Alt Country
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Premiere: Watch Jackie Marshall's New Video 'Darling Etc.'
2018 has been a milestone year for Queensland singer-songwriter Jackie Marshall.
The alt. country artist released her first album in eight years, 'Lilith Shrugs',... -
Tobias Wonderdog Are Talking Political Issues
Last month, Melbourne act Tobias Wonderdog released their debut single ‘Not Bliss’. The song is a delightful introduction to their upcoming 2019 EP, ‘A Land Of Paper
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Hunter Valley's Magpie Diaries Release Their Debut Album 'Sanctuary'
Matt 'Magpie' Johnston has found his happy place in the debut album 'Sanctuary' from his own band Magpie Diaries.
Known as the operator of Hunter Valley... -
Frank Turner Asks Us To Be More Kind To Each Other
In 2016, English singer-songwriter Frank Turner was working on what was going to be his next album when, in his words, “the world decided to go collectively
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Premiere: Watch Riley Catherall's New Video 'Robin'
Soaked in the sad musings of a beautiful harmonica played by Riley Catherall, his latest song, 'Robin', is simply stunning. A robust, but beautifully layered piece of alt.
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Jamie Hutchings Brisbane Review @ The Junk Bar
The spellbinding nature of an ‘intimate gig’ has all but been lost in recent years.
Captivating shows in quiet corners trumped by festivals competing for line-up... -
2018 Festival Of Small Halls Summer Tour
Festival Of Small Halls summer tour will weave its way through regional and remote Queensland and northern New South Wales later this month featuring headliners Canada's Old
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Harry Jakamarra Perth Review @ Four5Nine
As if freshly plucked from a festival stage, Harry Jakamarra and his brother Elwood Gray brought an honest reverence that oozed experience beyond their years while reaching
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5 Not So Well Known Lebanese Foods Kelly Menhennett Likes To Cook With Her Grandmother
Ahead of her support of Bob Evans' Adelaide show tomorrow (26 October), Adelaide award-winning soul/ roots/ alt. country singer-songwriter Kelly Menhennett shares a little of
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Dashville To Host Two Drought-Relief Fundraisers In Rural NSW
With drought continuing its assault on Australian farmers, the good folks at Dashville (the boutique music festival promoter behind events The Gum Ball and Dashville Skyline)
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Premiere: Stream Little Georgia's New Single 'Stoned'
With a relentless three years of touring globally, country-rock duo Little Georgia are nearing the release (2 November) of their first studio album.
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Premiere: Stream Tobias Wonderdog's Debut Single 'Not Bliss'
No newcomer to the music world, Tobias Wonderdog is the moniker of Melbourne-based singer-songwriter Mat Weaven.
Tomorrow (19 October), he is releasing his debut... -
Ben Leece Is Too Busy To Be Exhausted
Ben Leece is releasing his debut album, ‘No Wonder The World Is Exhausted’, this week, and it looks like the promising country/ roots singer isn’t stopping anytime soon with
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Take Me To Town: Country Meets The City On New Alt. Country 3-Disc Compilation
Fans of alt. country are in for a treat with the release of 'Take Me To Town', a massive 3-disc, 47-track compilation album curated by Dave Favours of Stanley
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Premiere: Stream Jack Tully & The Seers New Album 'Harkness Lane'
Imagine if you put the likes of Dirty Three, The Go-Betweens, The Sand Pebbles, The Morning After Girls, Deloris, and Glenn Richards in a blender, 'whizzed it' on the fastest
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Mark Lanegan Brisbane Review @ The Triffid
“I’m trying to work here,” growled Mark Lanegan.
Two security guards marched through the crowd towards the stage at Brisbane’s The Triffid (17 September). There,... -
Magpie Diaries Winging It At Dashville Skyline
Having successfully turned his Hunter Valley property Dashville into a regional hub for live music, Matt 'Magpie' Johnston will now release the debut album from his band
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Davey Craddock Delivers A Knockout On New Album
Singer-songwriter Davey Craddock moves on from small-town blues to the worries of the wider world on his sophomore album, 'One Punch', that was released earlier this
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Chris Pickering Is Supporting An Old Mate
Melbourne-based musician, Chris Pickering will be hitting the road as the support act for Jackie Marshall's 'Lilith Shrugs' album launch tour (he also plays in Jackie's
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Fraser A. Gorman Hammers Out His Second Album
Melbourne singer-songwriter Fraser A. Gorman has gone from building houses to building a career in music, following up his 2015 debut with sophomore album 'Easy
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