Radium Dolls. Photo: Danysha Harriott. “Cigarettes and legal speed everybody.” It’s one-liners like that from Brisbane’s Radium Dolls that will place a band firmly in YELO’s orbit. Then there’s Gold Coast six-piece Selve, who landed on our tasting plate after a tip-off from a friend, before their theatrical rock took them from backyard gigs to
Dear Seattle at Pulse Bar in Maroochydore earlier this month. Photo: Lewis Venz. Finding live music on the Sunshine Coast should not mean checking 12 venue pages, three Facebook events and whatever Instagram happens to show you. The Coast has plenty happening, but it is spread out. Gigs sit across different venue calendars, local artists
Image source: Dameeka Middleton. YELO has launched Music Resources, a set of guides for Queensland musicians, bringing grants, gig advice, festival applications, pay guides and industry contacts into one practical hub. The new resource is designed to make some of the less glamorous parts of being an independent artist easier to navigate, from finding funding
Thirst Trap perform at The Presynct in Nambour, one of the Sunshine Coast venues helping build the region’s grassroots live music scene. Photo: Marc Roberts. Queensland artists could get more chances to open for major touring acts under new nightlife reforms aimed at strengthening grassroots venues, regional touring and the state’s live music economy. The