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It’s official: the Caloundra Music Festival will not be returning next year. Sunshine Coast Council announced the festival will no longer be funded by taxpayers citing rising costs. The annual community festival debuted in 2007 and evolved every year, supporting local musicians and bringing millions in revenue to nearby businesses. In a media release today,
Sunshine Coast Council will spend $1.8 million to begin transforming its former admin building into an integrated community library at Nambour. The funds form part of the Division 10 Budget, with $700,000 to be put towards the Nambour (Namba) Place revitalisation project. Planning and design work will commence on the ground floor of the Eddie De
Updated: Auditions now start on Thursday night. Caloundra is one of nine cities across Australia to host a battle of the bands where one winner will play alongside Aussie rock legends Pseudo Echo, Thirsty Merc and Jebediah at the Airlie Beach Festival of Music on November 8-10. Previous Sunshine Coast winners have included Owls of
A Sunshine Coast arts group is one of 119 community groups to receive a share in more than $730,000 in local government grants. Feral Arts has secured $7000 towards consultation, research, video production and artist workshop fees for the pilot of a six-year project targeting the revitalisation of the Kunda Park precinct. Light Industry studios,
Sunshine Coast live music trailblazer Andrea Kirwin has announced she will run a new LGBTQIA+ singalong group with her good friend and fellow muso Angela Newcomb. “The rumours are true,” Andrea says. “(We) are starting a Community Choir – Peace Run Records Rainbow Choir on the Sunshine Coast! “My wife Claire Evelynn and I had
Miami Marketta is the Gold Coast’s favourite open-air night market and live music venue. Here is their gig guide for June. Trailblazing Indigenous trio Tjaka bring their high-energy show to Miami Marketta on Friday, June 21. Fusing banging electronic hip-hop beats, with their Aboriginal ancestral influences, this unmissable live act is here off the back
Most musicians are drawn to the allure of the stage. They dream of bathing in the spotlight, their fans fawning for just a glimmer of their attention. Jay Bishoff (pictured) prefers to sit with them on the grass. He’s the founder and creator of Peregian Originals: the Sunshine Coast’s much-loved and sorely missed, free open-air
Indie-pop act boi&eSKae have returned to the music scene with a new single after a forced 22-year hiatus. The local duo had to drop their performing careers when lead singer and songwriter Boi Crompton was hit by a truck as a pedestrian in 2002. While they continued working in touring production roles with some of
Patricia McInerney (pictured) is bringing out-of-the-ordinary music venues to the Sunshine Coast’s musical underbelly. She runs artist-led production company, Basket Of Hammers, which puts the spotlight on the vibrant and often overlooked world of alternative and experimental music. A vocalist herself, Patricia performs as Diaspora The Explorer, and will bring her hauntingly-beautiful sounds and dark-doom
If you’ve been dreaming of spending New Year’s Eve at magical Woodfordia it’s time to get cracking. Early bird tickets to Woodford Folk Festival 23/24 are on sale from today. The wonderful land of Woodfordia, just an hour outside of Brisbane, comes alive every year after Christmas to celebrate creativity, culture, community and connection. Over
