Live Music, Culture and Art in Wollongong/South Coast as well as Sydney and regional NSW
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Monday March 4, 2024 Avalanche’s Hell’s Getting Hotter With You crashes into the Australian pub rock scene with a ferocity that’s both a nod to and a reinvention of the genre’s storied past. In a landscape dominated by the towering legacies of AC/DC and Rose Tattoo, this single doesn’t just add to the conversation; it demands a re-evaluation of...
Monday March 4, 2024 On the reissue of This City’s Electric, we witness Melbourne’s Edit the Empire not merely revisiting their origins but actively sculpting a new musical trajectory. This piece, resurrected from the band’s nascent stages, deftly avoids the snares of nostalgia, choosing instead a path of resonant self-examination and artistic maturation. In this endeavour, Edit...
Monday March 4, 2024 On Intertwined, the latest EP from Naarm/Melbourne’s Özergun, there’s an evident leap from their previous work, Live in Studio A. This isn’t just another collection of songs; it’s a fifteen-minute field trip that coheres into something more significant than its parts. The ensemble, still emerging, exhibits a striking blend of ambition and growing artistic maturity....
Monday March 4, 2024 In the eclectic world of indie folk pop, Demon & The Angel, the brainchild of Pete and Faye Flude, stand out as more than mere contributors. They’re akin to master builders in a genre that’s as fluid as it is unforgiving. Spanning a rich three decades across various musical styles—from the earnest...
Monday March 4, 2024 In The Lovebombers’ latest single, I Still Need Your Love, there’s an evocation of something almost intangible, a whisper of the past meeting the present. It’s as if Jordan Smith and his band have managed to sift through the annals of 80s rock, drawing out not just its sounds but its very essence,...
Monday March 4, 2024 In the tempestuous realm of Australian rock ‘n’ roll, Shotgun Mistress emerges as a formidable tour de force, an explosive entity that first stormed the gates in 2020. With unwavering resolve, they’ve harnessed a sonic alchemy that melds the raw, high-octane fervour of rock ‘n’ roll with virtuosic mastery, consistently setting stages ablaze with their...
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OUT APRIL 19, 2024. PLUS WORLD TOUR. AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND TOUR DATES CONFIRMED FOR NOVEMBER 2024 February 19, 2024 SEATTLE – Pearl Jam will release their twelfth studio album, Dark Matter, on Monkeywrench Records/Republic Records on April 19, 2024 and launch a 35-date worldwide tour this May. The album’s title track is available now HERE. Produced by multi-GRAMMY®...
Present “Unplugged”, the Album and Music Of Eric Clapton. Wollongong Thursday 7th March 2024 at The Music Lounge. February 16, 2024 Prepare for an unforgettable musical journey as Matt Arthur and The Lazybones take the stage to pay tribute to the iconic Eric Clapton’s “Unplugged” album, alongside an array of his greatest hits and some of...
