Miss Muddy is heading to Geelong this year

Australia’s very first female-only obstacle based event is coming to Geelong this November.

Photo review: Peking Duk ruled Ballarat at Karova’s sold out car park festival

For those who made it on Saturday to Karova Lounge’s sold out carpark festival, it really was a night to remember.

Geelong band Hiddenite just released two new tracks, Amber and In Anger

Local band Hiddenite have released two brand new tracks, ‘Amber’ and ‘In Anger’.

Sarah Carroll & The Left Wing: Star Parade

If opera can be thought of as the musical version of a novel, then ballads are the short story.

Review: Client Liaison gave Geelong a night that did not dissappoint

Huge hair, outrageous outfits and pulsing dance beats saturated Geelong.

Good Beer Week is back for another year with a slew of regional events

Good Beer week returns to Melbourne and surrounds for its seventh year running.

Expect to start seeing a whole lot more Furphy tinnies around, as they are officially out

The tinnies are starting to appear at venues across Victoria.

Little Wigtown bring the Americana sound to Geelong’s Pistol Petes Food N Blues

Inspired by the greats of Wanda Jackson, Patsy Cline, Ray Charles, and Leon Russell, Victorian Americana band Little Wigtown have been pleasing audiences with what can only be explained as a unique interpretation of the American Songbook.

Busby Marou head to Geelong next month with their most important release to date

Australian duo Busby Marou will be bringing their sweet harmonies to Geelong on their Postcards From the Shell House Tour.

Pulp 111

Hey gang, welcome back to another edition of Pulp! I hope you’ve all enjoyed the Easter break – I know I have, sleep ins are the best – and I hope you’re keen to jump back in like I am.

Mastodon: Emperor Of Sand

Brendan O’Brien has returned to production duties on this album which comes with that amazing sound Mastodon had on Crack The Skye. I was hoping Emperor Of Sand would be the massive prog fest Crack The Skye was, but this isn’t the case.

Horris Green: The Dog Line

The combination of blues and thrash theoretically shouldn’t be a good match but Ballarat duo Horris Green make it seem effortless on their new EP The Dog Line.

Pop Culture #662

Is it all over for Marvel? That’s the tough question just about nobody is seriously asking: their movie franchises rumble onward with no sign of slowing, their future plans continue to stretch off far into the future, and their television department… actually yeah, there’s a bit of a problem there.

Melbourne/Surf Coast band Localles release second ever single, Wishing Well

Melbourne/Surf Coast indie pop-rock band, Localles, have just released their second ever single, Wishing Well. The single is from their forthcoming debut EP and is released just days before frontman Ted O’Niel is to undergo open heart surgery.

The Negative Waves festival set times are here to plan your sesh next weekend

The set times are officially out, and with Brant Bjork closing the night with a midnight set, we say they did alright.

Geelong musician Evangeline teases new single, Write About

Geelong’s very own Evangeline has just released a brand new single – except we don’t get to hear it until May 5.

1984, the year a rock band sponsored a surf contest

1984 was a big year in the world of surfing. It was a year when a group of younger surfers led by Tom Carroll, Martin Potter and Tom Curren started to shake down the old guard of Mark Richards, Cheyne Horan and Shaun Tomson.

Julien Baker set for Ballarat show, good news for those who won’t catch her at Splendour

Hold onto your hats, Julien Baker is coming to Ballarat.

SacredEdge Listening to Voices from the Edge

SacredEdge is a festival that brings locals together and listens to voices from the edge through stories, songs and art – Indigenous, Refugees, Asylum Seekers – with sustainability and mental health themes as well.

Allday: the charismatic lyricist on his international move, a new album and a national tour

“Over here it’s a big country and no one knows who I am, so I figured if I come over it might push me into something bigger. Maybe I’ll have a bit more hunger and want to push myself a bit harder. I feel like good artists move to different places and suck that culture in and then spew it out.”

Geelong After Dark: Field of Beams

Geelong After Dark returns this year, and with it comes the interactive music and technology experience, ‘Field of Beams’.

The Otway Food and Fibre Showcase

The Otway Food and Fibre Showcase is back for the second time as part of Eat Local Month, displaying the Otway’s best local produce, live music, market stalls, workshops and demonstrations. Forté chat to organiser Andrew Gray ahead of the event.

Triple j’s KLP is heading to Ballarat next month

Sydney based producer, songwriter, vocalist, DJ, triple j radio host and serial slasher, KLP, is gaining major popularity at clubs and on airwaves around Australia.

Too Heavy To Hug #662

If you have a spare fifteen bucks you want to put towards a proper good cause then look no further than Kingdom Of Kai, an Australian metal compilation CD out now.

 

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