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Start the week with The Bombay Royale
Music News

Start the week with The Bombay Royale

The Bombay Royale are a Melbourne band dedicated to honoring and reviving the funky, bizarre and mysterious music of vintage Indian cinema. Dusting off near-unheard relics, smashing out Bollywood classics and putting down surfadelic Hindi original...
4 December 2011
Australasian World Music Expo 2011
Festival Reviews

Australasian World Music Expo 2011

The 4th Australasian World Music Expo took place over the 17-20th of November this year and was a feast of musical delights for all. With revered international artists such as; Ethio-Jazz maestro Mulatu Astatke, reggae starsThe...
4 December 2011
Melbourne receives a double dose of Kurt Vile
Music News

Melbourne receives a double dose of Kurt Vile

Mistletone, 3RRR, The Thousands and Inpress proudly present by popular demand, an extra show by Kurt Vile & the Violators @ Northcote Social Club on Monday 5 December. 
23 November 2011
WOMAD Earth Station Festival 2011 Program
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WOMAD Earth Station Festival 2011 Program

Womad EARTH STATION, an exciting new arts and sustainability event to be held in October, today released its first announcement of speakers and performers. Womad EARTH STATION, a unique companion event to the WOMADelaide festival, will be held at...
22 September 2011
AWME bringing a world of music to Melbourne
Music News

AWME bringing a world of music to Melbourne

The fourth annual Australasian World Music Expo (AWME) is set to infuse the city with the sounds and rhythms of the world, offering an exotic feast for the ears with over 50 of the finest local and international artists to Melbourne on 17th &ndash...
31 August 2011
Explosions In The Sky - Australian Tour December 2011
Music News

Explosions In The Sky - Australian Tour December 2011

Instrumental Texan quartet Explosions In The Sky return to Australia this December with their powerfully intense live show. Equal parts romance and tragedy, their beautiful melodies have the tendency to ignite into head-spinning walls of noise.
31 August 2011
Island Vibe 2011 Second Line-up Announcement
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Island Vibe 2011 Second Line-up Announcement

Island Vibe number 6 is less than three short months away! This year’s program showcases another staggering line up of amazing world and roots music. Joining Chali 2na and Blue King Brown on the bill will be New Zealand’s soul phenomen...
27 August 2011
Mistletone proudly presents for the first time in Australia, Kurt Vile & The Violators.
Music News

Mistletone proudly presents for the first time in Australia, Kurt Vile & The Violators.

Kurt Vile has been on a slow burn ascent since 2008, steadily rising from the American underground through relentless touring and the release of four smashing albums. The culmination of this groundwork was this year’s epic Smoke Ring For My ...
27 August 2011
Melbourne Festival 2011 Music Line-up
Music News

Melbourne Festival 2011 Music Line-up

In 2011, Melbourne Festival’s contemporary music program features a truly international line-up reflecting the culturally diverse nature of the entire Festival program. The iconic Forum Theatre and the immersive Toff in Town will transform i...
24 August 2011
Joanna Newsom returns to Australia this March
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Joanna Newsom returns to Australia this March

With the release of another incredible album Have One on Me hugely talented singer – songwriter Joanna Newsom returns to Australia this March, to present her latest selection of song suites with her band.
28 February 2011
Deerhunter @ Billboard, 9th Feb 2011
Live Reviews

Deerhunter @ Billboard, 9th Feb 2011

Deerhunter are polarising, some people find their brand of psychedelic rock dynamic, inventive and amazing, with others finding it a little bland and devoid of anything original. For the near capacity crowd at Billboard to witness their Laneway Fe...
25 February 2011
Holy Fuck
Live Reviews

Holy Fuck

The last time Holy Fuck were here in Australia they played the “wettest ever Meredith Music Festival” in 2008, even though their set was at 3am in the driving rain it did not scare punters away as they tore through a blistering set off...
8 February 2011
Martha Wainwright added to WOMAD & Perth International Arts Festival
Music News

Martha Wainwright added to WOMAD & Perth International Arts Festival

Martha Wainwright has been added to WOMADelaide and also adds a second show to her first visit to the Melbourne Recital Centre. Her performance is bound to dazzle audiences around Australia in February/March 2011.
31 January 2011
Australasian World Music Expo 2010
Live Reviews

Australasian World Music Expo 2010

Over its three year lifespan the Australasian World Music Expo (AWME) has grown from a smallish music expo to become the Australia-Pacific region's premier music industry conference and showcase of Indigenous, roots and world music. It is a unique...
31 December 2010
Global Beats this week at AWME 2010
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Global Beats this week at AWME 2010

From hard-hitting roots to driving Afrobeat rhythms, conscious hip-hop to Indigenous folk melodies, layered electronica to stripped back dub - the Australasian World Music Expo (AWME) is set to serve up a lavish musical fare at venues around Melbo...
17 November 2010