PREMIERE: Mo•Louie lets loose with her addictive new single ‘Iso Iso Iso Bored’

A homage to her batshit craziness Mo•Louie’s single ‘Iso Iso Iso Bored’ celebrates her first ever fully produced song, out…

Magic Dirt have announced a special 20th anniversary edition of What Are Rock Stars Doing Today

Renowned homebrew Magic Dirt have announced a special anniversary edition on their third album, What Are Rock Stars Doing Today….

Injecting vibrancy and life back into Geelong, Piano Bar brings free live music to Little Malop Street

The last few weeks have been pretty amazing in regional Victoria. Life has returned to the city centres; restaurants have…

Baker Boy leads Bendigo’s Dragon City Sounds online concert

You would be hard-pressed to find someone who doesn’t have a story about how music got them through a difficult…

AFL reveals strong local lineup for 2020 Grand Final entertainment

With just two weeks until the 2020 AFL Grand Final takes place at The Gabba in Brisbane, the AFL has…

Music Victoria Industry Awards honour our struggling Victorian live music venues

Thursday night saw the first of Music Victoria’s awards ceremonies held virtually, with the organisation revealing the deserving winners of…

Paul Kelly: The Man, the Music and Life in Between

It’s been said that, for an artist, there’s no such thing as bad publicity. Maybe that’s what motivated Paul Kelly…

A beacon of light: Piano Bar are keeping live music alive with outdoor shows at the Geelong Racing Club

The last few weeks have been pretty amazing in regional Victoria. Life has returned to the city centres; restaurants have…

Ticket reseller viagogo fined $7 million for misleading Aussie music fans

Swiss-based ticket reseller Viagogo has been ordered to pay a penalty of $7 million by the Australian Federal Court for…

AC/DC are back, returning with Brian Johnson, Phil Rudd and Cliff Williams

The rumour mill has been churning for several months now about the return of these veteran rock n’ rollers and…

Piano Bar is moving to the Geelong Race Course

The last two weeks have been pretty amazing in regional Victoria. Life has returned to the city centres; restaurants have…

Port Fairy Folk Festival announces special online event, Home Folk

Port Fairy Folk Festival has teamed up with Geelong Arts Centre to present a special digital event following the cancellation…

27 weeks and counting, Isol-Aid is reviving music festivals online through Instragram live

Energetic crowds, blinding stages lights, the vibrations of the mosh floor and booming speakers flooding the space. All elements of…

Live music has returned to Geelong putting local musicians front and centre

Who’s been missing hitting up the pub on a Saturday night for a pint and some quality live music? We…

The Living End, Jeff Lang, Kate Miller-Heidke and more revealed for Bluesfest 2021

Forging on with their plans for 2021, Byron Bay Bluesfest has just bolstered their lineup with eight Aussie favourites revealed…

Missing your weekly dose of Luke Biscan on the mic? You can see him perform live this Friday

Luke Biscan. In Geelong and surrounds, it’s a name well-known to anyone who loves live music – and for good…

Victorian Government announces $13million funding package for live music sector

Providing some good news for your Sunday, the Victorian Government has announced a $13million funding package to help Victoria’s $1.7…

London Topaz is streaming a free gig from Avalon Airport tomorrow night

Despite our restrictions have eased here in regional Victoria, we’re still missing live music and that feeling of dancing it…

Aussie promoters have created a world-first COVID safe music festival format

Ever since COVID entered our lives and broke the hearts of music fans worldwide, the question about the future of…

BIGSOUND just dropped the first lineup of keynote speakers and it’s juicy AF

Following the recent news that BIGSOUND 2020 will be presented as a free digital event, the annual music extravaganza has…

Boogie Festival has made the call on their 2020 event

The 14th instalment of Boogie Festival has been postponed from 2020’s Melbourne Cup long weekend to April 2 to 4,…

Meredith Music Festival cancelled for 2020

Meredith Music Festival has announced it will no longer go ahead in 2020. The event was scheduled to take place…

Powderfinger are releasing an album of unreleased songs this year

Aussie rock legends Powderfinger are 2020’s saving grace, announcing a full album of previously unreleased tracks. Revealing the news in…

Lash78 team up with the Geelong Arts Centre for a livestream performance this Friday night

This pandemic has crushed a lot of things, but it’s failed to dissuade the passion, creativity and positive spirit of…

 

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