Hook into RedHook At Download

In 2020 they will be joining the Australian circuit to play in their home town and also venture south for the Melbourne leg, and they could not be more excited.

Pollyman is one to watch

Pollyman may not be an act that you’re familiar with, but you will be.

A revitalised Tonight Alive ahead of UNIFY

“It may sound unusual for someone my age, but it made me feel young again. I went from high school into touring and I never really got the chance to experience a young adult lifestyle.”

What’s on at The Palais-Hepburn

Closing out the year and welcoming 2020, The Palais-Hepburn are hosting a New Year’s Eve Masquerade Dance Party.

Bakers Eddy Love A Paddock Party

Get ready to get lose with Baker’s Eddy!

Surf rock trio The Grogans on the making of 10-track debut album Just What You Want

The Melbourne outfit comprising of Quin Grunden, Angus Vasic and Jordan Lewis laid the 10-track album down in just one week at Gruden’s Torquay coast house. They said their creative process was sporadic and spontaneous.

Celebrate the New Year on The Pier with Piano Bar

Prepare to sing at the top of your lung to all those guilty pleasures and make friendships for life.

Spend New Year’s Eve at the Bah

How is it almost New Year’s Eve again?

The Masked Singer: Producer Edition with Claptone

“I am really looking forward to Beyond The Valley. This time I am not going to bring my full Masquerade setup, but my team and I are already working on some The Masquerade shows in Australia for 2020.”

Industry updates from Music Victoria – December

This state we’re in…

Bootleg Rascal’s Booty Camp

Bootleg Rascal are leading the way in innovation in live shows and representation and others should take note!

A moment with Sleuth (aka Melissa Francis)

Release: Alter Ego is out now.

Weave through the grasslands at the Nightjar Festival in 2020

Is there a better way to spend a balmy summer evening than by heading to a night festival?

Lilla Vargen releases a devastatingly beautiful EP

You might not know the name Lilla Vargen, but rest assured, the Northern Irish singer-songwriter with a soulful and evocative voice is one to add to your playlist.

Rachael Leahcar – Together For Christmas

Uniting six languages in ribbons of mesmeric melody, 2012 Finalist of The Voice Rachael Leahcar has Christmas wrapped in a bow with her newest creation Together For Christmas.

Grampians Music Festival 2020: Four years of big mountains, huge sounds

Heading back to the beautiful Grampians National Park in February for its fourth year in a row, the Grampians Music Festival (GMF) has a huge line-up of outstanding Australian up and coming artists for 2020.

Summer Sundays returns to Ballarat in 2020

Sunshine, good music and a handful of your closest mates; is there a better recipe for a good time?

The search is on for Geelong’s Best Busker

Not only do buskers get their name out there, share their music and get to enjoy the vibrant atmosphere, but there’s a range of prizes to be won, with a prize pool in excess of $1000, including an opportunity to play live on Pulse radio, and the opportunity to play at a number of festivals and public events.

Spend Boxing Day with Lambys

Over in Geelong, Boxing Day is all about tradition, and that means treatin’ yourself to a few Mario Karts and at good ol’ Lambys.

Sir Elton John dazzled both the young and young at heart at a day on the green

Famed as one of pop culture’s most enduring performers, Sir Elton John did not disappoint as 20,000 fans were taken on a musical and highly visual journey at Mt Duneed this December.

Tis’ the season to listen to rad Christmas tunes

Are you sick of hearing Michael Buble and Mariah Carey? Do you want to prove to your friends that you KNOW music? Are you trying to act like a Grinch but deep down you’re a Buddy from Elf?

Saavan share their top five Aussie artists

French duo Saavan have recently dropped their poignant sophomore EP ‘Observatory’ – a five-track journey of brooding electronica, filled to the brim with expansive soundscapes.written and produced by the band themselves.

A new booking platform has launched in Australia

Exclusively featuring some of the biggest Australian DJs – not just mobile DJ’s but actual DJ’s who play at some of the best Clubs & Parties around Australia.

Behind the lens with Brittany Long

Brittany Long has let nothing stop her during her journey as a live music photographer, not even her wheelchair.

 

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