Pollyman is one to watch

Pollyman may not be an act that you’re familiar with, but you will be.

A revitalised Tonight Alive ahead of UNIFY

“It may sound unusual for someone my age, but it made me feel young again. I went from high school into touring and I never really got the chance to experience a young adult lifestyle.”

Bakers Eddy Love A Paddock Party

Get ready to get lose with Baker’s Eddy!

Surf rock trio The Grogans on the making of 10-track debut album Just What You Want

The Melbourne outfit comprising of Quin Grunden, Angus Vasic and Jordan Lewis laid the 10-track album down in just one week at Gruden’s Torquay coast house. They said their creative process was sporadic and spontaneous.

The Masked Singer: Producer Edition with Claptone

“I am really looking forward to Beyond The Valley. This time I am not going to bring my full Masquerade setup, but my team and I are already working on some The Masquerade shows in Australia for 2020.”

Bootleg Rascal’s Booty Camp

Bootleg Rascal are leading the way in innovation in live shows and representation and others should take note!

Weave through the grasslands at the Nightjar Festival in 2020

Is there a better way to spend a balmy summer evening than by heading to a night festival?

Lilla Vargen releases a devastatingly beautiful EP

You might not know the name Lilla Vargen, but rest assured, the Northern Irish singer-songwriter with a soulful and evocative voice is one to add to your playlist.

Rachael Leahcar – Together For Christmas

Uniting six languages in ribbons of mesmeric melody, 2012 Finalist of The Voice Rachael Leahcar has Christmas wrapped in a bow with her newest creation Together For Christmas.

Grampians Music Festival 2020: Four years of big mountains, huge sounds

Heading back to the beautiful Grampians National Park in February for its fourth year in a row, the Grampians Music Festival (GMF) has a huge line-up of outstanding Australian up and coming artists for 2020.

Summer Sundays returns to Ballarat in 2020

Sunshine, good music and a handful of your closest mates; is there a better recipe for a good time?

The search is on for Geelong’s Best Busker

Not only do buskers get their name out there, share their music and get to enjoy the vibrant atmosphere, but there’s a range of prizes to be won, with a prize pool in excess of $1000, including an opportunity to play live on Pulse radio, and the opportunity to play at a number of festivals and public events.

Tis’ the season to listen to rad Christmas tunes

Are you sick of hearing Michael Buble and Mariah Carey? Do you want to prove to your friends that you KNOW music? Are you trying to act like a Grinch but deep down you’re a Buddy from Elf?

Saavan share their top five Aussie artists

French duo Saavan have recently dropped their poignant sophomore EP ‘Observatory’ – a five-track journey of brooding electronica, filled to the brim with expansive soundscapes.written and produced by the band themselves.

Behind the lens with Brittany Long

Brittany Long has let nothing stop her during her journey as a live music photographer, not even her wheelchair.

Take a Chance on Mind The Moon

Australian audiences will be able to hear some of the tracks from ‘Mind The Moon’ live when Milky Chance return down under for Falls Festival.

Tired Lion are fronting up for Unify Gathering

Unify will be a chance for Hopes and the band to re-focus after the Christmas period, but don’t expect anything but a ‘balls to the wall’ performance.

Grampians Music Festival: The Buoys & Maddy Jane

To celebrate the return of this absolute showcase of the best new bands making music all over the country, we passed the baton and got Maddy Jane and The Buoys to interview each other!

Dandecat provide an escape in time with ‘Kaleidoscope Mind’

Self-described as “unlabelled” and “fusion music”, the four-piece band feature powerful riffs, back-beats and vocal layers on their debut EP ‘Kaleidoscope Mind’.

Casey Bennetto’s Swinging Bella’s Christmas

Fun is exactly what A Swingin’ Bella’s Christmas is about so unbox your Santa hats and Christmas sweaters (because let’s face it, this summer hasn’t been much chop so far), and in Arctic Monkey’s fashion, get on your dancing shoes – Christmas has come early!

Bakers Daughter aka Alyce Platt

Melbourne’s Bakers Daughter (aka Alyce Platt) has returned, but for this artist, everything is new. Reframing her past, Bakers Daughter presents her original music and artistic pursuits through the lens of the Indie-pop artist she is so highly regarded as by her peers and critics alike.

Ring in the New Year with Bluestone Blues Festival

Hosted annually by Geelong’s own Sleepy Hollow Blues Club, this well-loved two-day festival is one of the friendliest going around, bringing quality blues musicians from across the country to our own back door – a door only 20km out of Geelong!

Rainbow Serpent Festival returns for 2020

Rainbow is definitely one for punters to look forward to this summer, January 2020 here we come!

A Grumpy Celtic Christmas

No need to flinch – there is not even a pinch of a Grinch in sight, despite the name of Claymore’s Christmas collaboration with Order Of Australia recipient Eric Bogle and the Glenbrae Celtic Dancers!

 

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