Sherri Parry launches her debut

With the finishing touches of her forthcoming debut album fuelled by two packets of discount cookies from a certain supermarket, Sherri Parry is exhausted but happy to finish up four months in the studio.

A moment with Libby Steel

We sit down for a quick chat with Western Victorian rocket Libby Steel.

Win a slot on the 2020 Meadow lineup

You or your band could be joining the 2020 lineup, sharing the stage with the likes of this year’s headliners Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Frankie Cosmos (US), Sheer Mag (US), Dyson Stringer Cloher, Elizabeth, Surprise Chef, the ‘forever young’ Youth Group, indie song chef, Angie McMahon, and many more.

The East Pointers bring their new album ‘Yours To Break’ to Port Fairy Folk Festival

As recipients of the Juno Award For Traditional Roots Album Of The Year, this triumphantly tenacious trio are breaking boundaries with their newest release entitled Yours To Break.

These New South Whales Punk Wave

They will be joining Julia Jacklin, Ecca Vandal, DRMNGNOW, Maddy Jane, Elizabeth and Clypso at the picturesque Grampians Music Festival 28 – 29 February 2020.

Say hello to Volta, the new and improved Karova Lounge

Slated to open at the start of February following major renovations, the live music venue will be Ballarat’s answer to sustainable arts and culture, showcasing talent and diversity in a clean approachable atmosphere, providing a dynamic space for people to socialise in a low-risk environmen

Five minutes with Derrin Nauendorf

Check out the album below and help Derrin celebrate his return to Oz at Pistol Pete’s, Geelong on Thursday, January 30.

Game, Set, Match… George Alice

We sit down with the young artist ahead of her upcoming performance on the Live Stage at the Australian Open this month.

INXSIVE: Paying tribute to Aussie rock legends Inxs

If they can never tear you apart from the kick of INXS, then an excessive dose of rock, courtesy of tribute band INXSIVE, is definitely what you need this January!

Sunny in Ocean Grove

We’re talking about the Melbourne nu-metal band Ocean Grove and the release of their third single, ‘SUNNY’, for their sophomore album Flip Phone Fantasy.

The best of Dragon

Australian pub rock royalty Dragon is back in 2020! This time it’s the 20/20 Tour, fuelled with the top 40 songs that you know and love in a glorious musical mashup over two 20 song sets which will be coming to the BC next month.

An Evening With Between The Buried And Me

We sat down with the North Carolina quintet’s lead vocalist and keys Tommy Giles Rogers, Jr.

Meadow reveal second announce of acts featuring Angie McMahon

Taking place from Friday 27 – Sunday 29 March 2020, Meadow will also play host to Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Frankie Cosmos (US), Sheer Mag (US), Dyson Stringer Cloher, Elizabeth, Surprise Chef and the ‘forever young’, Youth Group.

The Beautiful Girls are bringing their laid-back and spacious folk-rock into The Torquay Hotel this Saturday

For a band celebrating a good 20 years in the industry, The Beautiful Girls are just as relevant now as they ever were.

The Growlers At Torquay Hotel – Are You In Or Out?

Our Natural Affair with California bred, The Growlers, has only just begun.

No Sad Songs with country rockers The Wolfe Brothers

Untamed and vocally melodic like wolves in the wild, the powerful pack of Country craftsmen The Wolfe Brothers certainly live up to their name!

New material on the way from South African musical export Ruby Gill

2020 is shaping up to be the year we get to hear new music from Ruby Gill, who is laying down her first full-length album before the year is through.

The M.O.A are heading to NYE on the Hill

We chat to the band ahead of their performance.

Kim Churchill’s music is bringing him to Geelong’s Great Australian Beer Festival

In the middle of his tour, Churchill will take to Geelong’s Great Australian Beer Festival and bring his new music and popular tracks to the stage, alongside the likes of Sneaky Sound System and The Kite Machine.

Of Monsters and Men are bringing their charming vocals and indie tunes to our shores

Their last East Coast tour in 2016 was fully sold-out and this time, they will be arriving with a new studio album under their belts, ready to perform.

Parcels are wrapping up the year with Falls Festival

Whilst they may be in Berlin “in a little basement, well, a studio really, not a basement” for the time being, soon they’ll be donning their iconic outfits and giving us the opportunity to dance.

Cannot Luv Miami Horror Enough

‘Luv Is Not Enough’ and ‘Restless’ are good indications of what is to come from the producers with collaborations a-plenty, lyrically diversity around relationships, being carefree and some more metaphorical messages, and those mega fresh beats.

Hook into RedHook At Download

In 2020 they will be joining the Australian circuit to play in their home town and also venture south for the Melbourne leg, and they could not be more excited.

Pollyman is one to watch

Pollyman may not be an act that you’re familiar with, but you will be.

 

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