Godfather of Australian rock’n’roll Michael Gudinski honoured at state memorial in Melbourne

Everyone who has listened to, supported, or seen live music in Australia, has most certainly been witness to the extravagant…

2021 Sounds Better Together was the live music we needed this month

Saturday night was filled with music, drinks, and laughter at Mt. Duneed Estate. The iconic winery held Geelong’s iteration of…

The Black Dahlia Murder well and truly delivered with their ‘Yule ‘Em All: A Holiday Variety Extravaganza’ livestream

I’m sure Santa would have been pretty confused when he started getting a huge influx of people adding a Black…

10 High Fly ended 2020 with a killer gig in Ocean Grove

10 High Fly capped off a tumultuous 2020 with a stellar gig at the Ocean Grove Hotel last week, on…

Vance Joy’s intimate acoustic show was just the salve we needed for 2020

Butterflies still fluttered in the lead up to Vance Joy’s Intimate Acoustic Show on Friday night, despite the pandemic. Streaming…

Lamb Of God delivered a fierce first live performance of their latest self titled album

2020 has been a year of firsts; we have been in National lockdowns, Dan Murhpies now delivers and gigs have…

PHOTO REVIEW: The long-awaited return of Hot Chip

We sent our photographer Simon Pickering to check it all out.

Snow Machine brought a blizzard of Australian music to Hakuba

Spanning over four days and reaching majority of the towns and mountain ranges within Hakuba, Snow Machine was a great celebration of music and lifestyle as well as being a huge booster to the local economy which is very quiet at this time of the year.

Prog-metal giants Tool prove themselves as one of the most exciting bands ever

Tool earn their name as one of the most exciting band ever and with this tour they continued to build on that legacy.

Mclusky* at the Corner Hotel in Melbourne

Check out the pictures caught by our photographer Zo Damage.

Lauv ~how i’m feeling~ Tour

We sent along our photographer Jontee Langton to check it out.

The Beasts live at the Barwon Club

The Barwon Club stunk of Texan smoke and aged Bourbon, as The Beasts, formerly Beasts of Bourbon, roared through our town.

Sir Elton John dazzled both the young and young at heart at a day on the green

Famed as one of pop culture’s most enduring performers, Sir Elton John did not disappoint as 20,000 fans were taken on a musical and highly visual journey at Mt Duneed this December.

Montaigne live at Torquay Hotel

Check out the photos captured by William Adam Russ.

Loch Hart Music Festival are truly onto something special

We are incredibly lucky to have the number of boutique festivals that we do in Victoria. With Kennedys Creek, By The Meadow and Hopkins Creek already being established names on the festival circuit; it’s Loch Hart currently drawing the hype as a newcomer.

PHOTO REVIEW: Grapevine Gathering 2019 was an absolute corker

We sent along our esteemed photographer Joshua Braybrook who captured some of the juiciness that went down!

Just a glimpse of Melbourne Music Week 2019

Oooofttt!

Nick Oliveri live at Cherry Bar

Check out the photos captured by William Adam Russ.

Melbourne hails the Filth

Thereʼs a reason they are one of the biggest extreme metal bands in the world and Iʼm very excited to hear the remastered version of the 1998 stunner in November this year.

PHOTO REVIEW: Allday’s Starry Night Over The Phone

Fresh from the release of his third album Starry Night Over The Phone and a huge set at Splendour in the Grass over the weekend, Allday took the album for a run of shows around the country.

The Amazons brought Future Dust to Melbourne last week

Singer and guitarist Matt Thomson spoke about the tour and how things have been shaping up with the Brit group.

Photo review: HEIST FEST

HUGE.

PHOTO REVIEW: Ruel live at The Forum

Incredible song writing talent, emotive vocal delivery and an energetic live performance.

Here’s what you missed at The Drop 2019

Following the surf and celebrating music, community culture, and a love of the ocean, this year The Drop marked its place in the Australian festival calendar.

 

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