Northeast Party House Beat the Supermarket Stock Crisis with Shelf Life

Their highly anticipated third album, Shelf Life, dropped Friday 28 February and is already filling the void.

Rock Off MND returns for 2020

What better way to Rock Off a wretched disease than organise a concert with great live music and great people and donate all funds to much-needed research to find a cure?

The Gipsy Kings return to Australia for both Byron Bay Bluesfest and a national headline tour

The Grammy-winning flamenco rock act, which features core original members Nicolas Reyes and Tonino Baliardo, is responsible for some monster hits including ‘Bamboleo’, ‘Volare’ ‘Djobi Djoba’ and ‘Bem Bem Maria’, meaning these shows will be something to see!

Sugar, spice and everything nice with Jawbreakers

We chat to the duo ahead of their Sweetstock appearance.

The Hu are bringing their blend of hard rock and traditional Mongolian throat singing to Download 2020

We chat to the band ahead of the festival.

Allday Joins Killer Aussie Lineup for Coastal Surf Festival, The Drop

With dates in Noosa, Newcastle, Manly, Coolangatta, Torquay and Busselton, he’ll be joining a killer lineup featuring great Australian artists like The Presets, Boy & Bear, Kita Alexander plus some more phenomenal acts.

Tim Ross and Kit Warhurst bring ‘MOTEL’ to Adelaide

Comedian, broadcaster and aficionado of architecture Tim Ross recalls his initiation into the ‘dreamy, idyllic’ cacoon of motel world.

Kingswood bring defiant new album to Geelong and Ballarat

Off the back of their album, Kingswood are hitting the road on a 20-date tour across the country including metro and regional locations.

Cable Ties on how they’ve developed their sound for their new album Far Enough

Cable Ties are set to perform at The Corner Hotel in Melbourne on May 2.

A moment with Briggs ahead of WOMADelaide 2020

As seen in music videos, TV’s ‘Black Comedy’ and ‘The Weekly with Charlie Pickering’, Adam Briggs is a funny man.

Matt Bourke & The Delusional Drunks take out the Meadow band competition

Hailing from Airey’s Inlet, their raw and ruthless stage show will knock punters straight into festival mode when the stage powers up. We sit down with frontman Matt Bourke ahead of the festivities.

Leigh Whannell on ‘The Invisible Man’

Leigh Whannell’s come a long way since he was the film critic on the ABC’s Recovery.

Ian Moss rolls into Regional Victoria

Now, Moss is having his own celebration; the 30 year anniversary of his career-defining, debut solo album, Matchbook.

Something Wicca This Way Comes

Catch Holly Marie Combs at Melbourne’s Supanova March 7 and 8 alongside co-star Brian Krause.

A moment with Melbourne soulful pop artist Paige Black

We sit down with Paige.

Request The Best

Request Artists are turning the practice of artist booking on its head, making the booking process for events a breeze thanks to their new and innovative booking platform for both artists and event coordinators.

Hard-rocking legend Ron Keel on his return to Australia, inspirations and an extravagant collection of cowboy hats

We caught up with Ron ahead of his trip down under for Melodic Rock Fest this March.

Stonefox returns with striking new track ‘Lightning’

After 12 months in the studio Stonefox make a bold return in 2020 signed to Canadian electronic record label Seeking Blue (MrSuicideSheep) with a lush and melancholic new track ‘Lightning’.

An evening with Pat Metheny

Having previously graced Aussie stages back in 1985 and 2014, this time Metheny will be presenting a range of music from throughout his career.

Downloading Deftones

From Soundwave to Big Day Out and now Download Festival, Deftones are festival favourites who consistently bring bigger and better shows to our shores every time.

Lydia Lunch returns to Australia with Retrovirus

As a notable singer, composer, poet, author, actress and master of Spoken Word, it’s the remarkable synergy amongst Lydia’s lilting lineup that is an undeniable catalyst for the success of Retrovirus so far.

Birdman: Or The Unexpected Virtue Of A Tony Hawk Pro Skater Cover Band

Despite the novelty of the concept, there is an authenticity to Birdman that can only be explained by the 1999 phenomena of Tony Hawk Pro Skater.

Clutching onto Download Lineup

You’ll be able to hear these tracks live on the big stage at Download Festival on March 20 in Melbourne for what will hopefully be even bigger than their UK performance.

The Raw Side of Didirri

Melbourne indie-folk singer-songwriter Didirri has found his way deep into our hearts with his stripped-back melodies, lyrics delving into our inner thoughts and his deep, soulful voice.

 

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