We Chat With Julia Zemiro Ahead Of RocKwiz Live

When you stop and consider everything that typically goes into a tour, it actually seems like a pretty tough gig. Imagine if, for your work, you had to ride around regional Australia with, say, Greg from marketing or Susan from accounts, living in each others’ pockets. It’d be miserable. The only way it’d work is if you got on with them famously.

Negative Waves Festival is almost here

O blessed day, Negative Waves has arrived.

The Eastern Has the Goods

The Eastern in Ballarat has some A+ gigs coming your way.

Harry Jakamarra on his times on the road, his upcoming EP and a fascination with Indian slide-guitar

Harvesting his skills in song writing, banjo and guitar, Harry Jakamarra has also developed a fascination with Indian classical slide-guitar. The result being a truly raw and unique sound, which many describe as ‘Gothic-Australiana’.

Northlane on their most emotionally vulnerable release yet

The writing and recording of an album can often be quite a cathartic relief for a band, with many acts renting a house for a period of time to ensure minimal outside distraction in their creative experience.

Abbey Road Institute is having an open day ft a panel with industry leading producers

Abbey Road Institute is opening the doors to its Melbourne campus in Southbank.

Groovin the Moo countdown is on

Everybody’s movin’, everybody’s groovin’, baby.

Geelong musician Janeva releases nostalgic first clip for You & I

After recently having her track ‘You & I’ played on triple j, Geelong musician JANEVA has released a new music video for the electronic RnB song.

Victoria to include live music in new anti-scalping legislation

The State Government has just proposed plans to extend its Major Sporting Events Act to protect music fans from scalpers.

Melbourne wins bid to host international Music Cities Convention in 2018

Melbourne’s status as a global music city is now set in stone, winning a bid to host a major international music conference in 2018.

Holy Holy announce The Money Way + Machine Age as supports for Geelong show

Heading to Geelong in a few months time.

Melbourne now has Australia’s only 24-hour guitar supply vending machine

Ever got to a gig, set up your gear and thought, ‘Fuck, I’ve left my lead at home’? Of course you have. It’s a rite of passage for every working musician. But fear not, guitarists of Melbourne, the 24-hour Toneshop is here to sort you out.

Geelong band Hiddenite just released two new tracks, Amber and In Anger

Local band Hiddenite have released two brand new tracks, ‘Amber’ and ‘In Anger’.

Little Wigtown bring the Americana sound to Geelong’s Pistol Petes Food N Blues

Inspired by the greats of Wanda Jackson, Patsy Cline, Ray Charles, and Leon Russell, Victorian Americana band Little Wigtown have been pleasing audiences with what can only be explained as a unique interpretation of the American Songbook.

Busby Marou head to Geelong next month with their most important release to date

Australian duo Busby Marou will be bringing their sweet harmonies to Geelong on their Postcards From the Shell House Tour.

Montaigne brings Glorious Heights to Ballarat

Although one must give some thanks to triple j Unearthed, it was always going to be that Jess Cerro, aka Montaigne, would be discovered by the musical world.

Melbourne/Surf Coast band Localles release second ever single, Wishing Well

Melbourne/Surf Coast indie pop-rock band, Localles, have just released their second ever single, Wishing Well. The single is from their forthcoming debut EP and is released just days before frontman Ted O’Niel is to undergo open heart surgery.

The Negative Waves festival set times are here to plan your sesh next weekend

The set times are officially out, and with Brant Bjork closing the night with a midnight set, we say they did alright.

Geelong musician Evangeline teases new single, Write About

Geelong’s very own Evangeline has just released a brand new single – except we don’t get to hear it until May 5.

Julien Baker set for Ballarat show, good news for those who won’t catch her at Splendour

Hold onto your hats, Julien Baker is coming to Ballarat.

Allday: the charismatic lyricist on his international move, a new album and a national tour

“Over here it’s a big country and no one knows who I am, so I figured if I come over it might push me into something bigger. Maybe I’ll have a bit more hunger and want to push myself a bit harder. I feel like good artists move to different places and suck that culture in and then spew it out.”

Triple j’s KLP is heading to Ballarat next month

Sydney based producer, songwriter, vocalist, DJ, triple j radio host and serial slasher, KLP, is gaining major popularity at clubs and on airwaves around Australia.

The official Client Liaison after party is going down at UNO Danceclub this Friday

To celebrate their sold out Geelong shows and just for a good time, UNO Danceclub are hosting the official Client Liaison afterparty in an intimate beer garden setting.

We picked our five fave Peking Duk bangers ahead of their show this weekend

Peking Duk have been helping parties get people on the dancefloor since their inception in 2010, and they’ll be doing just that and more when they head to Karova Lounge in Ballarat for the car park festival.

 

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