THE LAST OF THE GREAT ROCKSTARS, LENNY KRAVITZ PLUS JIMMIE VAUGHAN, THE WATERBOYS & SO MANY MORE ADDED TO THE ALREADY STELLAR BLUESFEST 2020 LINEUP
Another year of great guitarists for Bluesfest Byron Bay!
Continue reading Lenny Kravitz, The Waterboys & more added to Bluesfest 2020!
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There’s nothing more Australian than hot sun, warm waves and Cold Chisel. The band’s classic songs like Khe Sanh, Flame Trees, Bow River, My Baby, Cheap Wine, Saturday Night and You Got Nothing I Want have become the soundtrack to our summers.
Continue reading Cold Chisel announce national summer concert tour!
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Continue reading Cold Chisel to play five A Day On The Green shows this summer!
JOHN 5 is one of the most influential guitarists of our generation. Best known for his time in Marilyn Manson and as the current guitarist for Rob Zombie, JOHN 5 has been a guitar player for some of the biggest headlining rock bands in the world as well as playing session with Paul Stanley, Rod Stewart, Lynyrd Skynyrd and more. Now JOHN 5 is heading to Australia, for his first ever solo shows here, to shred our nation to pieces thanks to Silverback Touring. Accompanying him is American blues-rock guitarist and singer JARED JAMES NICHOLS who is rated as one of the hottest players on the scene, also making his debut appearance in Australia.
Continue reading Tour News : JOHN 5 AND THE CREATURES plus Jared James Nichols – April 2020 Australian Tour
One of Australia’s most endearing and celebrated rock bands, Gyroscope, have just announced national tour dates and a self-produced new EP ‘4YRLV’ (pronounced ‘For Your Love’) – the first taste of music since their double A-side ‘Crooked Thought / DABS’ released in 2017.
Continue reading Tour News : Gyroscope ‘4YRLV’ Tour 2019
Sally Cooper is an acoustic folk singer songwriter. She has a full flavoured vocal sound and her style is unfeigned, authentic and substantial. She draws influences from Jazz, Blues, Roots, Folk and world fusion music.
Continue reading Event News: Sally Cooper ‘Love Will Rise’ CD Launch – Brisbane – October 27thReview by Pete Coates – facebook.com/InsideEdgePhotography
Canadian artist Leeroy Stagger’s name might not ring too many bells with Australian music lovers, but hopefully that situation is about to change with the release of his latest album, Strange Path – released on Sept 13th through True North Records / MGM. Despite the lack of familiarity, Leeroy has so far released 11 albums, 2 EPs and has 17 years as a singer-songwriter under his belt which has seen him develop a reputation as a masterful lyricist and exciting performer, garnering a strong following in his homeland, while also making inroads into both the UK and US in recent years.
Continue reading Album Review : LEEROY STAGGER – STRANGE PATHWith Melbourne trio THE RUN releasing their new single, ‘MISSING OUT ON’ (video below), we wanting to know more about the band so we asked them to share 5 things about themselves that we didn’t know.
Touring throughout Sydney from September 2019 showcasing his new EP ‘Three Oh Three’, we asked OLY SHERMAN to share 5 things about himself that we didn’t know.
The Darkness will be spreading their Easter Is Cancelled message across the land with an Australian and New Zealand headline tour in March 2020. On a mission to lead us to the sunlit uplands of inclusivity, togetherness and rock’ n’ roll fellowship, The Darkness will play shows in Perth, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane and Auckland.
Continue reading THE DARKNESS Announce ‘Easter Is Cancelled’ Australia and New Zealand Tour 2020Malcolm Young: The Man Who Made AC/DC
By: Jeff Apter
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Malcolm Young was a legend: the founder and the driving force of AC/DC, a man with what many have called ‘the greatest right hand in rock and roll’. That right hand provided the instantly recognisable riffs and muscle behind such timeless songs as ‘Highway to Hell’, ‘Back in Black’, ‘A Long Way to the Top’ and many others. Malcolm was instrumental in ensuring that AC/DC survived shifting musical trends and numerous in-house dramas to stand tall as the biggest rock band on the planet. Yet he was the most unpretentious man to ever strap on a Gretsch guitar.
Review by Peter Coates – www.facebook.com/InsideEdgePhotography
From the opening riff of Justified you get the feeling that what is about to burst through the speakers could be something special. When the Hammond organ and the vocals kick in, the tingles start to run up your spine, and then the middle-eight break hits you like a sledgehammer before the first of many ripping solos puts the icing on the cake. There is so much depth and complexity in the backing vocal harmonies and the underlying melodies that the listener is pulled in deep, and is immersed in the layers.
Continue reading Album Review : Jack J Hutchinson – Who Feeds The Wolf?
DAVE MATTHEWS BAND, CROWDED HOUSE, PATTI SMITH AND HER BAND and many more will ensure our 31st Bluesfest Byron Bay rocks next Easter! The 31st annual Byron Bay Bluesfest is taking place from 9th – 13th April 2020 and is set to be the best festival yet! The first of many line up announcements also includes the legend GEORGE BENSON andBRANDI CARLILE, both making their Bluesfest debuts.
Continue reading Bluesfest first line-up announcement for 2020. DAVE MATTHEWS BAND, CROWDED HOUSE, PATTI SMITH and more!
