Every now and then you’re lucky enough to come across a musician that truly shines, a musician that embodies the sheer unmistakable talent that very few...
Dreams become reality when Melbourne hip-hop outfit, Mosé + The FMLY, hit the prestigious Northcote Social Club on the 23rd of May. Already gracing some...
If you haven’t been listening to Money For Rope, now is a ripe time to get started. The Money For Rope LP follows years of intense touring across...
Melbourne’s The Murlocs drop a unique and soulful RnB track, ‘Rattle The Chain’. It’s the first single taken from their forthcoming debut album, due late...
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Direct from a sold out US tour, Hiatus Kaiyote’s chief songwriter, vocalist and guitarist, Nai Palm, will perform an intimate solo set at this matinee...
A Melbourne first live-music event is set to take place. Hoot House is making their debut into the Melbourne live music scene by throwing a very unique...
Get along to the FIRST EVER live cd-swap! The ultimate music discovery experience for music-lovers. Bring a CD from your collection, get down to the...
Emerging from Melbourne’s Eastern suburbs, Zoophyte are a high-octane four piece rock band, with a reputation as a fantastic live act. It’s been a busy...
It's been five years since debut album Beaches, which was shortlisted for the Australian Music Prize and made it into 2010 book 100 Best Australian...
Handsome Tours are proud to announce Matthew E. White’s debut Australian tour. Following critical praise for his first album Big Inner, released via...
Melbourne-based rapper MANTRA is thrilled to announce that he has signed with Ten To Two Records - the team behind records from Xavier Rudd & Seth Sentry...
Join Claude Hay as he launches his brand new single, 'Good Times', at The Northcote Social Club. Hailing from the Blue Mountains near Sydney,...
Black Cab is singer and programmer Andrew Coates and guitarist James Lee. Their sound can be described as a blend of rock and electronics with shades of...
Renowned for her intimate, emotional and uplifting performances, celebrated Irish musician Eleanor McEvoy returns to Australia solo with songs from her...
Combining improvisation, pop and electronica, The Twoks are a band like no other. Formed by the electric violinist/vocalist Xani Kolac, The Twoks are a...
You could forgive Horrorshow the temptation to return as if in triumph with their new single ‘Unfair Lottery’. Their consistent outshining of expectations...
An interesting thing happened on Paul Thorn’s road to recording a follow-up to his most successful release, 2010’s ‘Pimps and Preachers’. After writing...
New explosive quartet, The Nerve, have announced their plans to tour nationally this coming June. After playing their first ever show to a packed Espy...
Embracism is a left hook to the face that doesn’t want to be liked so much as it needs to leave a mark” Pitchfork “You are moist with sweat” The New York...
“I want you to be my best friend!” sings Sam Fryeron on the raucous “Best Of Friends” – and by the time these rockers depart Oz you’ll be just that....
Her stories, her music and her passions all combine to show an insight into Shellie Morris - one of Australia’s most treasured artists. It’s not often you...
PEZ returns to Australian stages for his first headline tour in more than 3 years. To highlight the important influence PEZ has had on the Australian...
Oh Mercy have announced their final Melbourne headline shows for 2013 at the Northcote Social Club before they once again relocate overseas. Slow Dancer...
Footy is an electric piano duo from Melbourne who make largely improvised minimal, classical, drone-like, psychedelic music. Footy will launch their debut...
Three of Australia’s mighty new talents – Bored Nothing, Gung Ho and Step-Panther – are joining forces for the third instalment of The Triple Treat Tour,...
Formed in Melbourne in 2010, Mustered Courage have been steadily earning their reputation as one of the most exciting and innovative alternative bluegrass...
Brightly are a Melbourne-based three piece, combining elements of folk, pop and electronica. With their debut album, Beginnings & Endings slated for...
Milk Teddy released their debut album, ‘Zingers’, late last year. Recorded throughout 2010 and 2011 by Josh Bach, James Tulczyn and Thomas Mendelovits in...
Reaching musical heights far beyond his years and with a way with the guitar that can only be seen to be believed, Daniel Champagne often sounds closer to...
New York''s explosive dance punk duo Matt & Kim will hit the road in support of their full-length Lightning, which is out now through Liberator. Having...
The intricate melodies of ‘The Optimist’ won them many Australian fans nearly a decade ago, and now the Turin Brakes duo of Olly Knights and Gale...
Following on from a national run of shows supporting Iceland’s Of Monsters & Men and Australia’s Julia Stone, Melbourne singer-songwriter Vance Joy has...
Monday Night Mass sees the band room door thrown open for a free band extravaganza from the deepest caverns of Melbourne’s underground. Every week we’ll...
2012 was a huge year for Sydney’s Chance Waters; he released his acclaimed sophomore album Infinity which debuted at #54 on the ARIA Charts, was nominated...
Wisconsin’s Hayward Williams returns to Australia for the third time to release his fourth album nationally in March 2013. Joining him on guitars, vocals...
uetting with rapper 360 on SBS’s Rockwiz was something that Melbourne melodist Ainslie Wills could never have predicted. Last year proved advantageous in...
Producer, multi instrumentalist and songwriter, Spender is the production moniker for Tommy Spender and is set to release his first single BED & CHAIR on...
What started as an idea, based on the music of the great Hank Williams, in the mind of Bill Chambers as he flew over the dead heart of the Australian...
Blaring with an uncompromising sonic energy, Melbourne outfit THE DELTA RIGGS have gained attention in 2013 as a band that simply cannot be denied. With...
Blaring with an uncompromising sonic energy, Melbourne outfit The Delta Riggs have firmly established themselves in 2013 as a band that simply cannot be...
Margaret River’s absolute finest STILLWATER GIANTS have been pricking ears and captivating hearts of late – well the ones that listen to the radio at...
With their highly anticipated debut album BeingsBeing completed and confirmed to be released on March 15, Nantes have delivered their latest single...
Undoubtedly 2012 was an impressive year for Australian blues & soul troubadour Shaun Kirk, with his album ‘Thank You for Giving Me the Blues’ climbing to...
Undoubtedly 2012 was an impressive year for Australian blues soul troubadour Shaun Kirk, with his album ‘Thank You for Giving Me the Blues’ climbing to #1...
Like A Kid’ is the unexpected, explosive follow up to smashing single ‘Six Months In A Cast’, and The Trouble With Templeton is thrilled to announce a few...
Summer’s done and it’s time to warm up with Australia’s favourite post-punk movers and shakers, Terrible Truths! Terrible Truths return to Melbourne to...
The Cambodian Space Project (CSP) is back in Australia for six weeks, ostensibly as artists-in-residence at Montsalvat where band members are working on...
Melbourne sextet ‘The Tiger & Me’ is not afraid to explore each end of the musical spectrum with their sound being described as “charming pop”, “explosive...
Melbourne sextet ‘The Tiger Me’ is not afraid to explore each end of the musical spectrum with their sound being described as “charming pop”, “explosive...
The award-winning Listies are back with a brand new show all about the movies. The silver screen is about to get brown. The Listies 6D is six dimensions...
Out of Sydney’s inner west, Australia’s infamously charming hip hop duo Spit Syndicate(Nick Lupi and Jimmy Nice) return with third LP ‘Sunday Gentlemen’...
As a purveyor of foot-stomping, New Orleans-inspired bass lines, coupled with ballads of open-hearted tenderness, Mama Kin has earned a reputation for...
David Andrew Milne has been a fixture of the Melbourne music scene for almost thirty years. He has of late been busy performing live shows and recording...
Set your watches to rock! Secret Sounds is proud to announce that California's latest heartbreakers DEAP VALLY will bring their fierce riffs to Australia...
Introducing Canada’s Ben Caplan: This rugged, raspy and roaring gentleman is to folklore what smoke is to bourbon - perfectly coupled. Ben’s songwriting...
Introducing Halifax, Canada’s very own Ben Caplan. This rugged, raspy and roaring gentleman, who we think you just have to hear, is to folklore what smoke...
Paul Major is standing at the front of the small stage at New York’s Mercury Lounge as a 15 minute jam winds down. His guitar hangs free from his neck,...
Russian criminal hoodlums VulgarGrad are back! Gravelly-voiced, Polish-born frontman Jacek Koman has been spending more time in jail and house arrest in...
The recently re-united Good Riddance is being joined by A Wilhelm Scream and The Flatliners on the bill for Australia’s newest touring mini punk rock...
California’s Mad Caddies are touring for Hits and Pits festival and will play this sideshow with Voodoo Glow Skulls! Mad Caddies are visiting fresh from...
It’s been five years since Sleep Parade’s critically-lauded 2008 debut, ‘Things Can Always Change’, dropped. Since then the Melbourne rock act have...
Bluesfest Touring are thrilled to announce Allen Stone, the blue-eyed soul singer from Seattle will be touring Australia for the first time in...
Bluesfest is honoured to bring this integral blues institution back to Australia and proud to be taking these musicians on the road for the first time....
Due to unforeseen circumstances, regrettably Neville Staple has had to cancel the Australian tour. This is due to medical stipulations imposed by Neville...
The best records offer their own unique world to inhabit. But few do it quite the way ‘The Wolves’ does” (Doug Wallen, Mess + Noise). Combining elements...
Originally from a small beachside town south of Sydney, New Navy secured the top spot of the 2011 JD Set competition with their dark indie tunes, seeing...
Are you ready for a strong dose of rebel rousing dance floor raucousness? If so it is fervently recommended that you get yourself to the Northcote Social...
Known for their destructive live sound and influential brand of ambient-rock, the tour follows the release of their acclaimed record ‘Tunnel Blanket’...
John Hartford once said that Mike Compton knows more about Bill Monroe-style mandolin than the Father of Bluegrass himself. Mike was exposed to old-time...
Dan Brodie is a renowned Australian singer-songwriter. Since 1999, Brodie has captured the Australian alt country market releasing four albums (with a...
Further to the announced dates with JSBX and Dinosaur Jr, Moon Duo will also play this headline Melbourne show. Also just released is the latest cryptic...
Melbourne folk outfit Cordial Factory is looking forward to a big year in 2013. Following the release of their EP ‘First Make Thieves’ late last year,...
Continuing a national tour in support of his latest full-length offering, ‘Sinners and Saints,’ Benny Walker and his band return to the NSC for a big...
Paul 'Mad Dog' McGuinness can't wait to get back to Australia.Paul leads the Irish folk rock/celtic rock band The Popes, the band he and Shane MacGowan...
Sean Taylor has grown to be one of the hottest new names in the European blues/acoustic scene. His incredible passion for performance, sheer talent and...
Ngaiire migrated to Australia from Papua New Guinea at the fresh age of 16 and was introduced to a plethora of music styles so new to her that she inhaled...
The Barons of Tang have finally announced a headline Melbourne show! One of their first local appearances since getting back from Europe, the Tangs are...
Progressive instrumental band from Melbourne, Mushroom Giant, offer an aural and visual experience that transcends the conventional rock format, exploring...
Singer/songwriter Hannah Lesser and producer Julius Dowson have combined their varied musical backgrounds to create Alta’s unique mix of organic vocals...
Six years after their last performance and a sweet sixteen since their first show back in 1997, Sodastream come together for a special weekend at the...
Four years after their much-loved album debut, ‘Little Victories’, The Idle Hoes are back with the follow-up release, ‘Tomorrow Morning’. Core band...
Conceived in a beaker, Into The Woods play a stunning blend of ‘50s and ’60s pop with a splash of modern influences to form a new style known in candy...
Reflejos is a collective of musicians brought together by lead singer Bonnie Smith. Through her compositions, Reflejos takes you into the unconscious...
Following their long-awaited maiden visit to Australia in 2012, UK indie legends, The Wedding Present, now return to play two of their much loved classic...
‘Warning: I may contain traces of nut.’ - This is Damian Cowell: formerly creator of TISM, now joining Henri Grawe, Douglas Lee Robertson and Jeremy...
For their third album, the San Francisco psych-rockers hit the button marked “classic” and deliver a killer set of rock songs in the grandest tradition –...
What happens when two of Australia’s best young songwriters team up through their mutual love of Scotland’s Teenage Fanclub to create sun-drenched...
After months of emails and social media requests from fans, Lip Service favourite Heather Peace (aka DS Sam Murray) will make her music debut in Australia...
It’s been a wild ride for young English guitar sensation Joanne Shaw Taylor, from her discovery at age 16 by Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics, to her recent...
Following a hugely successful Australian and Canadian tour with The Tea Party, alongside a very well received solo tour in late 2012, The Tea Party’s Jeff...
Bursting with melody, ambitious hooks and sincere intent, NSW Central Coast rockers Something With Numbers return with a brand new single ‘We Kill The...
It’s the first time in over six years that Mike Tramp has taken the stage in Australia for a solo concert. In that time, Mike has toured Europe...
In what’s set to be 2013’s Americana-swagger double bill highlight, Love Police Touring are thrilled to announce Deer Tick and Two gallants as they...
RAW Comedy is Australia's biggest and most prestigious open mic comedy competition. The Melbourne International Comedy Festival has been producing it...
Melbourne's Flap! play original music that is both old and new, inspired by the entire human diaspora. Influences from 1920s jazz, Gypsy brass, English...
Heading to Australia for the very first time to play the 2013 St Jerome’s Laneway Festival, MS MR is also set to treat fans to this very special headline...
Mistletone, Maggot Music and Triple R present Brooklyn’s The Men on their first visit to Australasia. Ironically referred to by Time Out New York as...
Making their debut Australian tour this February are burgeoning Minneapolis quartet Poliça, who have been making large ripples in the indie pond of late...
The Perch Creek Family Jugband has anthropologists baffled. Why did they turn out the way they are? Was it because they all drank and bathed in the muddy...
They’re hitting the road to bring you an unforgettable night of Bluegrass, Country Blues, Old-time jazz, Gypsy & folk. There’ll be hooting & tooting and...
Prior to her first visit to Australian shores Elizabeth Cook will release her acclaimed album Welder on January 11.Welder, the follow up to Cook’s 2007’s...
Bohjass’ aesthetic is third-worldist, emotional, heavy… this is something you can only bring off if you’ve got a will to wield exoticism like a...
Mistletone is proud to present the first Australian tour by Perfume Genius, playing Laneway Festival nationally plus two intimate Sydney Festival shows at...
Wakefield, who cites influences such as the Grateful Dead, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, and Otis Redding, will be joined by Burn In Hell’s swampy...
New York City’s A Place To Bury Strangers are an uncompromising noise rock power trio creating lush, dense layers of atmospheric and harmonious noise that...
Melbourne trio Pony Face released their highly anticipated sophomore album, ‘Hypnotised’, in 2012, launching it at a sold out Northcote Social Club show...
Melbourne quartet The Hiding brings their honest lyrics and layered music to the Northcote Social Club in support of their debut Australian single...
Finding themselves new neighbours in Canada, Glasgow-born Norman Blake and Joe Pernice from Massachusetts began a low-key collaboration in a Toronto...
PUTA MADRE BROTHERSThe world's only surviving triple one man band. With their triple bass drum boom, sharp quiffs, and slicing geetaras. This will be one...
As it is summertime and it is burning it is time for Puta Madre Brothers to rear their triple heads and invite you to a once in the life night of caliente...
This Newtown four piece have been refining and redefining their sound, a mega-hectic, psychedelic, reggae, which is what you get when you shake together...
Sweet Jean Is Alice Keath and Sime Nugent. Their music has ‘gravel and soul’, combining darker and bent folk influences with clap-your-hands, old-school...
The fabulous Rory McLeod returns to Australia for his first tour since 2008. A one-man soul band, poet and storyteller, singing his own unique upbeat...
Offering an effortless blend of soul, blues, reggae and acoustic folk, indigenous performer Benny Walker is without a doubt one of Australia’s most...
After months of writing, recording, and touring, New Gods are set to bring their fresh sound to Melbourne and Sydney with two special headline shows....
Known for his thrilling cello-playing that incorporates new techniques to create a unique mix of folk, bluegrass, jazz and R&B, Sollee possesses a rough,...
Delivered from the mythic North Ontario wilderness, Hawksley arrived on the scene over a decade ago with a fearlessness rooted in an undeniable vocal...
Beal's vocals shift from Screaming Jay Hawkins wails to the lo-fi R&B melancholy of Cody ChesnuTT, while his chattering snake times rhythms summon up the...
After having last Christmas off to charge the batteries, this year Mick Thomas and the Roving Commission return to the familiar scenario of an end-of-year...
Heading up the 2012 ‘Mistletone Xmas Party’, Ross McLennan is set to release his eagerly awaited third solo album, ‘The Night’s Deeds Are Vapour’, in...
After a multifaceted year that included the operating of an underground speakeasy/venue in a bookshop in Melbourne (with his friend Laura Jean), living in...
Melbourne’s Cordrazine formed in 1996 and signed to Rubber Records shortly after. In November that year Cordrazine recorded their debut EP, ‘Time To...
Singer-songwriter Joel Havea is no stranger to life on the road. The Tongan-born, Melbourne-raised, musician left Australia in 2008 and gigged his way...
Psych rock trio Earthless ensconce themselves in a world of jam, space and “cosmic nodding”. Based out of San Diego, Earthless’ members met through mutual...
Ma Petite is Melbourne born musician Indiana Avent’s solo project. Avent moved to Canada in early 2011 to record her debut album, ‘The Road That Led Me To...
Ma Petite (Indiana Avent's solo project) returns to Melbourne release the fist single 'Man About Moon' off her upcoming debut album 'The road that led me...
Having recovered substantially from a well-publicised incident, Peter "Blackie" Black will take his band The Hard-ons back on the road in Australia in...
Jude Perl is a young, Melbourne based funk/R&B/pop artist not to be overlooked. An accomplished singer and keys player, Jude’s debut EP ‘3am’ is an...
This double bill line-up features two impressive Melbourne bands. Inspired by songwriters of the sixties, Kim Beales will be performing his 2012 album,...
Delivering in both style and substance, ‘Oh Hawke’ [Dan Lethbridge’s 2012 album] is a nutritious treat for the ears. Lethbridge can make the point or...
Following a hugely successful Australian and Canadian tour with The Tea Party, Jeff Martin will top the year off by touring Australia solo this November...
Lisa Miller can sing. Nuanced and delicate, capable of grittiness and sexiness when called for, but always undeniably and authentically herself, she is...
John Reilly, a familiar face on the silver screen and the boards of Broadway - Oscar, Golden Globe and Tony nominee - brings his beloved bluegrass music...
Melbourne musician James Kenyon is launching his debut album, ‘The North Pole’, which features the ‘Oh Boy’ single, at this show. The album sees the fine...
Ildiko’s cathartic brand of folk returns with the band’s debut LP, ‘The Carousel Stray’, a collection of lush reveries about heartbreak, loss and losing...
Jordie Lane will officially release his new single ‘Fool For Love’ on Monday October 8th. To celebrate, he’ll be offering fans a free exclusive download...
Evil Eddie, a name synonymous with the DIY ethic, classic beats with a pop edge, and all out fun, has been holed up in his own studio for the past year or...
It’s only 2 weeks away and Ruby Boots still can’t believe they are playing Queenscliff Music Festival after only one trip east!! So, seeing as how they...
Redcoats announce the release of their debut self-titled album out 19 October. To support this release the band will be touring throughout November on...
Art of Sleeping will mark the release of their EP, Like A Thief, with a string of shows along the East Coast this November. Following a national tour with...
This will be The Mess Hall’s one and only Melbourne show for 2012. Having last played in Melbourne in 2010, and with a recent one-off, blindingly great...
Dan Waters returns from Nashville to launch his album, ‘La Vita E’ Bella’. Produced by Mark Dawson of Wagons, this album features 11 Americana songs...
The Mess Hall will play their one and only Melbourne show for 2012 on Saturday November 24th at the Northcote Social Club. Having last played in Melbourne...
The Cumbia Cosmonauts have toured European and Australian festivals, and have supported Gotan Project and Thievery Corporation in their national...
Martin Atkins is the definition of entrepreneurial activity in cultural arts endeavours. His three decades in the music business spans genres, borders and...
Nadine Landry and Stephen “Sammy” Lind will be travelling throughout Australia for the first time, showcasing their mix of Appalachian and Midwestern old...
Emerging on to the Melbourne scene, this eight piece band is all about friendship, creativity, and music that makes you happy. The Coconut Rebellion boast...
Toby Marks, the creative force behind Banco De Gaia, is one of the world’s leading exponents of globally inspired eclectic electronica. Mixing electronic...
It’s been two years in the making, but Melbourne/Geelong-based quartet Sleep Decade are proud to announce the release of their much anticipated debut...
Jen Cloher takes a sharp u-turn with the first single off her third album, ‘In Blood Memory’. She’s put down her acoustic guitar and picked up a Jim Dyson...
Those sandal-gazing sweethearts Pageants are getting ready to help warm Melbourne with their debut LP, ‘Dark Before Blonde Dawn’, through Sensory...
Texture Like Sun are launching their debut self-titled EP at this show. Young indie-folk purveyors Patrick James (and band) will join them on the tour,...
Back in May, the Alabama-raised sister duo of Allison and Catherine Pierce were confirmed to make their debut appearance in Australia, opening the stage...
One of the most exciting rock’n’roll bands to emerge in recent years, Philadelphia’s The War on Drugs will tour Australia for the first time this...
California’s Chelsea Wolfe has been creating doom-laden electric folk music since 2009. Initially making her presence known by touring Europe with a...
H.M.A.S. Vendetta’s songs about Australian Military History capture the sacrifice, bravery and mateship of the ANZACs and express it in a high-energy...
Rudely Interrupted hit the road to promote the release of their ‘Mystery Girl’ EP and single, ‘No Goodbyes’, and their cutting edge Musical Comic Book App...
Hailing from the Gold Coast, Tijuana Cartel has built a firm reputation for beats that span the globe. Multi-layered grooves, touches of slide and...
California native and Los Angeles based, Chelsea Wolfe has been creating doom-laden electric folk music since 2009. It was in that year she made her...
Tinpan Orange return to the Northcote Social Club to launch their highly ambitious new album, ‘Over The Sun’. The record sees the ‘folk darlings’...
Not really into the idea of donning a fancy frock or suit, forking out a heap of cash and then inevitably having to avoid the barf of some B-grade...
Brisbane four-piece Hungry Kids of Hungary may have been quiet at home in Australia of late, but in reality the last two years have proved to be...
Hungry Kids of Hungary may have been quiet at home in Australia of late, but in reality the last two years have seen them performing across international...
Mel Watson and Sam Lohs began their career together making music in 1995, along with four other artists, in the band Fruit. After releasing three studio...
Blue Mnts come Newtown Sydney 3 piece hip hop collective Thundamentals did an interview with The Canberra Times last week. Scribe Douglas Fry began his...
Sleek, sweaty, banging and pro; when it comes to their live show, Blue Mountains-come-Newtown hip-hop three piece Thundamentals are a band in demand. As a...
Fresh off their world tour and a long recording session, Tijuana Cartel return to tour Australia from early November. Over the past couple of months the...
Mama Kin’s bittersweet melodies soar with stomping piano and swampy beats, all the while traversing the riotous, the raw and the intimate. Mama Kin is...
Northcote Social Club welcomes back Lior for only his second and final Melbourne date in 2012. Following a hectic 18 months of touring in 2010/11, Lior...
Howlin' Steam train is made up of four lads from Melbourne who have combined their love of swamp rock, country, blues and boogie to engineer a sound that...
Monday Night Mass sees the band room door thrown open for a free 3 band extravaganza from the deepest caverns of Melbourne’s underground. Every week we’ll...
Melbourne songwriter Tim Richmond launches his second album Dot, a vinyl-only release out on Melbourne label Lost And Lonesome’. Dot is a work of curious...
Melbourne symphonic popsters Jane Dust and the Giant Hoopoes proudly launch, into the galaxy, Jane’s triumphant third album, ‘Space Odyssey: Part I’,...
2012 has been quite a year for local troubadour, Fraser A Gorman, whose captivating live shows and contagious charisma has been gaining him quite a loyal...
Since their humble beginnings in 2008, The Transatlantics have cemented themselves as soul staples of the Australian music scene and this October sees the...
The ink lines that would shape young, self-produced, singer/songwriter Hayden Calnin and his budding musical career were drawn in his teen years after his...
For nearly 10 years, Kris Schroeder has been under the thumb of perpetual genius-cum-overachiever Wally De Backer (Gotye), and the capricious...
Originally hailing from Adelaide, Charles Jenkins has matured into one of Australia’s best loved song smiths. Following on from his early days in Adelaide...
Coming out of the Sydney underground, Brackets is a 4-piece psychedelic synth band that mashes big beats, warped guitar and thick synth bass lines. "This...
Diafrix, the strikingly unique Melbourne based, African born Hip-Hop duo, return this September with their outstanding second studio album, Pocket Full of...
Afro Moses is a multi-award winning, international artist from Ghana, West Africa. He is a singer, composer, multi-instrumentalist and teacher with a...
Portland, Oregon collective Grails bring their enigmatic live show to Australia for the first time this October, treating audiences in Sydney, Melbourne,...
Julitha began her performer’s life as a singer, recording an album in 1986 with contemporary jazz group, Neo-Penguin. This led to stints as a funk singer...
Headlining Doomsday 2012 will be special international guests (and first-‐time Australian tourists) – THE ATOMIC BITCHWAX. Oozing out of New Jersey,...
In music, there are leaders and there are followers. For every blistering riff there is an imitator. For each impassioned bellow, a sound-alike....
Formed in August 2009, this traditional trio, sans drums, perform their brand of rockin’ hillbilly, western swing, early RB, rock-a-billy with two and...
‘Sun Rising – The Songs That Made Memphis’ will be part of the Melbourne Fringe Festival 2012. The show pays absolute tribute to a unique era of rock ‘n’...
Sun Records, tantamount to greatness, birthplace of Rock and Roll. Sun Rising- The Songs That Made Memphis plays tribute to an unique era in music and...
Unpaved, Melbourne’s online home of country-folk and roots music, celebrates its first anniversary at this show with supreme talent provided by Liz...
On first encountering Minibikes’ debut album, ‘For Woods Or Trail’, one could easily imagine that the up and coming four piece would be better suited to...
Only 33 years after their iconic 1979 debut single 'I Can’t Stop It / Do That Dance', Melbourne’s synth-punk snarlers Primitive Calculators are releasing...
Peter Combe is the original ‘King of the Kids’ in Australian music. His timeless songs have been entertaining children (and adults) for over 20 years....
TarraWarra Museum of Art (TWMA) is presenting a special evening of live sound performances featuring five separate performances by sound artists whose...
Eagle Twin is a two-man doom metal / sludge outfit from Utah, which formed in 2007 with Gentry Densley on baritone guitar / vocals and Tyler Smith on...
After nine years, folk-rocking singer-songwriter Carus Thompson has released his second live album, ‘Acoustic At The Norfolk Volume 2’. The album is a...
After packing out shows at the Northcote Social Club and Corner Hotel in 2011, and again in 2012, Vaudeville Smash are back for this show. The band began...
Maybe you’ve heard of Eagle and the Worm (EATW) before? They’re the up-tempo party starters that delivered ‘Futureman’, ‘All I Know’, and ‘Too Young’....
The enigmatic and gifted folk-jazz-soul singer and songwriter, Krystle Warren, one of the revelatory highlights of the recent concert event, ‘Way to Blue:...
Sept 22nd @ Northcote Social - Melbournehttp://northcotesocialclub.com/Big Village has undertaken the audacious task of taking their entire label on the...
hundamentals MC Tuka says for him it all starts with a sample, hook or concept before something big begins to grow. This theme runs through his solo work,...
Big Village Records are genuinely thrilled to announce the forthcoming release of “Big Things Vol Two”. Dropping August 10th, “Big Things Vol Two” is the...
After a massive 2012, which has seen them tour Australia, the US and Europe, sleepmakeswaves have announced a national headlining tour for September....
Hot on the heels of garnering national radio/television airplay and touring the country in support of their debut single ‘I Can Breathe’, MARLOW are back...
Convening in March 2011 in Elizabeth City, NC's historic, waterfront Andrew S. Sanders House, vocalist Samuel T. Herring, bassist William Cashion, and...
September 2012 welcomes the arrival of a defining name of 1980s British Punk Rock: SUBHUMANS. This will be the band’s first-ever-Australasian tour and...
At this show, Kirin takes a break, throws a party, puts on a show, a real song and dance, for friends and future friends. Since those memorable sold out...
Sola Rosa are set to release their new album, Low and Behold, High and Beyond before embarking on their first tour of Australia since 2010. Written over...
The ‘Conquer Cancer 2012 Benefit’ will feature the rip snorting Howlin’ Steam Train, with support from The Last Five Minutes and One And The Same, in a...
Responsible for some of the strongest formative industry chatter in some time, Brisbane’s Art of Sleeping are following the success of two radio singles...
The long anticipated wait for Pony Face’s second album is over. Melbourne trio Pony Face are thrilled to announce the release of their glorious second...
Former Melbourne based punk rocker, Simon Stalin moved back to Sydney, added a g and became himself. Isolated from the outside world in a dank Annandale...
In between tearing up the stage at Big Day Out, Groovin’ The Moo, Pyramid Rock Festival, selling out their own shows and supporting the likes of Kaiser...
Starting out playing shows to around 10 people every Wednesday night when she was just 12, Gin Wigmore moved to Sydney after winning a song contest. Her...
Exploding onto the music scene like an indie Batman, The Universal composes music that pensioners have been caught referring to as a “racket”. The...
Tujiko Noriko returns with ‘Editions Mego’ after a period of relative silence, this time in collaboration with Tyme, aka Tatsuya Yamada, member of MAS....
ONE OF SPIN MAGAZINE’S NEXT BIG THINGS: “11 ARTISTS YOU MUST HEAR IN 2011” Hayes Carll hasn’t been resting on his laurels since topping critics polls and...
Obits are a Brooklyn-based mildly mannered, shaggy garage, punk-rock four piece, heading south of the equator on their first Australian tour. As a band,...
Like morning glory, that feeling is coming ‘round again, with the announcement of dual Melbourne rockers The Delta Riggs and Money For Rope hitting the...
Double Vision… Whether it’s the ill-effect of your favourite contraband, the dilemma in choosing which twin to date, or the stupefying joy of seeing your...
Iconic three-piece Melbourne band Something For Kate, fronted by Paul Dempsey, have released five studio albums, a live album, a DVD, a double album of...
Having recently wrapped up a national tour with Jackson Firebird, Melbourne based three piece River of Snakes are bringing their noise-punk-rock to the...
Sydney indie-dance crossover outfit RÜFÜS have been making waves locally and internationally with their electronic dance floor driven pop melodies. The...
Bodyjar will headline this benefit show! Late last year some good friends of the band opened a really cool café in Thornbury called Miss Succulent. A few...
An unconventional, free-thinking virtuoso of the acoustic bass guitar, Christopher Hale is widely respected as one of the country’s most original and...
After a hugely successful fundraising night at The Corner Hotel last year, The Crusaders have put together another afternoon of mod-esque music to raise...
Celebrating the release of their anticipated debut self-titled album, New War have announced this launch show. ‘New War’ was recorded with Lindsay Gravina...
After hitting the road for more than two months, playing 30+ shows to sold out crowds supporting Boy Bear, The Jungle Giants aren’t ready to slow down....
Toucan are pleased to announce that they will be touring throughout August with Jungle Giants in support of new single release 'Mr Television'. She's A...
Brisbane has a knack of producing some fine indie rock bands. New kids on the block, The Jungle Giants, prove this testament true once again. As they...
It’s been over a year since the release of ‘I Keep You’ and after much anticipation surrounding their next EP, Melbourne’s four-piece folk outfit Cordial...
Yes, in the great tradition of politicians, reality TV, romance, and, well, life in general, ‘The DC3’ is a lie. Because there’s now 4 of them. Flushed...
The Hello Morning return after nationally supporting Busby Marou and Leader Cheetah to officially launch their debut album at this show. The record has...
Hailed worldwide by the likes of Rolling Stone, Billboard and Nylon as being this year's ‘pretty much irresistible’ indie darlings, ELECTRIC GUEST have...
For Diesel, the blues are never far away, he’s always infused the spirit and the sound into his music. Born Mark Lizotte, Diesel is one of Australia’s...
The Joe Kings are one of the most exciting exponents of the bustling Perth music scene. With Beat naming them “one of the greatest new acts of the year”,...
Tales and songs, some old, some new. Don Walker sings the words. Dance beats and sonics courtesy of the Suave Fucks. The Cold Chisel member’s songs have...
The Spheres are an experimental AV ensemble from Melbourne. A cadre of five, comprised of musicians, film makers and animators, they are interested in...
Touring non stop around Australia since the release of their new EP ‘Colours Like Features’ on April 6, Brisbane based band The Cairos now announce a new...
In a history spanning less than 18 months, Brisbane 4-piece Millions have been unearthed by triple j, played at 2011's Splendour In The Grass festival,...
Andrew Wishart, originally from East Gippsland, ‘made it to the 2011 Grand Final of X-Factor Australia against all odds at the age of 41. Eventually...
Artist Voice is delighted to announce Benjamin Francis Leftwich on his debut tour of Australia in July 2012.Fresh from touring with The Jezebels in the US...
Walkabout fish Records are excited to announce that Fijian-born, didgeridoo and stringed instrument virtuoso, Jay Hoad, is bringing his unique show back...
Three minutes at a time, Melbourne’s Francolin play pop-music to bring colour, energy, and joy to hopeful, celebratory short stories. Blending Motown pop...
After a long hiatus, Sophie is back bigger and better, taking surprising new directions with her third album, ‘Oh My Garden’. Recorded in LA with Brad...
Following on from their sold out run of East Coast shows in February which saw the band debuting their much loved EP Woodland, The Paper Kites are ready...
Following on from their sold out run of East Coast shows in February, which saw the band debuting their much-loved EP ‘Woodland’, featuring single...
With the recent announcement this month that after 25 years together Ween have decided to call it a day, Weened will be back to perform a very special...
Basement is a band making waves around the world. Their take on the punk/emo revival of recent years has led them from their home in Ipswich, England,...
Let’s get one thing straight: The Good Ship is a very bad ship. Drawing inspiration from fellow denizens of the deep like Nick Cave, The Decemberists and...
SURES are a four-piece from the suburbs of Sydney who play blissed out guitar-based surf pop. Fuzzy around the edges but melodic to the core, SURES have...
HUGO RACE returns to Australia and announces an East Coast Tour today in support of his first solo album NO BUT IT’S TRUE due for released June 10. RACE...
After the release of his critically acclaimed second album ‘The Balladeer Hunter’ last year, and following shows throughout Australia and Europe with Band...
It’s been an whirlwind 12 months for emma louise with a raft of sold out shows, international notoriety and an endless list of accolades owed to her...
It was a broken ankle at the age of 17 that forced Shaun Kirk into sitting still and subsequently into discovering a passion for music. Having written his...
‘IF’ is a video and live music show presented by goodbyemotel, inspired by themes such as risk and chance. This is a unique visual and musical spectacle...
To celebrate the release of their much anticipated second album, ‘2’, set for release this May, Ned Collette and Wirewalker will perform this album...
Fresh from the studio for the follow up to their debut album, ‘War In My Kitchen’, Melbourne soulful roots cross-over act Direct Influence recently...
To celebrate Oliver Tank's home-coming, he is throwing parties in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide this June. Continuing to take on the world, Oliver Tank...
To celebrate Oliver Tank’s homecoming, he is throwing a series of parties including this show. Continuing to take on the world, Oliver Tank is currently...
After blowing audiences away with his intimate performances in Melbourne and Sydney (and his phenomenally received support slots on Kimbra’s national...
Quarry Mountain Dead Rats’ highly anticipated debut album is here. After catching the eyes – and ears – of producer Shane Nicholson with their raw and...
Creatures of Karma are a modern alt-rock band from Melbourne. Aside from possessing a fierce desire to create memorable live shows, Creatures of Karma...
VulgarGrad bring you the old songs of the Russian thieves (blatnie pesny or blatnyak), along with punk classics of the Perestroika era. VulgarGrad arose...
Tobias Hengefield’s songs weave a mist of isolation, drunken-delusion, yearning and ill-intent. Hengeveld unravels vignettes of other lives lived; calling...
Melbourne scrap-pop wonders New Estate release their fourth album ‘Recovery’ this April, their first for Chapter Music. As the title suggests, it’s a...
Honest and intensely human, Whitaker present music fuelled by melodic drive and timeless sensibility. The Melbourne five-piece will launch their debut LP,...
Siblings Linda J and Dannie Bean Johnston have been playing music together since the early ‘90s. You can tell a lot about their special relationship from...
Paul Reed Smith, founder of PRS Guitars, is presenting a night of great guitar work featuring Electric Mary and Toehider. Described by Classic Rock...
To celebrate the birth of Monday Night Mass – which has become a spiritual ritual for many Northcote inhabitants over the last 12 months – we will hold a...
After a random encounter at the City Baths in the barrios of Brunswick and realising a mutual appreciation for the divinity of thunder and lightning, the...
After a very busy 2010/2011, Nicholas Roy has been writing and recording new songs for his new EP, to be launched at this show. ‘Victoria’ is the first...
Canyons consider themselves musicians rather than DJs or producers – a distinction that certainly is apparent on last year’s long-awaited album release,...
World-renowned guitarist/singer/songwriter Kim Churchill is ready to hit the road for a national tour with Benjalu, hot on the heels of the release of his...
Fronted by Tali White (formerly of The Lucksmiths), lead-cellist/bassist Cressida Griffith, sax prodigy Gus Rigby, drummer-about-town Phil Collings,...
US punk rock/melodic hardcore band Strike Anywhere will head up this huge show. Joining Strike Anywhere will be hardcore punk band from Adelaide, Stolen...
Love Connection will launch their second album, ‘Euphoria’, at this show. A beautiful opaque collection of swirling pop, the album sees Love Collection...
TIJUANA CARTEL spent the front end of 2011 riding high on the wings of their breakthrough single ‘White Dove’, and it’s follow up ‘Letting It Go’. The...
After stand out shows at SxSW, New York rocker DEVIN has announced an Australian tour to follow up the release of his Incredible first album, Romancing....
Hot on the fashionable heels of her recent sold out ‘Mixtape’ performance at The Famous Spiegeltent, Melbourne songstress Owl Eyes released her first new...
Sebastian is a progressive neo-burlesque performance incorporating dance, live music and video installation. The production lustrous aesthetic is inspired...
Hard hitting horns funkin’ up traditional style Cumbia, a tight rhythm section dissecting Afro-Colombian progressions, skankin’ guitars infusing reggae...
This year marks the 10th anniversary of Dandelion Wine’s landmark EP ‘Light Streaming Down’. Showing the band’s customary blend of medieval string...
Launching their new EP at this show, Red Rockets of Borneo were together a full year before playing their first gig in 2010 and later launching their...
Perth’s pop kings Split Seconds started in 2011 in a blaze of glory, adding just about every summer festival to their resume (including an appearance at...
Fresh from standout sets at this year’s Woodford Folk Festival and his debut album, ‘One Thousand Origami Birds’, being named in a slew of Best of 2011...