August 4, 2024By yelomag
Six heavy-hitting hardcore bands from across Australia’s East Coast will take over The Presynct on August 30. Toowoomba’s ‘Kings of the Mountain’, Deep Leech, is one of the country’s hardest bands and will headline the night. Deep Leech has been carving a name for themselves in the underground scene, with their aggressive hardcore hits and
July 31, 2024By yelomag
You might not have heard from him in a while but Rick Price is showing no signs of slowing down. And with almost a million monthly Spotify listeners it seems Rick’s audience isn’t going anywhere either. The Aussie singer/songwriter has just released his 12th studio album and has a national tour, which includes a pit
July 31, 2024By yelomag
Sunshine Coast music royalty Katie Noonan is gathering up her mini rockstar cohorts for a big party. The Eumundi School of Music Mini Festival will be held at Eumundi School of Arts on August 31. Katie and her saxophonist husband Zac Hurren founded Eumundi School of Music (ESOM) eight years ago. And they have gifted
July 27, 2024By yelomag
Gold Coast tourism is set to take a hit with Spilt Milk Festival becoming the latest music festival to be cancelled in Australia this year. More than 35,000 people attended the Gold Coast festival last year to see massive global acts such as Post Malone and Dom Dolla. Spilt Milk has four stops on its annual
July 6, 2024By yelomag
John Justus is frontman of The Justus Trio and baby brother to local rock legend Dellacoma Rio. John describes his band as “sunshine rock-n-roll”, with fast-paced rock, upbeat tempo, and grunge-punk flavours. Their single, “Distant”, is out now. Catch The Justus Trio at The Presynct on July 20. How did The Justus Trio find each
July 4, 2024By yelomag
Sunshine Coast artists are battling it out in a competition which will see one act play alongside Pseudo Echo, Thirsty Merc and Jebediah at the Airlie Beach Festival of Music on November 8-10. Tom Neilson was the first to win a final place in the Passport To Airlie competition at the Kings Beach Tavern last Thursday, with punk rock lads The Drop
July 4, 2024By yelomag
Sunshine Coast drummer @baileydrummer chatted with Yelo about his popular podcast, connecting with enthusiastic musicians and having an outlet outside of hitting the tubs. Nambour drummer and podcaster Bailey Walker is quickly becoming the online sensation with his podcast, “Ask a Muso“, charging through its fourth season. The series of interviews, where Bailey puts the
June 28, 2024By yelomag
Sunshine Coast residents could be getting even wetter at the home of The Shed with a proposal for a $60 million waterpark. The beloved Palmview live music venue, fuel stop, theme park, and pub precinct – known as Aussie World – lodged an application for the proposal with Council this week. If it goes ahead
June 26, 2024By yelomag
Some news hits harder than others. They all say they saw it coming but it was still a sad day for the Sunshine Coast after Council yesterday confirmed we are losing yet another beloved music event, the Caloundra Music Festival. But do you think it’s time we accept that these festivals are a luxury of
June 25, 2024By yelomag
It’s official: the Caloundra Music Festival will not be returning next year. Sunshine Coast Council today announced the festival will no longer be funded by taxpayers, citing rising costs. The annual community festival debuted in 2007 and evolved every year. It supported thousands of local musicians and brought millions of revenue to nearby businesses. In
