Splendour In The Grass 2017 Set Times Announced

The official set times for Splendour In The Grass 2017 are hot off the presses and ready for all you keen festival-goers.

Frequency 4 presents Ascend 1.0

The event bringing the best local and international electronic music acts to the town, Frequency 4 presents Ascend 1.0 on Cup Eve.

Kat O and the Collectables: What u put up with

Acoustic punk rock artist Kat O from Melbourne’s inner city creates a unique collaboration of songs, all of which range from super edgy to intensely harsh and controversial with this release.

Alice Ivy on broken bones, festival appearances and her headline shows

An eventful year thus far for Alice Ivy, not just musically to say the least…

Ali Barter on all things BBQ, her latest and biggest tour and being part of the movement of women in rock music

Following on from a national run of sold out album launches for her critically lauded debut A Suitable Girl, social commentator and femme rock champion Ali Barter will be headlining at this years Adelaide Beer & BBQ Festival at the end of July. We chat to Ali ahead of her performance.

Beyond The Valley Festival Announces 2017 Dates and Location

Victoria’s Beyond The Valley festival has announced the dates and location for its 2017 event, which will once again be held over four days.

Someday June announce debut EP and regional tour

Melbourne indie-folk duo Someday June consists of guitarist Troy White and singer/ songwriter Bec Sykes who have joined forces to create their uniquely beautiful style of music through their debut EP.

Kill Dirty Youth & Rathead unite

You can tell a lot about someone by the company they keep, so the forthcoming EP from alternative rockers Kill Dirty Youth and Rathead should be pretty sweet.

Up The Guts Tour returns for 2017

1 bus, 4 bands, 12 workshops, 18 shows and a bloody long drive.

Superheist are back with a ‘heavy metal breath of fresh air’

We chat to Superheist frontman Ezekiel Ox ahead of their performance at The Barwon Club Hotel this Friday (July 7) as part of the ‘RAISE HELL’ tour and their AAA side release.

London Grammar: Truth Is A Beautiful Thing

London Grammar have hit the mark with album #2. Their previous release If You Wait was special, but this time around they have stepped it up another notch.

Meg Mac Announces National Tour For Debut Album ‘Low Blows’

Aussie singer-songwriter Meg Mac has announced a full-blown national tour for her upcoming debut album Low Blows out later this month.

Pierce Brothers set to perform at Uno

UNO BandRoom have just announced the Pierce Brothers will be stopping by for their World Tour.

Roland Tings set to play Juggernauts’ Back to School Party

UNO Danceclub and Deakin Juggernauts are partnering up and are bringing Roland Tings for a boiler room beer garden set to help kick off DIS-O-Week and the Annual Juggernauts Back to School Party.

Fountaineer on their album launch, a love for regional and tracks that focus on the transitions in life

Bendigo three-piece Fountaineer have been hard at work on their debut album, and have previously shared bills with the likes of Gang Of Youths and Middle Kids, as well as performing at 2016’s BIGSOUND. Forte chat to Fountaineer’s Anthony White ahead of their album launch.

Georgia Fields & Phia

Indie-pop chameleon Georgia Fields and live-looping wunderkind Phia are hitting the road for their Sky and Sea Tour, as they re-imagine songs from Fields’ Astral Debris and Phia’s The Ocean of Everything albums. Ahead of their tour, Forté got the two lovely girls to interview each other.

The New Savages: Baby Don’t Lay Lonesome

The New Savages are one of the hardest working bands in Melbourne. Comprising Milan Milutinovic’s deep southern drawl that’ll remind of you of Tom Waits, their new EP Baby Don’t Lay Lonesome, is full of bluesy guitar riffs complimented by Nathan Power’s drumming which will definitely satisfy your hunger for some down low blues.

Enjoy a soul-filled night of tunes in Bendigo

Tim Hulsman, Josh Owen and Cameron James Henderson give you three good reasons to enjoy a soul-filled night of tunes that will warm your heart.

The Undertones bringing their Irish rock ‘n’ roll to Australia for the very first time

They were dubbed ‘The most improbable popstars, from the most unexpected place,’ but forty years after performing their debut single, ‘Teenage Kicks’, on Britain’s Top of the Pops, Northern Ireland’s answer to punk and new wave the Undertones, are winging their way to us for the very first time.

Julien Baker on going solo, her upcoming album and her love of Fender guitars

Julien Baker has become renowned for her harrowingly raw autobiographical lyrics, detailing personal struggles she has endured. Her sound combines her striking vocals paired with mellifluous guitar melodies, resulting in earnestly awe-inspiring sad songs which has earned her a massive following across the globe.

Mallrat comes to Ballarat

You may well have heard about Grace Shaw, known in the music world as Mallrat. The Brisbane-based “Hannah Montana of the rap game” released the EP Uninvited last year and was soon at the top of the list on music blogs and radio.

Japandroids on their travels and returning to Aus for their largest Aussie tour yet

After playing over 200 shows in two years, it was fairly understandable when Japandroids announced they where having a break at the end of 2013. Now being back on the scene for over two years and selling out shows worldwide, it seems that the two-piece Canadian punk rock band aren’t planning on slowing down again any time soon.

Kim Churchill is back with a new song, his next album, and a massive Aussie tour including Ballarat

Singer-songwriter Kim Churchill has dropped a string of announcements this morning, with the news that he’s not only got a new album and a new single, but is also embarking on a massive national tour later this year.

All Our Exes Live in Texas

We chat to the Sydney alt-folk band’s Katie Wighton ahead of the girls show in Geelong, in support of their debut album, When We Fall.

 

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