We've seen a resurgence of Australian bands of late - bands that were the lifeblood of the Australian festival and pub circuit in the mid-90s to early 2000's, and it's soooo good.
Add another one to that list, as Aussie punk legends, Bodyjar are back at it, with a new album coming and a small string of dates our way in August, including a show at The V Room in Noosa on August 11 (with Beerwolf and Game Over).
Read MoreCaloundra Music Festival are known for delivering quality line-ups, and 2018's event is looking even bigger with the second lot of artists just announced.
Read MoreThe phenomenon that is Tash Sultana has no shortage of fans on the Sunshine Coast, with her last stadium show here selling out.
Well, she's just dropped a massive bombshell, because there's another huge event headlined by Tash Sultana at Pineapple Fields (Big Pineapple) on January 12th next year.
Read MoreFollowing the release of their crushing fourth LP 'Dear Desolation' which spurred a SOLD OUT Australian tour in February this year, Thy Art Is Murder will bring their relentless aggression to a regional venue near you this August.
Read MoreChakra Efendi shares "formidable" new single, 'Grow Up', receiving first play and premiere viaFBi this week. The second studio-recorded single from the prolific Brisbane-based, Sunshine Coast-raised artist is a driving, melancholic slow-burn, ruminating on impending adulthood and leaving behind a youth spent in suburbia.
Read MoreRedefining an already well established and well respected sound is a risky thing to do. Cheap Fakes have done it with nothing but absolute authenticity and sophistication.
Set to release in early July, the album Deep Space is one that will inspire audiences to fall in love with their stylistically eclectic music all over again. And finally, after two years in the making, Cheap Fakes are ready to share their new groove on a two month East Coast Album Launch Tour.
Armed with one of Australia’s most distinctive voices, Katy Steele is back with the kind of show that new and old fans alike are not going to want to miss.
This solo acoustic tour aims to transform Steele’s incredible back catalogue to a stripped back type setting that only a performer with Katy Steele’s versatility could even consider delivering.
Read MoreSouth East Queensland’s up and coming trio, Dosed, are set to release their first single “Too Crazy”.
The track was originally written by the lead singer and guitarist as an application for admittance
into university, but has since evolved into something they all put forward to debut. The group
feel it best encapsulates the energy at a live show, and also like that it gives listeners a confused feeling of wanting to dance, but also cruise at the same time. Building plenty of excitement throughout - the song is clean, vibrant and god-damn catchy.
Launching today, new Australian-made digital music distribution company GYROstream arrives to change the game for independent artists with a unique artist services offering and globally competitive pricing model.
Read MoreDaniel Champagne is established as a world class and internationally-renowned performer. How many Australian-born artists can spend the majority of their year touring the globe and selling out show after show in North America, Canada and Europe? And doing it tour after tour after tour?
Read MoreWhen people hear Izack Hunt perform the reactions are always the same; amazing voice and connection to the lyrics. He is a storyteller, singing about the struggles of life and love. His music is a mixture of pop and soul, acoustic and electronic.
Read MoreSunshine Coast based Alternative Roots Flaskas have just released their brand new single and video ‘Afterglow’, which was premiered via Scenestr.
‘Afterglow’ is the second single from forthcoming debut album ‘Kingdom Come’ which is released on August 11th 2018.
Read MoreThere's been rumblings of this collaboration on the Coast for a little while now, and it looks like we've got the first official release from Tides - a project featuring Mitch Davis (The Dawn Chorus), Paul Durkin (Drawcard), Nat MacDonald (D13) and Jonny Fell.
If you're big into Smith Street Band-style Australian rock, this will be right up your alley, with Mitch Davis' poetic-but-no-bullshit lyricism, harmonising with Paul Durkin; it's a pretty solid combination.
Read MoreThis July two of the Sunshine Coast's favourite singer-songwriters are joining forces for an East Coast tour to remember!
The 'Built on Basics' tour is a call to pull back, slow down, and dance!
Returning to the simple pleasures of story through song and embracing the great a lifestyle our east coast provides.
He’s one of Australia’s rising blues and roots musicians and with his new single, ‘The Hills Have Eyes’, Jack Biilmann simply continues makes his mark.
The Canberra based songwriter has established a formidable reputation for himself amongst local and national touring circles, having shared stages with the likes of Tash Sultana, Bobby Alu, Ian Moss, Bootleg Rascal and more over the last few years. A tenacious guitarist with a charming performance style to boot, Biilmann has struck a positive chord within the scene and with ‘The Hills Have Eyes’, he ventures further into well crafted roots territory.
The Steele Syndicate are all about the groove. Steele McMahon’s Brisbane-based octet is raucous, punchy and fun, with a genre-bending sound that reimagines elements of old school funk, reggae, ska and indie rock. The band have just released their brand new track "Ours" that delivers beautiful eclectic sounds that will get any listener up on their feet.
Read MoreFresh of the back of supporting The Whitlams and Boy and Bear, Taylor are bringing their unique style and swagger into 2018 with a new recording set to stun.
'Little Tornado', the first single off their upcoming EP will be unleashed on Friday 8 June. They’re looking forward to an East Coast single tour kicking off on 14 June
Read MoreYou can make music of any number of reasons. The best reason is always
because you just can’t help it.
Coast singer/songwriter Zac Gunthorpe’s new single, ‘Ghost Of The Town’ is a gratifying reminder of just that. As his band, The Brown Byrds, shift through the gears, the ‘70s alt country reference points that Gunthorpe has cherished are evident…
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