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Powderfinger’s Jon Coghill has been drumming up the crowds ahead of his second appearance in 13 years. Jon recently took up a Christmas challenge to play a full set with local swamp-blues musician, 8 Ball Aitken. Jon will play alongside the APRA-award nominated rocker at the Tramfest Christmas Festival on Saturday. The free community event
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
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
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
From Peace Run Records tees to punk shirts, hoodies, caps and local band-table treasures, here are some of YELO’s favourite Sunshine Coast music merch picks. Peace Run Records The shirt that started it I’m a self-confessed merch freak. And for 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,
YELO music photographer and live gig enthusiast Ben Russoniello tells it how it is when he saw Chamber Lane at The Presynct, supported by Ball Point Music and Sailing in Space. Nambour: It wasn’t a hard decision to decide where I would head off to for the night with Chamber Lane headlining at the Sunshine Coast’s newest music
