November 28, 2023By yelomag
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
November 26, 2023By yelomag
From Peace Run Records tees to punk shirts, hoodies, caps and local band-table treasures, here are some of YELO’s favourite Sunshine Coast music merch picks. Peace Run Records The shirt that started it I’m a self-confessed merch freak. And for AusMusic T-Shirt Day, I’ll be sporting my YELO trucker hat and Peace Run Records tee.
November 26, 2023By yelomag
From punk-rock dive bars to heritage-listed theatres – charm and character drips from the corners of these Brisbane live music venues. Brisbane is the birthplace of Powderfinger, The Saints, Violent Soho, Ball Park Music, Regurgitator and the Go-Betweens. It stands proud with these big-time music names, and so too has some of the best live
November 22, 2023By yelomag
Sunshine Coast Council is being accused of monopolising the region’s events sector after announcing its annual Christmas carols event would be held the day before a major surf lifesaving fundraiser. Kawana Carols by the Beach, which is scheduled for December 17, raises much-needed money for the Kawana Surf Life Saving and Kawana Nippers programs. However,
November 20, 2023By yelomag
Mount Cotton: Two Gold Coast sisters have given UK pop star Robbie Williams a warm reception when he performed at Sirroment Winery on Saturday night. One of the sisters, Carlie Mills, is a real estate agent on the Gold Coast. She was among 13,000 fans at the sell-out show and was reportedly sitting on her
November 20, 2023By yelomag
Burleigh Heads: The sons of Australian roots musician Xavier Rudd are putting on a night of free music at Mo’s Desert Clubhouse. Multi-instrumentalist Joaquin Noah will play his own set, while brother Finojet will play in his surf-rock band, Calypso Cora, on December 10. Picture: Rudd and his two sons in 2017 via Facebook. Joaquin
November 19, 2023By Penny Brand
Rusty and Cherry Nyman, of The Presynct, are two “roses amongst the thorns” in the Sunshine Coast’s male-heavy industry. The mother-daughter business duo are behind the region’s newest live music venue, The Presynct Venue & Bar, which opened last month to a sell-out crowd, and is an incubator and hive for some of the region’s
November 13, 2023By Jarrod Tutbury
Sunshine Coast musicians are vibrant, diverse and experienced, with many veterans with decades of experience under their guitar straps. But alongside this old guard of talent, comes a new generation of fledgling artists, carving out their own place in the music community. These under 20-somethings are independent, driven, gigging every month, and doing whatever it
November 12, 2023By yelomag
A local musician says Sunshine Coast Council is destroying its grassroots music scene. It comes after a popular Currimundi cafe was forced to shut down its live music program due to noise complaints. Clive Carter, from alt-country rock band Bohemian Rogue, says it’s “disappointing” for emerging artists to lose another venue. It’s the second time
November 11, 2023By Penny Brand
Venue guide Gold Coast live music venues worth leaving the house for For musicians, gig lovers, touring acts and anyone trying to find where the good noise is hiding. From intimate dive bars to market stages, beachside pubs, recording spaces, clubs and cultural venues, the Coast has always been an incubator for creativity. Bookmark this
Local Scene tracks Sunshine Coast and Queensland music culture, from gigs, artists and venues to the people, places and moments shaping scenes across the state.

