Five-time finalist at the recent Gold Coast Music Awards, singer/songwriter Black Rabbit George is loved for his brilliant but somewhat dark-tinged and melancholic songwriting style. But a recent experience of unrequited love has inspired an uncharacteristically upbeat, folk-driven ballad that is at once reflective and joyful. Japanese Vintage—released 29 June 2018—is a standout track that is poised to be his most accessible work to date.
Playing Solbar August 16th
Solbar and David Dean Events are hosting a unique musical event - A Night Of Music And Conversation with three remarkable musical talents each with inspiring and life changing stories to share.
Be fascinated by the true-life journeys of MC Wheels, Brooke Schubert and Mason Hope,
interviewed by radio talk show host, Matt Collins. This once only event is from 6:30 pm on Wednesday 15 August 2018 at The Playhouse (within the Solbar), a sit down venue with a relaxed and enjoyable setting.
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 MoreAlt- folk-country duo, AlfanAnt (Ant McKenna and Alf) are rounding out their EP with the release of title track Lucky. Pretty appropriate as 2018 has thrown so many wonderful surprises the duo’s way. Including a #1 spot on the Triple J Unearthed blues and roots chart, finalists at the Queensland Music Awards, a headline spot at the upcoming Neurum Creek Folk Festival (with several other festival spots yet to be announced!) and an East Coast tour already locked in for early 2019 with Tasmanian alt/country rockers Cotton Pony!
Read MoreJeff Martin, lead singer and guitarist of the iconic Canadian band The Tea Party, is heading to Eumundi for a solo acoustic gig on Thursday 26 July as part of his The Stars in the Sands tour. He will be supported by multi-instrumentalist Mitch King.
Tickets for tonight’s show have nearly all sold out - so be quick
Read MoreNot that far back, singer/songwriter released his track 'Ghost Of The Town', which was a tease of his upcoming LP.
Well, Zac's back with a torch song in 'Really In Love' - the second single (and taste) of the full album.
Read More'Freezing In The Sun’ is a taste of what is yet to come from Clowns. The new single sees bright and jangly guitars juxtaposed with politicised lyrics of discontent. The lyrics demanding ‘tell me what the fuck I am supposed to do, when I know my taxes are paying for kids to be held in Nauru’, coupled with the dreamy and mesmerising chorus sung by bassist Hanny J.
Read MoreCaught in a generation of young adults who can't afford to buy houses because they'd prefer to eat avocado on toast, punk-rock trio Something Something Explosion refuse to blend into the background of the Australian music scene. Heavily influenced by bands such as Bodyjar, NOFX and Frenzal Rhomb, Something Something Explosion have brought to life an unprecedented and rare sound that makes you long for the 1990s - combined with live shows that hit you like a bat to the face.
Read MoreIt's been a while since we've heard from those eclectic TOISOC lads...
Toisoc are in the midst of releasing their new self titled EP in early August. The band has just
released their first film clip for the latest single “McAllister”.
Popular fingerstyle guitarist, the Coast's Van Larkins has announced it's time to go and take on the US market.
Read MoreSunshine Coast three-piece, the grungy, guitar-less Muules are following up their frenetic debut single ‘Butch Teeth’ with the more emotional new track, ‘It Just Happens’ - a song that delves into the complexities and odd-timings of relationships that are destined to happen.
‘It Just Happens’ will lead in to the release of the band’s debut EP, ‘In The Lines Between’, which will be releasing in early August on all digital platforms.
Read MoreWe'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.
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