by Skye Walter | Nov 4, 2015 | Music SA Presents, News
Picnic in the Square is back! After a fabulous run in 2014, this popular series in the heart of the CBD returns with more scrumptious food and some of Adelaide’s hottest acts. Every Thursday and Friday in Victoria Square during November, why not step out of the...
by Skye Walter | Nov 3, 2015 | Opportunities
TechJam – presented by Musitec – returns on 18 November, ripe for ideas on connecting Adelaide as a ‘Music City’ via technology. The Connected Music City Challenge is on now, where participants were invited to enter a concept for a chance to...
by Skye Walter | Nov 2, 2015 | Opportunities
‘One Night Only’ at Adelaide Town Hall in fact translates to five nights x five local live music performances, and is a new live music series that has been developed to give local bands the opportunity to perform inside a very special venue during Fringe! Thanks...
by Skye Walter | Nov 2, 2015 | News
The Adelaide Music Collective has had a huge year, from the special concert and exhibition at the Mortlock Library, an amazing new series of live recordings with “Yesterday’s Heroes”, and of course their Live Sessions and AMC Hall of Fame inductions...
by Skye Walter | Nov 1, 2015 | Frusic, Music SA News, Music SA Presents, News, Opportunities
Reminder: 2016 Adelaide Fringe Festival program launches 2 December! Watch for more news on how to promote your MUSIC show through the FRUSIC (Fringe Music) Campaign. Are you a Registered Fringe Venue that’s hosting Live Music during Adelaide...
by Skye Walter | Oct 29, 2015 | Featured Music
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by Skye Walter | Oct 29, 2015 | Top Pick Gig
On the back of their national tour, Young Offenders are celebrating in the way possible by inviting some friends along to a Halloween show at Jive on Friday 30-October. Framework, Slick Arnold, Greenthief (VIC) and Release The Hounds (QLD) fill out the lineup,...
by Skye Walter | Oct 29, 2015 | Gigs
Philadelphia Grand Jury are back! They are currently travelling around Australia on their ‘Summer of Doom’ tour, which sees them grace the stage at Jive with special guests High Tails (VIC) and West Thebarton Brothel Party who just got back from...
by Skye Walter | Oct 27, 2015 | Opportunities
Want a chance to play to over 40,000 people at Adelaide’s New Year’s Eve celebrations at Elder Park? The Jump Start competition from Fresh 92.7 ends Friday (30 Oct), so don’t miss out on apply for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. This is HUGE! 40,000 people...
by Skye Walter | Oct 22, 2015 | Gigs
Dave Graney and The Coral Snakes are BACK! This Friday 23 and Saturday 24 October the band perform at The Crown & Anchor Hotel, playing the classic album “Night Of The Wolverine’ in its entirety, plus other selected tracks. If you haven’t got...
by Skye Walter | Oct 22, 2015 | News
Iconic Adelaide music venue Jive has some big news – it is about to add a record store to its mezzanine level during the day! A collaboration between Jive’s owner Tam, and friends Phil & Robert, the upstairs balcony will transform into the ‘pop...
by Skye Walter | Oct 22, 2015 | Featured Artist
[fusion_text]Surahn is one of Adelaide’s success stories. When you start looking at the list of acts he has worked with; The Swiss, Empire Of The Sun, Kimbra, and Usher, its easy to see why. Next up for the artist his debut solo LP ‘Into The...
by Skye Walter | Oct 22, 2015 | Featured Music
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by Skye Walter | Oct 22, 2015 | Opportunities
Adelaide Railway Station will be welcoming buskers to entertain commuters from November. The new program “Tracks at the Railway Station” allows one local Adelaide muso an evening to set up and perform from 4pm – 6:30pm in the glorious surrounds of...
by Skye Walter | Oct 22, 2015 | Top Pick Gig
Enter the Parallax launches this weekend at The Rhino Room, promising to bring a new live electronic experience which will create “a communitas where people come together with mutual appreciation for the craft and creation of sound”. The first instalment...
by Skye Walter | Oct 20, 2015 | Opportunities
What commercial opportunities lie at the intersection Music and Film? A new workshop “Music Meets Film” will answer just that, as musicians, film makers, game makers and designers are invited to St Paul’s Creative Centre on Thursday 22 October, 2pm....
by Skye Walter | Oct 19, 2015 | News
South Australia continues to be a strong force in the Telstra Road to Discovery competition. Glenelg-based Ciaram Granger, 28, will be one of just six finalists performing at the 2015 Telstra Road to Discovery grand final, the talent development program providing...
by Skye Walter | Oct 19, 2015 | Music SA Presents, Opportunities
It’s not too late to enrol for Music SA’s range of Music Business Courses, 2016. Broaden your education, develop new and existing skills, network & build industry contacts – we’ll show you the way. What’s on offer? A wide range of...
by Skye Walter | Oct 19, 2015 | Opportunities
Here’s an outstanding opportunity for those passionate about creative endeavours – The Make Ready Lab (TMRL) is hiring!! Arts & Cultural Management service is hunting for an Assistant Producer for 3 months of work, from November 1 2015 – January 30...
by Skye Walter | Oct 17, 2015 | News
One more weekend to go in the Adelaide Music Collective’s latest series, ‘Yesterday’s Heroes’, pairing up and coming songwriters with some of SA’s greats from over the years for a live recording at Mixmasters Studio. Still to come are...
by Skye Walter | Oct 15, 2015 | SA Acts on Tour
Our Featured Video artists Space Bong are also about to embark on a tour of Australia and South East Asia through October and November. With the release of the album ‘Deadwood to Worms’ (including the single ‘Slow Spring’) on FALSExIDOL...
by Skye Walter | Oct 15, 2015 | Featured Video
Space Bong are one of Adelaide’s best Doom Metal bands, and they have just teamed up with Capital Waste Pictures to release a 14 minute video for their song Slow Spring. Its more a short film following a punk squad who abduct three powerful businessmen...
by Skye Walter | Oct 15, 2015 | Top Pick Gig
Babes Are Wolves are relatively new to the scene, but when you look at who the group is made up of (The Villenettes, Gold Bloom, British Robots to name a few) there is a wealth of musical knowledge put together in this project. The band are now ready to launch their...
by Skye Walter | Oct 15, 2015 | Gigs
Having just been announced as a nominee at the SA Music Awards for Best Male, Kaurna Cronin is taking to stages around Australia on his Glass Fool tour, seeing him play at The Grace Emily Hotel on Saturday 17 October. Released in July, Kaurna has been over in Europe...
by Skye Walter | Oct 15, 2015 | Opportunities
This Saturday 17 October, special things are afoot at St Paul’s Creative Centre ! Make sure you’re a part of the “Connected Music City Challenge”, a partnership between IBM, Adelaide City Council, the Music Development Office, Musitec, New...
by Skye Walter | Oct 14, 2015 | News, Opportunities
In less than a month, Adelaide will be brimming with innovative opportunities to celebrate live music. Introducing “Proof of Life” Festival, 6-14 November, which is offering YOU a chance to get out amongst it and see more live music. It’s a call to...
by Skye Walter | Oct 12, 2015 | Music SA News, Music SA Presents, News
Today Music SA announces the nominees for the South Australian Music Awards (SAM Awards). SA (by way of Zimbabwe) eclectic brat rapper – Tkay Maizda – leads the charge enjoying a total of seven nominations across 14 categories. Other front runners in the artist...
by Skye Walter | Oct 8, 2015 | Featured Music
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by Skye Walter | Oct 8, 2015 | Featured Artist
[fusion_text]Its been two years since we heard any new material from Menagerie, in the form of EP Shapes Have Passed, but thats all about to change. The acoustic/psychedelic 5 piece are back with new track Foreign Beings, taken from the newly announced EP The Letting...
by Skye Walter | Oct 8, 2015 | Top Pick Gig
THANES rose from the ashes of Van Cleef, but make no mistake, this is a new kind of beast. Billing themselves as “Kosmische, Krautrock, Cinematic Italo Horror Disco” its a mixed bag of guitar, synths, drum machines and heavily effected vocals....
by Skye Walter | Oct 8, 2015 | Featured Video
Local troubador Trent Worley has just released his first official clip for the single ‘Around’. Filmed around Adelaide, the Semaphore Carousel, The Grace Emily Hotel, North Adelaide Golf Course and Sydney’s Luna Park, the also clip features a...
by Skye Walter | Oct 8, 2015 | Gigs
Lots of gigs happening this week, including the release of the new EP by Glass Skies ‘Fly On, Children’. Their psych rock stylings will be taking over the Crown & Anchor Hotel on Saturday 10 October along with electro wizards Urtekk. You can stream the...
by Skye Walter | Oct 7, 2015 | Opportunities
Special offer for artists listed in Music SA’s Directory! How does ‘free digital distribution’ sound? Thanks to our friends at Ditto Music, Music SA’s listed artists can have their releases distributed through their ‘essentials’...
by Skye Walter | Oct 7, 2015 | Opportunities
Tasty chops, Single stroke 3’s, 4 way Singles, Half-Diddles…. if we’re speaking your language then you’ll love the new workshop presented by ETI: “Pete Drummond’s Chop Shop”. The 2 hour session on 24 October will help you...
by Skye Walter | Oct 6, 2015 | Opportunities
Attention emerging Adelaide musos – ART AFTER DARK will soon be launching Summer Sounds in Adelaide’s West End district, and they are on the lookout for performers. One Thursday per month, local musicians will have the opportunity to showcase their music...
by Skye Walter | Oct 2, 2015 | Scene Buzz
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by Skye Walter | Oct 1, 2015 | Music SA News, Music SA Presents, News
Public voting is now open for the “most popular artist” category of the SA Music Awards. Voters may find themselves faced with a difficult choice – so many good acts have been nominated! You’ll find the full list, plus more news, at the new...
by Skye Walter | Oct 1, 2015 | Gigs
The Crown & Anchor has been giving us some amazing live gigs lately, and none more so than this weekend! Flyying Colours are over from Melbourne as part of their ROYGBIV EP launch tour. Having recently been in Adelaide playing to a packed room at The...
by Skye Walter | Oct 1, 2015 | Opportunities
Good news for indie labels – in response to feedback from the music industry, there’s a new deadline to enter RELEASE (the Business of Label Management), and expanded eligibility criteria. Applications for the trans-Tasman professional development program...
by Skye Walter | Oct 1, 2015 | Featured Video
Young Offenders have been on the scene since early 2013, and making themselves known to fans and industry types with their Brit Punk Indie sounds. Having supported bands like The Dead Kennedys and The Cribs, the band have just announced a new video for the track...
by Skye Walter | Oct 1, 2015 | SA Acts on Tour
Not content with releasing a new video for their track ‘boys are out’, Young Offenders have just announced their first national tour, taking in the sights of Sydney, Brisbane, and Melbourne, finishing off with a big show back home at Jive. 22nd October...
by Skye Walter | Sep 30, 2015 | Charts
Third week in a row for Wireheads at #1 on Three D Radio. ‘Big Issues’ is getting some good airplay! Nice to see more locals lingering in the top end of the chart too, including the much anticipated release by Babes Are Wolves. We don’t have to...
by Skye Walter | Sep 30, 2015 | Top Pick Gig
The October long weekend is always a celebration for Adelaide – given the last one was back in the cold days of June. Over the past few years, its been a weekend of live music down at Semaphore, courtesy of Semaphore Music Festival. Whilst the majority of the...
by Skye Walter | Sep 30, 2015 | Featured Artist
[fusion_text]Adelaide electronic 4-piece Brokers are releasing the first song “Curious Sleep” from their upcoming album Resettler. The release follows their 2013 EP Miosis which saw the band supporting the likes of Flume, Seekae, and BadBadNotGood as well as playing...
by Skye Walter | Sep 30, 2015 | Featured Music
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by Skye Walter | Sep 30, 2015 | News
Every Generation Festival starts tomorrow (1 Oct), and punters have the chance to see some legendary performers take the stage, celebrate some amazing times in South Australian music, and raise funds for charity all at the same time! Australia’s ‘Rock Brain of the...
by Skye Walter | Sep 30, 2015 | Music SA News, Music SA Presents, Opportunities
**** SOLD OUT **** Music SA, APRA AMCOS and Pirate Life present “The Ins and Outs of Music Festivals” – the next forum in our professional development series aimed at tooling up South Australian musicians and industry practitioners. What: Topic – The Ins...
by Skye Walter | Sep 29, 2015 | Featured Tour, Touring SA
Earlier this year Last Dinosaurs enjoyed a sold out national ‘Evie’ tour, as well as a standout performance at Byron Bay’s Splendour In The Grass. Things are hotting up again as they prepare to kick off their ‘Wellness’ 2015 Australian Tour, in celebration of their...
by Skye Walter | Sep 28, 2015 | Opportunities
Do you know someone who makes your community a better place? Why not nominate them for the Adelaide City Council’s Australia Day Awards? There are many people who go above and beyond to help shape and grow South Australia’s music industry. Adelaide City Council’s...
by Skye Walter | Sep 24, 2015 | Featured Video
If you haven’t heard Koolta before, let us give you a little run down of things he’s achieved: Winner of the 2011 APRA/Hilltop Hoods Initiative Winner of the 2012 JJJ Unearthed Parklife Competition Supported Hilltop Hoods, Horrorshow, Urthboy and...
by Skye Walter | Sep 23, 2015 | Top Pick Gig
Vision Festival is the brainchild of Jonty (The Legendary Cobra) and features some of Adelaide’s best bands; including Glass Skies, The Dunes, Archers, Battlehounds, West Thebarton Brothel Party, Cobra, Sparkspitter, Slick Arnold, Druid Fluids, Attila My...
by Skye Walter | Sep 23, 2015 | Charts
Wireheads are holding on to the #1 spot on Three D Radio with their ‘Big Issues’, but hot on their heels are a couple of locals with debuts at #3 (Snobby Oxalis) and #5 (Babes Are Wolves). Compilation ‘Rock! Wreck’ & Rule!’ charged up...
by Skye Walter | Sep 23, 2015 | News
The Adelaide Music Collective is always bringing the goods. Next up for their Live Sessions series on 2 October at Goodwood Institute, they host a special launch of a peace song featuring London Bombing survivor (and Adelaide resident) Gill Hicks, APRA’s Gary...
by Skye Walter | Sep 23, 2015 | News
Can you believe it’s already that time of year again? The next run of Porch Sessions is upon us, and the first show of Season Three has been announced, including an exciting new “porchling season pass”! South Australia’s fave travelling...
by Skye Walter | Sep 23, 2015 | Opportunities
Adelaide’s favourite Fringe Hub in the north – the Salisbury Secret Garden – is now in its third year of bringing thousands out of the city centre during the busy festival. Now the largest and fastest growing Fringe Hub outside of the CBD, last year...
by Skye Walter | Sep 23, 2015 | Featured Festival
Music, theatre, dance, music, film and visual arts…. noodle market!… OzAsia Festival has it all! Australia’s leading international arts festival entirely dedicated to engagement with Asia kicks off in Adelaide on 24 September, running through to 4...
by Skye Walter | Sep 22, 2015 | Frusic, Music SA News, Music SA Presents, News, Opportunities
INTRODUCING ‘FRUSIC’ Get double the promotion – for FREE – when you register your venue or music act for Adelaide Fringe 2016! Not only will you be listed in the official Adelaide Fringe guide & website, but you’ll also be featured in...
by Skye Walter | Sep 21, 2015 | Featured Music
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by Skye Walter | Sep 18, 2015 | Featured Artist
What more is there to say about local heroes Bad//Dreems? After having taken Australia by storm, the boys are travelling around the country as part of their Dogs at Bay tour, which visits Adelaide on Friday 25 September at Fowlers Live. Unfortunately, if you...
by Skye Walter | Sep 18, 2015 | Gigs
Stonecutters is being held on Saturday 26 Sept in the amazing surrounds of the Freemasons Hall on North Terrace. For the price of $15 you can see some amazing bands including Bad//Dreems, The Peep Tempel, Hightime, God God Dammit Dammit, Horror My Friend, The...
by Skye Walter | Sep 17, 2015 | Featured Tour, Touring SA
Pete Murray is taking in 33 dates around the country for his latest national tour, following the highly successful sold out ‘Feeler Anniversary’ tour with the Stone Masons in 2014. Starting in October, the ‘Yours Acoustically’ Tour will visit every State –...
by Skye Walter | Sep 17, 2015 | Music SA News, News
(pictured clockwise from top left: Amy Cook, Joel Byrne, Adam Vanderwerf, Peter Hanlon) Music SA is pleased to announce that as a result of our recent internship recruitment, we have appointed Adam Vanderwerf and Joel Byrne to the role of Project Officers, with...
by Skye Walter | Sep 16, 2015 | Top Pick Gig
Kind of hard to believe Tkay Maidza is only 19 years old… She’s currently immersed in a 16-date national tour supported by a string of the nation’s coolest DJs, and has just returned from the United States where she supported British megastar Rita Ora in...
by Skye Walter | Sep 16, 2015 | Gigs
One that’s cool for Cats – SKIES are launching their new EP at the Rocket Rooftop series on Friday (18 September), fresh from a northern jaunt to QLD & successful showcase at Bigsound. Describing themselves as an “emotive, electronic pop...
by Skye Walter | Sep 15, 2015 | Charts
Wireheads recently ventured across the border to VIC to share the bill for a double EP launch with Old Mate in Collingwood. Now they return home to find their new release, ‘Big Issues’, sitting at the #1 spot on Three D Radio. Welcome back! According to...
by Skye Walter | Sep 14, 2015 | Music SA News, Music SA Presents, News
SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MUSIC AWARDS AFTER-PARTY LINE-UP ANNOUNCED Today Music SA announces the line-up for the South Australian Music Awards (SAM Awards) official after-party, featuring Afro-beat orchestra Shaolin Afronauts and recent Robert Stigwood fellowship recipients...
