Take a Chance on Mind The Moon

Australian audiences will be able to hear some of the tracks from ‘Mind The Moon’ live when Milky Chance return down under for Falls Festival.

Beyond The Valley adds more acts to its sold out festival

Christmas has come early thanks to the friendly folk at BTV!

Montaigne live at Torquay Hotel

Check out the photos captured by William Adam Russ.

Tired Lion are fronting up for Unify Gathering

Unify will be a chance for Hopes and the band to re-focus after the Christmas period, but don’t expect anything but a ‘balls to the wall’ performance.

Grampians Music Festival: The Buoys & Maddy Jane

To celebrate the return of this absolute showcase of the best new bands making music all over the country, we passed the baton and got Maddy Jane and The Buoys to interview each other!

Dandecat provide an escape in time with ‘Kaleidoscope Mind’

Self-described as “unlabelled” and “fusion music”, the four-piece band feature powerful riffs, back-beats and vocal layers on their debut EP ‘Kaleidoscope Mind’.

Five minutes with Rama Jordon

Centred around his classical and Brazilian Jazz guitar style and unique voice, Geelong’s Rama Jordon’s music and performances are diverse and dynamic.

Casey Bennetto’s Swinging Bella’s Christmas

Fun is exactly what A Swingin’ Bella’s Christmas is about so unbox your Santa hats and Christmas sweaters (because let’s face it, this summer hasn’t been much chop so far), and in Arctic Monkey’s fashion, get on your dancing shoes – Christmas has come early!

Bakers Daughter aka Alyce Platt

Melbourne’s Bakers Daughter (aka Alyce Platt) has returned, but for this artist, everything is new. Reframing her past, Bakers Daughter presents her original music and artistic pursuits through the lens of the Indie-pop artist she is so highly regarded as by her peers and critics alike.

Ring in the New Year with Bluestone Blues Festival

Hosted annually by Geelong’s own Sleepy Hollow Blues Club, this well-loved two-day festival is one of the friendliest going around, bringing quality blues musicians from across the country to our own back door – a door only 20km out of Geelong!

Sleuth: Alter Ego

No longer is Sleuth a melodic and sombre artist along the lines of Chelsea Wolfe, instead, she’s closer to 1980’s Goa-Trance act Hallucinogen.

Rainbow Serpent Festival returns for 2020

Rainbow is definitely one for punters to look forward to this summer, January 2020 here we come!

The Australian Open Live Stage is the place to be for summer

Time to cause a racquet!

Bon Iver announce Aussie tour

Featuring a full band and immersive new production, Bon Iver will traverse the nation touching down in Dark Mofo to kick off Australian proceedings before jumping into Melbourne on June 16 at Rod Laver Arena – and it’s looking to be their most ambitious Australian shows to date.

Ben Priory unveils ‘If Only’

Priory finds a catchy but darker sound for this single, each minute progressing and building the track toward the closing section that follows the break.

A Grumpy Celtic Christmas

No need to flinch – there is not even a pinch of a Grinch in sight, despite the name of Claymore’s Christmas collaboration with Order Of Australia recipient Eric Bogle and the Glenbrae Celtic Dancers!

Get loose and get merry at Lambys this Christmas

There’s only so many times you can listen to Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want for Christmas’.

FINNEAS On Finding Fame

To say the year has been intense is an understatement, but O’Connell is in good spirits.

Cosmo’s Midnight To Get Your Heads Dancing

Sydney producers, Cosmo’s Midnight, will be taking over the decks at Barwon Heads Hotel post-Christmas day as part of the annual Dancing Heads Music Festival, alongside Bag Raiders, Cassian and Dean Turnley.

Resisting the Fall

If you think you’re too metal for Meredith, get along to the show Saturday 14 December at The Eastern.

Destruktor Blaze up with new Bassist

Like a fine whiskey, Destruktor only gets better with age. 22 years since their first demo (on cassette, remember those?) and four years on from their second full-release Opprobrium, Destruktor are kicking back into action for BLAZE Geelong December 7th hosted by the Barwon Club.

Blaze is bringing Garlic Nun to town

Her Highness and Resist Promotions present Blaze, a festival of musical delights that takes place at the Barwon Club on December 7.

Kikx are back!

Long disbanded Geelong band KIKX are back and have just released an album, with 11 tracks written back in the day, and recorded in the now. We chat to vocalist and guitarist Monty Osewald.

The biggest little blues festival comes to Bruthen

Bruthen is set to come alive for the 25th Bruthen Blues & Arts Festival from February 14-16.

 

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