8 December 2015
Having shown they can mix it with the likes of Asta, Northeast Party House and Pluto Jonze, indie-pop darlings Swim Season have dispensed with the floaties and have lined up a show where they’ll be the ones in the spotlight.
8 December 2015
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 … You have to go back to the song, look at what the lyrics are about, find a new way to express them.
8 December 2015
It’s not often you can sit down to dine with the likes of James Dean, Elizabeth Taylor, Marilyn Monroe, Raquel Welch and even the Queen gazing down at you.
8 December 2015
Oh yeah, the Ballarat Beat Rockabilly Festival has announced its 2016 line-up and leading the way are UK outfit The Kingcats and all the way from the Netherlands, CC Jerome.
7 December 2015
You need not be a Masterchef fan for this event, though it certainly helps, what’s important is how much you love food. Two people who share a love for what’s dished up are Jacqui and Ashleigh, past contestants of Masterchef.
7 December 2015
Limited early bird tickets are available for 2016’s Motor City Music Festival. And if you continue reading, you’re going to want to get in early.
7 December 2015
In 1989, Archie Roach stood before an audience of 2000 people at the Melbourne Concert Hall and performed his iconic song ‘Took the Children Away’.
7 December 2015
Been to Africa? Not a worry. Cirque Africa is the show from Africa that’s 100 per cent African, 100 per cent energy and 100 per cent fun.
7 December 2015
Chances are when you think of the venues in Geelong with the most impressive beer gardens, The Barwon Club is up there. An icon in itself, the venue has been serving locals since 1990, and it doesn’t seem like things are slowing down.
7 December 2015
The mighty Frenzal Rhomb decided to add an ‘In the Loop’ date to their ‘Friendless Summer’ tour, taking in Lorne’s Lorne Hotel on December 10.
6 December 2015
The lovely folk of Geelong are in for a special treat early in 2016 with the John Butler Trio set to perform in G-Town for the first time since 2010.
6 December 2015
Some readers may be familiar with the story of Tim “Ripper” Owens, a singer in a Judas Priest tribute band who was chosen to replace Rob Halford. He recorded two albums with the band and his story inspired the 2001 Mark Wahlberg film, Rock Star. Now, I am not suggesting anything, but rock and roll dreams will be realised when Punk Rock Karaoke rolls into town.
6 December 2015
For a great night out look no further than The Bush Inn. The pub is home to one of the CBD’s finest beer gardens for those cold drinks on the warmer days and nights! The bar even has TAB facilities for those feeling a little on the lucky side.
6 December 2015
Well, it looks as though Jebediah will be straight into action in 2016 with the band announcing a tidy little number of summer shows.
6 December 2015
Featuring Jenny M. Thomas, Chris Lewis and Dan Witton, Bush Gothic performs tales of Australia’s dark history retold. Think songs of criminal women and convict men, treachery and transportation that have been ripped from the Australian songbook and put back together in strange and beautiful ways.
6 December 2015
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.
5 December 2015
Jessey Jackson is a ‘one-woman band’ from the Surf Coast. She received her first guitar at the age of seven, though things didn’t really take at first and by the age of 11 she had forgotten all but half-a-dozen chords.
5 December 2015
With a home-schooling background, Ziggy Alberts was writing and surfing from a young age. In 2011, he decided to teach himself the guitar, releasing his debut EP, Feels Like Home, the following year.
5 December 2015
Like a great number of music lovers, Louis Donnarumma pretty much lived in his bedroom when it to listening to and exploring all the sounds music has to offer.
5 December 2015
While it mightn’t quite be Ballarat, 20 or so minutes away is close enough for me. Running next weekend, and right next door at Meredith, is the 25th annual Meredith Music Festival.
5 December 2015
This is a friendly Forte reminder that Marlon Williams (along with his band the Yarra Benders) has a date with Geelong’s Workers Club on December 10.
5 December 2015
Just out of town and at the gateway to the Surfcoast is a hidden gem. Halfway between Geelong and Torquay sits Odyssey Tavern and Brewery, the original and the best craft beer restaurant in the region.
5 December 2015
The Eastern, Ballarat has put together a humdinger of a show this Saturday night, December 5. They have put together a crackerjack show.
5 December 2015
Founded by Kevin Orr, Romeo Moon represents “a shared love of music, friendship and positivity”. The band started jamming in 2013, making noise in the dark studios that rattle Melbourne’s inner suburbs.
