Archive for November, 2023
A group of young Noosa musicians who have been working tirelessly for two years on the local circuit will release their debut single on January 25. “Originality” is the lead single on Ampersand’s new album, produced at Yama Nui Recording Studio at Kiels Mountain. To celebrate they will perform a free launch show at Solbar
Eumundi School of Music, Anywhere Festival and The Sunshine Coast Chamber Music Festival have received a combined $90,000 in funding as part of Sunshine Coast Council’s Creative Industries Investment Program. The funding, which followed a rigorous application process, will support the groups for two years. Katie Noonan’s Eumundi School of Music received funds to help deliver
Adam Niven is Solbar’s artist-in-residence this month. His show officially opens tomorrow night. The Mountain Creek designer, who moonlights as a drummer, has created designs for many local bands. Some of them include Chamber Lane, Catching Salmon, Likeside, Dunnill Blues, The Vee Bees and SUBSKRYPTION. “It will be my first solo show and I’ve put
Sunshine Coast Council has released artists impressions of Caloundra’s new creative “heart” which is set to rejuvenate the seaside tourist suburb. The home of Caloundra Music Festival, will soon also be the birthplace of the suburb’s Community + Creative Hub, a public space connecting the town square through to Bulcock Beach with the existing Caloundra
It’s AusMusic T-Shirt Day on November 30 and to kick it off YELO music editor Penny Brand has hand-picked some merch from her favourite Sunny Coast artists. I’m a self-confessed merch freak. And this AusMusic T-Shirt Day I’ll be sporting my YELO trucker hat and Peace Run Records tee. I love what Peace Run Records
It’s the birthplace of Powderfinger, The Saints, Violent Soho, Ball Park Music and the Go-Betweens, and Brisbane can stand proud with these big-time music names as having some of the best live music venues in Australia. The city is also host to BigSOUND, a major countrywide industry event, showcasing its rising talent. From punk-rock dive bars
Redcliffe: When Ryan Elson was losing his twin son Jake to terminal bone cancer he relied on his community and now he’s giving back. The former police officer and commercial real estate agent was running his own business in 2017 when tragedy struck. “We were given devastating news,” the 50-year-old charity founder said. “Jake (pictured
Chris “SESE” Cobb is a fresh face on the Sunny Coast music scene, but has performed in front of thousands in his home country of Papua New Guinea (PNG), and amassed an impressive social media following. SESE’s smooth vocals and stories have garnered him a new following in his home away from home on the
Sunshine Coast Council is being accused of monopolising the region’s events sector after announcing its annual Christmas carols event would be held the day before a major surf lifesaving fundraiser. Kawana Carols by the Beach, which is scheduled for December 17, raises much-needed money for the Kawana Surf Life Saving and Kawana Nippers programs. However,
YELO music photographer and live gig enthusiast Ben Russoniello tells it how it is when he saw Chamber Lane at The Presynct, supported by Ball Point Music and Sailing in Space. Nambour: It wasn’t a hard decision to decide where I would head off to for the night with Chamber Lane headlining at the Sunshine Coast’s newest music
