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POP WILL EAT ITSELF aka PWEI aka POPPIES return to Australia to play a Greatest Hits Set for the First Time Ever! The career spanning set list will include ‘Ich Bin Ein Auslander’, ‘Everything’s Cool’, […]
Alkaline Trio reveals a darker dimension of its forthcoming new album with “Versions of You,” the third advance offering from Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs, out January 26 on Rise Records. Built upon a hypnotic, off-kilter […]
A galvanizing start to 2024 from South London’s Call To The Void. The band’s new track is deeply rhythmic hard Rock Noir with shades of The Cult, Black Sabbath, Phil Anselmo and Jim Morrison. Their […]
The Screaming Jets have announced 3 huge new shows on their PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT album tour, as they continue to blast their way their way across the country! The new shows kick off on March 1 at […]
GHOST has notched yet another GRAMMY nomination. Come February 4, 2024, Sweden’s foremost theatrical rock export will go up against the likes of Metallica, Slipknot, Disturbed and Spiritbox for Best Metal Performance at the 66th GRAMMY Awards. […]
Award-winning South African Blues-Rock guitarist Dan Patlansky announces new album ‘Movin’ On’, new single ‘Who I Am’ and April 2024 UK headline tour which will see him returning with a full band electric tour to […]
Sunday, 7th January (Free entry) 2.00pm. Garden Party Blues Featuring Tony Shergold, John Howard, John Talati, Adele De Marchi. Join us for a relaxing afternoon of laid back blues music. Tuesday, 9th January 7.30pm. Blue […]
“5am” has a melancholy feel, a bluesy ballad starting with soft electric spreads. Bex’s vocal is late-night and resigned. The track is full of charismatic regret and her guitar playing is prominent, poignant, and emotive […]
Invocation is the name of the exhilarating and highly anticipated brand-new 11-track album from slide guitar virtuoso Troy Redfern. The album, released by RED7 Records on Friday 17th May 2024, will be available in limited […]
Droughts is excited to announce that they are bringing their Gothic Space Western sound to the Rock music world with their new album ‘Lore’ released on January 26,2024. Lore weaves a psychological tapestry of an […]
As punk as pink can be. Naoko, Atsuko and Risa make the sugar rush for the stage as these gigantors of Japanese astropop punk fire up their quatro decade plus power packs and rocket to […]
Cut from the same beer-stained cloth as the greats, UK stoner rock metal act ORANGE GOBLIN are still riding high and leading the pack in ‘balls to the wall’ heavy metal thunder. Emerging amid the […]
Catch one of the hottest rock bands in the world, The Southern River Band touring Australia this Summer! Following on from the massive international success of their most recent single ‘Stan Qualen’ (amassing millions of views […]
After partying in the New Year, have a rest today then back into it again at the PERTH BLUES CLUB tomorrow night, 2nd January, because “TUESDAY IS BLUESDAY”! Members $10, Non-members $15 Tickets available from Moshtix.com at […]
The legendary and iconic rock band TESLA have announced they are returning to House of Blues Las Vegas inside Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in 2024 with their TESLA: The Las Vegas Takeover. Shows will […]
For the final time as a collective, Grammy-nominated band Sum 41 have announced their upcoming double album, Heaven :x: Hell, expected for release on March 29, 2024 via Rise Records. Heaven :x: Hell is the most ambitious album from Sum 41 […]
Off the back of what has been a touchstone 2023 for The VANNS, the South Coast favourites are seeing out the year by giving fans something to look forward to as soon as 2024 kicks […]
Worldwide Panic, the industrial metal band, has announced that they have entered the studio to start recording their next album with the renowned executive producer, Bob Marlette. Marlette, known for his work with Black Sabbath, […]
MG Live, Arena Touring & Frontier Touring are thrilled to announce seven-time Grammy award winner, singer, actress and true Empress of Soul, Gladys Knight will make her highly anticipated return to Australia and New Zealand […]
Secret Sounds is thrilled to announce that British musician and gripping performer Ben Howard will tour Australia throughout May 2024, bringing his powerful live show and storied catalogue to venues in Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney […]
U.S. alt-rock favourites ANBERLIN have announced a special new show to their upcoming Australian tour in 2024, this time bringing their beloved albums Never Take Friendship Personal and Cities to life in full, in Melbourne […]
The SKIDS are Coming! For the First Time Ever, Iconic Scottish Punks, the SKIDS are coming to Australia for a Greatest Hits Tour (Into the Valley, The Saints are Coming, Working for the Yankee Dollar, […]
Contemplating the collaboration with ambassador Alu, Grunwald reflects: “I’m stoked with how this collab with Bobby Alu (vocals/drums) came together, while jamming with our mate and musical genius, Ian Peres (keyboards), on the Bill Withers […]
In the late Eighties, 1927 and Boom Crash Opera owned the airwaves with undeniably catchy songs; a legacy which continues to this day, with songs that have stood the test of time. From ARIA Awards, Platinum albums and Top […]
The Blues Train, Australia’s longest running Contemporary Blues and Roots music venue, which is based on the Bellarine Heritage Railway on Victoria’s stunning Bellarine Peninsula, has announced its newly curated Women In Blues Concert Series. The series kicks off early in 2024, and will […]
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