The Geelong girl who took Facebook by storm with her rendition of Crave You by Flight Facilities

Up and coming local artist Demi Monique has her sights set on advancing her career in music one soul wrenching performance at a time

Crossfaith on the latest in a series of innovative releases

Japan’s finest electro-metal warriors Crossfaith are going from strength to strength, especially with their most recent release Wipeout.

Newton Faulkner: Hit The Ground Running

11 years since the days of blasting Dream Catch Me as soon as it received some air time, in his sixth studio album, Faulkner’s sound is as refined as it is soulful, with tinges of modern blues intertwined in each of the 14 tracks.

SAFIA heads to The Drop

SAFIA didn’t knock when they came into our shared musical consciousness, but the soothing and anthemic tune ‘Listen To Soul, Listen To Blues’ didn’t kick the door down either.

BASHKA, the band melding dancefloor music with Middle Eastern Traditional music

One of the coolest things about the era of modern electronic music is the samples that are used.

The Drop Bears set to perform at Aireys Inlet Open Mic Festival

The Drop Bears are a majority Geelong based band formed in 2014, by members that would look quite familiar to Geelong punters.

Dave Graney set to Play Geelong’s Secret Garden

South-Australian artist Dave Graney and his band The MistLY are performing Sunday March 11 at Geelong’s best kept secret, a manicured private garden.

In a busy month for festivals, Aireys Inlet Open Mic is not to be forgotten

Now in its 11th year, the Aireys Open Mic Music Festival is set to take over this coastal town from Friday 16 – Sunday 18 March.

By The Meadow is a three-day, two-night, one-way trip to paradise

Returning to the stunning Otway Hinterlands region for its fifth year, By The Meadow music festival is the three-day and two-night celebration of Australia’s contemporary music scene.

Alternative new wave rockers THE AVENUE share their inspiration playlist

With catchy tunes and some serious pop rock vibes, these guys are demand to be heard. Forte got an inside look at the EP with The Avenue sharing their Spotify playlist with top 20 tracks that inspired the EP. Here’s what they had to say…

Tuesday track to get vibin' to

Hopium – ‘Leave’ is the name!

Labour Day weekend sorted with Goldfields Music Festival

Coming this Labour Day weekend to Newstead is the inaugural Goldfields Music Festival.

Ireland's Folk Whirlwind 'The Eskies' Tour Australia

Dublin-based sea-soaked gypsy ensemble The Eskies have released their second album.

The world's best bucking bull riders are coming to town

Dust off your cowboy hat and get ready for a night of awe-inspiring grit, because some of the world’s best bull riders are coming to Bendigo next month.

Mariah McCarthy: Breaking out on her own bare feet

After a four-year stint living and performing around Melbourne with her band Deer Prudence, Mariah has returned to her regional roots.

Ball Park Music and their new long player Good Mood

The story of Ball Park Music starts in 2009 with a fairly typical ‘Kingmillian’ Dad-like review from chief triple j music man, Richard Kingsmill.

Greenleaf, meet Australia

Swedish retro-stoners Greenleaf make their first visit to Australia in 2018.

Welcome to a new kind of theatre, all across the Australian nation

We chat to Grinspoon’s Phil Jamieson who plays St. Jimmy in The Australian production of Green Day’s American Idiot.

The Black Swamp and their heaviest offering yet

For the love of the riff, The Black Swamp have re-hashed a sludge sound reminiscent of the ’70s and ’90s, and are a band known for their live shows, throwing out grooves made for nodding heads and emptying beers.

So much to celebrate at this year’s ChillOut Festival in Daylesford

Late last year, Australian’s witnessed a long and exhaustive campaign for marriage equality.

A taste of GUM

Born out of a desire to educate oneself on the wonders of music production, GUM is the psych-pop solo project of multi-instrumentalist Jay Watson.

Freya Josephine Hollick bringing blues and honky tonk goodness

If you are one of the few who haven’t come across the enigmatic Freya Josephine Hollick, let’s get one thing straight, she is not an ‘Americana’ artist.

Blue Child Collective: Wake up to the sound

The Western Australian act spent more than ten months on the road in support of their last album Saturn Saw the Seaside, playing 120 shows across Australia and New Zealand.

Mashd N Kutcher: Australia’s favourite LIVE DJ duo return

Mashd N Kutcher are no strangers to bangin’ tunes – with two certified gold records for ‘Do It Now’ and ‘My Sunshine’, they’ve been named Australia’s #1 electronic DJ duo.

 

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