by Skye Walter | Aug 25, 2015 | Music SA News, News
25 August 2015 – UPDATE The Music Development Office has created a Google Map, illustrating the Adelaide Live Music Census as it covers the CBD & near surrounds – a fascinating visual depiction of our local live scene. 13 August 2015 In response...
by Skye Walter | Jul 1, 2015 | Music SA News, News
You may have noticed a few new faces at Music SA of late… We’ve had some excellent team members join our ranks for a range of new activities in the past month. We’ve been loving the enthusiastic approach of Publicist extraordinaire, Koral Chandler,...
by Luke Penman | Feb 26, 2015 | Gigs
Orientation Week at Flinders Uni comes to a close with a huge party, featuring big name-acts SAFIA and THE GRISWOLDS, as well as locals TINK and DJ BOTTLEROCKETS. They’re also promising a nice little surprise. What will it be? Only one way to find out…...
by Luke Penman | Feb 19, 2015 | Gigs
FEATURED GIG: Party crew fourwords return to Arcade Lane for the 2015 Fringe season, this time teaming up with the YOUNG MUSCLE collective to produce a series of shows in “a tropical laneway paradise”. PACIFICANA kicks off this weekend, with FLAMINGO...
by Luke Penman | Feb 12, 2015 | Gigs
FEATURED GIG: Feature Album on triple j, 99.9/100 album review on killyourstereo.com, a national tour almost over. Punk Rockers GRENADIERS have had a wild ride since the release of their second album, Summer. Celebrate with them at the hometown launch at the Crown...
by Skye Walter | Feb 12, 2015 | Top Pick Gig
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by Luke Penman | Feb 5, 2015 | Gigs
FEATURED GIG: ST JEROME’S LANEWAY FESTIVAL is back for its second year in Port Adelaide, featuring international acts ST VINCENT, FUTURE ISLANDS, FKA twigs,MAC DEMARCO and heaps more – but make sure you get there early to catch locals TKAY...
by Luke Penman | Jan 29, 2015 | Gigs
FEATURED GIG: Each January, street press mag RIP IT UP picks six acts they think are gonna go places in the proceeding year. For 2015 they’ve covered a wide variety of genres, picking WIREHEADS, LONELYSPECK,BROKERS, DELIA OBST, HORROR MY FRIENDand STRICT FACE....
by Luke Penman | Jan 22, 2015 | Gigs
FEATURED GIG: The MELTDOWN shows started in 1994, hosting 10 or more bands across two stages with a heavy focus on alternative rock and punk bands. After a hiatus that lasted more than a decade, the MIDCOAST MELTDOWN returned in 2012. This year sees sets from seminal...
by Luke Penman | Jan 15, 2015 | Gigs
FEATURED GIG: Local Management Label FEELGOOD FOLK has teamed up with Renewal SA, The Port Adelaide Enfield Council and Our Port to deliver an all-female lineup in the first annual FEELGOOD FOLK FESTIVAL. Set to take place January 17th at “The Backyard” in Port...
by Luke Penman | Jan 8, 2015 | Gigs
FEATURED GIG: MOVING MUSIC takes explorers on an urban safari to little-known nooks and crannies for intimate music performances. The fifth time running takes punters out of the city, heading to Port Adelaide for performances from ALPHABETTE, TOM WEST,RAINBOW CHAN,...
by Luke Penman | Jan 1, 2015 | Gigs
FEATURED GIG: The Happy Motel and Coriole Vineyards team up for a day of good food, good wine and great music in the form of HERE’S TO NOW. Featuring live performances from NAI PALM, MARLON WILLIAMS, THE SHAOLIN AFRONAUTS, OISIMA and more, it’ll definitely...
by Luke Penman | Nov 20, 2014 | Uncategorised
– Are you interested in composing electronic music? CLUB5082 are running a workshop in January around composition utilising beats and loops. Numbers are strictly limited so get in quick. Something tells us it’ll be quite popular. Hopefully they can run...
by Luke Penman | Nov 13, 2014 | Uncategorised
[Pictured: Flamingo; Photo by Aleksandar Jason Photography] – The Fowler’s Live Music Awards ceremony is TONIGHT! On top of the main awards, more than 2000 people cast votes in the Public awards for Favourite Song of The Year, Favourite SA Band or...
by Luke Penman | Nov 6, 2014 | Uncategorised
– It’s only a week till the FOWLER’S LIVE MUSIC AWARDS for 2014! Public voting is still open for your favourite local artist, song, venue, live music event and local music media source so make sure you head to the official website and get your votes...
by Luke Penman | Oct 23, 2014 | Uncategorised
[Pictured: Orianthi; Photo by Robert M. Knight] – Adelaide-born ORIANTHI is probably most famous for being guitarist for MICHAEL JACKSON, though she’s also been in touring bands for ALICE COOPER, STEVE VAI, CARLOS SANTANA, RICHIE SAMBORA and heaps...
by Luke Penman | Oct 16, 2014 | Uncategorised
[Photo by Cybele Malinowski] – They say the music industry is all about momentum, and as TKAY MAIDZA’s star continues to rise, we see bigger and bigger announcements coming from the young rap prodigy. The latest is that she’s signed to The Agency...
by Luke Penman | Oct 7, 2014 | Uncategorised
A huge congrats to our SA artists who’ve picked up ARIA nominations in this week’s announcement. HILLTOP HOODS are up for Best Group and Best Urban Release, THE AUDREYS for Best Blues And Roots Album and THE BEARDS for Best Comedy Release. SIA is also...
by Luke Penman | Oct 2, 2014 | Uncategorised
– Big news today of course is the ST JEROME’S LANEWAY FESTIVAL 2015 lineup. With a killer list of international buzz-bands like FKA twigs, Future Islands, Royal Blood and St Vincent, local lad JESSE DAVIDSON also features on the Adelaide lineup. More info...
by Music SA | Sep 25, 2014 | Uncategorised
– The CLIP IT! film clip initiative – a joint production between the Media Resource Centre, Canon and Musitec – is back for another year. Previous years have seen amazing clips made for HAWKS OF ALBA, MESSRS, DIALECT & DESPAIR,GRENADIERS,...
by Music SA | Sep 18, 2014 | Uncategorised
featured gig The last few years has seen RICOCHET PETEbecome a bit older, dirtier and grittier but definitely not any more mature. Their new album Burning Bridgesshow’s they’re still all about drinking, boys, heroes and BFFs, now they’re just a...
by Music SA | Sep 18, 2014 | Uncategorised
-SA Greens MLC Tammy Franks has been hard at work pushing for live music policy in a couple of ways lately. The first is with a petition to stop VET music course funding cuts, while the second is by pushing for liquor licensing reforms to prevent the “culture cops”...
by Music SA | Sep 11, 2014 | Uncategorised
– Best of luck to all our artists and industry reps currently in Brisbane for Big Sound. TKAY MAIDZA, BAD//DREEMS,JESSE DAVIDSON, LUKE MILLION and ECHO AND THE EMPRESS are all there as part of the Stigwood Fellowship, while SPARKSPITTER, OISIMA, LIFE PILOT and...
by Music SA | Aug 28, 2014 | Uncategorised
featured gig The final weekend of August means the final show inTHE DUNES’ residency at The Grace Emily. This time bringing friends BATTLEHOUNDS in for support, THE DUNES will perform old favourite and new. “The new material is darker, the fuzz pedals...
by Music SA | Aug 28, 2014 | Uncategorised
– The FLEURIEU FOLK FESTIVAL have announced the lineup for 2014, including songwriter KEITH POTGER of THE SEEKERS, Melbourne sister act THE LITTLE STEVIES and fanatic fiddler MARCUS HOLDEN, as well as locals CHRIS FINNEN, HALFWAY TO FORTH, COURTNEY ROBB,...
by Music SA | Aug 21, 2014 | Uncategorised
– Subscribing to community radio stations helps keep them broadcasting and supporting the local music scene. Every year, THREE D RADIO holds a Radiothon to encourage subscribers. There’s heaps of amazing prizes up for grabs including a Golden Ticket to The...
by Music SA | Aug 14, 2014 | Uncategorised
– Folk duo CAT DOG BIRD have announced a run of shows in the coming months, including spots at SCALA Live and on Radio Adelaide’s Songcatcher program. Check out the full list here. – The debut album from psych-grunge act BLOOD PLASTIC, Blood Makes...
by Music SA | Aug 7, 2014 | Uncategorised
– Adelaide City Council has finally launched its Live Music Action Plan, officially stating its intentions and plans to support live music in our state’s capital city. We still need a bit of time to digest it all, but if you’d like a look for...
by Music SA | Jul 31, 2014 | Uncategorised
– Electro-Rockers THE KILLGIRLS have been fairly quiet of late. One would hope that’s due to working on new material but alas, it’s the sadder reason. “Life”, has unfortunately gotten in the way for many members. Vocalist and main songwriter MARIO SPATE...
by Music SA | Jul 24, 2014 | Uncategorised
– Sure, BIG DAY OUT isn’t happening next year, but new festivals are popping up all the time. UBERfest happens at The Light Hotel this weekend, with dozens of local and touring acts, and the FOLLOW THE SUN festival comes to Glenelg on Sunday October 5, bringing...
by Music SA | Jul 17, 2014 | Uncategorised
– Continuing her incredible break-out year, TKAY MAIDZA has launched a new single, U-huh, as well as announcing that she’s signed with Brisbane-based record label Dew Process. The new tune, a collaboration with local producer ELK, is officially released on...
by Music SA | Jul 10, 2014 | Uncategorised
– Launched this week, LIVE AT THE PORT is a series of webisodes promoting live music and Port Adelaide. Each episode will feature Adelaide musicians performing original songs in various locations around the Port.The first episode features TOM REDWOOD, shot by...
by Music SA | Jun 26, 2014 | Uncategorised
– After the news came out yesterday that AJ Maddah had sold off his stake in BIG DAY OUT less than 12 months after buying into the nationally touring festival, everybody was immediately asking if that meant the 2015 edition wouldn’t happen. Early this...
by Music SA | Jun 12, 2014 | Uncategorised
– After three years of putting on weekly punk and hardcore parties at The Light Hotel, BLACK MARKET says goodbye this weekend. Fear not, however! They’ll be starting up at Enigma the following week, with a housewarming party featuring THE SKELETON CLUB, CASSIE...
by Music SA | Jun 5, 2014 | Uncategorised
– With eight days to go, THE SHAOLIN AFRONAUTS are closing in on their $15,000 crowdfunding target to help get them to the UK for Glastonbury Festival. The crowdfunding amount comes to only around a third of the total cost – touring a nine-piece band...
by Music SA | May 22, 2014 | Uncategorised
– Let’s kick off this week with a huge congrats to THE BEARDS: themusic.com.au reports their latest album has debuted at #2 on the Independent Albums chart. Great job, The Beards! – Congrats also to ECHO & THE EMPRESS, who managed to raise over...
by Music SA | May 8, 2014 | Uncategorised
– ARIA-nominated producer, composer and bassist ROSS MCHENRY is set to play the renowned Melbourne International Jazz Festival in June. Performing with his Future Ensemble project, Ross is the only South Australian based artist in this year’s program, which...
by Music SA | May 1, 2014 | Uncategorised
– THE GERMEIN SISTERS have taken off on a tour around New Zealand – their first of what will no-doubt be many. With 10 gigs happening over 17 days, it’s gonna be a busy couple of weeks, though that’s nothing new to them. They’ve already...
by Music SA | Apr 24, 2014 | Uncategorised
– You can’t get a copy of the debut album from THE TIMBERS until May 1, but you can stream the whole thing from today, thanks to RIP IT UP. Check it out here, and mark May 17 in your diaries for the launch party at The Jade. – Psych-rockers GLASS...
by Music SA | Apr 17, 2014 | Uncategorised
– The Easter long weekend is coming up, and that means it’s nearly time for BLENHEIM MUSIC AND CAMPING FESTIVALl. Featuring exciting touring headliners SASKWATCH and THE WOOHOO REVUE, the popular Clare Valley festival also hosts a huge list of local...
by Music SA | Mar 13, 2014 | Uncategorised
– With a note on Facebook, STEERING BY STARS have announced they’re calling it a day. Maybe it’s not all that surprising with half the band living interstate now, but it’s still a shame to hear the news made official. Across two albums, the atmospheric post-rock...
by Music SA | Mar 6, 2014 | Uncategorised
– MASSIVE congrats to FUNKOARS, with their new EP ‘Dawn Of The Head’ debuting at #18 on the AIRA Album charts! The EP hits #3 on the ARIA Urban Albums chart, sitting happily between Beyonce and Eminem. They’ve also released footage of a 20+ MC...
by Music SA | Feb 27, 2014 | Uncategorised
– Congrats to SA’s six finalists in the International Songwriting Contest: Georgia Germein (GERMEIN SISTERS), Nick Deegan (GALLEON), LOREN KATE, Skye Lockwood/Beth Keogh(ECHO & THE EMPRESS), David Nottage/William Parton (BILL PARTON TRIO). Best of luck...
by Music SA | Jan 23, 2014 | Uncategorised
– To many of us, Australia Day means radio countdowns. triple j’s Hottest 100 is touted as “the world’s biggest musical democracy”, attracting more than a million votes from around the world. Tune in from 10:30am on Sunday January 26. Adelaide station THREE...
by Music SA | Jan 16, 2014 | Uncategorised
– From the ashes of LADY STRANGELOVE comes GLASS SKIES. Featuring two members of the now-defunct psychedelic act, Glass Skies have officially released their first single, “Highway”. Taking a bit more of a pop route than what they were previously known for, the...
