Wild Gloriosa: The new soul-bearing solo project from the beautifully mesmeric local artist Gloria Ragesh

Dedicating the last few years to melding feminine power, tight grooves and dreamy soundscapes with a fronting role in soul-pop…

‘We’re ready to deliver and we’re here for the long run’: Jimmy Eat World share Clarity on Their Future and Past

A gut-wrenching line delivered by THE Hilary Duff to Chad Michael Murray in the iconic 00’s movie A Cinderella Story….

Geelong Arts Centre launches new program REWIRE with rock spectacular 27 Club

REWIRE is Geelong Arts Centre’s home of bold, curious, and creative performance experiences. If you’re after something a little different…

With songs that consume, entrance, enchant, and inspire, Geelong’s Demi Violet is a beacon of light

Demi Violet, real name Demi Valitutti, has firmly established herself as an up-and-coming indie star, whose raw emotions, intimate reflections,…

Festival Guide: 32 of the best festivals happening across regional Victoria this March

The Labour Day weekend approaches, and there are those that may have an eye on a little getaway for the…

Some of the best gigs happening across the Geelong, Ballarat, Bendigo and Surf Coast region in March

Welcome to March, a nice little homonym month to be sure. In the world of linguistics, a homonym is the…

‘It’s real and alive’: Pistol Pete’s Food n Blues celebrates nine-year milestone this March

On a quiet Little Malop Street, Pistol Pete’s Food n Blues made waves when it first opened in 2014, and…

Ireland music royalty Mary Coughlan on Life Stories and a long-awaited return to Australia

In September of 2020, Ireland’s most celebrated blues and jazz musician, the legendary Mary Coughlan, filed her frames and exhibited…

20 emerging regional Victorian acts worth keeping an eye on in 2023

Almost every music fan has rocked up to a gig before, bumped into a bloke they haven’t seen in a…

Country by the Bay promises an epic weekend of good tunes in a hidden oasis

Head south of Melbourne, and you’ll find yourself in the little beach town of Frankston, where the advent of Autumn…

Powerhouse blues and roots band Hussy Hicks are in town for Melbourne Guitar Show

The 11-track Life Plays Out, was the maiden collection of songs for the band, but for guitarist Julz Parker a…

‘It’s a very magical place to play’: Melbourne’s Liz Stringer to bring her powerful live performance to Port Fairy Folk Festival

40 years after their Sydney inception racking up 20 million album sales worldwide, Australian music groundbreakers and political shakers Midnight…

With a new solo venture and captivating stage presence, Jacqui Lumsden ushers in her arrival as a pop phenomenon

The 2023 Festival of Sails Forte Emerging Artist Stage winner, Jacqui Lumsden, is a beacon of light; her music guides…

Steve Boyd’s Rum Reverie make their long-awaited return at Herb and Chilli Festival, adding their kick to an already spicy weekend

As Pascoe Vale Hotel’s beer garden soaks up the sun of a definitive summer’s day, Melbourne local legend Steve Boyd…

Peach PRC on new music, being namechecked by Paris Hilton, and playing the Now and Again Festival

In this day and age, it’s hard to find an artist in the music world who sits apart from the…

Adalita: The Australian rock icon takes Magic Dirt to Tent Pole Festival

You’d be hard-pressed to find a more prolific artist than Adalita Srsen. When she’s not fronting the seminal alternative rock…

Some of the best gigs happening across the region this February

Is there a more shining display of Valentine’s Day romanticism than panic-bought flowers purchased at the last minute from the…

‘We’re just suckers for pop songs’: Melbourne’s Frente! front Castlemaine State Festival

One such year is the Hottest 100 of 1991. Nirvana dominated the countdown taking out number one and number three…

Summer Sounds at Bunjil Place: An evening of funky live music in a Melbourne architectural landmark

As part of the growth corridor in Melbourne’s southeast, plenty of rooftops have popped up, but those living under them…

Barefoot bowls, a pool party and a stacked lineup: The best things to discover at OK Charlton in February

OK Motels, who alongside being one of our favourite-ever Instagram accounts documenting rural motels from around Australia, returns to rural…

Festival Guide: 28 must-attend festivals and events happening across regional Victoria in February

Okay, campers, rise and shine as this February marks thirty years since the release of Groundhog Day. Okay, campers, rise…

Geelong’s Luke Beavis delivers a resounding rock triumph with his explosive self-titled album

A record of raw energy and intimate emotion, the new self-titled album from Geelong singer-songwriter Luke Beavis roars with a…

Big Scary to fill Meadow and Castlemaine Town Folk with ‘Daisy’ and ‘Me and You’

The wholesome weekend of Friday 31 March until Sunday 2 April will see Meadow’s homestay Bambra Bowl explode with a…

Some of the best gigs happening in Geelong, Daylesford, Torquay, Castlemaine and more in January

If Nelly was herre, he may well be advocating for the removal of one’s clothes. It’s hot. Hotter than a…

 

Subscribe to the
Forte newsletter

Stay up to date with everything going on around your region.