Sunshine Coast
Our Sunshine Coast What’s On has all the latest music happenings from Caloundra to Noosa. We have the top picks for January 25 to January 30. What’s On Today Jazz at The Presynct will kick off your Australia-Day long weekend, from 6pm tonight with Robyn Brown. Robyn is among the most respected jazz singers in Queensland,
Hey guys! As always, there’s loads to froth over this week on the Sunny Coast’s live music scene. Here’s my top picks for Thursday, January 18 to Saturday, January 20. Thursday: Jay Bishoff‘s new open mic “The Songrise” is on tonight at The Presynct, in Nambour, from 6pm, just register at the door! Friday: Jordan
Emerging artists Owls of Neptune, Layla Havana and Andrew Veivers have joined 14 local acts to share in almost $90,000 of government funding. The Sunshine Coast Council’s recipients will use the Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) grants for workshops, recording music albums, mentoring, creating, and presenting live shows. Coolum Beach musician Andrew Veivers says he
The Sunshine Coast hip-hop community has pulled together for the family of Robert Holden who was killed in the Boxing Day storm. Robert’s daughter Maddison Holden, AKA “Maya Mercy”, is a well-known Brisbane hip-hop artist. Cooper Harlum, “Harlum”, is putting on a show at Nambour’s The Presynct on Friday, to raise funds for the family.
A perennial in the Australian festival calendar for 36 years, the iconic Woodford Folk Festival has announced another massive programme. The Woodford Folk Festival is a week-long celebration of incredible creative depth and cultural diversity. It’s a place where lawyer, academic and Indigenous policy advisor Noel Pearson takes to the stage to address festival-goers. DeJa Voodo hosts Juju Jungle, a mesmerising menagerie
Hold onto your hats Sunny Coast, cos it’s gonna be a wild ride the next few months! Check out what our big guns of live music have coming up. Kings Beach Tavern (Caloundra), Solbar (Maroochydore) and Woodfordia (Woodford) have pulled some seriously good acts including Beddy Rays, The Terrys, Sons of The East, Custard, Regurgitator,
Liquid Lyrics is a place where the Sunshine Coast’s best word slingers come together to share their poetic prowess. There’s even prize money up for grabs! Nick Grivas fell head-first into love with the spoken word as a student at Balmoral State High School. “Poetry really came to me through hip-hop, but then we did
Longtime champion of Sunshine Coast live original music and community concert events, Jay Bishoff, will host an ‘originals’ and ‘covers’ event, with feature act, The Lyrical, on December 19. Acoustic roots and hip-hop sensation, The Lyrical, will join Jay as he brings back his successful “Full Cov-Orig” events, this time at Noosa Junction’s new burger
The vibrant shipping container playground known fondly to Sunny Coast locals as, “Nighquarter”, is set to be revitalised as “The Station”. Picture: The former “Nightquarter” site at Birtinya closed for a year after falling prey to a slow economy. Owners of the Birtinya live music venue, Chris and Lauren Hignett (main picture), who are also
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
