Reviews
Words and photos: Dameeka Middleton Aussie ratbags Dune Rats and LA-garage rockers FIDLAR delivered a memorable night for the last leg of their tour at Birtinya’s finest, The Station. Touring for nearly a decade together, punters were exposed to the pure punk roots of these inter-continental best mates, despite the dousing weather. I arrived a
Main picture: King Stingray on their regional tour, via Facebook. Australian royalty King Stingray stole the Sunshine Coast music scene spotlight over the weekend. The boys from North-East Arnhem Land sold out two shows, on the Ocean Street strip, at Maroochydore’s Solbar. They gave 900 punters a night to remember, showing off a couple of
Photos: Dameeka Middleton Words: Dameeka Middleton and Penny Brand Music festivals are dead you say? Not on the Sunshine Coast! In its third consecutive year, The Big Weekend proved everyone wrong on Saturday with local rockstar Pricey putting on a sold-out show at Blackflag Brewing, Coolum. The event celebrates Coolum and it’s thriving music scene,
US singer-songwriter Teddy Swims known for his chart-topping single “Lose Control” gave a breath-taking performance at Brisbane Riverstage on Tuesday, thanks to Frontier Touring. Yelo photographer Maddie O’Brien was there to capture it. Teddy was supported by Meg Mac. Teddy Swims Photo Gallery:
I came across the all-encompassing sounds of Sunshine Coast singer/songwriter Phil Barlow at an open mic night in downtown Nambour. After chatting to a few of the musicians, Phil invited me to do a review of his upcoming house concert. In the idyllic, rural hinterland locality of Eerwah Vale? Yes please! I’d seen Phil’s face
The Grogans played at Kings Beach Tavern last week to a sold-out crowd. Their message of hope was nothing short of inspirational. Words and photos by Dameeka Middleton Despite a cold and rainy Sunny Coast night, punters filled the Kings Beach Tavern early last Saturday to catch surf rockstars The Grogans before they began their
Photos and review: Dameeka Middleton Just when you think your favourite 2000s rock bands is finished, Melbourne rockers JET go on a national tour to show us they do indeed still rock! Celebrating their 20th anniversary, the favourite Aussie band gave revellers the revival they didn’t know they needed at The Station on Saturday night.
Words and photos: Dameeka Middleton Sunshine Coast music enthusiasts were in for a treat on Friday night when Kings Beach Tavern hosted Aussie rockers Pacific Avenue for their sold-out show. After releasing the number-one chart ranking album “Flowers” last year, Pacific Avenue showed fans why they are known for their electrifying live performances. Being the
Photos: Ben Russoniello Words: Penny Brand Photo: A female fan at The Smith Street Band It’s a quiet one on the Ocean Street strip as the majority of Maroochydore’s bars are closed up for the Good Friday midnight curfew. But it’s packed to the rafters at Solbar, with Sunny Coast revellers and devout The Smith
Emerging from the residential suburbs of Perth, The Southern River Band has brought back the groove in old-school rock ‘n’ roll. Carving inspiration from iconic Aussie rock acts AC/DC and Cold Chisel, the boys put a bluesey-rock spin on their performance, with hints of ZZ Top and Stevie Ray Vaughan. After supporting British rock band
