Why Melbourne’s Listening Bars Are Becoming the City’s New Cultural Hotspots

The city that gave the world laneway dining and rooftop cinema is now embracing something quieter — and somehow louder….

Big Foot & Last Dinosaurs: Torquay Hotel Stomps Into June

From indie-rock favourites celebrating a milestone album to one of Australia’s hottest house music exports, Torquay Hotel is set for…

Gigs going down across Victoria this month

Winter sets the perfect stage for live music across regional Victoria this June, with pubs, theatres and community venues buzzing…

Calling shotgun on songs: Paul Dempsey discusses the art of covers

He has proven himself each occasion he has stepped into the Like A Version studio for triple j, taking on…

Confront What Most You Fear in their Hometown debut

Geelong is about to experience a night where music does more than fill the room. On Saturday 30 May, the…

From regional to RISING: Making the most of Melbourne’s premier cultural festival

RISING makes its highly anticipated return from 27 May—08 June 2026, spanning ballroom to tram, live music venue to street…

The Wolfe Brothers Celebrate Australia on the Road with Their ‘Australian Made’ Tour

For Tom and Nick Wolfe, country music isn’t just a genre—it’s a homegrown identity. The brothers, who first captured the…

Geelong’s own K rock 95.5 are finalists in national radio awards

No, it’s not static or bad reception coming through the airwaves, but the applause of a station’s success. Geelong and…

Jet jump back on the road

Jet sits right up the top of that list with their lighting speed impact the moment they started their engine….

The Vinyl Factory: Reverb drops the needle on wax culture

Analogue and wax culture are ingrained in Melbourne’s DNA. A recent research finding from the Victorian Music Development Office places…

Great Ocean Odes: Three records to spin this month

The Geelong, Bellarine, and Surf Coast music scene is turning things up to 11 yet again on the release front….

Rock royalty take to Barwon Heads Hotel this month

This month, Barwon Heads Hotel turns up the volume on Australia’s rich rock heritage, celebrating the legends and anthems that…

Torquay Hotel puts on a local feast with 12 bands and DJ’s this month

Torquay Hotel is turning up the energy this May with a lineup that promises something for every live music fan….

Mister Co. Unleash ‘Monsters’ and Set the Stage for Melbourne’s Homegrown Festival

In the heart of Naarm/Melbourne’s ever-pulsing music scene, Mister Co. return with ‘Monsters’, a single that feels like sunlight caught…

These New South Whales hit the Barwon Club tonight, kicking off a raucous month of music

Twelve gigs take over the bursting bandroom of Barwon Club Hotel this month, and it all kicks off tonight with…

Gig Guide: The top gigs happening this month across Victoria

Okay – the pun was bad, but the gigs happening across this month in Victoria are definitely not. There’s Chris…

Wolf Alice: How going back to basics allowed the band to bloom

The London rock four-piece have showered the headlines, stamped festival lineups, climbed the charts, and repeated their top dog title…

Katy Steele Unveiled: The Voice and Vision Behind Undressed

When it comes to defining our Australian music industry, a few characteristics come to light but none more than the…

Jesse Valach Strikes Back: Blues, Soul, and Survival Collide in Stroke of Luck

Jesse Valach’s return to music is a triumph of spirit and sound, a celebration of resilience set to the pulse…

Eric Bibb on the blues, the Bellarine, and the binding of story

A constant documenter of historical oppression, heartache, and the healing of holding hope, the blues has returned in full force…

Stars & Bars Heathcote is an excursion of locales and live music

Stars & Bars Heathcote returns to the Central Victorian town across the weekend of Friday 17 April and Saturday 18…

Back to the BC: All of the gigs begging for a visit to the bandroom at Barwon Club Hotel this month

Barwon Club Hotel hits the nail on the head this month with their live music programming. They have it all…

Bibb, blues, boom, and Bellarine Estate: It’s a big April for the winery

Following on from a standout weekend of Easter celebrations, Bellarine Estate get back to business with their live music offering….

Local’s Lounge with COOLDAD

In the Local’s Lounge this month we have the coolest band with the coolest name; COOLDAD. Explore more incredible music…

 

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