Outstanding talent and tight competition in this year’s prestigious Grand Final of the ABC Symphony Australia Young Performers Awards on Friday 27 August at QPAC, Brisbane.

Three of Australia’s hottest young talents will meet to compete for the ultimate title of 2010 ABC Symphony Australia Young Performer of the Year at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Brisbane on Friday 27 August, 7pm with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra conducted by Marko Letonja. Read all about the Grand Final of the ABC Symphony Australia Young Performers Awards»

“Sometimes The Stars” is the  3^rd record by The Audreys and will be Released Friday October 8^th Digital, CD and Vinyl, and to coincide with this, The Audreys will be taking “Sometimes The Stars” on the road playing all states and many regional areas across Australia throughout October, November and into December.  It’s been over 2 years since Australia has seen the band playing many of these cities and towns, and with a new touring band backing Taasha and Tristan,  these are shows not to miss.

Read all the tour dates for “SOMETIMES THE STARS TOUR”»

ARIA award-winning songwriter Clare Bowditch is back with her latest and fourth album Modern Day Addiction, and it surely does the trick when it comes to addictive behavior.
It will make you want to push that repeat button on your CD player over and over again. Read the rest of Arno Billards Modern Day Addiction review»

From front man of The Clash to his work with The Mescalero’s, Joe Strummer was, and still is a massive influence to so many bands and people’s lives worldwide.

Joe sadly passed away at his home in December 2002.

To pay respects to the great man a night of homage happens annually in Sydney and this year the night is taking place at The Annandale Hotel, Sydney on Saturday 28^th August.   Read the rest of Revolution Rock – A Joe Strummer Tribute Night 2010»

Having just completed work on his second EP “Talking in My Sleep”, singer/songwriter Matt Walters returns for 3 very special Melbourne shows every Wednesday in August. Read all about Matt Walters»

Festival of the Sun 2010 is set to blow Port Macquarie half way to Auckland. Sundowner Breakwall Tourist Park will this year host Platinum selling artists, multiple Aria Award winners and nominees, internationally acclaimed funk/soul revivalists and the absolute cream of national and local talent. So be your penchant for roots, indie, rock, blues, acoustic or everything in between, you’re going to have to be quick to snap up tickets for this year’s killer line-up. It is easily the biggest yet!

Drum roll please and set the volume to 11… the FOTSUN 2010 line-up is… Read all about the Festival of the Sun 2010»

Sydney Chamber Choir joins forces with New Holland Brass to perform glorious Renaissance repertoire with Giovanni Gabrielli’s appraised work Jubilate Deo on 26 September at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. 

First heard in St Mark’s Basilica, Venice, towards the end of the 16th century, the hushed awe of Giovanni Gabrieli’s O magnum mysterium and the exultant joy of Jubilate Deo shine with the same burnished gold as the mosaics that bore witness to the world premiere performance. Read all about the Sydney Chamber Choir»

After three years in the wilderness, Dan Kelly has finally released his new record ‘Dan Kelly’s Dream’ on July 16 2010.

The new ATP festival celebration single ‘Hold On, I’m Coming On’ has just followed ‘Bindi Irwin Apocalypse Jam’ onto the national radio waves and Dan has a fab new Dream Band ready to roll after spending the start of the year on the road touring with Eagle and the Worm and Paul Dempsey. Click to see Dan Kelly Tour Dates»

When Ben Harper invited Jon Farriss onstage last Friday night at Splendour in the Grass everyone knew that music magic was about to be created. The pair belted out an extended and spine tingling rendition of ‘Never Tear Us Apart’ at the end of Harper’s set. The powerful song has long been an anthemic tribute to the INXS and Michael Hutchence but took on a whole new meaning with this reinterpretation at the Queensland music festival. Read all about Splendour in the Grass»

Creating a new musical genre is a feat to which few musicians can lay a genuine claim. But when the talents of a pop diva were merged with one of Australia’s leading operatic tenors, a new category of ‘Orchestral/Pop’ was born and with it, an exciting one-of-a-kind musical act with a truly epic new album. Read all about Brisbane brother and sister orchestral-pop duo LA SPINA»