Thirsty for Lime Cordiale

Fresh off a plane from sunny Europe where they provided some serious wanderlust envy with their Instagrammable summer glows and Spanish street performances, Sydney siblings, Lime Cordiale, touch back down in Australia preparing for their high-demand ‘Robbery’ AU and NZ tour, festival season, and the release of a new single on 20 September.

Loch Hart Music Festival brings out the best of the Victorian surfcoast

The regional festival returning to the small scenic town of Princetown this Summer for its second edition, where the vibe will be chill, the music will be infectious and the scenery will inspire.

Pixies Get Eerie on Beneath The Eyrie

With all of the elements in place to hit the mark on gothic rock with the Pixies classic twist, ‘Beneath The Eerie’ certainly delivers, achieving everything the band wanted to going into their 9th album.

Twenty years on, Birregurra Festival and Art Show continues to place community life at the heart

They say a gold coin doesn’t get you all that much in life anymore, but in the Birregurra Festival and Art Show world, it gains you access to the whole weekend of entertainment.

The News with Boy & Bear

After several years away, fans aren’t the only ones counting down the days until their return.

Traffik Island is heading to Loch Hart Music Festival

Courtesy of another musical polymath in the Flightless Records family, Traffik Island is the off-kilter project from ORB’s Zak Olsen, and boy is it good. We sit down with Zak for a chat about music, music and more music.

Up close with Nashville’s Leo Rondeau

Catch Leo at Pistol Pete’s Food n Blues, Geelong – September 21, Major Tom’s, Kyneton – September 28 & Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine – September 29.

SHE SINGS. SHE BREATHES. SHE SIGHS.

Get ready to do what you want to, whether that’s to shake, rattle, roll, grind, bump or exhale, when Melbourne based multi-disciplinary installation and video artist Martha Ackroyd Curtis brings SHE SINGS. SHE BREATHES. SHE SIGHS. to the Meat Market Stables this October.

Beccy Cole is heading to Port Fairy

This September, the singer-songwriter is kicking up her country boots and heading to Crossley Hall in Port Fairy and bringing a swag of her friends along for the ride.

Sampa The Great brings her new album and new experiences to The Lost Lands Festival

It’s been over a year since Sampa The Great’s last release, Birds And The BEE9, swept across the world, blurring the lines between hip-hop, soul and gospel, and earning herself the 2018 Australian Music Prize.

DZ Deathrays are still DIY

Parsons insists, after all, “we still kind of treat ourselves like a DIY band as much as possible.”

The Waifs and John Butler co-headline Bendigo Blues and Roots Music Festival

The ninth annual Bendigo Blues and Roots Music Festival serves up a jam-packed four days of music, talent, art, community, and fun for the whole family. With over 130 acts across 40 venues, the festival is a true celebration and reflection of the blues and roots scene in Bendigo and across the world.

The Way That We Love Vera Blue

There are only good things ahead for the enigmatic pop powerhouse Vera Blue, aka Celia Pavey.

Olympia returns home to Australia for an intimate Anglesea gig

Bartley will be joined by her full band to bring her latest release, Flamingo, to life.

Happy Wanderer Festival returns for #7

Alongside the good times, great music, a sweet program of workshops, morning yoga, volunteering spirit, and splashing around in the river, it’s a festival which places a particular focus on sustainability and does so in more ways than one.

Be More Mindful: Workplace Mental Health Training

Mental health challenges can affect anyone in the community and developing the knowledge, skills and confidence to support a friend, family member or co-worker experiencing a mental health challenge, is invaluable.

Sam Fender sheds a little more light on the music from his debut album, Hypersonic Missiles

Fresh from unleashing a row of smashing sets at Splendour in the Grass and a couple of packed venues in Sydney and Melbourne, British pop-punk heartthrob Sam Fender slowed down to chat about his debut album, Hypersonic Missiles.

The Amity Affliction play to their strength

Guitarist Dan Brown sat down for a chat recently and gave an insight into the bands’ current mood and plans for the rest of 2019 and beyond.

Alex Lahey is doing it right, bringing infectious anthems and bursting guitars to Geelong this October

“Geelong has always been so supportive of my music from the very start and I hold the town very close to my heart for that reason.”

The Amazons brought Future Dust to Melbourne last week

Singer and guitarist Matt Thomson spoke about the tour and how things have been shaping up with the Brit group.

Michael Waugh brings ‘The Weir’ to the Palais-Hepburn this weekend

We sit down with Michael Waugh.

Lock your doors, Lockdown is here…

Hailing from Melbourne new Electro and house music guru Lockdown is only at the start of his music career, but already gathering a list of achievements that would make a veteran blush.

City Calm Down talk Television and tours

Melbourne four-piece City Calm Down are celebrating the release of their third album Television

Swamp Thing are heading to the Bendigo Blues and Roots Music Festival

Hailing from New Zealand, Swamp Thing’s energetic live performances are re-known for inspiring concert goers to dance and have fun while showcasing a wealth of musical experience and engaging their audience at all times.

 

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