January 31, 2024By yelomusic
It’s finally here! Noosa funk-fusion band Ampersand has launched their debut single “Originality” to family, friends and fans at Solbar on Sunday. Yelo music writer and Ampersand’s pianoman and manager Jarrod Tutbury – who has written several pieces for Yelo including The Coast’s Top 5 Recording Studios and How to Start A Band – said
January 31, 2024By Penny Brand
Photos: Taken on my iPhone just ’cause. I was pulled in a few directions on Saturday with popular local bands playing the same night as Kingswood. Whyyyyy do all the bands you want to see have to clash on the same night? Three popular punk bands – Chamber Lane, Catching Salmon and Pricey – were
January 31, 2024By Penny Brand
Youth Yindi descendants King Stingray will join Australian music royalty when they headline Groovin The Moo at Sunshine Coast Stadium on May 5. Other huge Aussie acts include; DMA’s, Hot Dub Time Machine, The Jungle Giants, Mallrat, San Cisco and Alison Wonderland. US outfits GZA from Wu-Tang, Stephen Sanchez, Claire Rosenkranz and Armani White will
January 25, 2024By yelomusic
The Sunshine Coast music community has welcomed an Australian-owned medicinal cannabis company which opened a new distribution facility at Coolum Beach. Canntic will provide Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) compliant products to Australian-licenced pharmacies, which will dispense the products on prescription. Mayor Mark Jamieson said Canntic’s warehouse, dispensary and virtual clinic facility has an estimated capital
January 24, 2024By Jarrod Tutbury
Jarrod Tutbury is a 20-something musician who has been managing and playing in a band for three years. He started where many young up-and-comings begin: busking on the streets and building up an audience the grassroots way. Now he’s scoring major gigs, such as Caloundra Music Festival, and is a pro at writing government grants.
January 20, 2024By Penny Brand
As I was about to jump in my car and head off into the night in my new Christmas playsuit (thanks, Mum!), and my 90s Doc Martens in tow, with the hair in a side plait trying to fight the god-awful heatwave, a car flicked its lights at me. My man friend who I didn’t
January 18, 2024By yelomusic
Queensland has scored some heavy-metal royalty with the announcement of Pandemonium – a world-class rock festival at Sandstone Point Hotel. Major acts Alice Cooper, Placebo, Deep Purple and Wheatus are set to descend on Moreton Bay shores on April 28. Doug Jennings Park, on the Gold Coast, will see the same acts, including Blondie, on
January 18, 2024By Ben Russoniello
Beaudi Dwan is usually the one behind the scenes. The 27-year-old electrician works as support crew for major artists and touring acts at stadium concerts across Australia. But recently, Beaudi’s own musical projects have seen him stepping out from behind the backstage curtains. Yelo photographer and occasional word-slinger Ben Russoniello sat down with the Buderim-based
January 16, 2024By yelomusic
Residents who live a 15 minute drive from Sunshine Coast Stadium at Bokarina have received notices in their letterboxes about the return of Groovin the Moo music festival. The letter has sparked concerns over noise levels and traffic congestion. The hugely popular live music festival, scheduled for May 5, made its debut on the Coast
January 16, 2024By Ben Russoniello
Photographer Ben Rusoniello from Green Room Media grabbed these ridiculously slick shots of The Fabulous Caprettos at Caloundra’s The Events Centre on Friday. The band is an Aussie rock supergroup consisting of Dave Gleeson, Jack Jones, Russell Morris and Rai Thistlethwayte. It was a full house and Ben says the boys smashed it out of