Nahko and Medicine for the People Creating anthems for social movement
12 April 2017
Challenging himself and others to make a change in the world, Nahko Bear is creating music with a purpose.
12 April 2017
Challenging himself and others to make a change in the world, Nahko Bear is creating music with a purpose.
12 April 2017
If you’ve heard of Melbourne’s acoustic duo The Bean Project, it’s partly due to the Folk Alliance Australia and their National Showcase which aims to highlight young and emerging folk artists.
12 April 2017
While summer is technically over, that doesn’t mean there isn’t reason to still head down the beauty that is the Great Ocean Road.
11 April 2017
If you’re a local band, musician, manager, live music venue or other music business, Music Victoria are looking out for you.
11 April 2017
Aussie faves and all round larrikins, the Dune Rats, are heading on their largest regional tour to date. And we couldn’t be happier.
11 April 2017
Free party!! Are your ears perked?
11 April 2017
Jive to Endless Boogie at the peak of night or jig to Jarrow in the afternoon sun because the 2017 Boogie set times have finally arrived.
11 April 2017
The annual Leaps & Bounds Music Festival is back in business for 2017, releasing a stellar lineup for their opening night.
11 April 2017
Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Arjen Lucassen is back with the ninth Ayreon instalment.
11 April 2017
A year ago, Music Victoria – the independent, not-for-profit, voice of the Victorian contemporary music industry – released an updated version of the five-year-old Victorian Best Practice Guidelines for Live Music Venues.
11 April 2017
“It’s interesting when you have been in a band for 25 years; in the way that you view yourself creatively compared to when you have been in a band for [only] five years.”
10 April 2017
Here at Forte, we love a good hot x bun.
10 April 2017
Following last month’s confirmation that Norwegian genre-spanners Ulver will be performing in the fifth annual Dark Mofo festival, the lineup for the elusive festival has been released today.
10 April 2017
The Murlocs have released the first single from their forthcoming third album and it does not disappoint.
10 April 2017
There is a bit happening on the music scene up here in the Rat, with some really interesting acts coming to town.
10 April 2017
The born-again legend himself, Shannon Noll, will be taking his music on the road next month. On May 11, Nollsy will grace Geelong’s The Gateway Hotel with his ‘everyman’ appeal and raw, rockerman voice.
10 April 2017
Created in 2010 with the vision of helping kids tackle their fears and make music in a band-focussed environment, High Voltage Rock School (HVRS) has given thousands of students the tools to write, play and perform their songs and let them take back their creative power.
10 April 2017
Returning for its 28th year running this Easter long weekend, Bluesfest is Australia’s premier contemporary blues and roots music festival. Here’s a brief guide to help you groove your way through Bluesfest ’17.
9 April 2017
Holy Holy’s Timothy Carroll give Forte an insight into artists who inspire him
8 April 2017
With the Melbourne International Comedy Festival now in full swing, what better time to remind people that they can also watch comedy on the ABC?
8 April 2017
All roads led to Torquay this week as the world professional surfing tour heads to Bells Beach for the running of the prestigious Rip Curl Pro.
8 April 2017
An album recorded within the space of five hours in a kitchen is a feat, and it achieves everything that a good garage rock album should.
7 April 2017
Tomorrow night, Social Haunts bring along Jelly Mammoth and Tim Smyth & HolyTrash for one hell of a Saturday night.
7 April 2017
They are the legends of the party. Australia’s favourite dance pop duo Peking Duk (made up of Adam Hyde and Reuben Styles) are known as the wild, fun-loving guys wearing matching tracksuits on the red carpet, leaving you champagne-sprayed at their live shows, and being the ones responsible for some absolute bangers.
