April Gig Guide: The best shows happening across Victoria this month

Look back 30 years to 1994, if you please. ’Twas a fine year for music. Beastie Boys released Ill Communication,…

Budha Entertainment Present their first-ever boiler room in Frankston for ANZAC Day Eve

Budha Entertainment has your ANZAC Day Eve plans sorted in Frankston, with the public holiday posing as the perfect opportunity…

‘Dance Monkey’ sensation Tones and I announces national tour

Three years after her last headline tour, Tones and I announce Australia and New Zealand tour for August and September…

Jebediah’s ‘OIKS’ is a nostalgic yet fresh punk rock journey

Among early triple j listeners and the Aussie pub-rock circuit of the 90s, Jebediah are regarded as punk-rock royalty. And…

Chris Isaak sparkled at A Day On The Green

For its 525th show, A Day On The Green ignited Mt Duneed Estate with the fire and passion our live…

Australian country-rock legend, Brian Cadd, releases new album

Brian Cadd is a relic in our Australian music history as a singer-songwriter, keyboardist, producer, founder of record label Bootleg…

Melbourne-via-Shepparton artist Robert Baxter drops debut EP, you wouldn’t expect cupid to cry

Introduced by Shepparton News as a “singer, dancer, model, actor, artist” with the added, titles of producer, newly-minted DJ and…

Alana Wilkinson drops new single ‘Square One’ ahead of Sofar Sounds Geelong performance

Malvern-born, Melbourne-based songstress, Alana Wilkinson today drops her latest single ‘Square One’ via Gyrostream, taking listeners back to life’s most…

Holy Holy announce Eliza & The Delusionals and Sumner as supports for national tour

Beloved ARIA Double Platinum duo, Holy Holy announce new supports for their enormous national Cellophane Tour which kicks off today…

Alpha Wolf unleashes unprecedented fury in ‘Half Living Things’

Following the landmark success of Alpha Wolf’s first album with vocalist Lochie Keogh, A Quiet Place To Die (AQPTD), many…

Two Geelong titans team up to offer musical theatre education

Knowing opposite prompt verse prompt side just got a whole lot easier for Geelong musical theatre enthusiasts. Creative arts training…

Bendigo Engine Room tackles being alone with new theatre work

Bendigo Engine Room will spotlight the deep-rooted, community-shared, profound experience of disconnection this month through a new theatre presentation, a/lone….

Rock Off MND Fundraising Gala to hit GMHBA Stadium

Returning for a third year is the annual Rock Off MND Gala Dinner. Taking place at the President’s Room overlooking…

Capturing the Chris Isaak story

As the zoom window opens, Isaak appears on screen, his branded guitar pressed to his chest. Attentive, he takes immediate…

Khruangbin weaves subtlety into psychedelia with grace on ‘A LA SALA’

In the realm of instrumental neo-psych, Khruangbin undeniably reign as leaders. Their first two releases, The Universe Smiles Upon You…

Andrea Robertson’s Ode to the ‘Seasons’ 

This ambitious project, spanning four EPs coinciding with autumn, winter, spring, and summer, has now culminated in an album that…

Ella Hooper: A Small Town Heroine Taking Centre Stage at A Day on the Green

As platinum-selling sensation Chris Isaak headlines A Day on the Green, another luminary prepares to grace the stage: the inimitable…

Country superstar, Chris Stapleton, announces tour of Australia in New Zealand

Pour a Tennessee Whiskey, acclaimed country superstar Chris Stapleton is heading down under for the first time, today announcing the…

Beans’ ‘Boots N Cats’ is a psychedelic journey through the heart of modern rock

This assertion might appear ambitious, given the fact that they are only three albums deep and less than a decade…

Kubik Frankston is a culmination of Melbourne’s vibrant music and food culture, set against a world-class installation

Illuminated tanks of water become synchronised with dancing music inside the open air event space of Kubik which will be…

Young, Talented, and Unstoppable: Astrid Armstrong is Geelong’s Rising Star

Born into a family deeply entrenched in the music industry, Astrid’s journey began long before she stepped onto the stage….

Cooper Lower’s New Single ‘The Bar’ is a Poetic Elixir for Modern Masculinity

Few artists capture the essence of raw emotion and introspection quite like Cooper Lower. With a soul-stirring new single, ‘The…

Xavier Rudd releases first EP in 25 years, Freedom Sessions

Acclaimed Australian singer-songwriter and Torquay claim-to-fame, Xavier Rudd surprised fans by giving back on Good Friday, dropping his new EP,…

Hiatus Kaiyote announce tour and new album, Love Heart Cheat Code

Melbourne/Naarm band, Hiatus Kaiyote, today announce their fourth studio album, Love Heart Cheat Code out 28 June via Brainfeeder Records /…

 

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