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On Saturday morning (March 30) the Rolling Stones announced the postponement of the scheduled No Filter North American tour, including a gig at the 50th anniversary of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival on […]

After taking on board comments from ticketholders Bluesfest has announced that it will continue to provide complimentary parking and will refund paid parking by April 12, 2019, to those who purchased it. “We’ve listened to […]

The Lyrebird Arts Council – the folks responsible for running gigs at the Meeniyan Town Hall and events at Mossvale Park – have announced The Lyrebird Gift as a one-off gift of $20,000 to a […]

Dashville has announced that William Crighton has just signed a deal with Just Isn’t Music – the publishing arm of the legendary UK label Ninja Tune and a UK booking agency prior to an extensive European […]

This winter, the Melbourne International Jazz Festival will take over the city with a jam-packed 10-day program filled with premieres, Australian exclusives and international collaborations from May 31 to June 9 2019. Presenting some of […]

Woodstock 50, the fiftieth anniversary of the famous three-day festival has announced its line-up and it includes Australia’s Brian Cadd, and Courtney Barnett – the only two Australians on the bill so far. Taking place on […]

Guitarist Dick Dale, a pioneer of the California surf rock sound of the early 1960s has died at the age of 81. Dale’s death was confirmed by two former bandmates, bassist Sam Bolle and drummer […]

On the cusp of ninety and now officially retired, Australia’s oldest ARIA winner is still picking up awards. The latest accolade for legendary Torres Strait Islands’ crooner Seaman Dan comes courtesy of QMusic, which this […]

By Meg Crawford By any measure, 2018 was one a hell of a year for acclaimed Aussie artist Mojo Juju. In particular, the release of her third solo album Native Tongue and killer title track pushed […]

The wait is over. With just a matter of weeks to go, the full line-up and daily playing schedules for Bluesfest 2019 are here! With over 200 artist performances playing over 300 hours of live […]