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Bluesfest Byron Bay has just released the third announcement of artists for it’s 2024 festival. The announcement concentrates on those artists who will appear, and headline the festival on the first day, Thursday 28th March. Heading up the 11 artists in this announcement are US pop-rock sensations, Portugal. The Man; Australian independent singer-songwriter and global …

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Following on from the 2022 release of the acclaimed SUN Sessions album (recorded at the legendary Sun Studios in Memphis), Checkerboard Lounge have just announced the upcoming release of Roller Coaster on the 8th December, with the new album being co-produced by Jeff Lang and released via Cheersquad Records. The album is preceded by the …

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The Woodland Hunters launched their fourth album, Small Mercies with much aplomb to an adoring audience at The Union Hotel in Brunswick (Melbourne/naarm) on Saturday evening. Making their way through two sets, the band played the album in its’ entirety before finishing up in the second set with a treasure trove of songs from their …

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Six years on from their last recorded outing, Pleasure Maps, The Sand Pebbles have finally managed to out-manoeuvre a global pandemic to release what is arguably their finest work to date, The Antagonist, the seventh long player (and eighth if you include the US compilation, A Thousand Wild Flowers) from the band. Over a 21 …

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Following on from the success of its’ inaugural iteration in 2023, the good folk at A Day On The Green, I Oh You, Love Police and Triple R have gathered together another electrifying lineup for the 2024 Tent Pole: A Musical Jamboree festival to be held on Saturday, 17th February, 2024 at Mt Duneed Estate …

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Bluesfest Byron Bay has this morning announced a further fifteen artists to the lineup for it’s 35th anniversary festival. Together with the first artist announcement, this represents a total of 38 acts now booked Joining the likes of the previously-announced international artists, Elvis Costello, Jack Johnson and Tom Jones are Tedeschi-Trucks Band, Rickie Lee Jones, …

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As part of Mushroom Music Group’s 50th anniversary and their Mushroom 50 – Singles Series, Magic Dirt have re-imagined the all-time Australian classic, (I’m) Stranded by The Saints, the iconic song that is widely acclaimed as the first big song to kick off the 70’s punk rock explosion in the UK. Adalita, frontwoman for the …

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Hobart garage-psych rockers, Legal Noise, have announced their self-produced debut long-player, and will be giving it its’ first full airing at a special album launch at Hobart’s Simple Cider on Friday, 15th September. A massive nine band lineup, will join Legal Noise to start the party from 5.00 PM and long into the night. The …

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The Paper Kites have long been teasing this new album, At The Roadhouse, with the band issuing five of its’ songs prior to its’ release on 1st September. The Sweet Sound Of You, Till The Flame Turns Blue, Hurts So Good, Black & Thunder and June’s Stolen Car have all been pre-released, yet they barely …

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The Melbourne quartet of Andrew Tanner, Ross Richard, Cam Prestipino and Leroy Cope, collectively know as The Woodland Hunters, are set to release their latest album on Friday, September 1st. Celebrating 10 years together, the band have again called on long-time friend and collaborator, Shane O’Mara to produce this, their fourth long-player, at his Yikesville …

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