Loch Hart Music Festival: The BYO camping festival is back on the Great Ocean Road this 18-20 November

Created as an opportunity to showcase local up-and-coming Australian talent and the very aesthetically pleasing Great Ocean Road (and all…

11 must-see shows and events at the 10th and final Bendigo Blues and Roots Music Festival

It’s less than a week to go until the tenth annual Bendigo Blues & Roots Music Festival makes its highly-anticipated…

‘Don’t think twice about it’: Queenscliff blues and roots musician Tex Miller masters the art of seizing opportunity

There’s something that can be said about an artist that can get a crowd moving on a steam train that…

‘It’s our heartland’: Goanna on coming home to Geelong to celebrate 40 Years of Spirit Of Place

Chrissy Amphlett, Magic Dirt, King Gizzard & the Wizard Lizard are all major claims to the Geelong talent resume but…

‘Experimenting with music is my joy in life’: 25 years on and Ella Hooper remains committed to her craft

It’s not a secret that Ella Hooper is dearly loved far and wide.  Whether she’s rocking out with her brother…

Greenhouse’s Unfinished Business: Geelong ’90s cult favourites on triumph, tragedy and a long-awaited debut album

It was in the late ‘80s that the Greenhouse story began. Forming from the combination of the guitar-pop-oriented The Famous…

‘It’s going to be big’: Robbie Williams to Rock The Mic (right) at Mt Duneed Estate for A Day On The Green

“I’m going to be phenomenal.”  That is how global pop sensation Robbie Williams introduced himself to the AFL grand final…

‘The Art Of Flying While Falling’: MayhemTom’s long-awaited album is an antidote for pain and grief

The maiden album commences with an evocative string section overlayed atop the lyrics “look outside it’s a beautiful, wonderful day”…

Anna Scionti is bringing her Junkbox Racket to The Blues Train this November

Deemed a mini music festival on a steam train, Australia’s oldest blues and roots venue, the Blues Train, is known…

Sharl’s debut album ‘City Lights’ is a dreamy, melancholic pop record full of self-reflection

Wearing her heart on her sleeve and spilling her soul into every song, Melbourne-based singer-songwriter Sharl has delivered her debut…

Joelistics on returning to the solo world, becoming a father, and playing Queenscliff Music Festival

The multi-instrumentalist wears several different hats: producer, songwriter, performer, among much more. We’ve seen his work in groups like TZU,…

Starkie family reach for the sky with their Geelong performances

On Saturday 15 October, Bob ‘Bongo’ Starkie will be living in the 70’s for his Skyhooks celebration at the Wool…

The chief of The Police: Sting to swarm Mt Duneed Estate for A Day On The Green

Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, best known as Sting, will be heading to A Day On The Green on Saturday 25…

Gold Sounds: The revolutionary conference that’s a must for the Victorian music industry

Promising to be one of the most invaluable events for emerging artists, musicians and the music industry in its entirety,…

‘Here’s to making some real change’: Marlon x Rulla bring powerful storytelling to Treaty Day Out

Aboriginal and Torres Straits Islander readers are advised that this story contains the name and image of a person who…

‘The Ego’s Valley’: Deadlights and Mirrors talk music, a return to stage and their co-headline tour

Having extensively toured their mesmerizing live shows together across the country in 2019, both Deadlights and Mirrors are primed and…

‘The Voice’: Looking back at Whitney Houston’s greatest moments

A great big voice does not do the legendary singer’s range and styling justice. Long before the star search reality…

Spectres & Machines packs a punch with nostalgic 80s-inspired punk-rock anthem

Since debuting last year, Spectres & Machines – the moniker of Melbourne-based singer-songwriter-guitarist, independent producer and filmmaker Timothy Shaw –…

Going Inside In/Inside Out of The Kooks Debut Album and Latest Album

It’s an album that is looked upon fondly by the youth of the early 00s but even more so by…

For the first time in more than a decade, Lior returns to Geelong for a Live and Intimate performance at The Palais

We’ve been growing old with multi-ARIA award-winning artist and renowned songwriter, Lior, since 2005. He won our hearts with his…

RY X: “Art is something that links you to time and place almost more than anything else”

His new record Blood Moon follows 2019’s Unfurl, which reached the number 11 position on the Belgium charts. Blood Moon…

‘Darker Still’ is the Parkway Drive the band have been striving to be for two decades

Considering they have been ushering in a new sound over the past seven years, it’s amazing to think that Parkway…

The best upcoming gigs in Geelong, Ballarat, Bendigo, Torquay and more in September

So, the AFL finals are upon us. That means fans of eight teams will be hoping their team salute, while…

Levi’s launches Music Project to connect aspiring musicians with top Aussie artists

Global leader in denim Levi’s has teamed up with top Australian artists to launch the Levi’s Music Project, a global…

 

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