The Bennies Announce Largest Wisdom Machine Tour to Date

It’s been a whirlwind year so far for The Bennies, taking on show after show in their aftermath of their wildly successful album.

St Kilda Film Festival Unveils 2016 Program

The St Kilda Film Festival has revealed a brilliant ten-day calendar, hosting a slew of filmic delights and special events.

Tim Rogers to Play Ballarat

There lives a man named Tim Rogers. In fact, there live many men named Tim Rogers. But, with all due respect to other Tim’s, this one is arguably the finest. Top five at the very least.

Calling Utopia Lock in Bendigo and Ballarat Shows

When you live in a small town, a healthy imagination can work wonders. For sisters Sarah and Jess Renehan, their escape was through music. It is here we are introduced to Calling Utopia.

Summer Flake Locks in Ballarat Show

Summer Flake announced a tour last month, in case you missed it, in support of her new album, Hello Friends. Summer Flake is the stage name adopted by Steph Crase, a home-recording-lovin’ gal who was a fixture of Adelaide’s music scene for more than ten years before making the move to Melbourne.

Brandy Announces First Australian Tour

Grammy Award-winning songstress Brandy, known for such RnB hits of ‘The Boy Is Mine’, ‘What About Us’ and ‘Top of the World’ is heading to Australia for the first time this June.

Joe Mungovan Locks in Regional Shows

When Joe Mungovan was nine-years-old, he begged his parents for a drum kit for Christmas. Being presumably awesome, his parents decided this noisiest of instruments was just right. Skip ahead to a thirteen-year-old Joe, and a skateboarding spill put him in a wheelchair for four months.

Julian Temple & Jesse Morris Hit the Road

Two travelling roots music troubadours come together for an East Coast tour of Australia. A cultural collision spanning genres from the pool of blues, roots, rock, jazz & reggae.

Trainspotting 2

Starting of as a cult phenomenon, receiving praise from critics and a passionate fan following that has only grown with time, the movie Trainspotting made its way to every university student’s wall in poster form in the noughties.

The Return of Gwen Stefani

Gwen Stefani – a long-running superstar and a 90’s favourite – has after a decade released another solo-album.

Official Splendour In The Grass Sideshows 2016 Announced

With heartbreaking news that Splendour In the Grass sold out (in a rapid 1hr), there’s still hope for those who missed out on tickets to see the musicians they love through the official sideshows.

Robert Burns Scottish Festival

Robert Burns (1759-1796) is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland and in 2009 was chosen as the ‘Greatest Scot’ by a public vote run by Scottish television channel STV.

The Pretty Littles and The Harlots Join Forces

What is better than one delightful band you would take home to meet your parents? Very good, it would be two bands. You get a home-brand cookie.

Harvest Festival Unveils 2016 Lineup

Harvest Festival is bringing the country to Kingston, lifting the lid off their 2016 lineup featuring top bluegrass, rockabilly and country artists for their 10th anniversary.

NGV Unveil Blockbuster 2016 Spring/Summer Program

After the huge success of their Andy Warhol | Ai Weiwei exhibition, the National Gallery of Victoria have unveiled their…

Prince Has Passed Away Aged 57

After recently visiting our shores for his Piano & a Microphone tour, Prince has sadly passed away aged 57.

The Yard Apes to Play Ballarat

Look deep down to the bottom of your souls, Forte readers, and ask yourself if ever there has been a time when staying at home would have been the better option.

TK Bollinger to play Ballarat

Sadcore and doom blues is where songman t.k. bollinger feels at home.

10sqM Are Doing $2 Coffees All Day

Let’s be real for a second here, for those who are regular coffee drinkers, a cup a day can cost you over $1,000 by the end of the year. Helping out with your costings is 10sqM, who are kindly offering a cup of joe (precisely and deliciously made) for $2 and today only.

Geelong After Dark 2016 Full Program Released

With less than three weeks to go until Geelong is brought to life when the sun sets, Geelong After Dark has officially unveiled its full program.

CherryRock016 Reveal Set Times

This year’s instalment of CherryRock is nearing closer, and they’ve just lifted the lid off set times for the annual rock and roll laneway festival.

Good Beer Week Gets Regional

Let’s not get ahead of ourselves here, but beer is pretty delicious, and there are some incredible venues in our region pouring some tasty pints. As part of Good Beer Week (which runs from May 13-22) a bunch of regional breweries and bars are putting on something a little bit spesh.

Tidal Looks at Collaborations

If you haven’t heard of Tidal yet, it is the first subscription-based music streaming service with high fidelity sound quality.

Tim Guy to Play Martians Cafe

High school is the place where bands begin, and such was the case for Tim Guy.

 

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