April 12, 2024By yelomag
Brisbane live music venues The Triffid and The Fortitude Music Hall have announced they will go cashless on May 1. Local music punter Jules Walker isn’t happy with the move saying, “cash is legal tender”. “It should never be refused. “We should have the choice. It costs more to use a card with surcharges so
March 21, 2024By yelomag
Australian news media is reporting that the Pandemonium Festival has been cancelled, yet promoters are still selling tickets. Channel 9’s national news TV broadcast reported on Thursday that organisers were forced to pull the pin on the festival due to low ticket sales. The festival came under fire last week for selling 2-for-1 promotional tickets,
March 18, 2024By yelomag
Photos and words by Harriet Wensley Morcheeba frontwoman Skye Edwards proved she is an actual goddess at The Tivoli on Friday night, swanning around in an electrifying, original handmade outfit, when the UK dance duo made its return to Australia for their national tour. But I can’t comment on Skye’s exceptional vocals and iconic, psychedelic
March 16, 2024By yelomag
Brisbane hip-hop artists Megalodon and Maya Mercy have released a new single, “The Tower”. Maya is the daughter of Robert Holden who sadly passed away in the Moreton Bay Boxing Day storm. Yelo chatted with them about their first collaboration. Yelo: How did you guys meet? Megalodon: We met through a mutal friend who was
March 12, 2024By Jarrod Tutbury
Photos: Maddie O’Brien With huge energy and great crowd engagement, Le Shiv were a spectacular support act. Some of their transitions and breakdowns gave me Radiohead vibes… albeit a very energetic version that made me dance instead of cry! Their drummer stood out for his snare technique. He was in the pocket and driving every
March 2, 2024By yelomag
First release tickets to Pandemonium at Sandstone Point are selling for $265 but there’s a reason why. The world-class rock festival will see major A-list acts such as Alice Cooper, Placebo, Deep Purple and Wheatus at Sandstone Point Hotel on April 28. If that wasn’t enough, check out the full line up: The Psychedelic Furs, Dead Kennedys, Gang Of Four, Wolfmother, Cosmic Psychos, Wheatus, Gyroscope, Palaye Royale, Petch. That’s what you
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
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
January 13, 2024By Marty Reynolds
Yelo music monger Marty Reynolds shrugs off post-festivity fatigue in Brisbane to see one of his fave bands of all time, Foals. The British rock lads were here for Secret Sounds, a two-day music festival at The Fortitude Music Hall from January 2-3. Amid the lingering echoes of the New Years’ revelry, and armed with
December 31, 2023By yelomag
The Sunshine Coast hip-hop community has pulled together for the family of Robert Holden who was killed in the Boxing Day storm. Robert’s daughter Maddison Holden, AKA “Maya Mercy”, is a well-known Brisbane hip-hop artist. Cooper Harlum, “Harlum”, is putting on a show at Nambour’s The Presynct on Friday, to raise funds for the family.

