Arctisky jets onto the Melbourne music scene

The Maldives is a place of paradise for Australians. The elevated version of Bali holidaying, Maldives offers a place of…

Ska Nation serves as a live music beacon in Victoria’s west

Welcoming in the Summer season, Ska Nation returns to Colac Showgrounds for a two-day spectacular across the weekend of 30…

A Spring Social is going down at Rutland Street’s Rebecchi’s

Typically tailored to the young bucks of the world, the nightlife scene should not be an exclusive club. This is…

Sonic innovators ZÖJ unleash art, music and poetry at Ballarat’s Be Hear Now

At the upcoming music festival Be Hear Now, Gelareh Pour and Brian O’Dwyer are set to lit up the stage at the Ballarat…

Japanese blues punk band King Brothers are coming to Geelong this September

Hailing from Nishinomiya City, the legendary King Brothers are set to electrify Australia once again this September. In anticipation of…

Queenscliff Music Festival add a stack of new artists to their already massive 2024 lineup

The star power of Queenscliff Music Festival is on the rise this morning as the annual three-day festival uncovers its…

These awards will give 13 emerging Australian musicians $10,000 each

APRA AMCOS has announced the opening of applications for the 2025 Professional Development Awards (PDAs), offering a significant opportunity for…

San Cisco on 2024’s touring landscape, new music and regional gigs

There’s no question we’ve got plenty of musos doing the indie rock thing here in Australia, unless you’re doing something…

Presale registrations now open for Beyond The Valley, plus exciting updates to 2024 event

The annual celebration of music, arts, and camping, Beyond The Valley is returning for its ninth edition, offering an opportunity…

Another music festival calls it quits: Harvest Rock cancels 2024 event

Adelaide’s beloved Harvest Rock festival has just announced it will not be going ahead this year. Set to host its third edition…

Olympia brings Leave Yourself Behind tour to the Volta in Ballarat this October

Olympia, one of Australia’s freshest and most adored pop figures,  has announced a string of headline tour dates weaving across…

Geelong’s favourite hip-hop and R&B star, BARAKA THE K1D drops new single ‘Anastasia’

Rising star from Geelong, BARAKA THE K1D, channels Childish Gambino and Frank Ocean on new R&B, pop anthem ‘Anastasia’. Having…

“We’ve been doing this since 1964”: Brian Cadd is back out on tour

Riding alongside him for most of the years has been dear friend and musical collaborator Glenn Shorrock. And yet after…

James Blake and Lil Yachty are the pairing we didn’t know we needed

Mannnnnn, James Blake is such an enigma. Maybe unsurprisingly so, given the unique subdued and introspective nature of his music,…

BIGSOUND reveals its full special events schedule for 2024

Many people’s favourite part of Australia’s largest music industry gathering are the events where tomorrow’s networks, relationships, and collaborations are…

From country clubs to party houses, here’s what’s on this month at Torquay Hotel

Since its reinvigoration, the Torquay Hotel has housed hundreds of incredible Australian and international talent. From The Smith Street Band…

TISM announce first Australian headline tour in 20 years with Eskimo Joe, Machine Gun Fellatio, Ben Lee and The Mavis’s

Australia, brace yourselves for a seismic musical event this October and November. After a long hiatus, TISM is making a…

Thy Art Is Murder announce mammoth Australian tour

Since 2006, Sydney deathcore giants Thy Art Is Murder have had us in a chokehold. Almost two decades later the…

Beyond The Valley makes a splash with triumphant 2024 return

It’s 6.30am Monday morning. The alarm has chimed the stock sound to signal a new day. Press ‘Stop’, open the…

Alpha Wolf annihilated Melbourne’s Forum Saturday night

Alongside friends The Devil Wears Prada, Invent Animate and Thrown, Alpha Wolf put on a show to remember for their…

The Smith Street Band head back out on the road for Odds & Ends Tour

It’s not an Australian Tour (sorry WA & SA!), it’s not a regional tour, it’s a gaggle of gigs, it’s…

Taking time pays off for ORB on their latest album Tailem Bend

When I say we’ve been waiting forever for a new ORB record, I really mean we’ve been waiting forever.  To…

Maldon Folk Festival makes magnetic return

In 1974, Bob Dylan announces his first tour since 1966. Both KISS and Rush would release their debut albums. Ramones…

Kita Alexander is young and in love with regional Australia

Presented by Untitled Group, Select Music, and Lemon Tree Music, Kita Alexander will head into regional Australia across October and…

 

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