Lilla Vargen releases a devastatingly beautiful EP

You might not know the name Lilla Vargen, but rest assured, the Northern Irish singer-songwriter with a soulful and evocative voice is one to add to your playlist.

Rachael Leahcar – Together For Christmas

Uniting six languages in ribbons of mesmeric melody, 2012 Finalist of The Voice Rachael Leahcar has Christmas wrapped in a bow with her newest creation Together For Christmas.

Grampians Music Festival 2020: Four years of big mountains, huge sounds

Heading back to the beautiful Grampians National Park in February for its fourth year in a row, the Grampians Music Festival (GMF) has a huge line-up of outstanding Australian up and coming artists for 2020.

Summer Sundays returns to Ballarat in 2020

Sunshine, good music and a handful of your closest mates; is there a better recipe for a good time?

The search is on for Geelong’s Best Busker

Not only do buskers get their name out there, share their music and get to enjoy the vibrant atmosphere, but there’s a range of prizes to be won, with a prize pool in excess of $1000, including an opportunity to play live on Pulse radio, and the opportunity to play at a number of festivals and public events.

Tis’ the season to listen to rad Christmas tunes

Are you sick of hearing Michael Buble and Mariah Carey? Do you want to prove to your friends that you KNOW music? Are you trying to act like a Grinch but deep down you’re a Buddy from Elf?

Saavan share their top five Aussie artists

French duo Saavan have recently dropped their poignant sophomore EP ‘Observatory’ – a five-track journey of brooding electronica, filled to the brim with expansive soundscapes.written and produced by the band themselves.

Behind the lens with Brittany Long

Brittany Long has let nothing stop her during her journey as a live music photographer, not even her wheelchair.

Take a Chance on Mind The Moon

Australian audiences will be able to hear some of the tracks from ‘Mind The Moon’ live when Milky Chance return down under for Falls Festival.

Tired Lion are fronting up for Unify Gathering

Unify will be a chance for Hopes and the band to re-focus after the Christmas period, but don’t expect anything but a ‘balls to the wall’ performance.

Grampians Music Festival: The Buoys & Maddy Jane

To celebrate the return of this absolute showcase of the best new bands making music all over the country, we passed the baton and got Maddy Jane and The Buoys to interview each other!

Dandecat provide an escape in time with ‘Kaleidoscope Mind’

Self-described as “unlabelled” and “fusion music”, the four-piece band feature powerful riffs, back-beats and vocal layers on their debut EP ‘Kaleidoscope Mind’.

Casey Bennetto’s Swinging Bella’s Christmas

Fun is exactly what A Swingin’ Bella’s Christmas is about so unbox your Santa hats and Christmas sweaters (because let’s face it, this summer hasn’t been much chop so far), and in Arctic Monkey’s fashion, get on your dancing shoes – Christmas has come early!

Bakers Daughter aka Alyce Platt

Melbourne’s Bakers Daughter (aka Alyce Platt) has returned, but for this artist, everything is new. Reframing her past, Bakers Daughter presents her original music and artistic pursuits through the lens of the Indie-pop artist she is so highly regarded as by her peers and critics alike.

Ring in the New Year with Bluestone Blues Festival

Hosted annually by Geelong’s own Sleepy Hollow Blues Club, this well-loved two-day festival is one of the friendliest going around, bringing quality blues musicians from across the country to our own back door – a door only 20km out of Geelong!

Rainbow Serpent Festival returns for 2020

Rainbow is definitely one for punters to look forward to this summer, January 2020 here we come!

A Grumpy Celtic Christmas

No need to flinch – there is not even a pinch of a Grinch in sight, despite the name of Claymore’s Christmas collaboration with Order Of Australia recipient Eric Bogle and the Glenbrae Celtic Dancers!

FINNEAS On Finding Fame

To say the year has been intense is an understatement, but O’Connell is in good spirits.

Cosmo’s Midnight To Get Your Heads Dancing

Sydney producers, Cosmo’s Midnight, will be taking over the decks at Barwon Heads Hotel post-Christmas day as part of the annual Dancing Heads Music Festival, alongside Bag Raiders, Cassian and Dean Turnley.

Resisting the Fall

If you think you’re too metal for Meredith, get along to the show Saturday 14 December at The Eastern.

Destruktor Blaze up with new Bassist

Like a fine whiskey, Destruktor only gets better with age. 22 years since their first demo (on cassette, remember those?) and four years on from their second full-release Opprobrium, Destruktor are kicking back into action for BLAZE Geelong December 7th hosted by the Barwon Club.

Blaze is bringing Garlic Nun to town

Her Highness and Resist Promotions present Blaze, a festival of musical delights that takes place at the Barwon Club on December 7.

Busking for a change is a chance to do something special this Christmas

Held at The Deck in Geelong this Sunday (December 8), the event will be an all ages, all day and all night public music charity event, boasting an incredible lineup of incredibly talented local musicians and dancers who are willing enough to perform for free to help raise these funds for the homeless.

Festival X is bringing one of the UK’s finest exports in electronic music to Melbourne this weekend

We sit down with Nic Fanciulli for a quick chat ahead of this weekend’s antics!

 

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