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Queensland music

Queensland Musicians & Bands Directory

YELO’s picks bring together artists rooted in Brisbane, the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast, from bands building a following in local rooms to Queensland names heard around the world. Explore each region, listen to their music and find their shows. Paid Featured Artist profiles are marked clearly.

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Brisbane punk band Gun of Ishiki
Gun of Ishiki. Photo: Lucy Grobe, supplied by the band.
Featured Artist · paid profile

Gun of Ishiki

Brisbane · Garage punk

Three longtime mates with roots in Sydney’s 1990s punk scene started this band in Brisbane, then found the missing piece in Bruce “The GOAT”. Steve McQueen, Bruce, Ben O’Donoghue and drummer Jeff “Chopper” Campbell bring rough-edged guitars, a heavy rhythm section and politically charged songs to the stage. After years in rehearsal rooms and sheds, their first live show was at The Triffid.

Hear the band’s music, follow what they are releasing and get in touch directly for bookings. Read YELO’s earlier interview with Jeff Campbell for the longer story behind the band.

Featured Artist is a 12-month paid directory placement. YELO’s editorial stories are selected separately.

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Radium Dolls

Pub rock / punk · Brisbane’s gloriously unruly guitar band, with the album Wound Up in its catalogue.

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Ball Park Music

Indie rock · A Brisbane band whose melodic, oddball songs have filled much bigger rooms over eight albums.

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Jem Cassar-Daley

Indie pop / soul · A Brisbane songwriter with an unmistakable voice and a sharp ear for a pop melody.

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Gold Coast artists →

FISHER

Dance / electronic · The Gold Coast surfer turned global DJ, still carrying the city’s sense of fun into enormous dance crowds.

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Hollow Coves

Indie folk · The Gold Coast duo of Ryan Henderson and Matt Carins build their songs around close harmonies and acoustic guitars.

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Amy Shark

Indie pop · The Gold Coast songwriter whose patient local beginnings eventually led to “Adore” and a national audience.

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Selve

Alternative rock · A Gold Coast six-piece led by Jabirr Jabirr frontman Loki Liddle, making adventurous guitar music.

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Sunshine Coast artists →

Betty Taylor

Indie pop · Sophie Patrick and bandmates have taken their Coast-grown guitar pop well beyond local stages.

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The Dreggs

Indie folk · Paddy Macrae and Zane Harris started out in local pubs and now take their harmonies around the world.

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Che Burns

Singer-songwriter / rock · A self-producing Coast songwriter and guitarist whose full-band show has been gathering momentum.

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