Not a Disney artist: Olivia Rodrigo is a dynamic, dynamite artist rivalling the best in live performance

Shades of purple, red and silver sequins swarmed into Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena for the first of four shows from…

Out West Fest flexes homegrown heroes and upcoming artists

A brand new music festival has popped up in Victoria’s mid-west! Out West Fest will be taking over Ararat Town…

Medieval to Metal: The Art and Evolution of the Guitar to strike a power chord in Ballarat

0, 3, 5, 0, 3, 6, 5, 0, 3, 5, 3, 0. These are a sequence of numbers that most…

Wheatus frontman perform to ‘Teenage Dirtbags’ in Torquay

Wheatus frontman and incredibly nice guy, Brendan B. Brown along with his better half, fellow Wheatus member Gabrielle Sterbenz will…

Charli xcx, Beabadoobee, Clairo lead Laneway Festival lineup for 2025

Tastemaker touring festival, Laneway Festival have officially revealed the 2025 lineup – and it’s one for the history books. As…

Youth music organisation The Push and Ollie Olsen to be inducted into Music Victoria Hall of Fame

Music Victoria has confirmed that Melbourne multi-instrumentalist, composer and sound designer of post punk groups Whirlywirld, Orchestra of Skin and…

Stop the Clocks: Oasis are coming to Australia

Following the announcement that was felt around the world, the global cultural phenomenon continues with Oasis’ return. Today, the band…

Checkerboard Lounge are playing in Castlemaine this weekend

Following what is set to be a rattling and rolling set at Barwon Heads Hotel with friends The Mojo Corner…

Australian Open’s 2025 lineup led by Kesha, Kaytranada, Benson Boone

The Australian Open has announced the music lineup for its 2025 AO LIVE event, marking the only Grand Slam worldwide…

Victorian Opera launches Season 2025 including Ballarat Opera Festival

Victorian Opera announces its 2025 season with eight ground-breaking shows staged across the state, including a program for Ballarat Opera…

The Hard Quartet release debut album and announce Australian tour dates

Stephen Malkmus, Matt Sweeney, Emmett Kelly and Jim White are The Hard Quartet. Individually covering musical ground as members of…

Ausmusic T-Shirt Day is back: ‘Australian music is more than just the soundtrack to our lives’

The initiative, which promotes the tagline ‘Life’s better with Australian music’, aims to celebrate Australian music while raising urgently needed…

Females to the front: A ladies-led singer-songwriter showcase is coming to the Barwon Club

The Barwon Club in Geelong will come alive on Saturday 2 November with the sounds of raw, soulful talent at…

Australian rock icons Southern Sons to head out on 35 Anniversary Tour

The 1990s saw the emergence of one of Aussie rock’s rising stars, Southern Sons. It’s hard to believe that their…

The best gigs going down in regional Victoria this month

A long time ago, when my head sat closer to the ground than it does today, I saw a ghost….

Premiere: Sydneysider songwriter, Jovi Skyler shares new single and music video, ‘Frankenstein’

Sydneysider vegetarian punk-rocker singer- songwriter Jovi Skyler is an experimenter and creator, piecing together the organs and body of a…

Locals clean up at Australian Women in Music Awards

Local music professionals come out on top at the annual Australian Women in Music Awards. Amid one of the toughest…

Musicians Making a Difference (MMAD) latest campaign helps kids feel at home

We all know and have experienced the transformative nature of music – whether it’s the community aspect of gathering people…

OCD return with their Space Social event

Following the success of their Spring Social event, Old Cunts Disco (OCD) will be returning to Geelong’s  Rebecchi’s on Rutland…

Interview with The Rubens: The launch of new album ‘SODA’ and how every single song has been created to make the audience feel something

Following their chart-topping 0202, the band kicked off a national tour on September 20th. With one Melbourne show already sold…

Enter the Magic Mountain with Ceres

You’d be forgiven if you didn’t realise that Melbourne indie-rockers Ceres called it quits.  Technically they never broke up, they…

The best festivals and fairs happening across regional Victoria this October

Welcome to Rocktober, saints and sinners. It’s a long way to the shop if you want a sausage roll, but…

Gusto Gusto gallop into Geelong’s Beav’s Bar and Melbourne’s Bergy Bandroom

Gusto Gusto is the most fitting name for the West Preston folk outfit. Reflective of their name, Gusto Gusto’s live…

The cogs are churning and the floodlights are on at Torquay Hotel this month

From veterans of the Australian music game to current crown jewels of the indie rock scene, Torquay Hotel has something…

 

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