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Archive for November, 2023

  • November 9, 2023By yelomusic

    Dakabin: Gone are the days you would send your husband to Dakabin for some peace of mind and to get rid of the household waste. The team behind Sandstone Point Hotel and Eatons Hill Hotel have released pictures of their latest $35 million hotel project complete with restaurant, sports bar, TAB and gaming lounge –

  • November 8, 2023By yelomusic

    New Farm: Few artists have shaped Australia’s cultural and political landscape like Yothu Yindi. The Yolngu legends, who made 1990s Australia sit up and listen with hits like “Treaty” and “Tribal Voice” resonating across the nation, will headline Brisbane Powerhouse’s return of ΩHM Festival of Other Music 2024, following its spectacular debut earlier this year.  Since bursting onto the scene in the

  • November 8, 2023By yelomusic

    Southport: Bobby Alu has been announced as the final headlining act for a week-long celebration of Southport’s newly zoned entertainment precinct. Alu will perform at Mr PP’s Rooftop on November 19 from 5pm-6pm, as part of The Downtown Sound, which runs from November 13-19. The Downtown Sound, is a free all ages event hosted by

  • November 7, 2023By yelomusic

    Tewantin: A ukulele group which was banned from playing at Noosa Marina has found a new home at Royal Mail Tewantin. The group was recently kicked off the open-air waterfront pier where they had played for six years, leaving them homeless for weeks. Terry Nolan wrote in the Parkbench Ukulele Players Facebook group: “This Wednesday

  • November 7, 2023By Jarrod Tutbury

    With the highest density of working musicians in Australia it’s no wonder the Sunshine Coast is spoilt for choice when it comes to cosy recording spaces for musicians away from the rat race. As a booming tourist region, the Coast naturally attracts a diverse range of talented original artists and it seems there’s plenty of

  • November 7, 2023By yelomusic

    Burleigh Heads: Live music venue Burleigh Bazaar has been sold for $4.4 million and is set to make way for new owner skincare company MooGoo, it has been reported. Formerly BBQ Bazaar, the venue which fits up to 1200 people has been entertaining Gold Coast families on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights since 2018. It

  • November 6, 2023By yelomusic

    Sunshine Coast musician Josh Deeble spent his 20s leading alt-country band The Wild Comforts through the cosmos until his foray into an alcohol-drenched music industry almost took his life. However, after a hiatus from music he became restless. So he did what most troubadours do: picked up a pen and his guitar, setting his sights

  • November 6, 2023By Penny Brand

    As the Sunshine Coast warms up for its 36th instalment of Woodford Folk Festival, headliner Ben Lee remembers the time he opened for Sonic Youth at age 14, and reflects on why he thinks Australian audiences have reclaimed him. Lee spoke to YELO music editor Penny Brand ahead of his appearance at the region’s famous

  • November 3, 2023By yelomusic

    Coolangatta: Gold Coast reggae favourite Karl “The Lyrical” Smith will help Byron Bay blues legend Ash Grunwald launch his new album, Bluesfest Studio Sessions, at The Cooly on November 17. A journeyman, storyteller, and songwriter at heart, Grunwald’s illustrious career has seen him support the likes of James Brown, The Black Keys, Jack Johnson, Xavier

  • November 2, 2023By yelomusic

    Caloundra West: The Superjesus front-woman Sarah McLeod (pictured) will headline an all-female line up at Norton Music Factory on Saturday night. She joins The Voice winner Karise Eden and a host of talented women who rock, including 14-year-old Sunshine Coast native Layla Barnett. Venue owner Liam Norton said in an industry “heavily stacked with males”

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