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The Byron Bay Arts & Music Festival, which originally ran from ’94 to ’96 and was organised by a collective of local arts & music enthusiasts, was due to be ...
For his latest album, Fish out of Water, Ash Grunwald has recruited TZU's Countbounce to drop the beats for his groove-laden blues sound. The result is a 12 track album that is uniquely Grunwald, taking cues from funk, rock, hip hop and soul while remaining firmly grounded within the blues genre.
One of the most moving and politically charged writers, Michael Franti and his band Spearhead, return to Australia and New Zealand for a concert tour to celebrate the release of their latest album, All Rebel Rockers.
Following the release of her sophomore album, I Know You’re Married But I’ve Got Feelings Too, Martha Wainwright and her full band are returning to Australia in November 2008.
The Watch Me Disappear Tour hits the cities for a series of shows that will feature material from that so-named forthcoming album, Watch Me Disappear. In the words of singer-songwriter Glenn Richards, it’s the best bunch of songs to date, which is saying something. 
The biggest festival of the year has landed with the inaugural FAT AS BUTTER set to run a hot knife through Newcastle on Sunday the 2nd of November.
The annual Raggamuffin event, starring Ziggy Marley, Eddy Grant, Stephen Marley, Shaggy, Arrested Development, Inner Circle and Bonjah, hits Australia in Jan/Feb 2009, with six shows nationally and one in New Zealand, kicking off on Jan 24th in Perth. 
The 18th Meredith Music Festival will take place on the 12th, 13th and 14th December at the Meredith Supernatural Amphitheatre, Victoria, Australia. Meredith is a pioneer of the modern music festival and after 18 years she is at the top of her game.
Kiwi self described "heavy-metal-dub-funk-blues", five piece Kora return to Australian shores in September for a run of east coast dates. In the three years since their maiden voyage across the Tasman, Kora have expanded their fan base outside of Kiwi expats thanks to their dynamic and awe inspiring live sets.
Brought to you by the original ‘Byron Arts’ crew and ably assisted by their friends from The Falls Music & Arts Festival to deliver a glorious rebirthing of an historic, indeed iconic Byron Bay event.
The Pied Piper of Australian Music Festivals has travelled the many corners of the globe to entice a stupendous ensemble of musicians to The Falls Music and Arts Festival this year in Lorne and Marion Bay. 2008 features a rich and diverse line-up that is already shaping up to be one of the best in the 16 year history of this iconic festival. Showcasing four first timers to our musically in-tune shores, The Falls stages will be graced by non-other than the:
Although deep in the belly of winter, the fires of progress are steaming up the windows of the Southbound office. While we are still bathing in the warm glow of Southbound 2008, our sights are firmly fixed on the impending summer and the next year’s event, Southbound 2009.
Guitar-driven jams introduce us to a side of Xavier only hinted at on earlier releases. Richard Wilson reviews Xavier Rudd's Darker Shades of Blue.
Review of 'The King is Dead', the first single of The Herd's 2008 release 'Summerland'.
One of the most moving and politically charged writers, Michael Franti and his band Spearhead, return with their eagerly-awaited album, All Rebel Rockers, on September 9, via Liberator Music. 
Global Carnival 2008 
Michael Franti and Spearhead
One World Music