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Crosby Stills and Nash Sideshows

Crosby, Stills & Nash (CSN) –David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash – will tour Australia in March and April 2012 with tickets going on sale from Monday 19 December. These sideshows are in addition to their performance at Bluesfest. Since forming in 1969, the world’s first “supergroup” have delivered countless hits, with their timeless harmonies and melodic folk-rock becoming a... Read the full story

Dirty Three Tour

In early 2012 Dirty Three will boldly break cover with an extensive Australian tour, including their own headlining shows, festival appearances and their first ever performance at the Sydney Opera House. The band will also release a remarkable new album in late February. “I think we may have cracked it. This may well be the definitive album from Dirty Three.”  – Warren Ellis, November... Read the full story

Beth Orton Returns

It’s been nearly six years in the making, but come January 2012, iconic eclectic British singer/songstress Beth Orton makes her long awaited return to Australia for a series of solo acoustic concert dates. Not seen down under since touring her 2006 opus Comfort of Strangers, Beth promises an intimate show that will feature material from all her classic recordings – including Trailer Park (1996)... Read the full story

Riverboats Festival Promises Great Line-UP

The Riverboats Music Festival is the Murray River’s premiere contemporary music event. Staged in the twin-towns of Echuca-Moama, the Festival takes place under towering river red gums in a natural amphitheatre next to the mighty Murray. Historic paddlesteamers meander past all weekend, and occasionally the cockatoos get a bit raucous at sunset.  The Festival features one stage (so there wont be... Read the full story

NPR Names Top Fifty

Influential American radio network NPR (National Public Radio) Music has announced its list of “50 Favorite Albums of 2011″. Chosen by NPR Music critics, staff and public radio DJs, the selections for the “50 Favorite Albums of 2011″ feature artists as diverse as pop singer Adele, the Mexican garage-punk band Davila 666, country musician Eric Chruch, opera tenor Joseph Calleja,... Read the full story

Cold Chisel at Bluesfest

Bluesfest is excited to announce that Cold Chisel will headline the 2012 event, with the legendary Australian band’s exclusive festival appearance closing the main stage on Thursday 5th of April 2012. It will be the first time that an Australian artist has ever headlined this iconic musical event. The band’s record breaking Light The Nitro tour is currently drawing to a close, with a final... Read the full story

Hanni El Khatib

Hanni El Khatib is a really interesting new artist. He brings together punk rock and roots music together with classic stylings from the doo-wop and early rock n’ roll era. It’s an intriguing mix that all comes together on his spiky debut album Will The Guns Come Out. He’ll be doing a couple of shows over the New Year period, that should be well worth slotting in to your festive season. HHMM:... Read the full story

Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears

Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears made their first Australian appearance at Splendour In The Grass earlier this year. Now they are returning for meredith and a couple of sideshows of their own. This is one band that you want to see. They are a truly exciting outfit, blending soul, blues and funk, with a punk rock sensibility. Dont miss these shows and get a listen to their new album HHMM: Listening... Read the full story

The Black Belles – Self Titled (Third Man/Fuse)

If The Black Belles didn’t exist then they would have been invented – but it would have taken a particularly mischievious pop culture manipulator to have given birth to this four-headed monster. Depending who you believe that devious maverick might have been Jack White of the White Stripes. The question remains whether White discovered them fully formed or created them in a carefully orchestrated... Read the full story

Lucinda Williams Sideshows

Lucinda Williams will be performing a couple of sideshows from her appearance at Bluesfest. Three time Grammy winner Williams has established a reputation as one of rock’s most uncompromising and consistently fascinating writers and performers, earning kudos from artists as diverse as Mary-Chapin Carpenter and Elvis Costello. 2012 marks the 33rd anniversary of Lucinda’s first recording –... Read the full story

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