February 9, 2024By Penny Brand
Former Melbourne music teacher Sam Buckley ditched the nine-to-five after Covid infamously shut down his state. He set off in a motorhome to realise his dream as a full-time professional musician. As one of Australia’s best blues acts, Sam recently released two singles with Memphis blues legend Lester Snell. Yelo music editor Penny Brand chatted with
February 7, 2024By yelomag
“Brother” is the final single from Sunshine Coast multi-instrumentalist Dale Mallett’s latest EP, “Drifting Away” and officially drops this Sunday. Listen to Dale Mallett’s “Brother” here: https://www.dropbox.com/ Dale, who uses the stage name Mufassa, said the song is devoted to his older brother Ben. “Growing up my brother always had my back, sure we had
December 13, 2023By yelomag
Multi-instrumentalist roots artist Dale Mallett is probably more of a Simba than a Mufassa. The Sunshine Coast native is always smiling from behind his guitar and djembe. With his “lion’s mane” hair and sweet and infectious nature, he serves up feel-good, dub-reggae harmonies. “(The name) was given to me from the boys in The Floating
December 6, 2023By yelomag
The Sunshine Coast’s newest alt-punk rock band, Acended, have been playing for four months and already have an EP. With members as young as 14, they’ve even played shows at Solbar and Tribe Clubhouse. “Sundried Daisies”, is out January. This is a story about four young men destined for great things. Meet Acended frontman Tony
November 23, 2023By yelomag
Chris Cobb – who goes by SESE on stage – is a fresh face on the Sunshine Coast music scene. But while his face might be new here, Chris is not new to performing and is a star in his own right. The 33-year-old has performed in front of thousands in his home country of
August 23, 2023By yelomag
Eumundi: Layla Barnett and her band will showcase her incredible talent at this year’s Sunshine Sounds Festival from September 2-3. The local First Nations singer songwriter, who is just 14-years-old, has collaborated with ARIA and National Jazz Award-winning composer and saxophonist Zac Hurren for her debut album, “Beneath the Surface”, to be released at the
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