Clare Bowditch Eyes an Eighth Album

All is okay, Clare Bowditch fans; a new album is on the way.

Watch: Blunt Shovel’s new video is a who’s who of the metal scene

Filmed on location at Goatsound Studios, the clip creates a somewhat awkward scene of what live music audiences have succumbed to in the modern age.

Two of Melbourne’s brightest team up for massive regional tour

Two of Melbourne’s bright stars are joining forces for a selection of shows.

Reggae legend Afro Moses is heading to Geelong

Afro Moses is a singer, composer, multi-instrumentalist and teacher from Ghana who early on was given the nickname ‘The African James Brown’.

We spoke with Bloom ahead of her performance in the Adele & Amy Winehouse Songbook show

We had a chat to the singer before she heads on tour around the region.

The Mane Event has set up a GoFundMe to raise funds for fourth installment

Give what you can through the page.

Karova Lounge is hosting a listening party of Lorde’s brand new release, Melodrama

It’s hard to deny there’s been a lot of hype around Lorde, particularly this new release.

Vintage Crop are playing their last gig in Geelong for a little while

It’s a bit of a bitter sweet show for Vintage Crop coming up.

DYLANesque: The Bob Dylan story

Bob Dylan: poetic songwriter, singer and musical influence has inspired the lives of many, but maybe not as much as Jeff Jenkins, who has taken it upon himself to create a Bob Dylan tribute show dedicated to the life, music and influence of the great man.

A venue in Ballarat is doing live band karaoke once a month, and we can’t think of anything better

Held on the first Thursday of each month.

Nominations for the 2017 AIR Awards have been revealed

The 2017 AIR Awards will gather and pay respect to a worthy selection of the past year’s most talented musicians, representing a diverse range of styles and genre.

David Duchovny is coming to Australia, touring his music for the first time

Everyone’s favourite supernatural detective is coming to Australia to tour his music for the first time.

The Women in Song event for a great cause

The Bandari Project and Winter Warmers Port Fairy have teamed up for Women in Song, a night of tunes for a great cause.

One to watch: Mallrat is heading to Ballarat this winter

Since releasing her Uninvited EP to acclaim worldwide (which garnered more than 5 million Spotify listens) Mallrat is heading to Ballarat.

Casey Donovan on her return to the music scene and letting her heart and soul bleed out through words

You may assume it’s a career comeback, but with the release of Casey Donovan’s new original single, ‘Lonely’ and a six track EP to follow, what really has returned is Donovan’s musical passion.

L.I.V.E – Raising awareness for Motor Neurone Disease

L.I.V.E. (Lukeys Independent Variety Entertainment) is an innovation of Surfcoast musician Lukey Luke and is his way of helping promote local artists and raise awareness for local charities.

Arockalypse 2017 returns with King of the North, The Stiffys, CHILD + more

The Loft, Warrnambool will host Arockalypse once again this Queen’s birthday weekend.

Total Control head to Castlemaine

You are still able to grab yourself a ticket or two to Total Control’s Castlemaine show at Theatre Royal on June 9.

Spend the long weekend at the Castlemaine Jazz Festival

The fourth annual Castlemaine Jazz Festival will heat things up across the Queen’s birthday weekend, June 9 through June 11.

Jeff Harwood on the Connecting Song Project and working alongside rock icon Adalita

Physician by day, muso by night; that’s the life of Jeff Harwood, one of three lucky musicians who were selected to be a part of the Connecting Song project – an initiative implemented by City of Greater Geelong with the aim of supporting up-and-coming acts.

Celebrate the Queen’s B’day with The Aston Shuffle

Well, so much for the lost art of the mixtape.

Ports: the Northern Ireland band on their upcoming trip down under

The Guinness will flow like wine when thousands descend on the township of Portarlington over the Queen’s Birthday weekend for the annual National Celtic Festival.

Illy set to headline Ballarat carpark festival as part of massive tour

In case you missed it, Illy is coming to town.

10 gigs around $15 to head to this weekend

With so many gigs set for this weekend, we thought we’d shine a light on some of the more accessible events to head to come when the weekend kicks off on Friday night.

 

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