Ne-Yo, Ja Rule and more headline new Melbourne festival, Juicy Fest

An all-star lineup of hip hop and R&B legends will grace the stage together in one epic concert party heading…

A snowy winter wonderland to a wizards & witches festival: 20 unmissable Victorian festivals in June 

Winter is here, and we don’t know whether we should be more concerned with our runny nose or cold toes….

Adalita, Dave Faulkner, Oscar Dawson and more lead The Regional Sessions, a new event series for local songwriters and musicians

Music rights organisation APRA AMCOS is presenting The Regional Sessions, a one-day songwriting event taking place in five locations across…

C.W. Stoneking & His Primitive Horn Orchestra announce run of live Victorian shows this winter

Australian icon in the blues and roots scene C.W. Stoneking is reuniting with His Primitive Horn Orchestra for the first…

After a two year hiatus, Portarlington’s National Celtic Festival returns this long weekend

Returning after a forced two-year hiatus, the National Celtic Festival is back this month, transforming the Portarlington foreshore and surrounding…

The best gigs, events and festivals happening across regional Victoria this June

We’re heading towards the end of the financial year, and we have a deal for you. Each new person who…

Melbourne’s Blush’ko saunters into 2022 with new seductive single ‘Call My Name’

Every so often an artist comes along and has the ability to see a genre in an entirely unique way….

Hailing from regional Victoria, Go Dog Go, The Fillmores and Meraki Minds join forces for an epic hometown headline tour

When it comes to musicians coming out of regional Victoria, we’re spoilt for choice. For years now, extremely talented emerging…

Electronic duo Electric Fields team up with the MSO for one-off Melbourne show this NAIDOC Week

In one of the most fiercely optimistic collaborations of the year, award-winning electronic music duo and self-described ‘feminine brothers’ Electric…

Victorian Gov announces up-to $40,000 grants for local musicians, bands and music organisations

Running since 2015, Music Works has allocated over $10 million to more than 700 projects. Applications are now open for…

Cairns-based festival The Grass Is Greener expands to Geelong this October

In some truly epic news for Geelong music lovers, North Queensland festival The Grass Is Greener is set to return…

Queenscliff Music Festival reveals first lineup announcement for 2022

Following two covid impacted years which saw QMF cancelled and the inauguration of a sister festival By The Pier, the…

Melbourne’s Cool Sounds on bringing playful, jangly pop songs to Bendigo in honour of The King, Elvis Presley

For the last few years, Cool Sounds have been a staple of the Melbourne music scene. With their 2018 album…

Video Premiere: Fleeting Persuasion unveils nostalgic electronic-tinged indie-rock single, ‘Night Arrives’

Armed with a honeyed voice and a penchant for brooding electronic-tinged indie-rock, ‘Night Arrives’ is the newest track from Fleeting…

New one day festival Heaps Good brings the best of Falls Festival lineup to Adelaide

The thoughtful humans behind Spin Off, the one-day music festival made up of acts visiting Australia for Splendour in the…

A world-class outdoor music venue has been announced for Victoria as part of huge $200M project

In some great news for the music industry, Winarch Capital’s newly-formed Cedar Mill Group has revealed its acquisition of a…

The Screaming Jets announce huge ‘All For One’ 30th-anniversary tour 

Do The Screaming Jets even need an introduction? Since the late 1980’s they have released eight albums, gaining more steam…

Daniel Johns to release new genre-bending, semi-autobiographical Featurette, ‘What If The Future Never Happened?’

Off the back of ‘FutureNever’, Daniel Johns‘ first full-length solo record since 2015’s ‘Talk’, comes an exciting new output from…

New festival Spring Bliss brings Pierce Brothers, Amos Roach and more to Hanging Rock 

A brand new day festival is heading to Hanging Rock Reserve in November this year, creating community connection through music,…

‘It started as a joke’: Dave Favours on his record label, an affection for Geelong music and camaraderie on tour

Promising one hell of an afternoon of alt-country, this weekend will see The Stanley Records Travelling Medicine Show arrive at…

Headline Acts announce Headline Access, an industry fund kickstarting opportunities for bands and their fans

In partnership with Muso – the locally-founded live music booking and management platform that connects venues and musicians – Headline…

DIY electronic artist Atlas Franklin Alexander unveils surreal short film ‘Jaguar Serpent’ 

The last six months have been game-changing for Newcastle-based electronic artist Atlas Franklin Alexander. After traversing the globe for more…

Festival X returns, bringing some of the biggest names in electronic, house, and hip-hop to Australia

Following an epic debut in 2019, Festival X will return to kick off summer 2022, this time expanding its reach to five…

Freya Josephine Hollick on the profound influence of Elvis Presley and celebrating his musical legacy

The undisputed ‘King of Rock and Roll’, Elvis Presley left a unique and indelible mark on the American music landscape…

 

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