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Bluesfest Byron Bay There are not many festivals that can boast a massive thirty years in operation, and as the gates open on the 30th Bluesfest its easy to see why the festival has remained on the calendar for more than a quarter century. With Irish Mayhem, Arlo Guthrie, Dallas Woods, Baker Boy and…
Since stunning the crowd into a hushed silence at her first public performance, Ella Haber’s musical journey in 2018 was not as she expected. Finding inspiration in the creative community she frequented, supporting the likes of Lonnie Liston Smith, GODTET and Bin Juice, Haber made the decision to defer university, set up a home studio…
Melding the cosmic studio journeying of The War on Drugs with the melodic immediacy of The Stone Roses, Future Haunts are a group that exist on the blurry edges of rock music. Their songs are malleable; where textured guitar-scapes dissolve into fuzzy freakouts above always driving backbones. Agile melodies are foregrounded, layered, and scaffolded to…
Music Victoria have announced the return of the Live Music Professionals program for 2019. With applications open today, venue owners and managers, band bookers and independent promoters are encouraged to apply for the free professional business development program. The program will see successful applicants matched with some of Victoria’s most skilled and experienced music industry…
Rumours is Jackson Bentley (Vocals) Harry Coote (Guitar) Reece Philpot (drums) and Benjamin Canham (guitar). The band formed in Wagga Wagga in 2016 and has since released their debut EP ‘Lost Together’ and toured extensively throughout Australia winning over their audiences. Rumours has played shows alongside heavyweight Australian acts including Northlane, In Hearts Wake, Dream…
Aussie rockers Karnivool hit the road this month in tour dates around the country for their 2019 Praxis tour. It’s the WA natives’ first national tour in three years. Even though the five-piece haven’t done a full Aussie stint since 2016, they recently made an appearance at a number of WA and SA venues in the lead…
OPETH are pleased to announce Australian headline shows for December 2019 There are few bands that can or will match Sweden’s Opeth. Since forming in the tiny Stockholm suburb of Bandhagen in 1990, the Swedes have eclipsed convention, defiantly crushed the odds, and, most importantly, crafted 12 stunningly beautiful, intrinsically intense albums, to become one of…
Introducing: whenyoung! They’re an indie-pop outfit out of the UK, comprised of Aoife Power (Vocals/Bass), Nial Burns (Guitar), and Andrew Flood (Drums), who have been making quite a stir throughout the UK with their recent single ‘Never Let Go’. Having being added to BBC Radio 1 and garnering support from outlets such as DIY, DORK,…
ROB THOMAS Chip Tooth Tour 2019 As both a hugely successful solo artist and front man for Matchbox Twenty, Rob Thomas will make a welcome return to our shores for performances in Canberra, Sydney and Melbourne; an outdoor show at Perth’s Kings Park and Botanic Garden, and three winery shows presented by A Day On…
Rach Brennan & The Pines promise a sound that is completely their own. The singer-songwriter’s sunny spirit is embedded in their captivating live performances. Bolstered by their distinctive close-knit vocal style; Rach Brennan & The Pines sing of friendship, innocence and the unabashed naivety of falling in and out of love. DREAM RIDER: Rach Brennan &…