February 14, 2024By yelomag
Redcliffe has a new live music festival with Brisbane punk act Butterfingers to headline on May 18. Where We Belong Festival 2024 will be Redcliffe’s biggest music festival, Bree from Breeza Bars and Bands announced today. Bree says the Picnic Hill event will see a major showcase of local bands and bring a boost to
February 14, 2024By yelomag
Sunshine Coast musicians say they are in shock over the cancellation of Groovin The Moo music festival. The festival, which sold out in days last year, was expecting 35,000 revellers at the Sunshine Coast Stadium Precinct on May 5. A vicious cycle for ticket sales Nambour drummer Bailey Walker, from Dellacoma, Sailing In Space, The Justus
February 9, 2024By Penny Brand
Former Melbourne music teacher Sam Buckley ditched the nine-to-five after Covid infamously shut down his state. He set off in a motorhome to realise his dream as a full-time professional musician. As one of Australia’s best blues acts, Sam recently released two singles with Memphis blues legend Lester Snell. Yelo music editor Penny Brand chatted with
February 9, 2024By yelomag
The Station and its much-anticipated grand opening brings a slew of major Aussie acts to the Sunshine Coast over three days from March 1 to March 3. Massive indi-rock act The Temper Trap (main photo), who has a staggering 8.1 million monthly listeners on Spotify, will headline Friday night’s all-ages event. They will be supported
February 7, 2024By yelomag
“Brother” is the final single from Sunshine Coast multi-instrumentalist Dale Mallett’s latest EP, “Drifting Away” and officially drops this Sunday. Listen to Dale Mallett’s “Brother” here: https://www.dropbox.com/ Dale, who uses the stage name Mufassa, said the song is devoted to his older brother Ben. “Growing up my brother always had my back, sure we had
February 1, 2024By yelomag
Legendary music marvel Sarah Howells, of Triple J and Double J fame, unearths the hidden gems of live music on the Sunshine Coast. Here are her finds for February. This New Light If indie-folk is your thing then you need to check out Samuel Ayling, AKA This New Light. The local songwriter has been releasing
January 31, 2024By Penny Brand
Photos: Taken on my iPhone just ’cause. I was pulled in a few directions on Saturday with popular local bands playing the same night as Kingswood. Whyyyyy do all the bands you want to see have to clash on the same night? Three popular punk bands – Chamber Lane, Catching Salmon and Pricey – were
January 24, 2024By Jarrod Tutbury
Jarrod Tutbury is a 20-something musician who has been managing and playing in a band for three years. He started where many young up-and-comings begin: busking on the streets and building up an audience the grassroots way. Now he’s scoring major gigs, such as Caloundra Music Festival, and is a pro at writing government grants.
January 20, 2024By Mary Jane
As I was about to jump in my car and head off into the night in my new Christmas playsuit (thanks, Mum!), and my 90s Doc Martens in tow, with the hair in a side plait trying to fight the god-awful heatwave, a car flicked its lights at me. My man friend who I didn’t
January 18, 2024By yelomag
Queensland has scored some heavy-metal royalty with the announcement of Pandemonium – a world-class rock festival at Sandstone Point Hotel. Major acts Alice Cooper, Placebo, Deep Purple and Wheatus are set to descend on Moreton Bay shores on April 28. Doug Jennings Park, on the Gold Coast, will see the same acts, including Blondie, on

