10 February 2016
Brace yourself, good reader. Endless Boogie is heading to town. Formed in 1997 with no intention of touring, the New York minimalists would end up performing their first gig opening for Pavement’s Steve Malkmus.
10 February 2016
Bluesfest have confirmed a blockbuster final lineup announcement for their 2016 festival.
9 February 2016
Yet again Australia’s festival scene has taken another knock. Secret Valley a boutique music festival over the 20-21st of February – featuring the likes of Brand New Heavies, Leftfield, Thandi Phonei, Jones Jr, Oka and Eddie Mac – looks like it may end up getting the axe.
9 February 2016
Didn’t think this was a thing? Well thanks to the folk at Geelong’s Craft Space cafe and creative studio: it is.
9 February 2016
Set up with ten of Ballarat’s best local bands and DJs, a giant home made slip’n’slide and an esky full of tinnies when Jam At The Dam 4 kicks off in the hills of Invermay. Capping it off? All of the money raised is going to beyondblue.
9 February 2016
In June 2015, collaborators Justin Carter and Ashleigh Mannix, known collectively as Little Georgia, headed south to a farmhouse on the rugged coastline of Portland, Victoria to record their debut album Bootleg.
9 February 2016
Born before the Sun (independently released through 9LoveRecords) is the new album from Altiyan Childs and is a collection of material recorded over the past fifteen years. As you may recall, Childs won the second season of The X Factor Australia in 2010.
9 February 2016
How good is Valentine’s Day when you’re single? No stress and last-minute gifts. ‘Oh, thanks for my I love you beary much teddy. I will put it with the other ones you have given me as I force a smile and try to forget the depressing reality of how you gave up trying to surprise me a long time ago’. But I kid.
8 February 2016
Fancy a walk through some of Geelong’s finest and iconic heritage buildings while sipping on some even finer wine? How about if we throw in that it’s all for a good cause? Is your interest piqued?
8 February 2016
If you dig your primates, then you have probably heard about The Yard Apes at some point in your existence. If you have not, you should give them a listen. Hailing from Ballarat, the rockin’ and rollin’ three-piece feast on themes of insanity, isolation and getting loose – and who among us has never experienced one or all of those things? Sometimes in one weekend.
8 February 2016
Can King of the Castle do no wrong? Recently the cafe brought us some of the finest ice cream from Melbourne, and now it’s bringing Pana Chocolate (creators of deliciously healthy raw treats) to G-Town.
8 February 2016
Comedy comes to Geelong’s Beav’s Bar on February 11, with Em O’Loughlin leading the way.
8 February 2016
We have a little more on the ChillOut festival for you, the biggest and longest-running Country Queer Pride event in regional Australia. Opening night festivities (Friday, March 11) welcomes Mojo Juju and Kerryn Fields.
8 February 2016
We all know that the best parents are those who take their kids to gigs. As we know, children are our future, teach them well and let them lead the way. Bendigo’s Music Man Megastore will be holding their second Family Fun Day a little later this month, so now is the time for parents to step up and do the right thing.
7 February 2016
Melbourne’s Advocates and Perth’s Havoc have teamed up for a heavy-hitting show at Geelong’s Barwon Club on February 18.
7 February 2016
Melbourne and beyond will once again welcome the Sustainable Living Festival, which enters its 17th year in 2016. Geelong has put its hand up, with some 90 events set to take place throughout February.
6 February 2016
Cinema and sports will collide for a special two day program at the MCG, giving punters the chance to set up with pillows and a picnic when the hallowed turf transforms into a stadium-sized outdoor cinema.
6 February 2016
I don’t know much about psychedelic sludge metal filth, but the internet tells me that Japan’s Ithaqua are really, really good at it. In fact, the internet tells me that their live show is “like a terrible road and a sky filled full of huge bats, all swooping and screeching and diving with bulldozing riffage and blistering, putrescent psychedelia”.
6 February 2016
Progressive flamenco may not be a term you hear too often, but Malcura may just be the band to ignite the fire within.
5 February 2016
After the success of her 2015 debut, XXIX EP, Brisbane native WAFIA will be taking a victory lap by hitting the road on a national tour.
5 February 2016
It’s time to head down to Dan Murphys and start stocking up on tinnies, the 2016 Golden Plains playing times are here.
5 February 2016
It’s been a few years since we’ve last heard from the Dandy Warhols (2012’s This Machine to be exact) but the band are back with a new single ‘You Are Killing Me’ and album Distortland to follow close behind on April 8.
5 February 2016
When it comes to top-notch Southern American food in Geelong, Pistol Pete’s offering of jumbo, fried chicken, sloppy pulled pork burgers and PoBoys instantly spring to mind. So naturally, if there’s someone to throw a traditional Mardi Gras celebration; it’s Pete.
5 February 2016
Recently it was announced Prince would be coming to Australian shores this month, and dates have quickly followed of the legend’s surprise tour.
