FRANK GAMBALE: SOULMINING IN MELBOURNE
Melbourne jazz fans are in for a real treat next week when Australia’s own Grammy Award-winning guitar virtuoso Frank Gambale plays a week long residency at
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Melbourne jazz fans are in for a real treat next week when Australia’s own Grammy Award-winning guitar virtuoso Frank Gambale plays a week long residency at
Adelaide’s Ben Todd has just wrapped up a role in Cirque du Soleil’s Australian tour of its show Kooza. He tells digitalDrummer editor Allan Leibowitz how
AM’s Baz Bardoe chats with Australian-based composer, media artist and curator Lawrence English. Lawrence English – a path less travelled. I first met Lawrence English when
Brisbane-based songwriter, producer & multi-instrumentalist Alex L’Estrange releases his debut EP Auchenflower on Friday December 16. Alex has been busy traveling around the country supporting Holy Holy
Rock music drum royalty comes to town next year when the Appice Brothers, Carmine and Vinny bring their Drum Wars tour to Sydney and Melbourne in
I’m sure American heavy rockers Baroness look forward to the day when they aren’t constantly reminded of the devastating bus crash in 2012 which caused severe
Acclaimed American fingerpicker Doyle Dykes was in Australia to perform a series of clinics for Godin and Seagull guitars. Australian Musician editor Greg Phillips caught up
Colin Lillie is a journeyman if ever there was one. Born in a small mining town near Dalkeith in Scotland, Lillie battled drugs, alcohol and life
Australian Musician’s Greg Phillips sat down with US blues guitar great Coco Montoya for a chat about his career and gear at Bird’s Basement, where Coco
Two words come to mind when thinking about British R&B singer, songwriter Corinne Bailey Rae … serenity and soul. Her feel-good vocal delivery and cleverly constructed
Best known for his work with electronic dance duo Itch-E & Scratch-E, Andy Rantzen has just released a new album. Baz Bardoe tracked Andy down for
Four years after the release of his acclaimed ‘Into the Bloodstream’ record, celebrated Australian singer, songwriter Archie Roach releases his 10th album, ‘Let Love Rule’ on
Suzi Quatro returns to Australia in February 2017 on her Leather Forever Encore Tour. This time she’s bringing her old mates, Don Powell from Slade and
Steve Gadd is arguably the greatest living drummer in the world, having performed with so many high profile artists on countless classic recordings. The great news
Acclaimed American vocalist, guitarist and songwriter Allan Harris is in Melbourne this week playing a residency at Birds Basement. So highly regarded is Harris that the
Swedish psych-rock quartet Dungen are heading to Australia in December, armed with Häxan, a brand new album which will be released on November 25. AM editor
If rock and soul music was a crime scene, Booker T Jones’ DNA would be all over it. As a member of the Stax Records’ house
They were the bad boys of the 80s, the goth version of The Stones or The Faces. At one point, The Mission were one of the
In a world full of uncertainty, thankfully some things just remain the same. Take The Dandy Warhols for instance. Wherever they are and whatever they’re doing,
The Panics have always created a breed of music which is as much nutriment for the mind as it is cause to swing and sway. Their
Even before the release of her debut album, Julia Jacklin had already set off on an extensive world tour, such is the global buzz for the
Richie Sambora is the quintessential rock ‘n’ roll guitar hero, who along with his childhood buddy Jon Bon Jovi, wrote some of contemporary rock music’s most
Jeff Lorber Fusion were in Melbourne for a week-long residency at Birds Basement. It was the band’s first ever tour of Australia (although bass player Jimmy
Keepers of the oz rock flame, The Screaming Jets released a new album this year titled Chrome, their 7th studio album since the band formed in
It was only a few months ago that we interviewed guitar legend Tommy Emmanuel via Skype. On that occasion, he’d just returned home to Nashville after
Amiable irish singer-songwriter Gavin James is in Australia next week to perform songs from his first studio album Bitter Pill. He’ll also be trying out a
Darren Hart, aka Harts the multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter and producer releases his second album Smoke Fire Hope Desire on Friday September 16, kicking off a national tour
Alex Lahey is having the time of her life and it shows. Playing music alongside her good mates on stage, the energy produced is contagious. It’s
Ten solo albums over a 26 year career is a milestone worth celebrating and for Australian country music legend Troy Cassar-Daley, he’s marked the occasion of
One of the most impressive and sought after bands in the Instrumental rock/fusion scene today, The Aristocrats, will be heading to Australia this October for a national
The former drummer of one of Australia’s most critically acclaimed bands The Drones, Mike Noga has fronted numerous outfits of his own and has released two highly lauded solo
Fab 80s funk, soul, jazz-rock, dance act BACHELORS FROM PRAGUE return after a 25 year hiatus to play two special September shows at the Night Cat
Cairns-based singer songwriter Leanne Tennant was born in the UK, spent her childhood in Papua New Guinea and eventually settled in Australia, where as a 16
Melbourne-based pop, rockers Running Young have recently released a vibrant new single, ‘Not The Same’ off their soon to be released second EP You Better Run
Incubator interview by Baz Bardoe For many Melbourne musicians, Adrian Akkerman’s name is a bit legendary. As the man behind the desk at Incubator studios he
It’s been 15 years since ARIA award winning artist Alex Lloyd released his career-defining hit song Amazing. A lot has happened since then, including further successful