Ron Sexsmith returned to Melbourne Recital Centre on 23 April for his first Australian tour in 11 years, delivering a measured, no-frills set built on the strength of his catalogue rather than presentation. For most […]
By Brian Wise Old Settler’s Festival, Austin, Texas – Friday, April 17 – Sunday, April 19, 2026 Across this one weekend, Austin offered a reggae festival right in town, a huge country music event in […]
Barney McAll: MonK KnoW: Explorations of Thelonious Monk (Independent, digital release) Review by Des Cowley. Thelonious Monk’s body of work casts a long shadow over jazz history, ever since the pianist first stepped into the […]
There are episodes of On The Record that wander; Episode 18 plants its flag firmly in one year—1966—and dares you to argue it wasn’t the moment pop music grew up. Brian Wise and Michael Mackenzie […]
By Brian Wise. The Black Crowes – The Forum, Melbourne, April 2, 20026 Despite the cancellation of Bluesfest 2026 just a few weeks prior to their arrival, the Black Crowes, one of the festival headliners, […]
If you want to know the exact moment legacy radio started to feel its age, it might have been when a major Australian station began giving away lacy doilies. In the latest episode of On […]
Bernard Fanning brought the Tea & Sympathy 20th Anniversary Tour to the Palais Theatre on Friday night, revisiting his 2005 debut solo record with the band that originally helped take it on the road. Joined […]
The long goodbye to Bluesfest continues in Episode 16 of On The Record, but this time the tone shifts from shock to something closer to forensic analysis. If last week was a reaction, this is […]
Episode 15 of On The Record is the sound of a long-running Australian institution going quiet — followed by the louder, messier noise of what happens when a festival doesn’t just “take a break”, but […]
By Chris Lambie WOMADelaide 2026, March 6-9, Tainmuntilla, Kaurna Country SA An event with the scope and scale of WOMADelaide goes beyond enjoyment of music art and dance. It educates and inspires. Seniors bouncing to […]
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