frusic feature: crown & sceptre hotel

frusic feature: crown & sceptre hotel

The Crown & Sceptre Hotel has been hosting live music for a very long time, according to the staff, “before the dark times, before Bieber. Probably during the 1970s.” A hundred years before that, it was billed as “the only iconic South CBD Hotel” (note...
frusic feature: singing gallery

frusic feature: singing gallery

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...
frusic feature: ed castle

frusic feature: ed castle

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...
frusic feature: fowler’s live

frusic feature: fowler’s live

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...
jive opens record bar

jive opens record bar

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...
register for fringe

register for fringe

Everyone loves to FRINGE! Registrations for the 2016 Adelaide Fringe Festival are now open for Artists, Events and Venues. As Australia’s largest and most loved open-access arts festival, you do not want to miss out on being part of the action. Join over 1000...
live music venues – have your say

live music venues – have your say

The SA Government has launched a new survey, aiming to examine the relationship of live music and venues. The Department of Premier and Cabinet, in consultation with the Australian Hotels Association and MDO (Music Development Office), developed the online survey,...
soundpond for sale

soundpond for sale

If you’ve got the passion and motivation to run Soundpond.net, they’re looking for a fresh team to take on the business! Up for sale after almost 6 years (and 25,000 hours of live broadcast shows), the entire Soundpond business is on the market, including...
winners 2014 fowler’s live music awards

winners 2014 fowler’s live music awards

Photo: Bad//Dreems, by Peter Tea   Congratulations to all the winners at the 2014 Fowler’s Live Music Awards, held at Fowler’s Live on Thursday 13th November. Winners from the 17 Peer Voted categories represented a well regarded group of South...