Tabula Rasa is regional Victoria’s new three-day New Year’s Eve festival

This year, the independent New Year’s Eve camping event ups the ante with a bigger lineup, a stronger arts and…

The biggest festivals and gigs happening over the summer holidays

Gigs, tours and festivals, it’s all happening, although many are already sold out. There is a way, however, to get…

These New South Whales release a long-lost Daniel Johns interview from 2020

Punk band and cringe comedy lords These New South Whales present an exclusive interview with Daniel Johns,  the most decorated…

We’re looking for local acts to perform at our Emerging Artist Stage at Festival of Sails this summer

The iconic Festival of Sails is making its return to Geelong for 2023, from January 26 to January 29, and as…

Piano Bar is popping up in Portarlington for five nights of post-Christmas singalongs

It’s time to swap your bowl of mussels for a cocktail, the famed Piano Bar pop-up is heading to Portarlington…

California punks Unwritten Law are heading to the Torquay Hotel in 2023

Be transported to balmy nights under Californian skies as the ’90’s punk outfit perform their brand new album The Hum – 17 dates,…

Melbourne rapper Katija’s five favourite experiences and memories with hip hop legend Coolio

Unexpectedly marking a posthumous release for one of the most successful rappers of his time, the single ‘Do You Want…

Alien Nosejob’s fifth album ‘Stained Glass’ is in-your-face rock and roll without the bullshit

As an artist who is tirelessly working away behind the scenes, Robertson’s output is absolutely prolific, with the Melbourne-based rocker’s…

Paying homage to an Australian blues legend, Chris Wilson’s ‘Landlocked, Faithless & Free’ reissued

Chris Wilson’s Landlocked, Faithless & Free is celebrating a very special 30th Anniversary Reissue that sees Chris Wilson’s original 1992 album Landlocked released on…

Filled with humble dedications, Gordon Koang’s ‘Community’ is a perfect blend of East African pop and vintage psychedelia

It’s pretty easy to see why Gordon Koang and collaborator Paul Biel have become such darlings of the Melbourne music…

Ella Hooper is still strong and still on a mission with her forthcoming solo album ‘Small Town Temple’ 

For almost two decades now, Ella Hooper has been an absolute force within the Australian music industry. First blasting onto…

Meadow: The Victorian music festival bringing an intimately beautiful BYO weekend of camping and live music to Bambra in 2023

Part of the Otway Hinterland, Bambra is surrounded by rolling hills and bushland, only a stone’s throw away from the…

‘It’s such a spectacular, well-crafted album’: Katie Noonan on bringing ‘Blue: The Songs of Joni Mitchell’ to Geelong

You’d be hard-pressed to find an artist that has had as much influence as Joni Mitchell. Many years after her…

Start 2023 right with Geelong’s new affordable one-day festival NYD 23 @ The Mills

If you’re the type of person who can manage to save yourself enough on New Year’s Eve (or kick on…

The Rubens on SummerSalt 2023, festival lineups and new music

Since they first burst onto the scene when they uploaded their first song, ‘Lay It Down’ to triple j unearthed…

Green Blanket and Sargent Baker are performing a free gig at Medusa Bar this Friday

So it’s Christmas time, and in between stuffing your face with cold meats and unwrapping presents, it’s time you headed…

With international acts and local heroes, Geelong’s Tent Pole: A Musical Jamboree is turning the festival experience on its head

Promising to turn the festival experience on its head with a lineup of international acts and local heroes, Tent Pole:…

Jason Singh announces his Get Set Productions debut in ‘Forever Whitney – I Wanna Dance With Somebody’ live in concert

After recently announcing his Melbourne and Brisbane ‘Heaven’s Greatest Hits’ shows and that he’ll be joining iconic Aussie band 1927…

Australian Music Vault celebrates five-year anniversary of musical storytelling

Displaying memorabilia of over 250 artists, The Australian Music Vault has been a site of ever-increasing interest since its opening…

Lucky Day Out is rocketing into Frankston this New Years Eve with a massive lineup

Rocketing to the Kinetic Stadium in Frankston this New Years Eve is the Lucky Day Out festival, featuring some of…

The Waifs’ Vikki Thorn, Kylie Auldist, Mick Thomas join massive folk tour Keep The Circle Unbroken

Vikki Thorn and several other beloved Australian folk artists are all endeavouring on a massive tour this coming February. Keep…

Goanna release special 40th Anniversary recording ‘Solid Rock, Sacred Ground’

40 years after Goanna first released Solid Rock, they’ve returned to the studio to create a new, stunning recording of their iconic song to…

‘There was just this chemistry’: Scientists talk chemistry, new discoveries and their first studio album in 35 years

For Perth post-punk rockers, Scientists, their entire career follows this formula.  Forming in 1978, they have seen multiple incarcerations spawning…

U.S. All Girls Guns N’ Roses tribute Paradise Kitty are heading to Geelong in 2023

Comprising five badass babes, born and bred on “Appetite for Destruction”, Paradise Kitty – one of the world’s leading tributes…

 

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