Live: Mick Thomas & The Roving Commission Launch
Mick Thomas Where Only Memory Can Find You Album Launch, Memo Music Hall Melbourne Friday 19 May 2023 Review: Nick Corr Photos: Mark Hopper It was great to have a warm and crowded Memo Music Hall […]
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Melbourne On Dylan Film To Premiere at St Kilda Festival, June 4
The Australian premiere screening of Chris Franklin’s documentary Melbourne on Dylan is happening at the St Kilda Film Festival at 1pm – Sunday – June 4 at the Astor Theatre in St Kilda. In the film Melbourne […]
Americana Unveils Its 2023 Honors & Awards Nominees!
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Americana Music Association announced the nominees for its 22nd annual Americana Honors & Awards at the National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) in Nashville on Tuesday May 9. This year’s nominations […]
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Ilaria Crociani – Connecting the Dots
Review by Des Cowley. Ilaria Crociani – Connecting the Dots (ABC, CD & digital) Italian-Australian singer Ilaria Crociani was mildly amused when, at age-50, she found herself recipient of a 2021 ABC Jazz Composer Commissioning […]
Mark Lockett – Swings & Roundabouts
Review by Des Cowley. Mark Lockett – Swings & Roundabouts (Thick Records, CD and digital release) When we think of band leaders, we tend to think of singers, guitarists, sax players, trumpeters. Less so drummers. But […]
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2023 – Weekend #1
New Orleans Jazz& Heritage Festival, Friday April 28, Saturday April 29 & Sunday April 30, 2023 By Brian Wise It has been four years since my last JazzFest, my 25th, so it felt somewhat like […]
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BRODERICK SMITH (1948-2023) R.I.P.
Legendary Australian singer Broderick Smith, co-founder of revered band The Dingoes, has died aged 75. According to his official website on April 30, “The minstrel has passed. Broderick Smith died peacefully at home aged 75. […]
Big Sounds’ Big Announcement
The southern hemisphere’s biggest music industry gathering, and Australia’s longest-running and most influential music market BIGSOUND has officially unveiled their first round of speakers and buyers today, with a trove of heavy hitters and industry […]
Cresfest – A User-Friendly Alternative
CRESFEST 2023, March 31 – 2 April 2 Creswick, Victoria By Chris Lambie When major events grow too big and busy for some, smaller community-led gatherings provide an affordable user-friendly alternative. The CresFest folk & roots […]
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Bluesfest Melbourne – Day Two
Bluesfest Melbourne – MCEC, Sunday April 9, 2023 By Brian Wise| Images: Michael Mackenzie Check Out Full Image Galleries of Byron and Melbourne Bluesfest here There would have definitely been a sigh of relief from […]