Category: Bands / Music

Melbourne-via-Canberra singer-songwriter Laura Ingram gifts us two Christmas tunes and local show to boot
In 2020 Victoria bushfires soared, a global pandemic raged, and the world’s strictest physical isolation measures forced Melbournians inside. For ...

NFSA’s Arc Cinema announces packed January film line-up + new booking system
Today the NFSA launches a new ticketing system for all Arc Cinema, event, and exhibition bookings. Whether you're part of ...

Brave, unflinching, honest, necessary: DOROTHY-JANE’s album THE WITNESS is both harrowing and hope-inducing (and can finally be performed)
Article by Ruth O’Brien / Photo by Geoffrey Dunn Trigger warning/Content note: Child sexual abuse, pedophilia, mental illness, incarceration, cancer ...

SHAW up your vote for this beloved Canberra teacher!
Article by Ruth O'Brien It’s not everyday you get a video call from Jimmy Barnes telling you that you’ve won ...

SPACEMAN AFRICA THE MUSICAL is set to launch something special this month with EP I NEVER FELT SO ALIVE
Words by Vince Leigh Canberran writer and musician Spaceman Africa’s curious history would usurp most of the oxygen of this ...

Two Big Canberra Theatre Shows Announced w/ BRASS KNUCKLE BRASS BAND, and cracking comedy night THE GIG ECONOMY
Canberra Theatre Centre announced today that The Gig Economy, a showcase of Canberra’s best comedians hosted by Chris Ryan, will ...

Get To Know Your NLMA Live Act Of The Year ACT Nominee: Witchskull!
Public voting for the National Live Music Awards – NLMAs is in full swing, so to help inform your decision, this week ...

Ghoatte Hordour Premiere Video
Lockdown is not stifling artists in Melbourne from creating new avenues for expression. Maybe its a reflection of the current ...

Kirklandd’s The Love Divide Sessions show the man is the real deal
Review by Vince Leigh The Love Divide Sessions is Canberra rapper Kirklandd getting together with his band to recreate stripped-back ...

Canberra singer/songwriter Dean Abbott on stepping into vulnerability and fatherhood
By Jessica Conway It's not an easy thing to put yourself out there. To show yourself to the world and ...