GALLIE - BEAT MAGAZINE Gallie returns to Melbourne! His sublime lyrics and tremendous melodies, sung with a voice that is both soulful and incredibly expressive, have earned Gallie rave reviews in Australia, America, Ireland and Brazil. Gallie is a critically acclaimed songwriter from Ireland. His album ‘The Occoquan River’ has made it to a number of

Best of the

BLUE WINDOWS

Blue Windows’ growth is on an ever-increasing trajectory. With roots in the UK, Netherlands and Australia, the band members combine folky fun and heart-warming tunes, spiced up with a dash of country and bluesy tones. Using personal experiences as a source of inspiration for their latest album Borders, ‘Monday Mornings in May’ finished

in the

KELPE - BEAT MAGAZINE Kelpe’s music has always drawn from a diverse array of genres, fusing glitchy electronica, low-key ambience and classic R&B to carve out his own distinct identity. On Fourth: The Golden Eagle McKeown says he aimed to assemble the strongest features of his previous work into a confident and relatively accessible piece. BELOVED ST KILDA LIVE MUSIC VENUE DOG'S BAR HAS CLOSED Sad news. St Kilda institution Dog’s Bar has closed down with the venue’s owners unable to keep up with rent demand during the COVID-19 period. When the pandemic hit in mid-March, Dog’s Bar was forced to close its doors for an extended period of time. What came next was mounting rent, and suddenly operating one A NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL HAS POPPED UP IN REGIONAL VICTORIA Meet Euroa Music Festival, the new one-day shindig celebrating outstanding new artists. Victoria has just got a new music festival, and where do we get a ticket, because it’s looking like an absolute doozy. Going down on Saturday March 27, Euroa Music Festival will bring some of Australia’s most exciting artists to the charming

heritage

MESS ARE BRINGING OUT THEIR MASSIVE SYNTH COLLECTION FOR In addition to the massive 40 synth orchestra, MESS at the Bowl will play host to performances from Simona Castricum, R. Rebeiro and more. After seeing performances from the likes of Ocean Alley, Carl Cox, Mo’Ju and Mildlife over the past month, Melbourne’s Sidney Myer Music Bowl has now announced a very special world premiere THE BEST PICKS FROM THE 2020 MELBOURNE DOCUMENTARY FILM Featuring a Manus Island exposé, an underground punk documentary and a deep dive into Sydney’s lockout laws. The Melbourne Documentary Film Festival (MDFF) is here, offering a curated selection of some of the biggest hits from film festivals worldwide. Now in its fifth year running, MDFF is bringing the festival experience to your very own BEAT’S GUIDE TO MELBOURNE’S BEST DOG-FRIENDLY CAFES The Farm Cafe If you’re looking to give your pooch a well-appreciated day out (let’s be real: dogs appreciate everything) and score some home-style cooking while you’re at it, look no further than The Farm Cafe. Nestled away in the Collingwood Children’s Farm, you can kickstart the day with a ‘farmer’s breakfast’ of poached HARD-ONS ARE MORE BRAZEN THAN EVER ON THEIR FIRST LP IN Hard-Ons are more brazen than ever on their first LP in five years. Words by Anna Rose. I freakin’ love Hard-Ons. Their unabashed realness, their boyish charm, and their relentless, ongoing mission to produce music while keeping the cap of punk firmly on their heads means their 12th studio album is utterly awesome. TISM REVEAL SURPRISE LIVE ALBUM, THEIR FIRST RELEASE SINCE From their performance at The Corner in May 1988. Peruse TISM’s Spotify profile and you’ll find a new 18-track gem from a show they played at The Corner on May 30, 1988. Simply titled Live At The Corner Hotel 30 May 1988, it’s the first skerrick of music from the band since they released a GALLIE - BEAT MAGAZINE Gallie returns to Melbourne! His sublime lyrics and tremendous melodies, sung with a voice that is both soulful and incredibly expressive, have earned Gallie rave reviews in Australia, America, Ireland and Brazil. Gallie is a critically acclaimed songwriter from Ireland. His album ‘The Occoquan River’ has made it to a number of

Best of the

BLUE WINDOWS

Blue Windows’ growth is on an ever-increasing trajectory. With roots in the UK, Netherlands and Australia, the band members combine folky fun and heart-warming tunes, spiced up with a dash of country and bluesy tones. Using personal experiences as a source of inspiration for their latest album Borders, ‘Monday Mornings in May’ finished

in the

KELPE - BEAT MAGAZINE Kelpe’s music has always drawn from a diverse array of genres, fusing glitchy electronica, low-key ambience and classic R&B to carve out his own distinct identity. On Fourth: The Golden Eagle McKeown says he aimed to assemble the strongest features of his previous work into a confident and relatively accessible piece. BELOVED ST KILDA LIVE MUSIC VENUE DOG'S BAR HAS CLOSED Sad news. St Kilda institution Dog’s Bar has closed down with the venue’s owners unable to keep up with rent demand during the COVID-19 period. When the pandemic hit in mid-March, Dog’s Bar was forced to close its doors for an extended period of time. What came next was mounting rent, and suddenly operating one A NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL HAS POPPED UP IN REGIONAL VICTORIA Meet Euroa Music Festival, the new one-day shindig celebrating outstanding new artists. Victoria has just got a new music festival, and where do we get a ticket, because it’s looking like an absolute doozy. Going down on Saturday March 27, Euroa Music Festival will bring some of Australia’s most exciting artists to the charming

heritage

MESS ARE BRINGING OUT THEIR MASSIVE SYNTH COLLECTION FOR In addition to the massive 40 synth orchestra, MESS at the Bowl will play host to performances from Simona Castricum, R. Rebeiro and more. After seeing performances from the likes of Ocean Alley, Carl Cox, Mo’Ju and Mildlife over the past month, Melbourne’s Sidney Myer Music Bowl has now announced a very special world premiere THE BEST PICKS FROM THE 2020 MELBOURNE DOCUMENTARY FILM Featuring a Manus Island exposé, an underground punk documentary and a deep dive into Sydney’s lockout laws. The Melbourne Documentary Film Festival (MDFF) is here, offering a curated selection of some of the biggest hits from film festivals worldwide. Now in its fifth year running, MDFF is bringing the festival experience to your very own BEAT’S GUIDE TO MELBOURNE’S BEST DOG-FRIENDLY CAFES The Farm Cafe If you’re looking to give your pooch a well-appreciated day out (let’s be real: dogs appreciate everything) and score some home-style cooking while you’re at it, look no further than The Farm Cafe. Nestled away in the Collingwood Children’s Farm, you can kickstart the day with a ‘farmer’s breakfast’ of poached HARD-ONS ARE MORE BRAZEN THAN EVER ON THEIR FIRST LP IN Hard-Ons are more brazen than ever on their first LP in five years. Words by Anna Rose. I freakin’ love Hard-Ons. Their unabashed realness, their boyish charm, and their relentless, ongoing mission to produce music while keeping the cap of punk firmly on their heads means their 12th studio album is utterly awesome. TISM REVEAL SURPRISE LIVE ALBUM, THEIR FIRST RELEASE SINCE From their performance at The Corner in May 1988. Peruse TISM’s Spotify profile and you’ll find a new 18-track gem from a show they played at The Corner on May 30, 1988. Simply titled Live At The Corner Hotel 30 May 1988, it’s the first skerrick of music from the band since they released a

THIS GENUINE MOMENT

Sat: 2:00pm & 5:00pm. Sun: 7:00pm. Following a sold out season from The Old 505 Theatre in Sydney, This Genuine Moment is coming to the La Mama Courthouse in Carlton. The story follows ‘R’ as he wakes up on Christmas eve next to ‘L’ – a man he doesn’t know the name of. R has never done this before, and L has done this one too many

TONES AND I

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THE 10 BEST FLICKS FROM THE 2020 MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL All the flicks you can’t miss at MIFF. The Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) is on its way, and for its first-ever online extravaganza, the event has prepared some incredible treats. Sporting the name MIFF 68½ – to commemorate its 68-year history – this year’s festival includes a dizzying range of features, documentaries

and shorts,

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Babu Burger. Ben, one half of the team behind Babu Burger, explained the appeal of his burgers, which, as word has spread, have turned a trickle of walk-ins to packed houses on the weekend. “A burger isn’t about the sauce. A burger is the meat. Sauces, the bun,

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"IT DOESN’T MAKE ANY SENSE": CHANNEL 31 GRAPPLES WITH ITS There’s less than a week left before Channel 31 gets switched off. After six short-term license renewals, which caused instability for the not-for-profit sector, the broadcasting license for Community TV (CTV) in Melbourne will expire on June 30, forcing Channel 31 to officially come to an end. C44 in Adelaide was also set to cease BILLY RAY CYRUS ON WHY DAVID LYNCH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR Billy Ray Cyrus on why David Lynch is responsible for Miley Cyrus. “For a kid from Flatwoods, Kentucky, that’s a real life vest to wrap around you in a sea of treachery.”. Billy Ray ‘Achy Breaky Heart’ Cyrus is on the line from LA, sending his disarming Kentucky

drawl

GALLIE - BEAT MAGAZINE Gallie returns to Melbourne! His sublime lyrics and tremendous melodies, sung with a voice that is both soulful and incredibly expressive, have earned Gallie rave reviews in Australia, America, Ireland and Brazil. Gallie is a critically acclaimed songwriter from Ireland. His album ‘The Occoquan River’ has made it to a number of

Best of the

FATIGUED WITH LIVE STREAMS, RESERVOIR STOMP IS REDEFINING Reservoir Stomp is re-imagining the festival format with this year’s quirky, colourful event. Melbourne is in limbo. We’ve emerged from lockdown but the lifeblood of our city that is its rich, (ordinarily) ever-present live music scene is still in hibernation. No one has been to a gig in the flesh since March and while we’ve KELPE - BEAT MAGAZINE Kelpe’s music has always drawn from a diverse array of genres, fusing glitchy electronica, low-key ambience and classic R&B to carve out his own distinct identity. On Fourth: The Golden Eagle McKeown says he aimed to assemble the strongest features of his previous work into a confident and relatively accessible piece. A NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL HAS POPPED UP IN REGIONAL VICTORIA Meet Euroa Music Festival, the new one-day shindig celebrating outstanding new artists. Victoria has just got a new music festival, and where do we get a ticket, because it’s looking like an absolute doozy. Going down on Saturday March 27, Euroa Music Festival will bring some of Australia’s most exciting artists to the charming

heritage

BELOVED ST KILDA LIVE MUSIC VENUE DOG'S BAR HAS CLOSED Sad news. St Kilda institution Dog’s Bar has closed down with the venue’s owners unable to keep up with rent demand during the COVID-19 period. When the pandemic hit in mid-March, Dog’s Bar was forced to close its doors for an extended period of time. What came next was mounting rent, and suddenly operating one A NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL IS COMING TO THE COBURG VELODROME Catch Northlane, Thy Art Is Murder, Luca Brasi and more at the Coburg Velodrome this winter. Following the overwhelmingly positive response to the announcement of the festival’s Brisbane leg back in December, Australia’s newest alternative music festival Full Tilt will be coming to Melbourne this July. What you need to know Full Tilt will

hit Coburg

MESS ARE BRINGING OUT THEIR MASSIVE SYNTH COLLECTION FOR MESS at the Bowl is happening on Saturday March 27 at Sidney Myer Music Bowl. It’s happening as part of Arts Centre Melbourne’s Live at the Bowl series. Tickets are on sale now. For the latest music news, head here. Comprised of a vast array of vintage hardware from the Melbourne Electronic Sound Studio ‘s immense collection of

synths and

THE BEST PICKS FROM THE 2020 MELBOURNE DOCUMENTARY FILM Featuring a Manus Island exposé, an underground punk documentary and a deep dive into Sydney’s lockout laws. The Melbourne Documentary Film Festival (MDFF) is here, offering a curated selection of some of the biggest hits from film festivals worldwide. Now in its fifth year running, MDFF is bringing the festival experience to your very own BEAT'S GUIDE TO THE BEST NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTIES GOING DOWN Moon Dog World NYE Party. Featuring KLP, MzRizk, Melburnerz, and a DJ set from both Close Counters and Total Giovanni, Moon Dog World is set to go off this New Year’s Eve. Open for lunch from 11:45am with Fizzer slushies all day, $15 Fizzer jugs between 5pm and 7pm, and the aforementioned DJs providing you with bangers from 5pm to 2am, Moon HARD-ONS ARE MORE BRAZEN THAN EVER ON THEIR FIRST LP IN Hard-Ons are more brazen than ever on their first LP in five years. Words by Anna Rose. I freakin’ love Hard-Ons. Their unabashed realness, their boyish charm, and their relentless, ongoing mission to produce music while keeping the cap of punk firmly on their heads means their 12th studio album is utterly awesome. GALLIE - BEAT MAGAZINE Gallie returns to Melbourne! His sublime lyrics and tremendous melodies, sung with a voice that is both soulful and incredibly expressive, have earned Gallie rave reviews in Australia, America, Ireland and Brazil. Gallie is a critically acclaimed songwriter from Ireland. His album ‘The Occoquan River’ has made it to a number of

Best of the

FATIGUED WITH LIVE STREAMS, RESERVOIR STOMP IS REDEFINING Reservoir Stomp is re-imagining the festival format with this year’s quirky, colourful event. Melbourne is in limbo. We’ve emerged from lockdown but the lifeblood of our city that is its rich, (ordinarily) ever-present live music scene is still in hibernation. No one has been to a gig in the flesh since March and while we’ve KELPE - BEAT MAGAZINE Kelpe’s music has always drawn from a diverse array of genres, fusing glitchy electronica, low-key ambience and classic R&B to carve out his own distinct identity. On Fourth: The Golden Eagle McKeown says he aimed to assemble the strongest features of his previous work into a confident and relatively accessible piece. A NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL HAS POPPED UP IN REGIONAL VICTORIA Meet Euroa Music Festival, the new one-day shindig celebrating outstanding new artists. Victoria has just got a new music festival, and where do we get a ticket, because it’s looking like an absolute doozy. Going down on Saturday March 27, Euroa Music Festival will bring some of Australia’s most exciting artists to the charming

heritage

BELOVED ST KILDA LIVE MUSIC VENUE DOG'S BAR HAS CLOSED Sad news. St Kilda institution Dog’s Bar has closed down with the venue’s owners unable to keep up with rent demand during the COVID-19 period. When the pandemic hit in mid-March, Dog’s Bar was forced to close its doors for an extended period of time. What came next was mounting rent, and suddenly operating one A NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL IS COMING TO THE COBURG VELODROME Catch Northlane, Thy Art Is Murder, Luca Brasi and more at the Coburg Velodrome this winter. Following the overwhelmingly positive response to the announcement of the festival’s Brisbane leg back in December, Australia’s newest alternative music festival Full Tilt will be coming to Melbourne this July. What you need to know Full Tilt will

hit Coburg

MESS ARE BRINGING OUT THEIR MASSIVE SYNTH COLLECTION FOR MESS at the Bowl is happening on Saturday March 27 at Sidney Myer Music Bowl. It’s happening as part of Arts Centre Melbourne’s Live at the Bowl series. Tickets are on sale now. For the latest music news, head here. Comprised of a vast array of vintage hardware from the Melbourne Electronic Sound Studio ‘s immense collection of

synths and

THE BEST PICKS FROM THE 2020 MELBOURNE DOCUMENTARY FILM Featuring a Manus Island exposé, an underground punk documentary and a deep dive into Sydney’s lockout laws. The Melbourne Documentary Film Festival (MDFF) is here, offering a curated selection of some of the biggest hits from film festivals worldwide. Now in its fifth year running, MDFF is bringing the festival experience to your very own BEAT'S GUIDE TO THE BEST NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTIES GOING DOWN Moon Dog World NYE Party. Featuring KLP, MzRizk, Melburnerz, and a DJ set from both Close Counters and Total Giovanni, Moon Dog World is set to go off this New Year’s Eve. Open for lunch from 11:45am with Fizzer slushies all day, $15 Fizzer jugs between 5pm and 7pm, and the aforementioned DJs providing you with bangers from 5pm to 2am, Moon HARD-ONS ARE MORE BRAZEN THAN EVER ON THEIR FIRST LP IN Hard-Ons are more brazen than ever on their first LP in five years. Words by Anna Rose. I freakin’ love Hard-Ons. Their unabashed realness, their boyish charm, and their relentless, ongoing mission to produce music while keeping the cap of punk firmly on their heads means their 12th studio album is utterly awesome. A REVIEW OF SUN CYCLE 2021: ONE BIG SUSTAINABLE DANCE The likes of CC:DISCO!, C.FRIM, Mildlife and more performed at the event. In the midst of the strangest summer for live music Melbourne has ever seen, the good folks at Crown Ruler and the venerated team from WAT Artists dared to dream of something that only a few months ago seemed impossible. Enter Sun Cycle 2021 – that’s right, a

festival.

SARAH MARY CHADWICK: 'TO KNOW I’VE DONE QUITE DIFFICULT Melbourne-based singer-songwriter Sarah Mary Chadwick is the latest guest on Beat’s Turning Heads podcast. Sarah Mary Chadwick’s new album, Me and Ennui Are Friends, Baby, is out now via Rice Is Nice.It’s her seventh album and the final instalment in a trilogy that began with 2019’s The Queen Who Stole the Sky and 2020’s

Please Daddy.

THE 10 BEST FLICKS FROM THE 2020 MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL All the flicks you can’t miss at MIFF. The Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) is on its way, and for its first-ever online extravaganza, the event has prepared some incredible treats. Sporting the name MIFF 68½ – to commemorate its 68-year history – this year’s festival includes a dizzying range of features, documentaries

and shorts,

"IT DOESN’T MAKE ANY SENSE": CHANNEL 31 GRAPPLES WITH ITS There’s less than a week left before Channel 31 gets switched off. After six short-term license renewals, which caused instability for the not-for-profit sector, the broadcasting license for Community TV (CTV) in Melbourne will expire on June 30, forcing Channel 31 to officially come to an end. C44 in Adelaide was also set to cease IS KERSER THE NEW FACE OF AUSTRALIAN HIP HOP? The rising MC reflects on the evolution of the Aussie rap scene and his place within it. Aussie hip hop has always played it fairly safe. The sound itself, within the mainstream anyway, has become more and more pop-driven and there have never been any Biggie Smalls-type slayings or senseless violence – until recently. An VICTORIA HAS A FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY TO DECRIMINALISE SEX Reason Party MP Fiona Patten is currently leading a targeted review aimed at achieving better public health and human rights outcomes for sex workers. It’s one of the oldest professions in the world, but currently in Victoria, not all areas of sex work are legal. With the 2019 Sex Industry Bill adopted into Northern Territory A LIST OF MELBOURNE’S BEST SWIMMING POOLS Located near the intersection of Alexandra Parade and Brunswick Street, the Fitzroy Swimming Pool is one of Melbourne’s most recognisable pools. With the blue mosaic tile walls becoming an intrinsic part of Alexandra Parade, and the bright white bricks and tiles that cover the building, the Fitzroy hotspot creates the perfect

summer vibe.

A STATE-BY-STATE BREAKDOWN OF AUSTRALIAN TICKET RESALE Any advertisement to resell a ticket in either state must include the original cost of the ticket, the area the ticket authorises access to, i.e. seat, bay and row numbers, and an asking price of no more than 10% above the original ticket price. It is also an offence for publication owners, such as Viagogo, Ticketmaster Resale, eBay and DARK MOFO DROPS SECOND 2019 LINEUP ANNOUNCEMENT Tony Oursler — 6th. Julie Gough — Missing or Dead. Naomi Blacklock — Limbic Resonance. S.J. Norman — Take This, For It Is My Body. Chris Henschke — Demon Core. Heath Franco + Grace Herbert + Paul Murphy + Tess Campbell + Samuel Mountford + Amy Parker + Sawtooth Ari — Enclosure. Antony Hamilton Projects + Chunky Move — Universal SPANDAU BALLET TO PERFORM 2015 MELBOURNE SHOW With all five original members taking to the stage; Tony Hadley, John Keeble, Gary Kemp, Martin Kemp and Steve Norman will perform their smash-hit anthems. The band returns for the first time since their 2010 Reformation Tour where the band had reunited. Over a span of three decades, the band have sold over 25 million BLUESFEST REVEALS 50 ACTS FOR 2021 IN BIGGEST FIRST LINEUP Bluesfest will make up for this year’s cancelled event with a whopping 2021 festival. Bluesfest has just released the biggest first lineup announcement in the festival’s 32-year history, unveiling 50 artists locked in for next year’s event. After being forced to cancel this year’s festival due to COVID-19 restrictions, Bluesfest has invited many of the SUNSHINE & SONS' VOLCANIC ROCK-FILTERED VODKA CAPTURES THE The Woombye-based distillery’s carefully crafted spirits reflect elements of the stunning Sunshine Coast. Situated within Queensland’s lush subtropical coast, tucked away in the hinterland rainforest, Sunshine & Sons seem to have bottled the warm allure of the Sunshine Coast with their original vodka. The pure, gluten-free vodka is gravity filtered through ancient local volcanic rocks, TEN NEW 'DRIVE-THRU' TESTING SITES HAVE OPENED ACROSS The Victorian government aims to test up to 100,000 people in the next two weeks before considering easing restrictions. After launching four mobile coronavirus testing sites yesterday at Chadstone, Doncaster, Highpoint and Northland shopping centres, the Victorian government has opened a further six ‘drive-thru’ testing sites today. The new sites, located at Bunnings West Footscray, A NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL HAS POPPED UP IN REGIONAL VICTORIA Meet Euroa Music Festival, the new one-day shindig celebrating outstanding new artists. Victoria has just got a new music festival, and where do we get a ticket, because it’s looking like an absolute doozy. Going down on Saturday March 27, Euroa Music Festival will bring some of Australia’s most exciting artists to the charming

heritage

KELPE - BEAT MAGAZINE Kelpe’s music has always drawn from a diverse array of genres, fusing glitchy electronica, low-key ambience and classic R&B to carve out his own distinct identity. On Fourth: The Golden Eagle McKeown says he aimed to assemble the strongest features of his previous work into a confident and relatively accessible piece. AUSTRALIAN BLUES LEGEND CHRIS WILSON’S ‘LIVE AT THE Recorded in 1994, Chris Wilson’s Live At The Continental stands as one of the most revered albums ever released in this country. “Don’t it always seem to go, that you don’t know what you’ve got til it’s gone” There are exceptions to Joni Mitchell’s observation from ‘Big Yellow Taxi’. Melbourne audiences knew what

they had

BELOVED ST KILDA LIVE MUSIC VENUE DOG'S BAR HAS CLOSED Sad news. St Kilda institution Dog’s Bar has closed down with the venue’s owners unable to keep up with rent demand during the COVID-19 period. When the pandemic hit in mid-March, Dog’s Bar was forced to close its doors for an extended period of time. What came next was mounting rent, and suddenly operating one BLUESFEST HAS ALREADY LOCKED IN 60 ARTISTS FOR ITS 2021 Peter Noble confirmed the news via a Facebook post. Bluesfest jumped on Facebook yesterday to reveal a pretty big announcement about their 2021 event. Peter Noble consolidated the earlier news that it would return and provided more juicy stuff in revealing that they’d already locked in 60 artists for next year. Around half of these HARD-ONS ARE MORE BRAZEN THAN EVER ON THEIR FIRST LP IN Hard-Ons are more brazen than ever on their first LP in five years. Words by Anna Rose. I freakin’ love Hard-Ons. Their unabashed realness, their boyish charm, and their relentless, ongoing mission to produce music while keeping the cap of punk firmly on their heads means their 12th studio album is utterly awesome.

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Moved Permanently. The document has moved here. SUNSHINE & SONS' VOLCANIC ROCK-FILTERED VODKA CAPTURES THE The Woombye-based distillery’s carefully crafted spirits reflect elements of the stunning Sunshine Coast. Situated within Queensland’s lush subtropical coast, tucked away in the hinterland rainforest, Sunshine & Sons seem to have bottled the warm allure of the Sunshine Coast with their original vodka. The pure, gluten-free vodka is gravity filtered through ancient local volcanic rocks, BLUESFEST REVEALS 50 ACTS FOR 2021 IN BIGGEST FIRST LINEUP Bluesfest will make up for this year’s cancelled event with a whopping 2021 festival. Bluesfest has just released the biggest first lineup announcement in the festival’s 32-year history, unveiling 50 artists locked in for next year’s event. After being forced to cancel this year’s festival due to COVID-19 restrictions, Bluesfest has invited many of the AUSTRALIAN BLUES LEGEND CHRIS WILSON’S ‘LIVE AT THE Recorded in 1994, Chris Wilson’s Live At The Continental stands as one of the most revered albums ever released in this country. “Don’t it always seem to go, that you don’t know what you’ve got til it’s gone” There are exceptions to Joni Mitchell’s observation from ‘Big Yellow Taxi’. Melbourne audiences knew what

they had

KELPE - BEAT MAGAZINE Kelpe’s music has always drawn from a diverse array of genres, fusing glitchy electronica, low-key ambience and classic R&B to carve out his own distinct identity. On Fourth: The Golden Eagle McKeown says he aimed to assemble the strongest features of his previous work into a confident and relatively accessible piece. A NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL HAS POPPED UP IN REGIONAL VICTORIA Meet Euroa Music Festival, the new one-day shindig celebrating outstanding new artists. Victoria has just got a new music festival, and where do we get a ticket, because it’s looking like an absolute doozy. Going down on Saturday March 27, Euroa Music Festival will bring some of Australia’s most exciting artists to the charming

heritage

TEN NEW 'DRIVE-THRU' TESTING SITES HAVE OPENED ACROSS The Victorian government aims to test up to 100,000 people in the next two weeks before considering easing restrictions. After launching four mobile coronavirus testing sites yesterday at Chadstone, Doncaster, Highpoint and Northland shopping centres, the Victorian government has opened a further six ‘drive-thru’ testing sites today. The new sites, located at Bunnings West Footscray,

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Moved Permanently. The document has moved here. HARD-ONS ARE MORE BRAZEN THAN EVER ON THEIR FIRST LP IN Hard-Ons are more brazen than ever on their first LP in five years. Words by Anna Rose. I freakin’ love Hard-Ons. Their unabashed realness, their boyish charm, and their relentless, ongoing mission to produce music while keeping the cap of punk firmly on their heads means their 12th studio album is utterly awesome. BELOVED ST KILDA LIVE MUSIC VENUE DOG'S BAR HAS CLOSED Sad news. St Kilda institution Dog’s Bar has closed down with the venue’s owners unable to keep up with rent demand during the COVID-19 period. When the pandemic hit in mid-March, Dog’s Bar was forced to close its doors for an extended period of time. What came next was mounting rent, and suddenly operating one BLUESFEST HAS ALREADY LOCKED IN 60 ARTISTS FOR ITS 2021 Peter Noble confirmed the news via a Facebook post. Bluesfest jumped on Facebook yesterday to reveal a pretty big announcement about their 2021 event. Peter Noble consolidated the earlier news that it would return and provided more juicy stuff in revealing that they’d already locked in 60 artists for next year. Around half of these

LAWRENCE MOONEY

Presented by: A-List Entertainment He’s back with a new show having stepped out from behind Malcolm Turnbull and into the light of a brave new world. There’s lots to get through after three years, buy a ticket take the ride, it’s going to be quite beautiful. SARAH MARY CHADWICK: 'TO KNOW I’VE DONE QUITE DIFFICULT Melbourne-based singer-songwriter Sarah Mary Chadwick is the latest guest on Beat’s Turning Heads podcast. Sarah Mary Chadwick’s new album, Me and Ennui Are Friends, Baby, is out now via Rice Is Nice.It’s her seventh album and the final instalment in a trilogy that began with 2019’s The Queen Who Stole the Sky and 2020’s

Please Daddy.

ANDREW MCMAHON

Who would’ve ever guessed that Motley Crue wild-man Tommy Lee was just a big old cuddly teddy bear It left Andrew McMahon spinning after the former Something Corporate and current Jack’s Mannequin frontman first got together with the legendary drummer on Lee’s album Tommyland: The Ride in 2004. When Lee returned the favour on Jack’s Mannequin album Everything In Transit the follow MEET SKINSNBONES, THE MYSTERIOUS BAND PUMPING OUT CLASSIC Their debut single is a simple, solid, loud and heavy rock belter. A collaboration of Logan and Gold Coast musicians and songwriters, skinsNbones brings together a range of artists from diverse backgrounds and experiences, all in the name of rock. Making their debut with ‘Is There Meaning’, the outfit have their sights set on

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Moved Permanently. The document has moved here. BLUESFEST REVEALS 50 ACTS FOR 2021 IN BIGGEST FIRST LINEUP Bluesfest will make up for this year’s cancelled event with a whopping 2021 festival. Bluesfest has just released the biggest first lineup announcement in the festival’s 32-year history, unveiling 50 artists locked in for next year’s event. After being forced to cancel this year’s festival due to COVID-19 restrictions, Bluesfest has invited many of the SUNSHINE & SONS' VOLCANIC ROCK-FILTERED VODKA CAPTURES THE The Woombye-based distillery’s carefully crafted spirits reflect elements of the stunning Sunshine Coast. Situated within Queensland’s lush subtropical coast, tucked away in the hinterland rainforest, Sunshine & Sons seem to have bottled the warm allure of the Sunshine Coast with their original vodka. The pure, gluten-free vodka is gravity filtered through ancient local volcanic rocks, TEN NEW 'DRIVE-THRU' TESTING SITES HAVE OPENED ACROSS The Victorian government aims to test up to 100,000 people in the next two weeks before considering easing restrictions. After launching four mobile coronavirus testing sites yesterday at Chadstone, Doncaster, Highpoint and Northland shopping centres, the Victorian government has opened a further six ‘drive-thru’ testing sites today. The new sites, located at Bunnings West Footscray, A NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL HAS POPPED UP IN REGIONAL VICTORIA Meet Euroa Music Festival, the new one-day shindig celebrating outstanding new artists. Victoria has just got a new music festival, and where do we get a ticket, because it’s looking like an absolute doozy. Going down on Saturday March 27, Euroa Music Festival will bring some of Australia’s most exciting artists to the charming

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KELPE - BEAT MAGAZINE Kelpe’s music has always drawn from a diverse array of genres, fusing glitchy electronica, low-key ambience and classic R&B to carve out his own distinct identity. On Fourth: The Golden Eagle McKeown says he aimed to assemble the strongest features of his previous work into a confident and relatively accessible piece. AUSTRALIAN BLUES LEGEND CHRIS WILSON’S ‘LIVE AT THE Recorded in 1994, Chris Wilson’s Live At The Continental stands as one of the most revered albums ever released in this country. “Don’t it always seem to go, that you don’t know what you’ve got til it’s gone” There are exceptions to Joni Mitchell’s observation from ‘Big Yellow Taxi’. Melbourne audiences knew what

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BELOVED ST KILDA LIVE MUSIC VENUE DOG'S BAR HAS CLOSED Sad news. St Kilda institution Dog’s Bar has closed down with the venue’s owners unable to keep up with rent demand during the COVID-19 period. When the pandemic hit in mid-March, Dog’s Bar was forced to close its doors for an extended period of time. What came next was mounting rent, and suddenly operating one BLUESFEST HAS ALREADY LOCKED IN 60 ARTISTS FOR ITS 2021 Peter Noble confirmed the news via a Facebook post. Bluesfest jumped on Facebook yesterday to reveal a pretty big announcement about their 2021 event. Peter Noble consolidated the earlier news that it would return and provided more juicy stuff in revealing that they’d already locked in 60 artists for next year. Around half of these HARD-ONS ARE MORE BRAZEN THAN EVER ON THEIR FIRST LP IN Hard-Ons are more brazen than ever on their first LP in five years. Words by Anna Rose. I freakin’ love Hard-Ons. Their unabashed realness, their boyish charm, and their relentless, ongoing mission to produce music while keeping the cap of punk firmly on their heads means their 12th studio album is utterly awesome.

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Moved Permanently. The document has moved here. BLUESFEST REVEALS 50 ACTS FOR 2021 IN BIGGEST FIRST LINEUP Bluesfest will make up for this year’s cancelled event with a whopping 2021 festival. Bluesfest has just released the biggest first lineup announcement in the festival’s 32-year history, unveiling 50 artists locked in for next year’s event. After being forced to cancel this year’s festival due to COVID-19 restrictions, Bluesfest has invited many of the SUNSHINE & SONS' VOLCANIC ROCK-FILTERED VODKA CAPTURES THE The Woombye-based distillery’s carefully crafted spirits reflect elements of the stunning Sunshine Coast. Situated within Queensland’s lush subtropical coast, tucked away in the hinterland rainforest, Sunshine & Sons seem to have bottled the warm allure of the Sunshine Coast with their original vodka. The pure, gluten-free vodka is gravity filtered through ancient local volcanic rocks, TEN NEW 'DRIVE-THRU' TESTING SITES HAVE OPENED ACROSS The Victorian government aims to test up to 100,000 people in the next two weeks before considering easing restrictions. After launching four mobile coronavirus testing sites yesterday at Chadstone, Doncaster, Highpoint and Northland shopping centres, the Victorian government has opened a further six ‘drive-thru’ testing sites today. The new sites, located at Bunnings West Footscray, A NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL HAS POPPED UP IN REGIONAL VICTORIA Meet Euroa Music Festival, the new one-day shindig celebrating outstanding new artists. Victoria has just got a new music festival, and where do we get a ticket, because it’s looking like an absolute doozy. Going down on Saturday March 27, Euroa Music Festival will bring some of Australia’s most exciting artists to the charming

heritage

KELPE - BEAT MAGAZINE Kelpe’s music has always drawn from a diverse array of genres, fusing glitchy electronica, low-key ambience and classic R&B to carve out his own distinct identity. On Fourth: The Golden Eagle McKeown says he aimed to assemble the strongest features of his previous work into a confident and relatively accessible piece. AUSTRALIAN BLUES LEGEND CHRIS WILSON’S ‘LIVE AT THE Recorded in 1994, Chris Wilson’s Live At The Continental stands as one of the most revered albums ever released in this country. “Don’t it always seem to go, that you don’t know what you’ve got til it’s gone” There are exceptions to Joni Mitchell’s observation from ‘Big Yellow Taxi’. Melbourne audiences knew what

they had

BELOVED ST KILDA LIVE MUSIC VENUE DOG'S BAR HAS CLOSED Sad news. St Kilda institution Dog’s Bar has closed down with the venue’s owners unable to keep up with rent demand during the COVID-19 period. When the pandemic hit in mid-March, Dog’s Bar was forced to close its doors for an extended period of time. What came next was mounting rent, and suddenly operating one BLUESFEST HAS ALREADY LOCKED IN 60 ARTISTS FOR ITS 2021 Peter Noble confirmed the news via a Facebook post. Bluesfest jumped on Facebook yesterday to reveal a pretty big announcement about their 2021 event. Peter Noble consolidated the earlier news that it would return and provided more juicy stuff in revealing that they’d already locked in 60 artists for next year. Around half of these HARD-ONS ARE MORE BRAZEN THAN EVER ON THEIR FIRST LP IN Hard-Ons are more brazen than ever on their first LP in five years. Words by Anna Rose. I freakin’ love Hard-Ons. Their unabashed realness, their boyish charm, and their relentless, ongoing mission to produce music while keeping the cap of punk firmly on their heads means their 12th studio album is utterly awesome.

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Presented by: A-List Entertainment He’s back with a new show having stepped out from behind Malcolm Turnbull and into the light of a brave new world. There’s lots to get through after three years, buy a ticket take the ride, it’s going to be quite beautiful. SARAH MARY CHADWICK: 'TO KNOW I’VE DONE QUITE DIFFICULT Melbourne-based singer-songwriter Sarah Mary Chadwick is the latest guest on Beat’s Turning Heads podcast. Sarah Mary Chadwick’s new album, Me and Ennui Are Friends, Baby, is out now via Rice Is Nice.It’s her seventh album and the final instalment in a trilogy that began with 2019’s The Queen Who Stole the Sky and 2020’s

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MEET SKINSNBONES, THE MYSTERIOUS BAND PUMPING OUT CLASSIC Their debut single is a simple, solid, loud and heavy rock belter. A collaboration of Logan and Gold Coast musicians and songwriters, skinsNbones brings together a range of artists from diverse backgrounds and experiences, all in the name of rock. Making their debut with ‘Is There Meaning’, the outfit have their sights set on

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18.02.2020

ALANIS MORISSETTE HAS ADDED MORE SHOWS TO HER AUSTRALIAN TOUR

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Due to hit Australian stages in April for Bluesfest and headline shows in Sydney and Melbourne, Alanis Morissette has added two more dates to her forthcoming Aussie tour. After huge demand saw her Melbourne appearance sell out, the acclaimed singer-songwriter has added a second Melbourne date to her itinerary. Originally slated to perform just two shows while in Australia, Morissette has also revealed she’ll now be hitting Perth as part of the tour before making her way to New Zealand for a show in Auckland. Celebrating 25 years of her seminal debut album _Jagged Little Pill_, with support from Julia Stone, these shows are bound to be very

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SEE THE FULL RUN OF AUSTRALIAN TOUR DATES BELOW. Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney – Saturday April 11 Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne – Tuesday April 14 (new show) Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne – Wednesday April 15 (sold out) RAC Arena, Perth – Saturday April 18 (new show) TICKETS ARE ON SALE FROM FRIDAY FEBRUARY 21 AT 12PM VIA LIVE NATION

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