Four breakthrough Queensland artists will pool their talents for a musical showcase at Woolloogabba on August 9. Music Mafia will bring Ampersand, Hati, and Hugo & The Hive and Lydia Urbina, from across South-East Queensland, to The Cave Inn. Ampersand keys player and manager Jarrod Tutbury says Music Mafia is a new collaboration between like-minded
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:
Young Sunshine Coast musicians are being urged to test out their skills at Youth Fest’s Battle of the Bands to win $3000 worth of recording. Youth Fest Battle of the Bands will be held at Baringa Civic Square, Caloundra, on April 12, from 2pm. The winning prize includes two full consecutive studio days at Yama-Nui Studios including
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.
A group of young, energetic and ever-evolving musicians – known as Ampersand – have a debut song. Ampersand is a funk and soul fusion band. They offer an innovative trio of keys, bass and drums, with two spectacular lead vocalists. Produced and recorded at Yama-Nui Recording Studio, Kiels Mountain, “Originality” is out on January 25.
Sunshine Coast musicians are vibrant, diverse and experienced, with many veterans with decades of experience under their guitar straps. But alongside this old guard of talent, comes a new generation of fledgling artists, carving out their own place in the music community. These under 20-somethings are independent, driven, gigging every month, and doing whatever it
Sippy Downs: It didn’t take the University of the Sunshine Coast (UniSC) long to move from a ‘dry’ campus to a ‘sticky’ one, with a Variety Festival set for Wednesday, September 13. Rumours that alcohol might soon become a permanent menu item at the uni had been circulating the student and staff population for months,