WOMADelaide festival kicks off tonight, here’s what makes it so special
27 February 2017
WOMADelaide is said to be the “world’s festival” bringing together some of the finest international acts to our shores.
27 February 2017
WOMADelaide is said to be the “world’s festival” bringing together some of the finest international acts to our shores.
27 February 2017
Rock Off MND is a live music event which raises funds for Motor Neurone Disease (MND) research and promotes awareness around the local community. Taking place at Deakin’s Waterfront Campus, it was decided that after the previous years successful events, raising more than $60,000 in 2015 alone, it was time to go again!
26 February 2017
Prepare yourselves for a burst of 90’s nostalgia. With The I Love The 90’s Tour coming up with a dream line-up of pre-millennium favourites.
25 February 2017
Sitting across the world in Geneva with a cup of coffee, singer-songwriter Greg Arnold is warmed by the fact that his band of 30 years, Things of Stone and Wood, are heading back to Australia this year, armed with the tracks of their 1993 debut album.
25 February 2017
With the news of Music Victoria’s brand new Live Music Professionals program, a free opportunity for established independent promoters and venue bookers, Forté chat to industry expert Justin Rudge, head of Melbourne-based artist booking service Public Bookings, to get an insight into the booking business.
24 February 2017
“You’re not Kylie are you?” “No, but I’m an impersonator!” It’s a common conversation for entertainer Lucy Holmes, who has crafted a long-standing career playing Australia’s own ‘Princess of Pop,’ Kylie Minogue in her world-wide touring tribute show, 100% Kylie.
24 February 2017
She’s one of the finest acts from regional Victoria; a recording artist, teacher, mother, director and an all around kick-ass woman. For over 25 years, Sarah Carroll has made herself known in the music industry, performing with The Junes and The Cartridge Family, as well as supporting high-profile artists like Mic Conway, Neil Murray and Jackie Marshall.
23 February 2017
Forté chat to Laura from the acoustic, folk-laced country duo The Weeping Willows ahead of their upcoming performance at Wyndham City for the last session of the Friday Night Live series.
23 February 2017
There are many ways to describe the multi-talented Inna Modja; singer, songwriter, producer, actress and model. She loves to travel and discover new cultures. She is a proud vegetarian, environmentalist and women right’s activist – but ask Modja herself, and she will tell you first and foremost she is a “Fulani Girl from The Desert of Mali”.
23 February 2017
“I’m starting to try to self-analyse a bit more and be a bit more pragmatic. I’ve been trying to get inside myself a bit more for the next album.” After a year of constant international touring, Marlon Williams is finally taking a well-deserved break to write his highly anticipated sophomore release.
23 February 2017
The streets are the perfect platform for unsigned artists to showcase their skills to the public – whether it be music, art or entertainment. Busking, one of the world’s oldest professions, allows artists to do just that.
21 February 2017
“Everybody wants to feel seen, when you feel seen, you feel understood,” says The xx vocalist and guitarist Romy Madley Croft. “I know that’s when I feel happy, when I have human connection. And we realised that’s such a big part of our band, our friendship.
20 February 2017
With a career that was started to fulfill a neighborhood’s demand for a brass band to lead marches at community events – sadly, mainly funerals – New Orleans act The Hot 8 Brass Band have become their cities most prolific global export.
17 February 2017
In the nine years that Les Poules á Colin have being a band, they have accomplished a lot. From international touring, releasing two albums to immense critical acclaim, and smashing folk festivals worldwide, the five piece, originating from Quebec, have established a very reputable name for their eclectic folk melodies.
17 February 2017
Carus Thompson is no stranger to life lived on the road. For the past 20 years, he has spent his time bouncing between the stage and the studio, travelling from town to town and making his mark touring the United States and Europe.
16 February 2017
They’ve got rum, they’ve got pirate monikers, they fully support any attempt at a shoey, and they get around aboard the S.S Plunderberg flying pirate ship – Lagerstein are clearly the guys to party with. Taking on their pirate identities to a level worthy of praise, the guys are setting sail on their 14 date Australian tour, Suns Out Rums Out.
15 February 2017
Sydney alt-pop four-piece Tigertown have just completed a whirlwind tour of the country in support of US rockers and buddies, Panic! at the Disco.
14 February 2017
The multi-talented Mat McHugh is no stranger to the pages of Forté. So it was welcome news to hear he will be back on the road again this summer with the High Up! Summer 17 tour – a run of shows that has everyone in suspense, even the man himself.
11 February 2017
Five years ago the Violent Femmes’ bassist and co-founder, Brian Ritchie, became an Australian citizen and he hasn’t looked back since. He and his wife settled in Hobart in 2008 and he set about establishing himself in the local arts scene. As curator of MONA FOMA Festival, he has a keen eye and a sound ear for what works – what people want and how to make it happen.
10 February 2017
We chat with the “loud, hairy and loose” Melbourne rockers, Luy and Jacob, from The Hunted Crows in the midst of their Young Man Tour.
10 February 2017
Live music is at the crux of a successful music industry. Thanks to Music Victoria, a brand new and vibrant program has been created to help create a sustainable live music sector.
10 February 2017
After 30 years as a band it can be hard to find a new spin to attract a new demographic, unless you are Pseudo Echo, who’s sound from the ‘80s was so cutting edge and futuristic that it is still attracting masses of younger fans. This was evident after the bands 2014 release of ‘Ultraviolet.’
9 February 2017
All the way from the Emerald Isle ‘C’est la Vie’ hit-makers B*Witched will headline the show and they’ll be joined by UK popstars Atomic Kitten, S Club 3, East 17 and Liberty X.
