Health & Happiness with Shedding The Blues

Shedding the Blues aimed to shine some light on those who have concluded a majority of their time on the workforce, or are approaching such a time. With the aid of music, it connects several men to unite, discuss as well as create music.

Mindless Joy With LOSER

From Restless Noise to Mindless Joy, LOSER are anything but less.

Eat, drink, dance, repeat at the Grampians Music Festival

Away from the bustling cities and hidden between the hills this February will be the annual Grampians Music Festival.

A Day On The Green: The Royal Family of Australian Festivals

Engraving his name into that A Day On The Green alumni list for a second time, and debuting at Geelong’s Mt Duneed Estate, is Sir Rod Stewart who will be making his way to Australia in October.

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The Groovin The Moo 2020 lineup has finally arrived

Bringing a slab of iconic acts to the stage, this year’s festival boasts Aussie legends Gang of Youths, The Cat Empire and The Veronicas.

Faith No More Announce Australian Headline Tour

Marking their first Aussie tour in 23 years.

Holy Holy return to Torquay this April

Following on from legendary performances at Falls Festival this summer and two places in the triple j hottest 100 (‘Maybe You Know’ #61 and ‘Teach Me About Dying’ #50), Holy Holy have just announced a regional tour of Australia this April, including a stop at the iconic Torquay Hotel.

The Presets Drop Into Hottest 100 and Torquay

For 17 years electronic duo, Julian Hamilton and Kim Moyes have been serving up the catchiest of dance floor anthems.

John Butler, bringing a little piece of home to Byron Bay Bluesfest

After 30 years of hard work, John Butler has etched his name into Australian music and pioneered genre-bending melodies alongside emotive words.

Son rising at Port Fairy Folk Festival

O’Neill will be making her solo debut at the festival this March, having only previously performed at the festival for the first time with Irish trad superstar Sharon Shannon early last year.

The Kite String Tangle is coming to Geelong

Bringing his harder, darker, more electronic sound to dancefloors this June.

Forte’s Guide To Funkfest

Making its way to Victoria’s Alpine Valleys this February (for the first time ever), FunkFest is here to fulfil all your funk and soul desires over the span of three glorious days.

Mau Power: a modern day music pioneer

Mau Power takes the energy and fire of his craft further to inspire hope, respect, strength and positive action into the future.

DJing For Donations

Through organising a pop-up rave within the homie farm lands of Werribee South, Arteq Productions has raised substantial funds to support major Australian bushfire appeals.

Mclusky* at the Corner Hotel in Melbourne

Check out the pictures caught by our photographer Zo Damage.

Sunnyboys are set to brighten the town of Torquay in February

With the simmering surge of a Summer day and the stirring sting of a solar flare, the Sunnyboys have returned like a sunrise with the same burning passion and radiating spark as they have shown for the past forty years.

Four Lions roar into Pistol Pete’s this February

Pistol Pete’s Food N Blues, on Saturday, February 8, will be one of only a few live gigs the band will play around Victoria in the next few months as they gear up to go back into the studio to record their fifth album.

The return of Beerllarat veteran Michael Meeking

Hailing from Melbourne, Meeking has been playing music for years, refining his self-described “rock with a pinch of country” sound, taking inspiration from classic rock icons like Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen and Faces while also taking a page out of Lucinda Williams’ book, incorporating a dash of her Americana country-folk songwriting into the brew.

Benny Walker prepares for his Port Fairy Folk Festival debut

Benny Walker’s 2020 is off to a flying start as the singer, songwriter and guitarist prepares to release his fifth album and hit the Port Fairy Folk Festival stage for the first time.

The Epic Saga of Echo Drama

The brainchild of drummer, composer and manager Jeremy Schiftan, Echo Drama is a project that, in keeping with its unique, genre-bending sound, has a long and intricate history.

Samantha Sharpe breaks free with Gilded Cage

From sports stadiums to pub stages, Samantha Sharpe has been writing music and performing around Melbourne for some time now, honing her skills and biding her time until her debut baby ‘Gilded Cage’ was finally ready to come out of the incubator, fully-fledged and ready to fly.

Sherri Parry launches her debut

With the finishing touches of her forthcoming debut album fuelled by two packets of discount cookies from a certain supermarket, Sherri Parry is exhausted but happy to finish up four months in the studio.

A moment with Libby Steel

We sit down for a quick chat with Western Victorian rocket Libby Steel.

 

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