Archive for October, 2023
Feature: A Buderim high school teacher who moonlights as a professional musician is calling for an independent body to make the local music industry a fairer one. Drew Wilson, whose latest pop-folk hit “Holding Onto You” is enjoying commercial success, said many artists continually felt unsupported when it came to the Council-run Caloundra Music Festival
Caloundra and Miami: Aussie acid-jazz cruisers The Rubens is on the road as part of a 14-date summer tour and will be at Kings Beach Tavern on January 4 and Miami Marketta on January 5. The award-winning, pop-rock group is promoting new single, “Good Mood”, and will headline their hometown festival, ValleyWays, in Camden on
Woolloongabba: Punk rock girl-gang Otoboke Beaver will play at Princess Theatre on October 22. The pint-sized rockers, from Kyoto, are a force to be reckoned with offering a thrilling live show, combining confrontational performances with off-kilter compositions and incredible musicianship. Formed at Kyoto University’s music club in 2009, the all-female hardcore quartet has gained fans
Review: Fave Aussie band The Whitlams had punters out of their chairs at The J reports YELO music editor Penny Brand. It’s a bit hard to get excited about a rock band when you’re seated at The J but The Whitlams proved anything was possible in Noosa on Saturday night. Filled with his usual entertaining
Southport: Aussie 90s rocksters Regurgitator, AKA The ‘Gurge, will help Vinnie’s Dive Bar ring in five years taking up residency at the venue over two days in November. The iconic Brisbane band, who brought us smash hits “Polyester Girl” and “!(The Song Formerly Known As)” plus famed records, Tu-Plang, and, Unit, (when people listened to
Fortitude Valley: High school rock lads Peach Pit who became an international sensation overnight will bring their indi-pop sounds to The Tivoli tomorrow. Following other music gods who formed in the confines of their educational system – such as Silverchair, Green Day and The Cure – the boys from Vancouver are in Australia for Woolloongong’s
***EVENT CANCELLED Kunda Park: In what has become an industry hive for Sunshine Coast musicians the Light Industry Studios will throw a “Barbie-pink” themed party to celebrate the success of its AMPED Music Program. Heading the all-ages Pink Party is the Betty Taylor Band and joining them are emerging local female artists Karlou and Jamison.
Burleigh Heads: Gold Coast psychedelic-popsters EchoWave bring their timeless blend of technicolour melodies soaked in pretty harmonies and coated in a sheen of blissful synths to Mo’s Desert Clubhouse tonight. Since the release of their new single, “Sad Dream”, EchoWave has been itching to reveal five new tracks in their show, “Makeup! Live”, which showcases
Fortitude Valley: I first saw The Darkness at 210 Brunswick Street, when The Arena was still one of The Valley’s hottest live music venues, before it became The Roxy, then a pile of a rubble, and now soon-to-be apartments available for rent (pictured below). It was during a time when I was writing for a
Feature: The Whitlams will play their first three albums (and more!) featuring songs formerly performed by double-bass player and late band member Andy Lewis. The Living End’s Scott Owen will be handling Lewis’s duties for the first hour of the show. YELO music editor Penny Brand shares how her life has intertwined with the tragedy
