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Photo Gallery: Harvest Rock shines despite the wet weekend – Rymill Park, Adelaide (19-20.11.22)

The crowd was well rugged up for the inaugural Harvest Rock festival in the Adelaide parklands. Billed as a food and wine experience, there was something for everyone, from ample food trucks to wine selections from McLaren Vale to high-end dining experiences. Two intimate lunches were available from Jake Kellie of arkhé with wine and…

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Live Review: The Avalanches reimagine their debut album with the ASO in an unforgettable performance

The Avalanches released their debut album Since I Left You in 2000 to critical acclaim. Created from countless music and film samples, it was a grand musical collage, creating orchestral sounds from layers of disparate noises. Tonight at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre, the Avalanches duo of Robbie Chater and Tony Di Blasi were joined by…

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Adelaide Fringe Review: Sky Song is an inspirational way of telling First Nation Stories

Song Lines are the way of sharing knowledge along generations of Indigenous people. In this multimedia performance, the relationship to the land is explored, not just in song, but in visual poetry. Drone art specialists, Celestial and First Nations Artists have collaborated to tell these stories from First Nations peoples. Renowned singer, songwriter, Archie Roach…

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The Cat Empire

Live Review and Gallery: WOMADelaide Day 3 featuring The Cat Empire, Electric Fields, Goanna and more

The weather slowly warmed up over the Adelaide Cup long weekend, making Sunday a perfect day at Womadelaide. Rugs marked meeting spots under the trees. Lines formed at the free water stations. Some visitors discovered artist workshops and Planet Talks. Kids had plenty of zones and activities to keep them busy. The lifting of some…

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Sky Song lands at Adelaide Fringe 2022: Combining aerial drones with music from First Nations artists

The centrepiece of the 2022 Adelaide Fringe is set to be Sky Song, combining aerial drones with music from First Nations artists. Running for 31 nights at the Adelaide Showgrounds, the event will combine state of the art technology from Celestial with traditional Indigenous music. Narrated by the iconic Archie Roach, a swarm of drones…

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Thelma Plum, Miiesha and more to perform at 2020 National Indigenous Music Awards

The guest performers for this year’s National Indigenous Music Awards have been announced today. The awards, which will be broadcast on across TV, Radio and online on August 8th, will feature performances from national treasure Archie Roach, Gamilaraay singer Thelma Plum, Pitjantjatjara and Torres Strait Island R&B star Miiesha and more.  The evening will also…

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National Indigenous Music Awards

Miiesha and Baker Boy head up the finalists for National Indigenous Music Awards 2020

Today the nominations for this year’s National Indigenous Music Awards were announced, with Miiesha and Baker Boy leading the way with three nominations apiece.  The awards, with their sizeable geographic and genre range, honour the best of First Nations musical talent. The twenty-four finalists are spread across seven categories and represent a diverse and rich…

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Kev Carmody

Seminal Kev Carmody tribute album Cannot Buy My Soul to be reissued with new recordings

It’s been announced today that Cannot Buy My Soul, the seminal Kev Carmody tribute album first released in 2007, is set to be re-released. Out on August 21st, the 2020 edition will feature new recordings of Carmody’s songs from artists such as Courtney Barnett, Kate Miller-Heidke, Alice Skye and Electric Fields.  Carmody is one of…

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NLMAs 2019: Electric Fields named Australia’s Best Live Act; female musicians win all instrumentalist trophies for the first time

Last Wednesday night, at 8 simultaneous events around Australia, the winners of the 2019 National Live Music Awards were revealed, with the awards once again highlighting the strength and diversity of the Australian Live Music Scene. Electric Fields were the big winners of the night, with three trophies, including the night’s two biggest artist awards…

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National Live Music Awards 2019 nominations announced: Thelma Plum, I Know Leopard, Hatchie & Hermitude amongst first time nominees

Today the 4th Annual National Live Music Awards revealed the nominees for more than 50 categories, recognising the live work of musicians, venues, events and those behind the scenes from around the country. Topping the list of nominees this year is Stella Donnelly, who took home three awards at the 2018 event and two awards…

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Baker Boy, Kardajala Kirridarra, Jessica Mauboy amongst National Indigenous Music Award nominees

The finalists for this year’s National Indigenous Music Awards have been revealed today, as well as the artists who are set to perform at the ceremony in Darwin on August 11th. Baker Boy (pictured), Jessica Mauboy, Dan Sultan and Kardajala Kirridarra are among the nominees, each having had absolute belters of 2018 thus far. Both Baker Boy and Kardajala Kirridarra are…

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Electric Fields to headline Klub Koori in Sydney this July

Koori Radio’s annual celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture in all its vibrancy is returning to Carriageworks in Sydney next month, with a stacked line up of artists ready and raring to go. Electric Fields will headlining Klub Koori this year, along with Melbourne’s Kaiit, who has been making a name for herself throughout…

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Live Review: Cut Copy soundtrack a hot summer’s night at Melbourne Zoo’s Twilight series

Like many Aussie music fans who spent their teen years or early 20’s with the likes of The Presets, Midnight Juggernauts and PNAU filling up their chunky iPods, Cut Copy was one of the bands at the forefront of Australian dance music in the early 2000s. Bright Like Neon Love brought us “Saturdays” and “That Was Just a Dream”,…

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BIGSOUND 2017 comes to a triumphant end with sleepmakeswaves, Midas.Gold and more coming out on top

Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley saw out one final day and night live music and conferencing on Thursday, with BIGSOUND entering its last round, sending hundreds of musicians and delegates throughout participating venues to witness some great emerging artists, buzz bands and established favourites. The SA Music showcase in the afternoon took place at Ric’s Backyard, bringing together…

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A.B. Original & Troy Cassar-Daley win big at the 2017 National Indigenous Music Awards

The National Indigenous Music Awards wrapped up in Darwin tonight with a record breaking attendance crowding in at the Darwin Amphitheatre to celebrate the wide range of talents across not only our country’s communities, but musically as well. Perhaps unsurprisingly, A.B. Original continued their winning streak, coming up with Song of the Year and Film Clip of…

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The National Indigenous Music Awards is set to shine at the Darwin Amphitheatre this August

The National Indigenous Music Awards has unveiled its line up for its 2017 ceremony and for another year running, the Darwin event has shown itself to be one of Australian music’s shining lights on the annual calendar. At the Darwin Amphitheatre, the crowd celebrates the country’s Indigenous talent under stars, in a tropical vibe unlike any…

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South Australia’s finest emerging talent to be showcased across the city’s East End via Scouted

Some of Adelaide’s best emerging talent will be put front in centre for national industry to get a taste of with the newly announced Scouted showcase series, announced by MusicSA this week. To be unveiled in conjunction with this year’s AIR Awards and the music industry conference that has also been confirmed for Adelaide this July, Scouted…

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The 25th anniversary of WOMADelaide proves that festivals of its kind are true musical sanctuaries

Oh, WOMAD. The World of Music and Dance is a hefty title to attribute to a festival but over the last 25 years, the institution has enjoyed huge amounts of acclaim and conjured many timeless memories. Festival goers make the trip every year to indulge in music discovery, learn more about different cultures and to feel a…

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Toni Childs, Caiti Baker, Montaigne & more join WOMADelaide 2017

The final festival announcement for WOMADelaide 2017 has been revealed today, with a whole slew of international and local talent now confirmed to appear in Adelaide’s Botanic Park from March 10th – 13th. Joining the already announced line up – which has included 30/70, Electric Fields, D.D Dumbo and L-Fresh The Lion – are the likes of Montaigne, Toni Childs, Caiti Baker, Kiasmos…

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All-star live entertainment line up and hosts announced for 2016 SA Music Awards

The 2016 South Australian Music Awards is taking place in a few weeks at the Norwood Concert Hall – the now completely sold out event set to recognise the talented individuals doing SA proud throughout the year. Today, Music SA announced that MC’ing the official ceremony on November 11th will be multi-instrumentalist Adam Page and BIGSOUND programmer,…

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