September 26, 2023By Penny Brand
Small Change Espresso owners Ben and Kimberly Conicella are bringing some famous names to Nambour. Bill Chambers (yes, that’s Kasey’s dad and he’s amazing!) will play at their hip industrial-style venue on September 30. Ben, 39, who moonlights as a musician, plays bass guitar in Chambers’ band. Picture: Small Change Espresso at Nambour is a
September 25, 2023By Penny Brand
If the Sunshine Coast had a Lord Mayor of Music it would be Andrea Kirwin. Andrea is a staunch community person and has quickly become the poster girl for the Coast’s burgeoning music scene. In a bid to make the region’s music scene great again, she set up Peace Run Records in downtown Nambour a
September 15, 2023By Penny Brand
Weezer songs like “Island in the Sun” and “El Scorcho” have been blasted by fans in blow-up swimming pools for decades. The Grammy award-winning, US alt-rock will bring all their hit summer rock-anthems to Brisbane Entertainment Centre on October 8. Joining them is home-grown electro giants Regurgitator (AKA “The ‘Gurge”). And it’s about to be
September 2, 2023By Penny Brand
Conondale: A Sunshine Coast “hippy commune” having its live music club axed by Sunshine Coast Council has to be one of the most heart-breaking stories of the century, writes Yelo editor Penny Brand. When the sun broke today and our alarm went off, my daughter Lola and I jumped up and diligently threw on the
September 1, 2023By Penny Brand
Maleny celebrity agent Ian “Dicko” Dickson is calling for better transport safety for Sunshine Coast musicians and punters. Dicko says he continues to see teenagers in lines at 2am waiting for Ubers. And if a better transport system isn’t implemented sooner, people might be hurt. He says the lack of a safe public transport system
August 27, 2023By Penny Brand
After an epic weekend at our favourite true-blue country music festival, the Gympie Music Muster, Yelo music editor Penny Brand has put together her ‘Muster Musts’ to survive this incredible family-friendly, all-Aussie weekend. Do you have a ‘Muster Must’? LET US KNOW!
August 24, 2023By Penny Brand
Sippy Downs: Bottom’s up uni students! It’s official. The University of the Sunshine Coast (UniSC) today confirmed to Yelo it would move from a ‘dry campus’ to a ‘sticky’ one allowing students to soon purchase alcohol at the university. Rumours had been circulating at the Sippy Downs campus that an open-air stage, offering live music,
August 23, 2023By Penny Brand
“Sunshine Coast Cancel” is the new nickname punters are calling Council after the Crystal Waters’s Eco Village Music Club was shut down last week. The music club is the latest victim in a string of other cancelled events by Council including Ocean Street World Festival, Big Pineapple Festival and Buskers by the Lake, which was recently
August 22, 2023By Penny Brand
The University of the Sunshine Coast (UniSC) might be moving from a ‘dry’ campus to a ‘sticky’ one. Students and teachers at the Sippy Downs campus want to be able to purchase alcohol at the uni. There’s also rumours of a new open-air stage offering live music from student musicians and outside acts, and an
August 21, 2023By Penny Brand
Sunshine Coast music legends Ziggy Alberts, The Chats, The Jensens, Andrea Kirwin, and Taylor Moss might have all reached a new level of stardom, but they each have one thing in common: they all started their music careers doing their time in the dusty, vibrant traps of local open mics. It’s where the magical journey

