortable and inviting setting. The series have stopped for the year, but it’s set to get a whole lot bigger.
21 January 2016
Another year begins, which means songman Shaun Kirk will be out on the road again doing what he does best.
21 January 2016
With the Rainbow Serpent Festival on the doorstep, here are some answers to some FAQs. Gates generally open at 12 midday on the Thursday prior to the festival.
21 January 2016
Summertime, an’ the livin’ is easy. You have a couple of ripping open air concerts coming up in the Bendigo area as part of the Summer in the Park series.
21 January 2016
Songman Tim Guy formed his first band in high school. There is nothing special about that, except at that time he had already been a student at ten different schools around Australia.
21 January 2016
Beer is everywhere. We’ve just raised a glass to the Ballarat Beer Festival, and Geelong’s Great Australian Beer Festival takes place next month.
21 January 2016
So, look at what we have here. The Anglesea Music Festival takes place this Saturday, January 23. Are you excited? I should hope so.
21 January 2016
Like a high school reunion for people you actually like, Chelsea Drugstore came together once again in 2007. The transient nature of youth pulled the band apart; maturity brought founding members Luke Godwin and Jackson Turner back together.
21 January 2016
Tomorrow night, Friday, January 22, the wonderful Music to a Tee concert series hits a high note, sharing the day with the ‘Hundred Hole Hike’.
20 January 2016
Did you know that American singer-songwriter JD McPherson is heading to Theatre Royal, Castlemaine on February 20? It’s true, he is.
20 January 2016
A good 10 years ago, when Ian Moss was preparing to record and tour his Six Strings album, he said: “Only once in a blue moon would I try doing a solo show in the old days, and that was with an electric guitar …
20 January 2016
Making noise until the cops are called is what drives Radio Moscow, a hard rocking psych power trio formed in 2003. Led by Stratocastermeister Parker Griggs, an early demo caught the attention of The Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach, who would wind up producing 2007’s selftitled debut.
19 January 2016
The year was 2005, and some mates came together to play what was supposed to be a oneoff show in their hometown of Adelaide. But those that were there that night felt something. Something unexplainable.
19 January 2016
Rock out to the best music of the 80s! Pull on your faded jeans, tease the hair, dance in the aisles! You know the songs, be a part of the action!
19 January 2016
Things are changing over at the Geelong Gallery, and the board of the gallery have recently announced Jason Smith as the new director following Geoffrey Edwards’ departure in April.
18 January 2016
Due to popular demand, alternative rock veterans Models will now swing by Geelong as part of their tour – their first tour of the 21st Century.
18 January 2016
You know those gigs where you get thrown around in the crowd, the music thrashing your ear drums and you feel completely alive?
17 January 2016
Another year begins, which means songman Shaun Kirk will be out on the road again doing what he does best.
