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Internationally-acclaimed actor and musician Russell Crowe is set to rock out at the Miami Marketta on the Gold Coast in January. He’s here for an “Indoor Garden Party”, featuring his band The Gentlemen Barbers and special guests Lorraine O’Reilly and Myth Of Her. Crowe posted on X/Twitter: “Dear Gold Coast, We loved our sold out
Longtime champion of Sunshine Coast live original music and community concert events, Jay Bishoff, will host an ‘originals’ and ‘covers’ event, with feature act, The Lyrical, on December 19. Acoustic roots and hip-hop sensation, The Lyrical, will join Jay as he brings back his successful “Full Cov-Orig” events, this time at Noosa Junction’s new burger
The Sunshine Coast’s newest alt-punk rock band, Acended, have been playing for four months and already have an EP. With members as young as 14, they’ve even played shows at Solbar and Tribe Clubhouse. “Sundried Daisies”, is out January. This is a story about four young men destined for great things. Meet Acended frontman Tony
Powderfinger’s Jon Coghill has been drumming up the crowds ahead of his second appearance in 13 years. Jon recently took up a Christmas challenge to play a full set with local swamp-blues musician, 8 Ball Aitken. Jon will play alongside the APRA-award nominated rocker at the Tramfest Christmas Festival on Saturday. The free community event
The vibrant shipping container playground known fondly to Sunny Coast locals as, “Nighquarter”, is set to be revitalised as “The Station”. Picture: The former “Nightquarter” site at Birtinya closed for a year after falling prey to a slow economy. Owners of the Birtinya live music venue, Chris and Lauren Hignett (main picture), who are also
Burleigh Heads: A Gold Coast band which has only existed for five months will have its first headline show at Mo’s Desert Club tomorrow night. After months of electric shows across South-East Queensland, Loose Goose is now celebrating the launch of their new single, “Tin Shed”, which is streaming on all platforms. And you’d also
A group of young, energetic and ever-evolving musicians – known as Ampersand – have a debut song. Ampersand is a funk and soul fusion band. They offer an innovative trio of keys, bass and drums, with two spectacular lead vocalists. Produced and recorded at Yama-Nui Recording Studio, Kiels Mountain, “Originality” is out on January 25.
Eumundi School of Music – owned by Australian singing songstress Katie Noonan – has shared in a combined $90,000 of community funding. Anywhere Festival and The Sunshine Coast Chamber Music Festival were also successful in the Sunshine Coast Council’s Creative Industries Investment Program. It follows a rigorous application process and the community groups are supported
Adam Niven is Solbar’s artist-in-residence this month. His show officially opens tomorrow night. The Mountain Creek designer, who moonlights as a drummer, has created designs for many local bands. Some of them include Chamber Lane, Catching Salmon, Likeside, Dunnill Blues, The Vee Bees and SUBSKRYPTION. “It will be my first solo show and I’ve put
Sunshine Coast Council has released artists impressions of Caloundra’s new creative “heart” which is set to rejuvenate the seaside tourist suburb. The home of Caloundra Music Festival, will soon also be the birthplace of the suburb’s Community + Creative Hub, a public space connecting the town square through to Bulcock Beach with the existing Caloundra
