Alt Country
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Marlon Williams Brisbane Review @ The Triffid
Marlon Williams walked out onto The Triffid's stage (16 May) dressed sharp, and with a nod to his band mates slipped smoothly without a word into ‘Come To Me’ – the opening
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The Justin Walshe Folk Machine Make Their Great Escape
The Justin Walshe Folk Machine have been releasing alt-country and bluegrass music for over a decade.
Justin Walshe tells us how the band first came together.... -
Marlon Williams Makes Way For Love On New Album
New Zealand singer-songwriter Marlon Williams has a reputation for breaking hearts.
But on his new album, 'Make Way For Love', we discover it's his heart that's... -
Butterfingers Toowoomba Review @ The Spotted Cow
“Everybody stares at me… when will it be over?”
There are a lot of daggy things about local opener Sang-Froid, but also plenty of contagions. I danced a little... -
The Lockhearts Present Their Best Americana Doom Fuzz On New Album
Formed in condemned venues and closed-down coffee houses out of stardust and silicone, The Lockhearts are the archetype band of brothers, looking for solace in opium den
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Premiere: Watch The Mezcaltones New Video 'Humble Pride'
Sydney band The Mezcaltones peddle a Tex Mex, '60s-cowboy rockabilly, surf-guitar style of twang that's hard to pigeonhole.
With four appearances at the Tamworth... -
More Acts Added To 2018 Groundwater Country Music Festival
Groundwater Country Music Festival (formerly Broadbeach Country Music Festival) has announced a slew of names to join its already huge 2018 line-up (27-29
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The Little Lord Street Band 2018 Tour
Winners of the Best Country Act at the 2017 WAM Awards, The Little Lord Street Band will head off on their first national tour next month.
The band will be touring... -
Ruby Gilbert's Music Grows From Strong Roots
Brisbane’s Americana sweetheart, Ruby Gilbert will return to the Sunshine State after 13 shows in NSW and Victoria.
From Surry Hills to Yackandandah, the bubbly... -
5 Artists Who Inspired Thomas Keating To Make Music
Sydney-based indie aficionado and storyteller, Thomas Keating has been crafting intimate tales of home and country life since he first broke onto the scene with his band
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The Skeleton Club Make Like A G6 A Love Ballad At Adelaide Fringe
The Skeleton Club are an Adelaide folk, blues band who formed in 2012.
The group have had a busy few years, performing alongside artists such as Paul Kelly, The... -
Gordie MacKeeman and His Rhythm Boys Perth Review @ Four5Nine
When Gordie MacKeeman's website is crazylegs.ca what exactly are you in for?
A fiddle fuelled, frenzied hootin’, tootin’, pickin’ and clickin’ old-time, that’s... -
You Am I Headline The Inaugural Good Saturday Sydney Street Festival
From the same people who have brought the Bad Friday block party to the streets of Marrickville in Sydney
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Introducing Singer-Songwriter Mick McHugh
The last few months have been kind to northern NSW singer-songwriter Mick McHugh, who performed to sold-out audiences with three coveted support slots with Aria Award-winning
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Premiere: Watch Mary Webb's New Video 'Gecko Fingers'
With a background in classical and choral music, but with jazz and folk influences evident Adelaide singer Mary Webb is ready to release her new single, 'Gecko Fingers', this
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Jake Bugg 2018 Australia Tour
With five-straight years touring the world, English musician Jake Bugg is a veteran of the scene at just 23.
Now the 'Waiting' singer is headed back to Australia,... -
Festival Of Small Halls Is Not So Small
Now in its fifth year, the Festival Of Small Halls has grown into a regional tour de force that takes folk artists into the Australian Outback and beyond.
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Jackie Marshall Flips Cancer The Bird, Again
It takes more than cancer to keep Jackie Marshall from writing music.
Heck, even after three bouts of it, it didn't stop her from writing and recording her new... -
Dylan Menzie Is Headed To Australia; No Need To Worry About The Spiders, Mate
Canadian singer-songwriter Dylan Menzie will grace the Australian Music Week stage in Sydney in November.
With a voice and compositional style that has garnered him... -
Jen Mize Brings The Americana To Welcome To Morrisonville
Queensland-based Native American Jen Mize joins the bill at Welcome To Morrisonville in Brisbane this weekend.
“I am really excited,” Jen says. “I think it’s great...