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  • June 12, 2024By yelomusic

    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

  • June 7, 2024By yelomusic

    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

  • June 4, 2024By Penny Brand

    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

  • June 4, 2024By yelomusic

    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

  • May 31, 2024By Penny Brand

    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

  • May 28, 2024By yelomusic

    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

  • May 27, 2024By yelomusic

    Maleny country music legend Col Finley is searching for the next big star in country music. He launched the Country Stars Awards this year, which coincides with the Maleny Show, and will see 19 semi-finalists vying to share in more than $20,000 in cash and prizes. With two categories, Junior (12-17 years) and Senior (18

  • May 24, 2024By yelomusic

    Lovers of music, food, fashion, art and culture can look forward to a series of creative events made possible by a new Sunshine Coast Council initiative. The “Emerging Events” category was added to the Major Events Sponsorship Program to allow a more diverse range of events. The first events to be funded in this tier include

  • May 21, 2024By yelomusic

    Hidden deep in Noosa’s picturesque hinterland, Dragon Forest is set to come alive with the sounds of folk and psychedelic country on Sunday from 4pm. The Heard: The Art and Heart of Sound is the first in a series of heart-thumping house concerts at Doonan, celebrating original music. The event brings together Sunshine Coast artists

  • May 18, 2024By yelomusic

    Noosa funk-fusion favourites Ampersand will celebrate the release of their debut EP, “Entry Level”, on June 9. Youth acts Henry Catania (pictured), Hati, Ella Joy, Harriette & Tatum and Moneyshot, will join them in the festivities, from 4-8pm. Held at Land & Sea Brewery, it’s free entry thanks to Noosa Council’s RADF Grant program.  Tickets:

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