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British rock giants Foals will take to the stage at Fortitude Valley Music Hall next month after the Sandstone Point version, Heaps Good, was reimagined to Secret Sounds. Jimmy Smith spoke with Yelo music editor Penny Brand ahead of his show on January 2. Sitting at home in sunny California, Foals rhythm guitarist Jimmy Smith
A group of young, energetic and ever-evolving musicians – known as Ampersand – have a debut song. Ampersand is a funk and soul fusion band. They offer an innovative trio of keys, bass and drums, with two spectacular lead vocalists. Produced and recorded at Yama-Nui Recording Studio, Kiels Mountain, “Originality” is out on January 25.
Eumundi School of Music – owned by Australian singing songstress Katie Noonan – has shared in a combined $90,000 of community funding. Anywhere Festival and The Sunshine Coast Chamber Music Festival were also successful in the Sunshine Coast Council’s Creative Industries Investment Program. It follows a rigorous application process and the community groups are supported
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
Sunshine Coast Council has released artists impressions of Caloundra’s new creative “heart” which is set to rejuvenate the seaside tourist suburb. The home of Caloundra Music Festival, will soon also be the birthplace of the suburb’s Community + Creative Hub, a public space connecting the town square through to Bulcock Beach with the existing Caloundra
It’s AusMusic T-Shirt Day on November 30 and to kick it off YELO has hand-picked some of the best Sunshine Coast music merch. Fore more check out our YELO marketplace. Peace Run Records I’m a self-confessed merch freak. And this AusMusic T-Shirt Day I’ll be sporting my YELO trucker hat and Peace Run Records tee.
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
When Tribe Clubhouse founder Ryan Elson lost his son Jake to terminal bone cancer he was buoyed by his community. And now he’s giving back. The former police officer and commercial real estate agent was running his own business in 2017 when tragedy struck. “We were given devastating news,” the 50-year-old says. “Jake (pictured below)
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
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,
