November 3, 2025By yelomag
Main photo: Ruination’s Luke Karolak (guitar/vocals), Brady Weber (bass guitar) and Josh Brooks (drums) have played alongside Killing Heidi, Hammers and Krave. Maryborough alt-hard-rock trio Ruination are celebrating their debut album Everything Eventually with a mini-tour of South-East Queensland. Kicking off their four-stop run to a home crowd last month, Ruination will now bring their
September 11, 2025By yelomag
Tickets to see Echo Minott at Mo’s Desert Clubhouse in Burleigh Heads are here. More Australian dates in story. Echo Minott is bringing reggae royalty to Mo’s Desert Clubhouse on the Gold Coast for a night of non-stop dancing on November 9. Supporting him will be local legends Blue Mountain, Sound System, Marky Power and
June 7, 2025By Marc Roberts
Tickets to Make Them Suffer at The Station: https://www.moshtix.com.au. Make Them Suffer is set to kick-start their regional tour with frontman Sean Harmanis declaring he wants to “try a meat pie in every town”. The Perth metal-core rockstars will play at the The Station on the Sunshine Coast on June 14, after stopping in Mackay
April 13, 2025By yelomag
Sunshine Coast music producer and singer/songwriter Billy Howler is winning hearts in more ways than one with his debut track. “Keep My Fire Lit” has enjoyed thousands of streams in a matter of days since its release, but it’s the connection Billy has made with his new online “tribe” which has resonated with fans the most. Billy
April 5, 2025By yelomag
Tickets to Party On The Point with Hoodoo Gurus at Sandstone Point Hotel are $129 (18+). Purchase: https://tickets.oztix.com.au. Hoodoo Gurus, James Reyne, The Angels and Chocolate Starfish will help Sandstone Point Hotel celebrate 10 years of entertaining punters. The South-East Queensland entertainment venue, which sits at the gateway to Bribie Island, will host Party On
March 22, 2025By Penny Brand
Sunshine Coast music producer and singer/songwriter Billy Howler hopes to inspire a generation with a new vision for the future of music. The 31-year-old is about to release his debut song, “Keep My Fire Lit”, acknowledging the woman he says believed in him long before anyone else. Billy Howler is not just a musician he’s
March 21, 2025By yelomag
Photo: Australian rock royalty King Stingray in January. Via Facebook. King Stingray fans have been abuzz on social media for four months with concerns about the welfare of former frontman Yirrŋa Yunupiŋu. The Northeast Arnhem Land surf-rock band band announced on Instagram on Wednesday they are parting ways with the founding member. Yirrŋa was an
February 28, 2025By yelomag
Sunshine Coast all-female indie-punk band Love Thrills have a new song, and it’s a “bloody good” one. “Magic” is an ambitious and mature addition to the repertoire of the dynamic queer group, best known for their emotive and powerful soundscapes. Early reviews have praised it as simply: “a bloody good song”. The song starts with an ethereal keytar
February 28, 2025By yelomag
Sunshine Coast singer/songwriter Shanleigh Rose has released a new song about heartache. “We’re Not Friends” will resonate with anyone who has experienced the fallout of a tumultuous relationship. The song explores the emotional landscape of post-breakup hostility, blending elements of country and pop with a raw and intense edge. This powerful anthem reminds us that
February 24, 2025By yelomag
We chatted to Ryan Savitski from US hardcore band One Step Closer ahead of their show with Drain at Kings Beach Tavern on March 6. The bands are here for New Bloom Fest in Brisbane on March 8. The Sunshine Coast continues to kick goals in the heavy music scene with another massive international band
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