by Skye Walter | Feb 15, 2016 | Frusic Features
“Yacht Rock.” Yes, it is a thing. A popular thing… the Fringe show featuring this ‘genre’ of music has a reputation for selling out! A creation of Adelaide’s indie act Doctor DeSoto, frontman Mikey Green confesses their show...
by Skye Walter | Feb 11, 2016 | Scene Buzz
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by Skye Walter | Feb 11, 2016 | News
Hosting live music is set to be easier for venues in South Australia following an industry-led red tape reduction review announced Wednesday by the State Government. Premier Jay Weatherill said that as a UNESCO recognised City of Music, regulations should support and...
by Skye Walter | Feb 11, 2016 | Featured Artist
[fusion_text]Grenadiers had a massive year following the release of their album “Summer”, including TripleJ play, national tours, Bigsound showcases, SA Music awards and more. In conjunction with 123 Agency, the band have just announced a national tour...
by Skye Walter | Feb 11, 2016 | Featured Music, Uncategorised
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by Skye Walter | Feb 11, 2016 | Music SA Presents, News
On the back of recent good news regarding the regulation of the live music industry in South Australia, the not-for-profit company Music SA is proud to launch the most comprehensive and useful resource for music venues ever produced in South Australia. The Best...
by Skye Walter | Feb 11, 2016 | Top Pick Gig
Adelaide Fringe is descending on our fair city – but that doesn’t mean that live music doesn’t stop! We have the FRUSIC program in full swing, and there are a few Opening Night parties to know about! Our pick of the night is Jungle City...
by Skye Walter | Feb 11, 2016 | Gigs
Sydneysiders Mope City have recently released a new album “Petri Dish”, and they are celebrating the launch with a national tour. They’ll be bringing their alternative-indie-pop to The Metro Hotel on Saturday 13 Feb with locals Wireheads, Vic...
by Skye Walter | Feb 11, 2016 | Frusic, Music SA News
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by Skye Walter | Feb 10, 2016 | Opportunities
The month of March starts with an information evening for APRA AMCOS members in Adelaide, “Meet the Locals.” Tuesday the 1st March sees an expert panel of SA’s music industry professionals come together at the Grace Emily Hotel from 6pm-8pm to give...
by Skye Walter | Feb 5, 2016 | Frusic Features
“Counterpoint” is the latest creation from the musician / visual artist collective, “We As Art, We As Artists”, who have been coming up with unique presentations for Fringe since 2012. Sparked by an idea from Adelaide singer/songwriter Mary...
by Skye Walter | Feb 5, 2016 | Frusic Features
If you’re a fan of quality music with a leaning towards alt. country, indie folk, singer/songwriter, acoustic, and a touch of indie rock, chances are you’ve been to The Wheatsheaf Hotel in Thebarton. Just outside the CBD, “The Wheaty” is a no...
by Skye Walter | Feb 5, 2016 | Frusic Features
From a tobacconist to the home of cabaret, La Boheme has a long history in Grote Street. Charles Edward Tunney’s tobacco store nearly had an 100 year run, starting in 1910 and enduring as a family business right up until 2004. In 2005 it opened by the Boylon...
by Skye Walter | Feb 5, 2016 | Frusic Features
Want punk rock? Mercenary Promotions have you covered in the Adelaide Fringe with multi-band shows of local lineups, including an all ages show at the Duke of York. This gig will be the first ever Fringe Fest appearance by indie rock funksters Six-1-Six, along with...
by Skye Walter | Feb 5, 2016 | Frusic Features
Adelaide Fringe has something for everyone, and the music program* hasn’t forgotten the youngest fans out there – Boomstars have a funky and fun interactive show for young families that will give the Wiggles a run (or wiggle?) for their money! Last year...
by Skye Walter | Feb 4, 2016 | Scene Buzz
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by Skye Walter | Feb 4, 2016 | Featured Video
Yung Gemmy recently dropped one the best clips we have seen in a while. The song, titled “Cutest In The Game” is a electro-pop gem, with a very K-Pop influenced style of video. Colours, cartoons, flashing signs, dancing and more… have a look...
by Skye Walter | Feb 4, 2016 | Top Pick Gig
Friday 5 February sees St Jeromes Laneway Festival take over Harts Mill down at Port Adelaide. For its 3nd year at the site, the lineup includes a who’s who of local and international acts. Special mention to the Triple JJJ Unearthed winners The Hard...
by Skye Walter | Feb 4, 2016 | Gigs
The last time Buried Feather (VIC) were in Adelaide, they performed alongside a host of local bands at Hillside-Fest in 2014. Seems like they enjoyed themselves and have included 2 dates in Adelaide for their latest national tour. Friday the 5th Feb sees them...
by Skye Walter | Feb 1, 2016 | Frusic Features
“Lord of the Strings”. Admit it – it had you at the title! This is indeed an apt description of Matthew Fagan’s “ultimate multi-instrumental show”, as the consumate entertainer sets his talents to a handmade 10 String Spanish Guitar,...
by Skye Walter | Feb 1, 2016 | Opportunities
The inaugural I LOVE LIVE MUSIC 60 second film competition opens for entries from today (1 February 2016) with irresistible prizes on offer for filmmakers and musicians as part of the new national initiative to focus on the importance of Australian contemporary live...
by Skye Walter | Jan 28, 2016 | Scene Buzz
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by Skye Walter | Jan 28, 2016 | Featured Artist
[fusion_text]Wireheads are an interesting band to try describe. Garage-Flute-Punk-Classic-Rock is a good place to start, and if that doesn’t entice you to have a listen; then how about the fact that their latest release “Big Issues” was recorded in...
by Skye Walter | Jan 28, 2016 | Top Pick Gig
Each year, Rip It Up give us a list of who they think will be the next movers and shakers on the live scene here in Adelaide. This year their picks were Maggie Rutjens, Hummingbird, Joy & Sparks, The Hard Aches, West Thebarton Brothel Party and Skies. To...
by Skye Walter | Jan 28, 2016 | Featured Music
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by Skye Walter | Jan 28, 2016 | Gigs
Lou Barlow (USA) is heading to Adelaide to perform at the Crown & Anchor on Fri 29 January with Horror My Friend (who are embarking on a national tour in support of their new album “Stay In, Do Nothing” and Wireheads (who just came in at #1 for the...
by Skye Walter | Jan 28, 2016 | Opportunities
Community radio stations are a cornerstone of the music industry and now Radio Adelaide is offering another way to get directly involved. The station’s listeners and subscribers (that’s you) can submit your suggestions to Local Noise from 2 Feb with their...
by Skye Walter | Jan 28, 2016 | Opportunities
Music is art, and for most of us that’s our favourite part. But it’s important to think of the music industry as an INDUSTRY, and what you do as a business. On that note, young South Australians aged between 18-35 years are encouraged to develop a business...
by Skye Walter | Jan 28, 2016 | Opportunities
Last year we announced the creation of a new website that features the folk genre, for both music and dance, in Adelaide. Folk MaD SA (aka Folk Music and Dance SA) is an online portal that includes a gig guide, directories for Clubs, Venues, Studios, Artists and more,...
by Skye Walter | Jan 28, 2016 | News
The Adelaide Music Collective’s returns to the Mortlock Library again this February for another special live event. Monday 1st of February sees the official launch of ‘Yesterday’s Heroes’, an unique project that saw the pairing of up and...
by Skye Walter | Jan 27, 2016 | Opportunities
Attention artist managers AND self-managed artists: here’s your chance to participate in the biggest research project ever conducted on Australian artist managers. In a new research project by The Association of Artist Managers (AAM), details are sought via a...
by Skye Walter | Jan 27, 2016 | Frusic Features
UPDATE! All 3 official Fringe dates for this show have sold out – BUT – Louis has added a 4th Show on 6th March due to popular demand! Details on the Facebook Event > He’s only 19, but Louis Donnarumma has the goods when it comes to presenting an...
by Skye Walter | Jan 27, 2016 | Frusic Features
Aficionados of acoustic music will be familiar with The Singing Gallery in McLaren Vale. The former Congregational Church on the Fleurieu Peninsula was purchased by folk singer Dave Clark & his friend Jim Fletcher in 1992, and it has spent the years fostering...
by Skye Walter | Jan 27, 2016 | Frusic Features
It’s a tried and true tradition for bands – launch a new release as part of the official Fringe music program. It works! And it’s good fun. Kylie Brice and band are taking up the opportunity, with new EP “Broken and Beautiful” to make its...
by Skye Walter | Jan 27, 2016 | Frusic Features
Rob Pippan should just set up camp at The GC (aka The German Club) during Fringe. The inexhaustable guitarist and music director has a whopping 9 shows at the venue for the “In Concert Series – Icons and Tributes.” Note – that’s 9...
by Skye Walter | Jan 27, 2016 | Frusic Features
Did you know the Edinburgh Castle was the 1st in SA to get a publican’s license, way back in 1837? It first opened as Guthrie’s Hotel in honour of owner George Guthrie and in 1839 became the Edinburgh Castle Inn, before changing to the Edinburgh Castle Hotel in...
by Skye Walter | Jan 23, 2016 | Frusic Features
Photo by Helen Page For a building that started out in 1905 as a flour factory, Fowler’s Live has come a long way as one of Adelaide’s classic live music venues. Taking its name from D and J Fowler’s early enterprise, the venue also has a history as...
by Skye Walter | Jan 23, 2016 | Frusic Features
Thinking Swing? Your mind will turn to Ella, Billie, Benny, Glenn, Cab and more. They all get a tip of the hat in a show that reminisces about the time when the roaring twenties gave way to the smooth, sophisticated jazz of the ’30s and ’40s. In the aptly...
by Skye Walter | Jan 23, 2016 | Frusic Features
Enjoy a Fringe show and learn some handy vocal techniques at the same time. Win-win. “1 Way To Sing Easy 2”, features an instrument we all have, and vocalist Brian Gilbertson can do anything with it. His impressive CV includes a history of training...
by Skye Walter | Jan 23, 2016 | Frusic Features
What’s better than one show during the Fringe? Two different shows! Adelaide singer Bonnie Lee Galea will have her hands full as she takes on some of the great classics in her shows “Bessie * Billie * Dinah” and “You Must Remember This.”...
by Skye Walter | Jan 21, 2016 | Scene Buzz
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by Skye Walter | Jan 21, 2016 | SA Acts on Tour
Hot on the release of their debut album ‘Stay In, Do Nothing’, the boys from Horror My Friend are out on a national tour. Kicking off in Adelaide on the 22nd of Jan at Clarity Records, the tour sees them travel through NSW, ACT, WA, QLD, and VIC before a...
by Skye Walter | Jan 21, 2016 | Featured Video
SKIES have taken off in the short time they’ve been together; performing at Bigsound 2015, Satinwood Fellowship recipients for 2016, and most recently being named as one of Rip It Up’s Hot 6 for 2016. Adding to the hype, they released this...
by Skye Walter | Jan 21, 2016 | Top Pick Gig
Horror My Friend are celebrating the release of their new album ‘Stay In, Do Nothing’ with a string of shows around the country. It all kicks off with a free, all ages show on Friday 22 January at Clarity Records (everyones favorite independent...
by Skye Walter | Jan 21, 2016 | Gigs
14 bands. One venue. FREE ENTRY! RADLPOP presents Summer Jam at The Crown & Sceptre this Saturday 23 January from 7pm. Flu, Adrian Lee, Pimpin Horus, The Monikeres, Sunset Cartel, The Skeleton Club, The East District, Pink Noise Generator, That No Good Thief, The...
by Skye Walter | Jan 21, 2016 | Music SA News, Music SA Presents, News
Six of South Australia’s best live music acts will join an incredible line-up of international artists and Australian music legends to perform at the Clipsal 500 Adelaide as Music SA’s Bands on Track Support Acts. Music SA received 134 applications vying for a spot on...
by Skye Walter | Jan 14, 2016 | Featured Music
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by Skye Walter | Jan 14, 2016 | Featured Artist
[fusion_text]God God Dammit Dammit bill themselves as ’10 dudes having an OK time, could be better…’ but their latest album “Soul Dice” is being released this week and what we have heard so far, its a bit better than OK! Having been...
by Skye Walter | Jan 14, 2016 | Scene Buzz
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by Skye Walter | Jan 14, 2016 | Top Pick Gig
God God Dammit Dammit are a 10 piece band that have been tormenting venues and live music mixers around Adelaide since at least 2008. Their live show is something to behold, and now you have the chance to witness it yourself if you head down to The Gov on...
by Skye Walter | Jan 14, 2016 | Gigs
Cabin Cults are fairly new on the scene, but they have quite a string of shows behind them already. Having shared the stage with Austra (CAN), North East Party House, The Cairos and more, the band are now ready to launch some new music, in the form of a single for...
by Skye Walter | Jan 14, 2016 | Frusic, Music SA News
Less than a month to go now before Adelaide Fringe Festival takes over the town, and suburbs, and even some regional areas! FRUSIC (Fringe Music) promotion will go full force by mid February, and we’ve already started featuring some hand-picked shows and live...
by Skye Walter | Jan 13, 2016 | Frusic Features
The Producers hotel sure has a long history – originally established as the Woodman Inn way back in 1839. These days it’s a versatile live music venue that caters to a variety of crowds, genres and events. On Thursday evenings, it is home to Open Grave...
by Skye Walter | Jan 13, 2016 | Frusic Features
Four Adelaide musicians band together to create a special evening in some of SA’s best live music venues for “A Case of You: The Music of Joni Mitchell.” Deborah Brennan, Liam Garcia-Hardman, Max Ziliotto and Louis Cann have all studied music and/or...
by Skye Walter | Jan 13, 2016 | Opportunities
A series of $15,000 grants is available to help Australian artists with new sound recordings, thanks to a partnership between PPCA and the Australia Council. Previous recipients have included classical guitarists Slava and Leonard Grigoryan, jazz ensemble The...
by Skye Walter | Jan 13, 2016 | Opportunities
As usual, Carclew has a packed summer schedule for youth interested in the arts! For music fans, you’ll want to be quick to secure the last couple of spots THIS FRIDAY 15 January for “Use Your Voice” with Joe Burgess, aka MC ME. With 10 years...
by Skye Walter | Jan 13, 2016 | Frusic Features, News
Once again The Bluebee Room plays host to an all ages show – something truly welcome in any music town! Known for giving many a band their start, having a supporting atmosphere and attentive audience, and being an all-round welcoming place, The Bluebee Room is...
by Skye Walter | Jan 7, 2016 | Scene Buzz
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by Skye Walter | Jan 7, 2016 | SA Acts on Tour
Having recently released their debut album “Good News” in late 2015, The Aves are heading over to Melbourne to play a few shows in support of the release. Jan 14 at The Old Bar with The May Rivers and Thee Cha Cha Cha’s ($8) 74 Johnston St, Fitzroy...
by Skye Walter | Jan 7, 2016 | Opportunities
Fresh Air Open House are plunging straight into 2016 with a killer 1st session TOMORROW NIGHT (8 January). RSVP is essential if you want to secure a spot for an exclusive session with Kilter, PLUS free entry to Cats at Rocket on Hindley St later that night to see...
by Skye Walter | Jan 7, 2016 | Top Pick Gig
Those guys over at Lost City know how to put on a party! Calling the fest ‘Endless Possibilities Forever’, they are putting together a lineup of local and interstate acts, this time at Queens Theatre, and the quality is amazing. My Disco (VIC),...
by Skye Walter | Jan 7, 2016 | Gigs
The Jade is one of our favorite venues, and we think it will be a fitting venue for Buffalo Boyfriend this Friday night! With Rich Davies and Ayleen O’Hanlon over from Victoria, and Kelly Menhennett providing support, it is going to be a great night of...
by Skye Walter | Dec 31, 2015 | Gigs
Happy New Year from everyone here at MusicSA! If you’re not heading out to a party, you have a few options. Our choice would be a all in family night which includes live music! The Memphis Suns, Turning Tables, Wasted Wanderers, Lovers Electric, Zyke Blue &...
by Skye Walter | Dec 31, 2015 | Top Pick Gig, Uncategorised
Here’s To Now has a pretty incredible lineup; C.W. Stoneking, Remi, Oisima (playing with a 10-piece band), Dan Kelly, Ainslie Wills, Sex On Toast, Sweet Jean, Skies, Max Savage & His False Idols (performing Paul Simon’s “Graceland”...
by Skye Walter | Dec 24, 2015 | Top Pick Gig
After playing 2 sold out shows earlier this year at the Crown & Anchor, Dave Graney is back in solo mode with Clare Moore and Matt Banham (NSW). Happening this time at The Metro, Boxing Day (saturday 26 december for the rest of you out there) will never be the...
by Skye Walter | Dec 24, 2015 | Gigs
Swimsuit are back! Having disappeared for a while, the slow burning rock 4 piece take to the stage at The Grace Emily Hotel on Sunday 27 December along with Bastard Sons of Ruination and Tomway Army (Subtract S). What better place to spend your sunday night than some...
