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Visionary GRAMMY® Award-winning artist Warren Haynes is a cornerstone of the American music landscape, lauded as one of the most formidable and prolific guitarists, vocalists, songwriters,
Review: Greg Phillips. Photos: David Harris It had been eight long years since PJ Harvey had toured Australia and even longer since she’d been on my
This weekend, get set to celebrate all things full-blown rock’n’roll, with Aussie rock festival WANSTOCK returning for its biggest edition yet. Set to take place across two dates
Experience the soul of New Orleans without leaving Melbourne. We Call It Jazz: A Journey Through the Heart of New Orleans is an immersive show that brings the
Mike’s new cymbals start with a redesign of the original AAX MAX Splashes. The new 7, 9, 11″ AAX MAXX Splashes will have a larger-raw bell
Review: Craig Eriksson. Photos: David Harris We headed out to see Australian singer/songwriter/musician Diesel perform his Bootleg Melancholy Album Tour at the RMIT Capitol Theatre in
Review: Greg Phillips. Photos: Jason Rosewarne. There really isn’t anything better than attending a concert at Melbourne’s outdoor amphitheatre, the Sidney Myer Music Bowl on a
Aussie rock festival Wanstock returns for its biggest edition yet. Set to take place across two dates in 2025 at the Shoppingtown Hotel in Doncaster, offering back-to-back nights
Review: Greg Phillips. Photos: Jason Rosewarne. Memo Music Hall in St. Kilda has become somewhat of a spiritual home for Australian Musician over the last few
Thursday March 6, 2025 ALTRU ANNOUNCES FREE MELBOURNE OUTREACH FESTIVAL FOR ATHERTON RESERVE FITZROY ON SUNDAY MARCH 23 HEADLINED BY SAM FISCHER The dynamic annual free
Above: The Gibson Firebird Platypus (L-R) in Cherry Sunburst (exclusive color only available on Gibson.com), Vintage Cherry, Tobacco Sunburst, and Ebony. The original Firebird™ design-one of
RED HOT SUMMER TOUR and LIVE NATION AUSTRALIA are both excited to present classic rock titans, ZZ TOP, headlining along with the masters of American blues-rock,
Report: Greg Phillips. Photos: Jason Rosewarne and David Harris The Melbourne Guitar Show has traditionally been a great catch up opportunity for our local musician community.
Fender today releases a ‘Fender Session’ video with Courtney Barnett. In this episode filmed in Los Angeles, Australia’s Courtney Barnett performs hits, “Before You Gotta Go” and
Introducing the new Gibson Acoustic Special guitars: the J-45™ Special, Hummingbird™ Special, and L-00 Special—all handcrafted in Bozeman, Montana, by Gibson’s expert acoustic luthiers. The new
Review: Greg Phillips. Photos: Jason Rosewarne. It had been close to three years since Robben Ford appeared at St.Kilda’s Memo Music Hall. Last time he featured
PRS Guitars today announced the 40th Anniversary Custom 24-08 Semi-Hollow Limited Edition. Bolstering this year’s special models celebrating four decades of PRS Guitars, the Custom 24-08 keeps
Grammy-winning artist Allison Russell is a weaver of stories and tales through the medium of music. Since the release of her first solo album three years
Words: Greg Phillips. Photos: Jason Rosewarne. The Melbourne Guitar Show was back in town last weekend and the local guitar community was well and truly up
Review: Craig Eriksson. Photos: David Harris. We felt incredibly fortunate to see the iconic Stone Temple Pilots (STP) perform their Purple 30th Anniversary Tour at The
Renowned guitarist Paul Mason, founding member of Battlesnake and long-time lead guitarist for Jessica Mauboy, brought his critically acclaimed event In Honour of Jeff Beck, to
We had a quick catch up with Dave Larkin from Dallas Crane before their punchy, rockin’ performance in the Fender Experience room at the 2025 Melbourne
Scott Darlow is an Aboriginal singer songwriter public speaker and educator from Yorta Yorta country. Darlow speaks in 100+ schools and corporate settings every year, using
Australian rock band Cassidy Paris area band on the rise. Raised on classic hard rock and inspired by artists such as Halestorm, Joan Jett, Pink, Pat
The Aristocrats/Toehider Review Saturday, March 1st @ Max Watt’s, Melbourne Review: Joshua Batten Photos: Studio 150 Photography (Wayne Gunn) Saturday March 1st, 2025 will surely go
Review: Craig Eriksson. Photos: David Harris It was a glorious balmy evening in Melbourne and what better way to spend it than to see Green Day
Aaron Schembri began performing around Melbourne in his first local pub band at age 15. By 17 he had started performing with and developed a close
Frontier Touring are excited to announce Spacey Jane will embark on their biggest tour yet, playing 20 shows throughout Australia and New Zealand this May & June, in support
Combining smokin’ brand-new originals with classic songs from across Kim Salmon’s career in the Scientists and Beasts of Bourbon and beyond – like “Swampland”, “Frantic Romantic”,
On February 25, acclaimed Gypsy Jazz guitarist Robin Nolan released For the Love of George, a heartfelt tribute to George Harrison, on what would have been
THURSDAY, February 27, 2025 CLIO RENNER ‘Don’t Hurry The Dance’ (Album out Feb 28) Everyone’s go-to keyboard player Clio Renner releases her second album Don’t
The Melbourne Guitar Show is back this weekend at its new home at the Victoria Pavillion, Melbourne Showgrounds (Epsom Rd, Ascot Vale). When: 10am-6pm Saturday, 10am-4pm
Meet the Pickup Booster Mini, Seymour Duncan’s classic Pickup Booster in a pedalboard space-saving size. It delivers that extra push when you need it, along with
Review: Craig Eriksson. Photos: Jason Rosewarne The acclaimed country rock and soul singer Chris Stapleton played his first ever show in Australia last night at Rod
Review: Greg Phillips. Photos: David Harris It was back in December 2022 that we last experienced Texan trio Khruangbin in Australia. For Australian Musician, that was
The latest instalment in Two notes’ class-leading reactive load solution legacy marking the definitive watershed in contemporary backline control. Featuring twin-channel operation, selectable multi-impedance compatibility and