Music

Jim White steps out from behind the kit

MASTER percussionist Jim White has spent four decades building a reputation as one of the most inventive drummers of his generation, shaping the sound of Dirty Three, Xylouris White and countless collaborators from Bill Callahan to Cat Power.

Rob Mellett

08 Oct 2025

Music

The Aurora Guitar Ensemble Shines Again in Boonah

THE Aurora Guitar Ensemble are returning to Boonah with a new program.

Staff Writers

02 Jul 2025

Music

RMCM brings Seattle’s indie scene to Aus

SEATTLE-BASED indie folk-rock band Richy Mitch & The Coal Miners played Brisbane’s The Triffid last Tuesday delivering their first performance in Australia for the tour.

Drew Creighton

05 Mar 2025

Music

Standout Idol audition for Beauy salesman

BOHEMIAN Rapsody with a country music spin … that’s what Beaudesert’s Jake Whittaker delivered in his Australian Idol audition.

Lara Hart

26 Feb 2025

Music

’80s indie darlings are back

AUSTRALIAN indie rock royalty Ups and Downs are gearing up to celebrate their 40th anniversary, with the release of a vinyl anthology, Stained Glass Memories, along with an East Coast tour which drops in at Brisbane next month.

Rob Mellett

11 Feb 2025

Music

Ash Grunwald brings his national tour to the Scenic Rim

A JOURNEYMAN, storyteller, and troubadour at heart, Ash Grunwald will serve up a tsunami of dance, beats, roots, bass ‘n’ blues when he appears in concert at The Centre in Beaudesert, next month.

Staff Writers

08 May 2024

Music

Heart-pumping Tina show

THE vibe is electric, and the costume changes come in a flash – and if the rave reviews are anything to go by, Ruva Ngwenya as Tina Turner is very much hot property.

Rob Mellett

01 May 2024

Music

Absolutely radiant: Aurora Guitar Ensemble in concert

THE acclaimed Aurora Guitar Ensemble, directed by Dr Paul Svoboda, is coming to Boonah.

Staff Writers

01 May 2024

Music

Band’s sensational West Coast vibe for Banshees

BRISBANE Telecaster slinger Dana Gehrman and her band bring their ’60s and ’70s West Coast-inspired boogie to Banshees Bar next month.

Rob Mellett

24 Apr 2024

Fassifern Guardian

Chamber music festival cancelled, moves up mountain

MOUNT Tamborine on Tamborine Mountain is picking up solid musical talent as Bangalow Chamber Music Festival’s (BCMF) cancellation means a move to Queensland.

Lara Hart

24 Apr 2024

Music

Clouds spin back to the future with vinyl

THERE’S no stopping The Clouds. The band had a Farewell Tour in 1997 after releasing four albums and a number of EPs, but forces keep bringing them back together for regular tours, some even with new material for the fans.

Brian Bennion

17 Apr 2024

Ipswich Tribune

A touch of Broadway on our doorstep

FEATURING 37 songs from 23 musicals in just two hours, The World of Musicals in Concert continues to pick up rave reviews across the world.

Rob Mellett

27 Mar 2024

Music

The GANG still together after 40 years

FORTY years ago today the beginnings of what would become iconic group GANGgajang was starting to assemble in the downstairs garage of Brisbane musician Mark ‘Cal’ Callaghan.

Brian Bennion

20 Mar 2024

Music

Is this Birdman’s final tour?

ALTHOUGH The Saints were celebrated as “the” Australian punk band, it was Radio Birdman who flew that flag first and so defiantly in the nation.

Rob Mellett

28 Feb 2024

Music

Streams of success for folk duo

YOU might know him as the guy who repairs brass instruments at Ipswich Top of Town shop Blow Winds and Guitars, but Kelsey Berrington welcomed in 2024 by playing to huge crowds over three days at the Woodford Folk Festival.

Brian Bennion

21 Feb 2024