April 12, 2024By yelomag
Brisbane live music venues The Triffid and The Fortitude Music Hall have announced they will go cashless on May 1. Local music punter Jules Walker isn’t happy with the move saying, “cash is legal tender”. “It should never be refused. “We should have the choice. It costs more to use a card with surcharges so
April 5, 2024By yelomag
The Rowe Sisters are taking the Sunshine Coast music scene by storm and will feature at UniSC’s Variety Fest on Wednesday. Abbey, 17, and Ruby, 14, who bring rich and powerful harmonies to the stage, will join Katie Daniels, Ted Watson and Band, and The Wave Raiders for the semesterly event. The girls scored the
April 4, 2024By yelomag
Rock and hip-hop have combined for a new song from local legends Pricey and Wigs. They officially release their genre-bending song, “Smile”, at Morts Brewery, Nambour, on Saturday night. Have a listen to “Smile” and tell us what you think! Long-haired rocker Josh Price, AKA Pricey, is a founding member and the former lead guitarist
March 28, 2024By yelomag
On the eve of their biggest show yet, we spoke to Chamber Lane frontman Connor Hanson ahead of their gig opening for The Smith Street Band (pictured with doggo). Connor shares some great tips for younger bands wanting to get out there and make music. Yelo: Where did Chamber Lane all start? Connor: We started
March 27, 2024By yelomag
Australian media is reporting that this year’s Splendour in the Grass at Byron Bay is cancelled. The popular Australian music festival is still selling tickets for its July 19-21 event at the North Byron Parklands, and only announced its lineup two weeks ago. Splendour 2024 is expecting headliner Kylie Minogue, and fellow Aussies G-Flip, Tones
March 22, 2024By yelomag
Pandemonium Festival organisers are denying rumours that their festival has been cancelled. Updates on their Instagram account on Friday afternoon say “Pandemonium is NOT cancelled”. A second post was added calling out the media for “reckless reporting”: They then turned off their platform’s comment sections. Australian news media was in a swirl yesterday, with Channel
March 21, 2024By yelomag
Australian news media is reporting that the Pandemonium Festival has been cancelled, yet promoters are still selling tickets. Channel 9’s national news TV broadcast reported on Thursday that organisers were forced to pull the pin on the festival due to low ticket sales. The festival came under fire last week for selling 2-for-1 promotional tickets,
March 18, 2024By yelomag
Photos and words by Harriet Wensley Morcheeba frontwoman Skye Edwards proved she is an actual goddess at The Tivoli on Friday night, swanning around in an electrifying, original handmade outfit, when the UK dance duo made its return to Australia for their national tour. But I can’t comment on Skye’s exceptional vocals and iconic, psychedelic
March 18, 2024By yelomag
Updated YELO guide Start with YELO’s current guide to building an EPK and planning a music release, then use the examples and checklist below. OPEN THE CURRENT EPK GUIDE This original YELO guide contains practical EPK examples, images and a detailed checklist for musicians. What is an Electronic Press Kit or EPK? An EPK, or
March 16, 2024By yelomag
Brisbane hip-hop artists Megalodon and Maya Mercy have released a new single, “The Tower”. Maya is the daughter of Robert Holden who sadly passed away in the Moreton Bay Boxing Day storm. Yelo chatted with them about their first collaboration. Yelo: How did you guys meet? Megalodon: We met through a mutal friend who was
