Kendrick Lamar makes a statement with GNX

Controversial take: Kendrick Lamar still hasn’t released an album that’s lived up to Good Kid, M.A.A.D City. Sure, To Pimp…

Geelong Beer Festival: British India, Bob Franklin, Felipe Baldomir and a whole lot of beer

Geelong Beer Festival once again returns to its home in Geelong CBD, transforming Johnstone Park for a quenching day of…

Aireys Inlet Music Festival draws from country and blues background for 2025

A staple to the surf coast calendar, Aireys Inlet Music Festival is a favourite for so many reasons but you…

The Jungle Giants are DJing a free Australian Open launch party hosted by Abbie Chatfield

The whiskey company has announced a free launch party featuring indie rock powerhouse The Jungle Giants, with media personality Abbie…

Loading into 2025: Loch Hart Music Festival looks better than ever

Regional Victoria is incredibly lucky to be the base for some of the most breathtaking views in Australia and be…

GRID Series Geelong announces 2025 cohort

GRID Series (Grass Roots Indie Development) returns to Geelong for another round of professional development for local artists. Teaming four…

Linkin Park begin again on From Zero

To put it lightly, Linkin Park’s comeback has been a bit of a shitshow. What was originally meant to be…

Pond to play regionally in 2025

‘Daisy’ delights, Pond are heading regional to kick off 2025. The Perth psychedelic rockers are gearing up to play three…

Supporting Independent Festivals: The Heartbeat of Australian Music

In a world where the corporate giants of the entertainment industry dominate the landscape, it’s crucial to support independent festivals…

Good Good Very Good; BADBADNOTGOOD at the Palais Theatre 

As the sun set behind St Kilda’s historic Palais Theatre last Wednesday evening, wonderful things were happening inside it’s almost-a-century-old…

Summer Sundays return to Ballarat

Summer Sundays return to the Ballarat Botanical Gardens in 2025, bringing live music and entertainment to families across the school…

Amy Shark sets regional tour dates for ‘Songs & Stories’ solo acoustic shows

Fresh off ‘The Sadness’ arena tour, 8-time ARIA award winner and alt-pop singer songwriter, Amy Shark will be hitting the…

The end of an era for The Eastern

As the end of the year kicks in, so too do the end of all good things for venue The…

Pistol Pete’s powers into Port Philip Bay

Let’s be honest, it was a grim day when beloved blues bar and Americana institution Pistol Pete’s Food N Blues…

A new funding program is supporting national tours for 20 contemporary artists

The organisations have announced more than $500,000 allocated to support 20 contemporary Australian artists touring across the country throughout 2024…

Australia’s premier R&B festival, Souled Out, brings out Don Toliver, Jhené Aiko and Vince Staples

The festival will tour three major cities in February 2025, bringing a robust lineup of contemporary R&B artists to stages…

Applications open for Meadow’s local artists competition

With the final Meadow closing in on us for their final instalment in March, the beloved Bambra music festival has…

The Southern River Band heads the fun at Festival of Sails

The annual waterfront and Corio Bay takeover of sailing, sun and sound, Festival of Sails, returns for 2025, with this…

Drake announces fourth and final Melbourne show, extends tour to Perth

During a recent Instagram Live session, he revealed plans for the Anita Max Wynn Tour, set to commence on Sunday…

Daily J join the Torquay Hotel gig calendar for 2025

Celebrating the impending release of their third multi-genre giant release, Scatterbrains, Auckland five-piece psychedelic rockers, Daily J will be returning to…

A COOLDAD Christmas 

Geelong’s coolest rockers, COOLDAD band, are bringing the festivities to Barwon Club Hotel next Thursday with a charity show raising…

Treaty Day Out drops its biggest lineup yet: A.B. Original, Troy Cassar-Daley, Electric Fields and more

The much-anticipated Treaty Day Out festival is returning in 2025, bringing an all-First Nations celebration to Gunaikurnai Country in Gippsland….

Sarah Blasko extends I Just Need to Conquer This Mountain album tour into 2025

On the eve of her final weekend of the I Just Need To Conquer This Mountain album shows, revered 3x…

Underground Ohio outfit Decide Today join forces with Schkeuditzer Kreuz for split release and tour

Fresh from touring Australia with UK industrial-darkwave legends ATTRITION, New South Wales industrial-synth crust artist Schkeuditzer Kreuz, has teamed up…

 

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