PBS brings the Soul A Go Go Tour to Geelong

Jump on the soul train.

ALBUM PREMIERE: GraceJean’s stunning debut album Long Black Road

Filled with warm, rich harmonies and mellow, folky acoustic guitars, this release carries the listener to a calm place.

Last chance to apply for the Contemporary Music Touring Program

Supporting national touring activity undertaken by Australian musicians performing original contemporary music.

City And Colour’s Pill For Loneliness

Highly anticipated and produced by three-time Grammy-winning Jacquire King alongside the talented Emily Lazar, this album will explore the extremes of emotion, with a focus on eloquence and energy.

Grampians Music Festival early bird tickets are now on sale

The 2019 edition of the Grampians Music Festival boasted the likes of Sampa The Great, Wafia, Slum Sociable and Angie McMahon, a powerful lineup that drew some of the best crowds to the iconic Grampians Mountain Ranges.

Missy Raines Trio head to Patchewollock Music Festival

Alongside the music, audiences can expect a fun-filled program of dance, comedy, yarn spinning, bush tucker and, just to be different, sheep racing… and best of all, it’s completely free!

Lee Kernaghan brings his Backroad Nation tour through Ballarat

Having recently completed his Boys From The Bush 25th anniversary tour, Kernaghan couldn’t wait to get back on the road again and share his brand of country rock with fans.

Port Fairy Folk Festival to bring the world to Geelong

In a coup for the Port Fairy Folk Festival and in partnership with the US-based Folk Alliance International (FAI), the renowned Folk Festival will present the FAI ExChange Conference in Geelong in early March next year.

Grand Pine have dropped the ambient, hauntingly beautiful single ‘Heart’

If you’re a fan of slow and enigmatic indie-folk and you are yet to discover Grand Pine, you are missing out.

Wayne Coyne Remembers The Flaming Lips Masterpiece ‘The Soft Bulletin’

The Flaming Lips will be in Australia Thursday 3 and 4 October as part of Melbourne International Arts Festival, playing The Soft Bulletin in full.

Provenance Wines are hosting weekly Vino and Vinyl nights in October

Whether it’s Friday night with the girls, date night or the weekly work-knock-offs, this promises to be an absolute treat!

Industry updates from Music Victoria – September

This State We’re In…

Grinspoon are getting started with their Chemical Hearts tour

The ‘Chemical Hearts’ tour will mark the release of Grinspoon’s ‘Chemical Hearts’ Vinyl, a greatest hits LP delivering some of the Grinners best tracks on some hot wax, but interestingly enough, some of the bands biggest songs and undoubtedly fan favourites, never actually made the charts.

Thirsty for Lime Cordiale

Fresh off a plane from sunny Europe where they provided some serious wanderlust envy with their Instagrammable summer glows and Spanish street performances, Sydney siblings, Lime Cordiale, touch back down in Australia preparing for their high-demand ‘Robbery’ AU and NZ tour, festival season, and the release of a new single on 20 September.

VIDEO PREMIERE: Miles Recommends – Keep It Warm

Miles Recommends isn’t a name you’ll soon forget; the Melbourne five-piece have blended the genres of pop, rock, blues, and even some pop, so create a crunchy, bluesy brooding sound on their latest single ‘Keep it Warm’.

Loch Hart Music Festival brings out the best of the Victorian surfcoast

The regional festival returning to the small scenic town of Princetown this Summer for its second edition, where the vibe will be chill, the music will be infectious and the scenery will inspire.

Pixies Get Eerie on Beneath The Eyrie

With all of the elements in place to hit the mark on gothic rock with the Pixies classic twist, ‘Beneath The Eerie’ certainly delivers, achieving everything the band wanted to going into their 9th album.

Bendigo Au Go Go #18

Bendigo stalwarts Midweek Blues have spent a busy winter in the studio – and they are preparing to unleash the results in the coming months.

Lambys Tavern Grand Final Marathon

For those that want more than the AFL’s entertainment of Paul Kelly, Dean Lewis and Tones & I, Lambys has four huge nights of fun lined up.

Twenty years on, Birregurra Festival and Art Show continues to place community life at the heart

They say a gold coin doesn’t get you all that much in life anymore, but in the Birregurra Festival and Art Show world, it gains you access to the whole weekend of entertainment.

It’s All Gravy with Blue Velvet

Following the release of their 2018 EP “A Lesson in Regression”, 2019 now sees Sydney indie-pop band Blue Velvet entering…

River Rocks Rehab is back for 2019

For the third consecutive year, River Rocks Rehab will run on the Sunday of the Festival.

The News with Boy & Bear

After several years away, fans aren’t the only ones counting down the days until their return.

Sneaky Sound System, Kim Churchill and The Kite Machine unveiled for Great Australian Beer Festival Geelong

GABF overflows with fun, from the moment you set hands on your tasting glass, ‘til the time you’re tipping back your last beer of the day.

 

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