Internationally renowned reggae band PAUA (Maori word pronounced Pah-wah) will perform at the Sunshine Coast’s Solbar on Saturday 15th June alongside locals Mantis Empire and Byron Bay favorites Hayley Grace & The Bay Collective.
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Gold Coast rock duo Salt & Steel have just released their new single ‘The Beast, The Devil and Me’ and have announced a run of national tour dates to celebrate, including a slot at The Shared in Yandina on June 16th.
The single is the second of four interlinked singles to be released in succession and following the themes of the natural elements Air, Fire, Earth and Water.
Little Billie takes a new direction, moving away from their traditional Chicago blues and rockabilly roots, getting grittier, heavier and rockier... Since their most recent release “Make You Bleed” the band continues to move in their new direction, delving even deeper into the dirty rock vibe with their new single and title track to their upcoming EP “Slow Burn”.
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In celebration of the launch of their debut EP, High Vibes, Hayley Grace & The Bay Collective are going on tour.
Hayley Grace is an Australian multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter with an unmistakably soulful sound. She has an incredibly diverse range of global experience under her belt, touring extensively around the world. She has graced the stage of Bluesfest, Splendour in the Grass and toured with icons like UB40, Phil Emmanuel and Darren Middleton (Powderfinger).
Playing Solbar on June 15, and The Shared on July 21
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The Badlands have returned in 2019 with their highly anticipated new single ‘Ultraviolent’ released this June 4 and produced by Lacueva Studio’s Nick Didia. The song is nothing short of massive. With a drum introduction that punches through the solar plexus like a cannonball at short range, there’s no way you won’t know about it.
You can catch these two acts smashing up Solbar good and proper on May 31st.
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Geez, go away for a few weeks, and the Sunny Coast releases more new music to catch up on. Here’s a handpicked selection of new material from Sunshine Coast artists over May, covering the heavy, the roots, the pop, and in-between.
Don’t forget to help these artists out by either heading to their Triple J Unearthed page and review/rate, or follow them on Spotify (if they’re on there, which most are).
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Join in at The Bunker at The Imperial Hotel Eumundi on Saturday 1 June for a night of bright folk from around the world.
Kick your shoes off and dance as three awesome bands - ALL STRINGS ATTACHED, ZUMPA and LIZZIE FLYNN & THE RECKONING - take you on a journey from homegrown folk, to Italian gypsy, to multi-faceted Celtic punk! This will be one helluva great night!
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Get ready for a Special kinda Madness with the next instalment of the Qld Ska & Reggae Festival on June 2nd.
Festival favourites 'The Sunny Coast Rude Boys' will be bringing all your 2Tone hits from The Specials & more, in spectacular style as always.
Local nutty boys 'Baggy Trousers' have lined up a thumping set of stomping tunes from Madness! This will be a huge afternoon of skankin', once again bringing the Sunny Coast community together for a huge Sunday session of dancing & good vibes!
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Be prepared to be blown away when KALLIDAD bring their sensational sounds to The Bunker on Friday 17 May. They will be supported by FLASKAS.
With their trademark “Day of the Dead” facepaint, Sydney-based instrumental trio Kallidad has a visual image every bit as striking as their one of a kind sound.
Kallidad do not need to utter one word to create a bond with their audience, combining Spanish guitar styles with hard rock roots to create a truly unique sound that has seen the group tour the world.
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MUFASSA & The Pride are releasing ‘GOIN AWAY’, the 4th track from their debut ‘Follow Me – EP’ ahead of some big shows and festival appearances.
Produced by Rohan Nitschke (Bearfoot/Zero Theory) at Big Rock Studio in Coolum, and mastered by Paul Blakey at 12th & Vine (Bearfoot, Cheap Fakes, Amy Shark), the single showcases a round bouncing bass line, with plenty of roots reggae hooks, wrapped up in an upbeat groove, and big brassy sounds.
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Vibrant and hauntingly beautiful, Queensland-based songstress Fieu presents her second offering for 2019 with latest Alt-Pop single “Awake”.
Showcasing Fieu’s vocal prowess with sultry hints of Lorde and Sia-like qualities, “Awake” playfully presents a dark and delicate relationship between conscious and subconscious states. Thoughts of fear, determination and self-awareness are embellished amongst cleverly constructed layers of heavy synths, guitars, pulsing bass lines and sophisticated vocal harmony.
Launching at Solbar on May 10
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Those dark lads of industrial goth, Darkcell are coming back to Solbar to blow minds and eardrums, in celebration of their latest self-titled release.
Having already carved up audiences down south as part of their album release tour, the four-piece will be making their way back up the East Coast this month, with a massive homecoming show planned for May 17th, with supports New Clear Vision, Moose Knuckle, and Flesh Torrent.
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The merry band of funk-lords Electrik Lemonade are about to drop their debut album on April 1stand true to their manifesto ‘In Funk We Trust’ it’s brimming with booty shaking, fun-filled tracks that smoothly merge hip-hop, funk, soul and disco sensibilities.
On April 5th the 8-piece kicked off a big national 10-date tour presented by PS Music. Encompassing 5 states and culminating in a big show at Miami Marketta in their home town Gold Coast, the itinerary also features shows in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Sunshine Coast and Perth.
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Originally hailing from the Sunshine Coast, the King Coaster boys had a great first year to their journey in 2018, establishing themselves as one of Byron’s most exciting new bands, with a swiftly growing fan base forming from Byron across Brisbane and The Sunshine Coast.
Now with 2019 firmly underway, the first single ‘Miles Away’ from the upcoming EP “Superflow” was enthusiastically received by fans and critics alike and gained Triple J airplay.
The next single ‘Out of Time’ is now available and is a progression on the bands melodic, riff driven indie rock sound.
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Sunny Coasters, Big Whoops get down and dirty with the frenetic new single, ‘Criminal’. The usually-alt-rock trio looks to have gone down the rabbit hole of post-hardcore with this new track, with the shouty vocals, full-on guitars, and thrashy drums all bringing to mind the likes of Sparta, At The Drive In and Thrice.
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Toxic Fox are four young lads on a mission. Meeting in 2017 and made up of Zephyr Jenkins (Vocals), Matt Buchanan (Guitar) Richard Hall (Bass) and Jack Bradburn (Drums) they possess an obvious passion for the music. With a get-rocking-or-die-trying attitude to their career aspirations, they’re set for a killer year in 2019.
The band spent a week this March 2019 recording and producing a set of new tracks at Rocking Horse Studios near Byron Bay with producer Elliot Hendich and engineer Nick Wilson. Their debut EP is shortly to be released, with the first single ‘Bond Street’ now available.
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The only real solution for an Australian Psych Rock act who's achieved all they can nationally, in an environment not conducive to Rock'n'Roll, is to move to Europe... and this is just what underground riff lords Hobo Magic are doing after years of playing festivals, capacity tour shows and supporting pretty much every Psych/Stoner band of note who've to this country in the last five years.
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Sunshine Coast world-music/afrobeat collective, Highlife have delivered the dancing vibes once again with new single, ‘Sing My Soul’.
Based on vocalist/guitarist Hayden Hack’s guided experience with the South American medicine, ayahuasca, the new track dips, dives and glides all over tasty percussion provided by special guest (and master of the Djembe), Bassidi Koné.
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