Melbourne’s music scene has a rich and varied history with some of Australia’s best-known musos cutting their teeth in band venues across town. The late 1970s saw punk descend on the city with the likes of The Boys Next Door (Nick Cave, Rowland S Howard, Mick Harvey; then evolving i...
Escape Band is a dynamic & versatile live act that offers various professional shows including 4 Piece Band, 70s & 80s Tribute Band, Party Rock Band, Trio, Duo & Solo. Escape perform at weddings, parties, corporate events, bars, pubs, restaurants & bistr
Melbourne-based band Frida have this to add: "I have never been drunk while performing, but when I was younger I didn’t see having a glass of wine on stage with me as such a big deal - heaps of well-respected and wonderful people do it and are not drunk or rowdy or anything. Ve...
If you’ve seen Merry Hell, you know what to expect so this is written more for Merry Hell virgins (as they were grinningly called on Saturday night). That said, the Melbourne gig was probably the best I’ve seen – the sound was good, the band were on form, the venue was well w...
Venue partners are also helping to lessen the environmental footprint of the tour. In addition to efforts to decrease waste through reducing or eliminating single-use plastics and diverting landfill waste with compost and recycling, venues will be offering plant-based food options at all shows. ...
the Dutch band finally went on their highly anticipated and long awaited “WORLDS COLLIDE TOUR” – a massive European co-headline tour together with EVANESCENCE. The band has toured Europe's most important venues, including The O2 in London, Accorhotels Arena in Paris, and Ziggo Dome in the...
NANCY aka Lauren Rusowicz is an exciting unpredictable talent. The Dublin-based, UK-raised live artist is enjoying some well-deserved word of mouth, thanks to her acid-soaked live sets in gritty sweaty clubs. After twelve years of DJing in prestigious venues like Ibiza’s Sankeys and Space ...
At 1 PM PST Australian punk band Cable Ties will be playing songs from A Secret Location Studios in Melbourne.At 2:20 PM PST Brendan Benson hosts his Off The Road live stream on Youtube. At 3 PM PST The Beths will celebrate the release of their great ne...
Of course it can’t all be about posh venues with plush seating though. If you want to see a band before they break you need to brave the sticky floors of Sydney’s pubs and clubs. Some of my fondest early music memories centred aroundthe Annandale. I remember catching artists like Howi...
Today also marks the release of the record’s first single,“Tejano Blue”, a nod to the music of bandleader Greg Gonzalez’s Texas childhood, resulting in the most instantly memorable version (and liveliest tempo) yet of the band’s signature sensual, timeless, love ...