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Day 2 began with me excited to get back to Frank Sultana, who had played on Day 1, totally captivating me with his down and dirty Delta blues style, and who was first up at 11.30 a.m. What a great way to get the day off to a flying start. My interest had been piqued …

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Berry locals and travellers were treated to an incredibly well organised Lazy Mountain Festival at Berry Showgrounds last weekend. Thanks to festival extraordinaires Yours and Owls, festival goers were treated to an amazing line up headlined by Gang Of Youths in the beautiful autumn sunshine and surrounds of the picturesque village of Berry on the …

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Cone Of Confusion have announced two Hobart dates in conjunction with two remaining Melbourne dates of their current tour. The band consist of an international mix of players who cut across a number of genres, as well as their different ethnic backgrounds, to create their signature psychedelic jazz-rock sound. Their music is based on experimentation …

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Following on from the release of their first two singles Wolf and Shaker, Melbourne psych supergroup, The Silversound have released their first album, the self-titled The Silversound. Whilst this may be a debut album, the members of this collective have lent their many talents to numerous projects, including playing with some of the icons of the …

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To celebrate the news of the upcoming release, the band has released the second single from the album, Lilac Trees. The new single ties in with memories and perceptions of the past. Not only is it a song about  memory, but it is also a song about a song; an old song from the American …

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I started out on Day 3 with the intention of visiting a couple of the workshops that some of the artists do throughout the festival. My first port of call was to see Indigenous artist, Richard J Frankland, and I then followed up by seeing Bab L’ Bluz after having caught Julian Belbachir play a …

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An international supergroup made up of Jimmy Barnes (Cold Chisel), Slim Jim Phantom (The Stray Cats), Jools Holland (Squeeze/UK Squeeze), Chris Cheney (The Living End) and Kevin Shirley (legendary producer for Joe Bonamassa, Beth Hart, Aerosmith, Metallica and many others) has just released their first glimpse of their debut, self-titled album, The Barnestormers by way …

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Leesa Gentz and Julz Parker are the dynamic duo who form one half of Hussy Hicks (their rhythm section did not play at this show). These fiercely independent artists have forged a 16 year career based on the love, passion and pure joy that they bring to virtually every gig they play. They have a …

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Winter of 2022 saw Australian indie folk-rock band, The Paper Kites take themselves away from the lights of the big city to begin the process for writing and recording a new album, their sixth. While working on the album, the band performed an unannounced month-long residency in the small Victorian town of Campbells Creek. Word …

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We are very pleased to announce the brand new video clip for Melbourne supergroup, The Silversound. In a world full of continuing turmoil and uncertainty, The Silversound have revealed the full clip for Wolf, a song that was borne from extended periods of lockdown, and which phases its’ way in and out of your grey …

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