Blues
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New Additions Join Blues On Broadbeach 2016
With the legendary Eric Burdon & The Animals already headlining the 15th Blues on Broadbeach Music Festival - you know, The Animals' 'House Of The Rising Sun' song - the
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Orianthi: The Queen Of Shred
Adelaide born, music-success machine Orianthi is taking some time from the high life in Los Angeles to visit the country she once called home.
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5 Pokémon Deena Would Like To Have A Duet With
Deena is a self-taught and self-style, blues-rock outfit and this is what sets her apart from the rest and makes her style so unique.
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2015 Deep South Roots & Blues Festival Opening Night Review
The blues are a universal language. Globetrotting Fiona Boyes kicked off the annual four-day conversation in style.
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Handpicked 2015 Review
This was the second Handpicked festival held on the idyllic gumtree-lined grassy oval that backs on to Lake Breeze Winery (14 November) at Langhorne Creek.
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Chris Russell's Chicken Walk
Facial hair, blues and fun. Chris Russell's Chicken Walk promise to bring two of those three when they play the Beards, Brews & Blues Festival.
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Hozier @ The Riverstage Review
“It’s not always you get such a response to a song about death,” Grammy Award-nominated singer-songwriter Hozier proclaimed from The Riverstage on Friday night (6 November)
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Matt Corby @ The Tivoli Theatre Review
Fans packed in like ravenous seagulls, squawking lustfully as tension built in the moments before Matt Corby’s entrance on stage.
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CW Stoneking Doesn't Like Festivals
CW Stoneking has returned to Australia for a short tour on home soil after a massive run of shows across the UK and Europe.
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Ash Grunwald: The Time Is Now
Never one to back away from a fight, bluesman Ash Grunwald is taking the battle for social justice to the multinational level with his latest album, ‘Now’.
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Bearded Men Of The Sunshine Coast Farewell 2015
Next month, The Bearded Men Of The Sunshine Coast and facial-haired good samaritans will band together for their final event of 2015.
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5 Coolest, Harmonica Songs Ever According To Jimi Beavis
Last month Jimi Beavis started an east-coast tour promoting his anti-Abbott themed Double A release: ‘Python Squeeze, Cobra Strike’ and companion single ‘The
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5 Australian Animals With Archer
In 2015, Archer is a true rarity.
His weathered blues are his stories - harvested from the raw distance that passes under his heels. Archer’s songs follow the... -
Ann Vriend @ Brisbane Jazz Club Review 2015
Brisbane Jazz Club members and guests enjoyed a rare treat when singer-songwriter Ann Vriend performed on Sunday afternoon (13 September).
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The Snowdroppers Are Back In Business
Sydney blues-rockers The Snowdroppers return refreshed and re-energised with a brand new album, ‘Business’, and are embarking on a national tour.
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Blues Under The Freeway: A Strange Brew With Phil Emmanuel And Kevin Borich
For their Back To Basics tour, Strange Brew are joined by the legendary rock guitarists Phil Emmanuel and Kevin Borich, who are reunited on-stage for the first time in over
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Jon Spencer Blues Explosion @ The Zoo Review
As I stood there in the audience looking up at Jon Spencer and his black hair, whose sheer colour suggests it may have been modified to be that way, I wondered to myself:
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The Rubens Are Jumping Through Hoops
Sure, picking up an ARIA nomination for your debut album isn't shabby. Touring the world, amassing legions of fans, connecting with them in their darkest moments?
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5 Recorded Concert Performances With Chris Russell's Chicken Walk
With a new single, 'Swimsuit', swinging from their dirty blues-drenched chops, Chris Russell's Chicken Walk are once more marching across the country with what the press
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Bluesfest 2016 Launched With First Line-Up
With their earliest artist announcement ever, Bluesfest today have launched their 2016 event with the news The National and City and Colour will play next year's
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