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Penny Brand
Photo by Matt Warren. Words by Penny Brand. Over the past year, live music venues across Australia have begun quietly closing their doors. Each announcement lands like the sudden loss of a loved one. People rush to blame a cause: rising costs, changing crowds, management, council, bad luck or simply, “the times”. The instinct is
Local hip-hop artists Caelwhip and Notorious Nix prepare to support national touring act Illy outside Solbar. Photo: Ben Russoniello. The Maroochydore venue will shut after two decades as one of the region’s key touring rooms. Solbar has announced it will permanently close, removing one of the Sunshine Coast’s primary mid-capacity live music venues and leaving
It was metal-core mania meets Aussie kitsch when In Hearts Wake, RedHook and The Amity Affliction played to a packed house at Banana Bender Pub on Friday night. Photos by Matt Warren, words by Penny Brand. Some of my most memorable gigs have happened in the rain: AC/DC at the former QEII Stadium in Brisbane
After 20 years on the Australian folk circuit, Sunshine Coast singer-songwriter Andrea Kirwin is attempting to leave the music industry behind and find a new path through comedy. Andrea Kirwin has never waited for the music industry to make things easy. On the Sunshine Coast, where rising costs, venue closures and shifting audience habits are
Pictured: The Terrys brought all summer vibes to a hot and sticky crowd at Norton Music Factory, Caloundra West, on Saturday night. The sold-out, all-ages event was supported by “rugby-rock” legends The Beefs and Sunny Coast punk icons Chamber Lane. Australian indie surf-rockers The Terrys have built a reputation for turning every room they step
Photo by Gerry Nicholls for BLUNT: Garbage at Good Things Festival in Brisbane on Sunday where singer Shirley Manson eventually apologised for her beach ball tirade. Imagine being an international rockstar and telling a mosh-pit filled with thousands of your Australian fans in the heat of summer that you “HATE THE BEACH!” And that you also
Founding member of legendary Sunshine Coast punk-rock band The Chats, Josh Price (AKA Pricey), was chilling at home when he received a surprise influx of messages from his mates at the Brisbane Metallica concert on Wednesday night. The 26-year-old Coolum resident says the social media notifications then followed suit, with dozens more from family and
Nambour has been quietly transforming into the Sunshine Coast’s “West End” since property prices began rapidly gentrifying the suburb in recent years. Dripping with old-time charm and modern flair, the vibrant town offers an eclectic mix of Queenslander homes, mid-century modern architecture, and colourful local characters, with a thriving arts scene like no other. Taking
Tickets to see Phil and The Blanks supporting Sly Withers at Solbar on November 14 are HERE. They are being touted as the Sunshine Coast’s “next best thing” since The Chats exploded onto airwaves with breakout song “Smoko” in 2017. Hip-hop rock internet-sensation Phil and The Blanks will perform their first-ever show at Solbar next
Main picture: US rapper and singer Jelly Roll (pictured with MGK) will headline new country music festival Strummingbird, alongside viral hoedown favourite Shaboozey, as part of the vibrant Sunshine Coast live music calendar this year. The Sunshine Coast is quickly shedding its reputation as a sleepy beachside ‘retirement’ destination, writes Yelo’s Penny Brand. From high-end
