Melbourne’s alt-country/poppers Jeanie heads to Bendigo

Melbourne’s alt-country/poppers Jeanie is the baby of Aaron D’Arcy heads to Bendigo.

Frenzal Rhomb is heading to Bendigo with Totally Unicorn as support

Notorious punk-rockers Frenzal Rhomb are heading to Bendigo to celebrate the release of their newest album, Hi-Vis High Tea.

Pierce Brothers are back and better than ever

It’s been two years since we’ve heard any new music from the boys, but by the sounds of it, they’re back and better than ever. In case you missed it, Melbourne folk-pop duo Pierce Brothers are back in full swing with the announcement of their new EP ‘The Records Were Ours’.

The Sweethearts are keeping the party alive

Twenty-eight years of existing and the Sweethearts are still creating amazing opportunities for young emerging female talent in the Geelong region, with the most recent being a chance to tour through Europe to some of the world’s biggest festivals.

The Feverish Rolling Blackouts go on tour

Life couldn’t get much sweeter for Melbourne’s Rolling Blackouts at the moment.

Eyes Wide Open set for last show ever next week

Champions of the local Ballarat scene, Eyes Wide Open are parting ways.

Poison City Weekender Fest drops an absolute belter of a lineup

Poison City Records’ annual throwdown is back for 201, bringing a ripping lineup with it.

A Tool tribute night is coming to Ballarat

For fans of Tool, Third Eye is throwing a whole evening dedicated to the band.

The Legend of Jojo Rainwater heads to Castlemaine

Affectionately known as ‘Memphis’ to his Australian friends, Jojo Rainwater – his name comes from his great-grandmother on his father’s side – was born in Tennessee but has resided in Australia since 1993.

Chasing Ghosts tour comes to an end

Chasing Ghosts is coming to the end of his ‘No Place Like Home’ tour with a show at The Bridge, Castlemaine on May 27.

Melbourne’s biggest psytrance partiers are throwing an event in Geelong

Geelong is set to get its biggest psytrance party thanks to Contact High – Melbourne’s largest party-makers of the genre.

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’.

 

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