HOLY HOLY! IT’S A TOUR
AustralianMusician
November 30, 2015
Holy Holy have today announced a national tour for January set to kick off in Sydney at Oxford Art Factory on the 15th, moving through to
Stay up to date
Subscribe to our weekly
e-newsletter for news and updates
Advertise with us
News
PERFORMANCE: SHANNON BOURNE BAND – ‘MAGGOT BRAIN’
AustralianMusician
November 30, 2015
The Shannon Bourne Band performed Funkadelic’s ‘Maggot Brain’ on Sunday November 29 at Max Crawdaddy’s regular Sunday Blues session at Cherry Bar in AC/DC Lane Melbourne.
SHANNON BOURNE DOES HENDRIX BAND OF GYPSYS
AustralianMusician
November 27, 2015
The Flying Saucer Club at the Caulfield RSL has quickly become one of Melbourne’s most favoured music destinations. Leading up to Christmas, there is a fantastic
2015 ARIA AWARDS: THE GRINNERS
AustralianMusician
November 26, 2015
2015 ARIA Award Winners The 2015 Australian Recording Industry Association awards took place last night at the The Star Event Centre in Sydney. Here’s the complete
WATCH: Patti Smith’s Horses at Melbourne Festival
AustralianMusician
November 25, 2015
To celebrate 40 years since the release of Patti Smith’s seminal album HORSES Courtney Barnett, Jen Cloher, Adalita and Gareth Liddiard performed two tribute shows at
NEW VIDEO AND OZ DATES FOR TIM WHEATLEY
AustralianMusician
November 25, 2015
Off the back of the LA album release for his Top 10 ARIA album, Cast of Yesterday, alt folk rock musician, Tim Wheatley is excited to
PERFORMANCE: EDEN MULHOLLAND – ‘CARDBOARD CUTOUTS’
AustralianMusician
November 22, 2015
Eden Mulholland performs ‘Cardboard Cutouts’ from his new album ‘Hunted Haunted’ at the Grace Darling Hotel November 21st, prior to his gig that night. Interview online
THE ENVIRONMENTAL SYMPHONY: ALLAN ZAVOD TRIBUTE
AustralianMusician
November 19, 2015
We’ve recently been made aware that our good friend and longtime Australian Musician contributor, Dr Allan Zavod is currently undergoing treatment for brain cancer. On Sunday
JEZABELS NEW ALBUM & TOUR FOR 2016
AustralianMusician
November 18, 2015
In 2016 The Jezabels will return with their third studio LP, ‘Synthia’, in store February 12th independently, via MGM Distribution. After eighteen months off the road,
FACE THE MUSIC DAY 2
AustralianMusician
November 16, 2015
Face The Music day two was never going to be just another day at a music conference. As people woke to the news of the horrific
FACE THE MUSIC. WE DID!
AustralianMusician
November 13, 2015
Ring tones, not something you think about much … unless you hear a lot of them. At Face The Music, a music conference full of tech
SA MUSIC AWARD WINNERS 2015
AustralianMusician
November 12, 2015
Tkay Maidza and Timberwolf have walked away as the big winners at the 2015 South Australian Music (SAM) Awards, held on the same night as The
REPORT: THE AGE MUSIC VIC AWARDS 2015
AustralianMusician
November 12, 2015
To mark the 10th anniversary of The Age Music Victoria Awards, not one but two special events were organised this year to help celebrate the occasion.
WIN MICHAEL HUTCHENCE NEW SINGLE AND SOLO COMPILATION
AustralianMusician
November 5, 2015
On November 22nd, it will be 18 years since the death of enigmatic Australian rock singer Michael Hutchence. This week saw the Australian release of
BRIAN WILSON PLAYS PET SOUNDS FOR BLUESFEST
AustralianMusician
November 4, 2015
Brian Wilson, Taj Mahal and more added to 2016 Bluesfest lineup. The legends are lining up for the Byron Bay festival next Easter. When Kendrick
JASON BECKER FUNDRAISER
AustralianMusician
November 3, 2015
Jason Becker, who was signed to the prestigious Shrapnel Records label at just 16, was integral to the neo-classical guitar movement through the 80s with playing
Hall of Fame Concert Announces Arts Centre exhibition and Face The Music panel
AustralianMusician
October 29, 2015
The Age and Music Victoria are proud to announce that this year’s Hall of Fame inductees will be honoured with a free, public exhibition at Arts
Friday Nights at NGV launches with Andy Warhol | Ai Weiwei
AustralianMusician
October 28, 2015
The NGV today announced the largest ever Friday Nights program with eighteen headline acts from December 2015 – April 2016. Since the series commenced in 2013
‘ONE FOR THE ROAD’ FOR TWO OF OUR OWN
AustralianMusician
October 26, 2015
Baby Animals, Hoodoo Gurus, The Superjesus, Noiseworks, 1927, Diesel with special guest Jimmy Barnes, Ian Moss, Swanee, Thirsty Merc, Dragon, Wendy Matthews and more confirmed to
AUS INDIES PRESENTED LAST NIGHT
AustralianMusician
October 23, 2015
The annual celebration of local independent music, the Carlton Dry Independent Music Awards took place in Melbourne last night and unsurprisingly, it was Courtney Barnett who
2016 MELBOURNE ZOO TWILIGHT SERIES REVEALED
AustralianMusician
October 22, 2015
The program for the 2016 Melbourne Zoo Twilights Series has been announced and it’s looking pretty wild. The Melbourne Zoo Twilights series provides the perfect summer
PAUL CONRAD’S CALIFORNIA
AustralianMusician
October 17, 2015
Sydney’s dark-lord, singer and producer Paul Conrad is back with his own brand of alt-pop in the form of a new video ‘California’. Paul Conrad is
LEMMY AND NATHAN EAST TO BE HONOURED
AustralianMusician
October 15, 2015
Motorhead’s Lemmy will be honoured with a Bass Player Lifetime Achievement Award at the Musicians Institute in Hollywood as part of Bass Player Magazine’s 8th annual
GURUS, SUNNYBOYS & FEMMES FOR A DAY ON THE GREEN
AustralianMusician
October 15, 2015
Fans of 80s alt-rock will be salivating at the thought of this bunch of iconic bands announced for a run of A Day On The Green shows
LUTHER DICKINSON CHATS FOR D’ADDARIO STRINGS
AustralianMusician
October 12, 2015
Courtesy of D’Addario Strings‘ YouTube channel, Jackie Greene sits and chats with North Mississippi Allstars’ Luther Dickinson about his influences, technique, approach and more. Check out
JADE ALICE WINS 2015 MELBOURNE MUSIC BANK
AustralianMusician
October 9, 2015
The Bank of Melbourne presented it’s annual Melbourne Music Bank competition final last night on the stage of the opulent State Theatre. Jade Alice took out
MELBOURNE MUSIC BANK FINAL THIS THURSDAY!
AustralianMusician
October 6, 2015
The final of the annual Melbourne Music Bank takes place this Thursday night (Oct 8) at the State Theatre. Back in July Victorian artists were invited
MELBOURNE GUITAR MAKERS FESTIVAL
AustralianMusician
October 6, 2015
The Melbourne Guitar Makers Festival is on this Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th at the Abbotsford Convent. It is a rare and unique opportunity to see,
SWAP MEET FOR MELBOURNE MUSOS
AustralianMusician
September 25, 2015
The folks at muso.com.au are presenting a MUSO SWAP MEET at the Flemington Community Centre (25 Mount Alexander Rd) on Sunday 11th Oct, running from 12:30pm
THE MERCY KILLS PARADISE MOTEL DOCO
AustralianMusician
September 21, 2015
In mid 2014, Melbourne based trash-rock band The Mercy Kills learned that they’d scored the much sought-after support slot for Courtney Love’s Australian tour. Followers of
The Age Music Victoria Awards performers announced
AustralianMusician
September 17, 2015
Performers for this year’s The Age Music Victoria Awards have been announced and include Marlon Williams, Courtney Barnett, Harts, Briggs and The EG Allstars. The 10th
SUFJAN STEVENS AUSTRALIAN TOUR
AustralianMusician
September 16, 2015
Much-lauded American, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Sufjan Stevens is returning to Australia for a national tour beginning in February and tickets are on sale today! Just over
PERFORMERS ANNOUNCED FOR CARLTON DRY INDEPENDENT MUSIC AWARDS
AustralianMusician
September 16, 2015
Less formal and infinitely more fun than the ARIAs, the Carlton Dry Independent Music Awards will be presented once again in October and performers have just
IRON MAIDEN’S BOOK OF SOULS TOUR FLIES TO AUSTRALIA IN 2016
AustralianMusician
September 13, 2015
Rock legends IRON MAIDEN, whose new studio double album “The Book of Souls” just debuted at No 2 in Australia, will make a massively anticipated return
CROWDED HOUSE ASSIST REFUGEE CRISIS
AustralianMusician
September 11, 2015
Crowded House has lent its 1995 song ‘Help Is Coming’ to the refugee crisis, which currently sees 19.5 million people displaced, half of them children. A
SEEN THESE STOLEN GUITARS?
AustralianMusician
September 10, 2015
Police are seeking information about two separate cases of stolen guitars in WA and Vic. Just Music in Western Australia has reported the theft of a 1976