Industrial Strength

MAITREYA HEADS TO BYRON Victoria s troubled Maitreya is coming alive again a month after posting it had come to the end of the road. It s announced it will be held in Byron Bay March 10 13. If you…

Image: King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard GROOVIN ANNOUNCES 2017 DATES Successful regional trek Groovin The Moo announced its dates and venues. It kicks off in South Australia at Oakbank Racecourse…

Image: The Triffid CAIRNS COURTHOUSE SOLD This column recently revealed that Cairns Regional Council had plans to compulsorily buy the Cairns Courthouse Hotel to be part of a music and arts precinct.…

TROYE SIVAN, BROODS, WIN AT MTV EMAS At the MTV European Music Awards, Troye Sivan picked up Best Australian Act from Flume, Tkay Maidza, The Veronicas and Vance Joy For Best New Zealand Act, it was…

CORNER HOTEL CELEBRATES ITS 20TH One of Melbourne s major live music venues, the Corner Hotel in Richmond, is throwing a huge bash on Sunday November 20 to celebrate its 20th year in operation. There…

Image: Rufus To Headline Mountain Sounds JAZZ IN THE VINES BOWS OUT WITH DRAMAS Jazz In The Vines in NSW s Hunter Valley certainly bowed out with the farewell party it has been promising since April.…

SONY ACTS HELP FOUNDATION RAISE $1.1M FOR CANCER Sony Music Australia acts Jessica Mauboy, Guy Sebastian, Mark Vincent, Marina Prior and Daryl Braithwaite along with visiting UK act Rag n Bone helped…

Image: Dune Rats have joined the Mountain Sounds bill QUEENSCLIFF MUSIC SELLS OUT Queenscliff Music Festival officially sold out earlier this week. The festival runs November 25 27 and has 80 acts on…

KATE CEBERANO RECEIVES ORDER OF AUSTRALIA MEDAL Kate Ceberano received her Order Of Australia medal last Friday at Melbourne s Government House from Governor Linda Dessau. The medal came during her…

SOUND PROOFING GRANTS FOR 25 VIC VENUES 25 music venues in Victoria will get soundproofing grants from the State Government as part of its new Good Music Neighbours initiative. The team-up of…