Category Archives: Melbourne

The Strumbellas – Bluesfest 2017 Sideshows Announced!

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Making their Bluesfest debut in 2017 are Canadian band The Strumbellas. When a crowd is singing along with the last chorus after hearing the song for the first time, and Twitter lights up with those same lyrics in the days following a performance, you know it’s a song that connects. With poignant yet sing-along-able lyrics and undeniable rock noir musical undertones, Spirits, the first single from The Strumbellas’ album Hope embodies the essence of what has been attracting fans from across the world to this Lindsay, Ontario-bred band.
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Joan Osborne – Bluesfest 2017 Sideshows Announced!

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Joan Osborne is a multi-platinum selling recording artist and seven-time Grammy nominee. The soulful vocalist and noted song interpreter is a highly sought after collaborator and guest performer who has performed alongside many notable artists, including Stevie Wonder, Bob Dylan and Patti Smith to name a few.
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Live Review : Montaigne at Corner Hotel, Melbourne – 13 October 2016

Reviewer: Ben Connolly
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A stage moniker borrowed from a 16 th century philosopher; an Unearthed gong before finishing high school; a teasing EP which was salivated over; and a 3-time ARIA nominated debut album. And all of this before your first headlining tour. It’s a helluva back-story for Montaigne’s eagerly anticipated run of headlining shows in support of her world-beating debut Glorious Heights.
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Bernard Fanning Releases New Single & Video ‘Reckless’ + Touring Nationally – October 2016

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Reckless’ is the second official single from Bernard Fanning’s stunning, ARIA Nominated third solo release, ‘Civil Dusk’.
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Kingswood Release New Single and Video ‘Creepin’ + Annouce National Tour – November 2016

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Firebrand, ARIA-nominated, Melbourne rockers KINGSWOOD are back in a big, big way today with the release of the barnstorming new single ‘Creepin’. The band also announce local supports for their up and coming national club show tour throughout November, tickets for these up close and personal shows are on sale now.
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The Ruminaters Announce ‘I Used To Hate The Ruminaters, Now I Like Them Tour’ – November 2016

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2016 has been an epic year for The Ruminaters.

The Sydney lads have played over 25 dates in Europe and the UK, put the final touches on their sophomore EP ‘I Used To Hate The Ruminaters, Now I Like Them’ in London’s RAK Studios and wowed industry tastemakers at Brisbane’s annual Bigsound music conference.
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Jethro Tull by Ian Anderson Tour Announced – April 2017

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THURSDAY OCTOBER 13, 2016 – IAN ANDERSON, the voice and flute behind the legendary JETHRO TULL, returns to Australia next April celebrating a lengthy career that’s seen him and the band sell more than 60 million records.
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Mega 90s (2 Unlimited / Technotronic / Real McCoy / Dr. Alban) Australian Tour Announced – March 2017

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It’s not just a show, it’s an extravaganza! Four of your favourite International 90s Dance Superstars join together for a night of Mega 90s hits!
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Barry Gibb’s ‘In The Now’ Australian Tour – April 2017

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SUNDAY OCTOBER 9, 2016 – Ladies and gentlemen, the legendary BARRY GIBB is set to make a very welcome return to our shores in April 2017 for series of shows around the country, kicking off his world tour.
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Kingswood Announce National Club Show Tour For November

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ARIA-nominated, Melbourne rockers KINGSWOOD, known for their signature rock ’n’ roll swagger and unstoppable quest for greatness, today announce a string of nation-wide headline tour dates beginning November 2016. The tour will take in nine shows across five states, including up close and personal capital city venues, as well as off the beaten track regional club shows, kicking off with a performance on Friday, November 4 at Chinchilla Event ‘Fusions on the Field’ in Queensland.
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ANIMALS AS LEADERS – ‘The Madness of Many’ Tour – Australia 2017

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Instrumental heavy rockers, ANIMALS AS LEADERS, have announced their return to Australia next February and March for a national tour in celebration of their new album due out next month.
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Flume shares new video for ‘Say It’ feat. Tove Lo

Photographer credit: Cybele Malinowski
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On the brink of finishing an enormous sold out national run across America, Flume has shared a surreal and gravity-defying new video for his double-platinum accredited hit ‘Say It’ feat. Tove Lo. The video was directed by film-maker Nez (Disclosure, Kid Cudi, MIA) of Pulse Films.
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THE CALLING – Australian Headline Tour – November 2016

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Unbreakable Touring are thrilled to announce for the first time, the long awaited return of Los Angeles multi-platinum act THE CALLING. In their first full tour of mainland Australia, November 2016 will see Alex Band and his rock cohorts performing in Adelaide, Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Fremantle.
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The Pretty Littles Release Video For ‘Sleeping In Water’: Album Tour – October 2016

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Melbourne’s slow-burn garage anthem experts are riding the smooth wave generated by their third LP ‘Soft Rock For the Anxious‘. Today they’ve unveiled a thematically heavy video for ‘Sleeping in Water‘.
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