27 February 2017
Rock Off MND is a live music event which raises funds for Motor Neurone Disease (MND) research and promotes awareness around the local community. Taking place at Deakin’s Waterfront Campus, it was decided that after the previous years successful events, raising more than $60,000 in 2015 alone, it was time to go again!
26 February 2017
Residual gave 2016 a red hot crack and it is fair to say they got back as much as they gave.
26 February 2017
Prepare yourselves for a burst of 90’s nostalgia. With The I Love The 90’s Tour coming up with a dream line-up of pre-millennium favourites.
25 February 2017
Sitting across the world in Geneva with a cup of coffee, singer-songwriter Greg Arnold is warmed by the fact that his band of 30 years, Things of Stone and Wood, are heading back to Australia this year, armed with the tracks of their 1993 debut album.
25 February 2017
With the news of Music Victoria’s brand new Live Music Professionals program, a free opportunity for established independent promoters and venue bookers, Forté chat to industry expert Justin Rudge, head of Melbourne-based artist booking service Public Bookings, to get an insight into the booking business.
24 February 2017
“You’re not Kylie are you?” “No, but I’m an impersonator!” It’s a common conversation for entertainer Lucy Holmes, who has crafted a long-standing career playing Australia’s own ‘Princess of Pop,’ Kylie Minogue in her world-wide touring tribute show, 100% Kylie.
24 February 2017
She’s one of the finest acts from regional Victoria; a recording artist, teacher, mother, director and an all around kick-ass woman. For over 25 years, Sarah Carroll has made herself known in the music industry, performing with The Junes and The Cartridge Family, as well as supporting high-profile artists like Mic Conway, Neil Murray and Jackie Marshall.
23 February 2017
Music in the Vines is returning for its second year to Macarthur next weekend with set times announced earlier this week.
23 February 2017
July 2017 marks the 6th anniversary of the talented Amy Winehouse’s tragic and untimely passing, but her legacy and the interest surrounding her rocky career continues.
23 February 2017
Having released a video for their track ‘High Low’ (the latest single from their album Digital Zodiac), Dorsal Fins are hitting the road next month for a few shows.
23 February 2017
This Way North is an eclectic duo of rock, pop and laid-back beats – plus whatever else takes their fancy.
23 February 2017
The Harlots have been releasing singles and EPs since 2010, but Satellite is their debut full-length release.
23 February 2017
Forté chat to Laura from the acoustic, folk-laced country duo The Weeping Willows ahead of their upcoming performance at Wyndham City for the last session of the Friday Night Live series.
23 February 2017
There are many ways to describe the multi-talented Inna Modja; singer, songwriter, producer, actress and model. She loves to travel and discover new cultures. She is a proud vegetarian, environmentalist and women right’s activist – but ask Modja herself, and she will tell you first and foremost she is a “Fulani Girl from The Desert of Mali”.
23 February 2017
“I’m starting to try to self-analyse a bit more and be a bit more pragmatic. I’ve been trying to get inside myself a bit more for the next album.” After a year of constant international touring, Marlon Williams is finally taking a well-deserved break to write his highly anticipated sophomore release.
23 February 2017
The streets are the perfect platform for unsigned artists to showcase their skills to the public – whether it be music, art or entertainment. Busking, one of the world’s oldest professions, allows artists to do just that.
22 February 2017
Many obstacles will test the strength of a band, but the brotherhood in Melbourne’s My Echo is as strong as you will find.
22 February 2017
Zach Stevenson and Billy Fleming, the best mates behind the warm and jangly Hockey Dad, have announced a whole lot of dates for 2017 – and by golly it’s a regional run.
22 February 2017
Tickets remain available for the Grampians Music Festival, kicking off tomorrow, February 24, and finishing up February 26.
22 February 2017
As if the crew behind River Rocks couldn’t get any more awesome, they’ve come up with Negative Waves.
22 February 2017
The ultimate street party is heading to Ballarat, with one of Australia’s most popular electronic acts, Peking Duk confirmed to…
21 February 2017
Named one of iHeart Radio’s ‘Five Aussie Acts to Watch in 2017’, Sydney’s Iluka will drop her eagerly awaited EP, Blue My Soul, a little later in the month.
21 February 2017
“Everybody wants to feel seen, when you feel seen, you feel understood,” says The xx vocalist and guitarist Romy Madley Croft. “I know that’s when I feel happy, when I have human connection. And we realised that’s such a big part of our band, our friendship.
