RIP PHIL EMMANUEL
AustralianMusician
May 25, 2018
One of Australia’s greatest guitar players Phil Emmanuel, brother of Tommy has died. On the night of Thursday May 24th while visiting his brother Darcy in
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REVIEW: JASON BONHAM’S LED ZEPPELIN EVENING
AustralianMusician
May 25, 2018
Palais Theatre, Melbourne May 24 Report: Greg Phillips Photos: Mark Moray Wicked Rock Photography It had been a long time coming. Jason Bonham, son of Bonzo
MAKE MUSIC DAY AT VIC ARTS CENTRE (JUNE 21)
AustralianMusician
May 24, 2018
As part of Make Music Day activities on June 21st, the Melbourne public are invited to come into the Foyer areas of Arts Centre Melbourne –
ERIC BOGLE ANNOUNCES ALIVE & PICKIN’ TOUR
AustralianMusician
May 24, 2018
Eric Bogle is probably best known for his song ‘The Band Played Waltzing Matilda’, which confirmed its iconic status by appearing as a question in the
MIRABEL FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES 20TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
AustralianMusician
May 24, 2018
MIRABEL FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES THEIR 20TH BIRTHDAY FUNDRAISING CELEBRATIONS, FRIDAY 6TH JULY @ PRINCE OF WALES IN ST KILDA FEATURING PAUL KELLY, DEBORAH CONWAY, MARK SEYMOUR &
KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD BAND TOUR ANNOUNCED
AustralianMusician
May 22, 2018
Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band has today announced an East Coast tour of Australia in October 2018, his first visit in more than six years. Blues fans
THE HUMMINGBIRD MORPHS INTO THE FYREFLY
AustralianMusician
May 15, 2018
Less than two weeks after opening, new Melbourne entertainment and dinner club The Hummingbird has been forced to change its name due to a legal threat
BARNEY MCALL DOMINATES JAZZ BELL AWARDS
AustralianMusician
May 15, 2018
Report: Greg Phillips. Photos: Jason Rosewarne Members of the Australian jazz community convened last night in Melbourne to celebrate the presentation of the 16th annual Australian
SYDNEY SYMPHONY LEADS FIRST MAKE MUSIC DAY AUSTRALIA
AustralianMusician
May 15, 2018
The Sydney Symphony Orchestra leads Australia’s first international Make Music Day event with global livestream of Verdi’s Requiem concert In celebration of international Make Music Day,
BOB DYLAN AUGUST AUSTRALIAN TOUR ANNOUNCED
AustralianMusician
May 13, 2018
Chugg Entertainment is proud to announce that the legendary Bob Dylan will return to Australia this August for a string of arena shows. The cross-generational icon
ONE ELECTRIC DAY 2018 LINE UP ANNOUNCED
AustralianMusician
May 13, 2018
Over the last five years, ONE ELECTRIC DAY has become one of Melbourne’s favourite festivals. Celebrating its sixth annual event in 2018, the day at Werribee
JAZZ VOCAL LEGEND KURT ELLING AUSTRALIAN TOUR
AustralianMusician
May 6, 2018
Grammy Award winner Kurt Elling is among the world’s foremost jazz vocalists. He has won the DownBeat Critics Poll for fourteen consecutive years and was named
NEW CLUB THE HUMMINGBIRD OPENS IN STYLE
AustralianMusician
May 4, 2018
Last Wednesday night, VIPs and a few lucky public ticket holders gathered together to welcome The Hummingbird, a brand new classy, dining and entertainment room to
THE ONES WE LOVE: R.E.M. ALL STAR TRIBUTE
AustralianMusician
May 3, 2018
The Ones We Love: R.E.M. ALL STAR TRIBUTE THE ONES WE LOVE is a unique series of concerts in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne Celebrating R.E.M. featuring
IRISH VOCAL GREAT MARY COUGHLAN TOUR DATES
AustralianMusician
May 3, 2018
Mary Coughlan is arguably one of Ireland’s greatest female jazz and blues singers, a true artist who has carved out a timeless and highly regarded career
STEVEN WILSON AUSTRALIAN TOUR ANNOUNCED
AustralianMusician
May 3, 2018
Acclaimed Modernist Art-Rock architect Steven Wilson returns to Australia and New Zealand to present his most spectacular show yet, with four astonishing audio-visual extravaganzas. Following the
HENRY BUTLER & JAMBALAYA BAND BIRD’S BASEMENT RESIDENCY
AustralianMusician
May 1, 2018
Henry Butler is considered one of the finest exponents of the fabled New Orleans jazz and blues piano tradition that goes way back to Jelly
REVIEW: NOTHING COMPARES 2 PRINCE – MELBOURNE
AustralianMusician
April 30, 2018
Hamer Hall April 29, 2018. Review by Greg Phillips. Photos by Carbie Warbie and John Conlan On April 21, 2016 the world lost Prince, one of
DEF LEPPARD ANNOUNCE “HYSTERIA” ALBUM TOUR + SCORPIONS
AustralianMusician
April 26, 2018
Rock icons, DEF LEPPARD, have extended their 70-plus US and UK tour to run riot Down Under, finally playing their landmark, longest recording in full –
MUSIC CITIES CONVENTION, MELBOURNE
AustralianMusician
April 20, 2018
The results of a survey released last week showed that Melbourne’s music scene is so healthy that many declared the southern city the world’s music capital!
THE RUBENS GET REGIONAL
AustralianMusician
April 17, 2018
Last week, Ivy League Records and Hottest 100 winners The Rubens announced the third studio album – LO LA RU (out June 29) – a bold
THE HUMMINGBIRD: MELBOURNE’S NEWEST VENUE
AustralianMusician
April 17, 2018
It’s always great to hear of a new music venue opening, particularly when the people behind it are MUSIC people and know what they’re doing. A
2018 AIR AWARDS NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED
AustralianMusician
April 16, 2018
The Australian Independent Record Labels Association (AIR) will celebrate the 12th AIR Awards at Adelaide’s Queen’s Theatre on Thursday 26th July, 2018. Thanks to the continued
THE ASTON SHUFFLE ANNOUNCE ID TOUR
AustralianMusician
April 16, 2018
DJs, producers, remixers, radio presenters and all round legends, The Aston Shuffle, otherwise known as Vance Musgrove and Mikah Freeman, have today announced their epic national
TIM RIES: ROLLING STONES’ SAXOPHONIST AUSTRALIAN TOUR
AustralianMusician
April 14, 2018
Saxophonist, composer, arranger, producer, educator and brass guy for The Rolling Stones, Tim Ries makes a quick trip back to Australia for some dates before jetting
PETE MURRAY ANNOUNCES TOUR, SINGLE & VIDEO
AustralianMusician
April 13, 2018
Byron Bay singer-songwriter and one of Australia’s most loved musicians, Pete Murray has announced a stunning remix of his song Heartbeats, by ARIA-awarding winning Peter Mayes
STONEFIELD RELEASE ALBUM & ANNOUNCE TOUR
AustralianMusician
April 13, 2018
Their second full-length LP As Above, So Below (2016) firmly established Stonefield as one of the key players in the current wave of Australian psych-rock, but Far From Earth –
ALEX THE ASTRONAUT AND STELLA DONNELLY CO-HEADLINE TOUR BEGINS
AustralianMusician
April 13, 2018
Alex the Astronaut and Stella Donnelly’s hotly anticipated national co-headline tour kicked off this week, starting at The Northern, Byron Bay last night Thursday 12th and
MAKE MUSIC DAY. JUNE 21. GET INVOLVED!
AustralianMusician
April 12, 2018
Launched in 1982 in France as the Fête de la Musique, it is now held on the same day in more than 750 cities in 120
CENSUS PROVES MELBOURNE IS WORLD MUSIC CAPITAL
AustralianMusician
April 12, 2018
Second Live Music Census shows Melbourne is the music capital of the world The second Melbourne Live Music Census, conducted on Saturday 25 November 2017, analysed
LLOYD SPIEGEL ANNOUNCES ‘BACKROADS’ ALBUM & TOUR
AustralianMusician
April 11, 2018
Australian acoustic blues luminary Lloyd Spiegel is delighted to announce the release of his 8th album ‘Backroads’ and is touring to back it up. Backroads
SQUEEZE APRIL/MAY AUSTRALIAN TOUR. TEMPTED?
AustralianMusician
April 9, 2018
SQUEEZE TO RETURN TO AUSTRALIA WITH JOHN COOPER CLARKE South London new-wave legends Squeeze are headed for Australia in 2018 for a run of not-to-be-missed shows.
GALLERY: SHERYL CROW & MELISSA ETHERIDGE, MELBOURNE
AustralianMusician
April 8, 2018
It’s been a while since we’ve seen Sheryl Crow or Melissa Etheridge in Australia, so it was with a great sense of excitement that fans heard
REVERB.COM APPOINTS FORMER GIBSON EXEC
AustralianMusician
April 6, 2018
Reverb.com has hired Gérard Danjou — former Executive Vice President of Global Business Development at Gibson Brands, Inc — to drive growth of Reverb in EMEA and
BRIAN HOOPER BENEFIT GIGS FOR MELB AND PERTH
AustralianMusician
April 6, 2018
The Beasts of Bourbon will re-form to headline a benefit concert in Melbourne to help bandmate and legendary Australian alternative rock and blues bassist, Brian Hooper,
REVIEW: NEWTON FAULKNER, CORNER HOTEL
AustralianMusician
April 5, 2018
REVIEW: Bluesfest sideshow. Newton Faulkner, supported by Tom Richardson. Corner Hotel Melbourne. April 4, 2018. Review: Greg Phillips. Photos: Mark Moray of Wicked Rock Photography Like