Music industry mingle to sing the blues
The latest Gold Coast Music Industry Mingle in September will take a closer look at mental health within the sector. Working in the music…
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Scenes of the Gold Coast beamed to four million AFL fans
Images of the Gold Coast will be televised to a national audience as three upcoming AFL Premiership games in September play out in Queensland…
New Gold Coast Music: September 2020
The first day of Spring brings with it a renewed sense of hope, a feeling of anticipation of long beach days, explosions of colour…
Gold Coast artist Courtenay Kay McCue appears on The Block 2020
Tonight’s episode of Australia’s most popular house renovation TV show, The Block, featured the work of Gold Coast’s own Courtenay Kay McCue. Courtenay’s artwork…
SWELL points in new directions for 2020
This year’s SWELL Sculpture Festival will be taking place, as always, on the pristine sands of Currumbin Beach on the southern Gold Coast, but…
Suzi Lucas takes flight at westerlySWELL
Gold Coast artist Suzi Lucas will migrate her Moonbird west to Mudgeeraba for the inaugural manifestation of westerlySWELL. westerlySWELL is the brand new satellite…
SWELL Smalls Gallery to host soulful, socially-distanced live music event Small Acts
SWELL Sculpture Festival returns this year with 50+ outdoor sculptures on Currumbin Beach. And The SWELL Smalls Gallery, housed just down the road at…
Your ultimate guide to a local and COVID-safe Father’s Day
Father’s Day ideas are a dime a dozen. But what happens when you’re looking for a special Father’s Day activity on the Gold Coast…
Meet Harry Sam
Talented sixteen-year-old Gold Coast singer-songwriter Harry Sam has had music in the blood from a very young age, performing onstage and writing his own…
The Vernons drop gritty follow up single ‘Do What You Wanna Do’
With three successful EP’s under their belt, a string of east coast tours and festival performances alongside the likes of the Jungle Giants, Wolfmother…
Funding announced for Play Local projects, including three major Gold Coast players
Play Local and Creative to Go will see home-grown performers set to hit stages across the state with over $965,000 in funding as part of the first…
Gold Coast Music Awards lands finalist nod at Australian Event Awards 2020
Gold Coast Music Awards 2020 is a finalist at this year’s Australian Event Awards. The Australian Event Awards today announced its list of finalists…
Crafted Festival is postponed
Popular beer and cider celebration Crafted Festival has made the difficult decision to postpone their planned 2020 event. Please see below statement from festival…
Introducing: Global Music Match
96 artists from 14 countries are taking part in what could be the largest online matchmaking of musicians ever undertaken. Created in a world…
Level Up arts residency program 2020 applications are now open
Level Up are seeking applications from young artists to be part of the 2nd intake of Level Up arts residency program 2020. Five emerging…
We talk ‘Surviving Jeffrey Epstein’ with Gold Coast Filmmaker Kathleen Simmonds
US-based Gold Coast filmmaker Kathleen Simmonds has taken on the story of Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking ring in a brand new docu-series. Gold Coaster…
Adam Lomas talks new Mass Sky Raid single ‘Not Alone’
The influx of new material released by local Gold Coast bands has been a silver lining in these darker days, and fans of heavier…
Food review: Tarte Bakery and Café
2 West Street, Burleigh If baked treats have formed the backbone of your diet this year, you will be delighted by Tarte Bakery and…
Gold Coast film industry is cranking again
Shot on the Gold Coast, TV fantasy series The Bureau of Magical Things is among the first productions to begin shooting under strict compliance guidelines developed…
HOTA to present East Coast premiere of the major earth installation, Gaia
HOTA, Home of the Arts, has recently announced it will present the internationally renowned installation Gaia this October, the first time the artwork will…
Support Act’s First Nation Community Engagement/Social Worker Cerisa Grant
Support Act is pleased to announce the appointment of Cerisa Grant as the music charity’s First Nations Community Engagement / Social Worker. This is a newly created…