November 27, 2024By yelomag
The Sunshine Coast Music Awards will be held at Your Mates Brewing in Warana on June 1. Get ready to roll out the red carpet for an industry-first Sunshine Coast Music Awards to kick off on June 1. Musicians have welcomed the awards, after it was announced by UniSC lecturer and producer Dr Andy Ward
October 19, 2024By yelomag
Maroochydore’s Solbar proved there’s a market for young stars to shine on the big stage when mini punk-rockers Wave Raiders performed to a packed house on Sunday. The Wave Raiders were debuting their single, “Fun”, produced by Grammy-nominee and ARIA Award-winning producer Steve James, who has worked with The Screaming Jets, The Angels, Cold Chisel,
October 1, 2024By yelomag
Photos by Ben Russoniello The Smith Street Band will bring their “Odds and Ends” 15th anniversary tour to Caloundra’s Kings Beach Tavern on October 11. Tickets to The Smith Street Band here: https://tickets.avclive.com.au/ After a sold-out tour across the country, including Solbar in March, the punk-rock lads added 19 more shows. The Smithies are in the
September 2, 2024By Penny Brand
Sunshine Coast folk-rock band Calan Mai will launch their new single “Same Way I” at Solbar on Saturday. Recorded in Chicago and produced by Brian Deck (Counting Crows, Iron & Wine and Modest Mouse) it’s the third single from their debut album, “Maybe An Island Will Do”, out next year. Frontman Jordy Lawrence makes carefree,
August 13, 2024By Penny Brand
Main picture: King Stingray on their regional tour, via Facebook. Australian royalty King Stingray stole the Sunshine Coast music scene spotlight over the weekend. The boys from North-East Arnhem Land sold out two shows, on the Ocean Street strip, at Maroochydore’s Solbar. They gave 900 punters a night to remember, showing off a couple of
March 31, 2024By Penny Brand
Photo by Ben Russoniello: A female fan watches The Smith Street Band. It’s quiet on the Ocean Street strip with the majority of Maroochydore’s bars closed for the Good Friday midnight curfew. But it’s packed to the rafters at a sold-out Solbar, with fans eagerly lining up to see The Smith Street Band. The Aussie
March 28, 2024By yelomag
On the eve of their biggest show yet, we spoke to Chamber Lane frontman Connor Hanson ahead of their gig opening for The Smith Street Band (pictured with doggo). Connor shares some great tips for younger bands wanting to get out there and make music. Yelo: Where did Chamber Lane all start? Connor: We started
March 13, 2024By yelomag
Words: Ryan Barwick Ryan from Loose Goose gives an insight into the creative process behind new single, “Cav Ave Kebab”. The Gold Coast band is about to hit the road for the first time with a tour of south-east Queensland. Loose Goose hasn’t skipped a beat since forming as a band just last year and
March 5, 2024By yelomag
Review by Claudia Sheils Brisbane’s best brought their fury to the Sunny Coast on Saturday night to show us how it’s done! Following the release of their first ever collaboration, “Young Dreamers”, Brixton Alley and Boof Heads celebrated by spoiling us with a free Solbar show. Supporting them were local legends Chamber Lane who always
February 29, 2024By yelomag
Brit-pop heavyweights Cool Britannia will take the stage at Sunshine Coast’s Solbar on April 19 for an energetic walk down memory lane. This five-piece touring band captures the spirit of the 90s Brit-pop/indi scene, and is set to transport audiences back to the iconic 90s era, delivering a powerhouse performance for bands such as Oasis, The Stone

