April 17, 2024By yelomag
The Big Pineapple Music Festival will be bigger and louder than ever when it returns to the Sunshine Coast this October. Organisers say the festival date will be announced on May 1, with the lineup to come early July. “We will be concentrating on far more categories to the festival this year, which will really
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 3, 2024By yelomag
Aussie hip-hop artist Illy called him the Sunshine Coast’s “homegrown hero” when they shared the stage at Solbar last week. Yelo chatted to 24-year-old Yaroomba rapper CaelWhip about his new single, “8am”, available on all major streaming platforms on March 8. Yelo: What are you really doing at 8am, Cael? Cael: If i’m not asleep,
March 1, 2024By yelomag
Tickets to The Whitlams at Imperial Hotel Eumundi: https://tickets.oztix.com.au Black Stump album “Kookaburra” out March 8 Tim Freedman’s alt-country project The Whitlams Black Stump sees him and longtime drummer Terepai Richmond joined by an A Team of roots musicians, reconstructing the best of The Whitlams’ repertoire with a smattering of new songs and classic Americana.
February 29, 2024By yelomag
Nambour drummer and podcaster @baileydrummer doesn’t stop. He’s the Operations Manager of a Maroochydore marketing agency, drummer for several local bands, and even runs his own popular podcast, “Ask a Muso”. Bailey shares life’s magic ingredient (and no, it’s not the cowbell) with Yelo music editor Penny Brand. I first noticed Bailey at a Dellacoma
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
February 15, 2024By Dameeka Middleton
The Chats kicked off their nationwide Bargain Bin Tour and it was all bands, beers, and a bloody good time! Frontman Eamon Sandwith is a native Sunshine Coast lad, bringing his band to Ocean Street’s iconic Solbar on Friday. He’s shared the stage with big names such as Guns ‘n’ Roses, The Strokes, Iggy Pop,
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
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 20, 2024By Penny Brand
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

