Music News
Kings Beach Tavern (KBT) has beaten Solbar and Miami Marketta to take out the Best Regional Venue at the Queensland Music Awards overnight. The much-loved Caloundra venue is also a proud sponsor of Yelo Mag’s Gig & Event Guide. Attracting world-class live entertainment such as The Black Sorrows, Wendy Matthews, Sporty Spice/Mel C, Rogue Traders
The Big Pineapple Music Festival will be bigger and louder than ever when it returns to the Sunshine Coast this October. Organisers say the festival date will be announced on May 1, with the lineup to come early July. “We will be concentrating on far more categories to the festival this year, which will really
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Caloundra Music Festival (CMF) has joined the growing list of cancelled Australian music festivals this year. Sunshine Coast Council blames rising living and operating costs, but says the event will be back next year. CMF has seen major headliners such as Powderfinger, Paul Kelly, Missy Higgins, John Butler Trio, Jimmy Barnes, Empire of the Sun,
Pandemonium organisers have unveiled a hoodie which will be offered as partial compensation to dissatisfied ticket holders. The festival came under fire last month when national media reported the event was cancelled. Organisers denied those reports, however soon announced major revisions would see half the original line-up scrapped. A Facebook group has been rife with
The Songwriters Roundtable is a monthly workshop for artists at Nambour. Now in its fifth year, the workshops take a deep dive into the art of the singer-songwriter in a warm and welcoming space at community hub Dance Art, Etc. Host Mira Chorik says the sessions help songwriters discover who they are as artists and
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
A Gold Coast live music venue has released its monthly gig guide with a word to local media to get more ticket sales or there will be no more live music industry. Mo’s Desert Clubhouse venue director Kimbo Slice made the heartfelt plea in her monthly email, saying times have been tough for the music
Australian folk singer/songwriter Kim Churchill has a new song which offers up a sincere dose of encouragement. Showcasing Kim’s gentle and heartfelt songwriting, “Hobbies” is a grounding track, cutting through the noise of society’s expectations. With a landscape of soft acoustics and sweeping strings, it liberaes with lines such as, “you don’t have to be
Young artists, musicians, and creatives will take to the stage at Norton Music Factory for NextGen YouthFest. Wave Raiders (pictured) will headline the youth live music gig, with performances from Ampersand, Ella Joy (main picture), Hugo and The Hive, Ben Lunt, Harriette and Tatum, Hati, and the winner of Aura YouthFest. If you haven’t yet
