Gold Coast’s amazing music output in 2019 – GCMA song nominations revealed
As organisers sort nominations for the 2020 Gold Coast Music Awards, a stunning figure has been revealed. Some 184 submissions were received for one…
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Red Hot Summer Tour: Live gallery | Harrigan’s Drift Inn | Sunday 1 March 2020
The Red Hot Summer Tour hit Harrigan’s Drift Inn on Sunday with a killer line up of Aussie Rock Royalty. Hunters and Collectors, James…
Queen and Adam Lambert: Live review and gallery | Metricon Stadium | Saturday 29 February 2020
The weather gods smiled upon Queen + Adam Lambert on the final Australian show of their Rhapsody Tour at Metricon Stadium last night, granting…
HOTA’s Talks & Ideas series to challenge ideas on AI, climate change, nature v nurture
As part of HOTA’s OUT LOUD Festival, and in conjunction with Griffith University, Home of the Arts is presenting a new series: Talks &…
Food review: The Doughnut Affair
2375 Gold Coast Hwy, Mermaid Beach I would like to live a life with no regrets. Some indulgence for sure, but none so disturbing…
Last chance to catch Infamous!
And trust us – we’ve seen it, and you do NOT want to miss out. The risqué and wet-your-pants hilarious adults circus INFAMOUS is…
Gold Coast’s very own literary festival is just around the corner, and it’s the definition of an all-ages event
This year’s Somerset Storyfest is set to once again stimulate and inspire, with a festival program jam-packed with workshops and events for literary lovers…
New Gold Coast Music: March 2020
Fresh from the hearts and minds of talented Gold Coasters, through the mighty pen (well computer) of our music-loving columnist Zac and finally onto…
ALBUM REVIEW: BAREFOOT by AKoVA
AKoVA is a Gold Coast based artist whose heartfelt music cements him amongst a growing community of conscious musicians eschewing the mainstream and feeding…
Album Review: Show Me Spirit ’til the End | Tara Simmons
This album blasts the prodigious talents of Tara Simmons into the atmosphere, powering a musical legacy filled with contemporary electro-synth pop and enthusiasm. Tara…
Ten badass babes you need to catch at this year’s Bluesfest
With International Women’s Day (IWD) a happening thang on 8 March, we thought we’d shine a spotlight on a selection of the rather exemplary…
Groundwater Country Music Festival: Meet Jayne Denham
One of Australia’s fastest growing music festivals, Groundwater Country Music Festival saw over 70,000 people attend the three-day event in 2019, and this year…
Greg Barnett: Delivering a Triple Flat White at 68
In a playing field renowned for gravitating to the next ‘hip young thing’, it’s both surprising and inspiring to chance upon an artist whose…
Irish Mythen: Little bones, big voice
No stranger to our shores, Irish-born Canadian contemporary folk singer Irish Mythen brings her huge voice, amazing stories and quick wit back to Gold…
Glitoris bring the slut power to Vinnies
Dubbed the ‘Queens of Australian Punk’, Canberra punk rockers Glitoris are four fierce female musicians preparing to embark on a massive 16 date national…
The return of the incomparable Mavis Staples
Mavis Staples is universally acknowledged as a bona fide musical legend, ever since riding the original wave of rhythm and blues, soul and gospel…
Time stands still for Mitch King
Mitch King is a prodigiously talented multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter hailing from the Gold Coast. Traversing a musical realm both rootsy and rocking, Mitch just…
Vika and Linda: Between Two Shores
For more than 30 years, the glorious voices of Vika and Linda Bull have comprised one of the most distinctive, versatile and emotionally charged…
Simon & Garfunkel: Through the Years
Simon & Garfunkel: Through the Years has been lauded as the most authentic sounding tribute concert in the world, and it’s making a Gold…
Wharves get experimental with new music in 2020
Fresh from their headline east coast tour over the Aussie summer, Wharves are back home on the Northern Rivers, getting experimental with new music,…
Flawless and lawless: Felicity to grace the Gold Coast Music Awards stage in 2020
For those of you who don’t already know, Gold Coast’s Felicity Lawless is one hell of a fiery flamenco guitarist and singer who began…
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