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Jen Mize

Jen Mize & The Rough N’ Tumble Share Nostalgic New Single North Carolina

by Paul Cashmere

Jen Mize & The Rough N’ Tumble have released North Carolina, the third single from the forthcoming album Tilt. The track reflects on Mize’s Southern upbringing and the values of community, hospitality and belonging.

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Stereolab

Against The Grain Festival Returns To Brisbane For 10 Year Anniversary

by Paul Cashmere

Against The Grain Festival returns to Brisbane this June featuring Stereolab, Pond and Hatchie to celebrate a decade of Grain promoters.

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Out On The Weekend

Out On The Weekend Festival Announces Hiatus For 2026

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne’s Americana gathering Out On The Weekend Festival will take a break in 2026 as promoter Love Police cites rising industry pressures after more than a decade at Seaworks Williamstown.

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Suzannah Espie performing live at the Sea of Lights album launch in 2012

Suzannah Espie’s Acclaimed 2012 Album Sea of Lights Finally Arrives on Vinyl

by Noise11.com

Suzannah Espie’s 2012 classic Sea of Lights will finally arrive on vinyl via Cheersquad Records & Tapes on 14 November.

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Trinity Woodhouse Pills

Trinity Woodhouse Drops Her Most Honest Track Yet With “Pills”

by Labelle Hayes

Trinity Woodhouse gets that life isn’t a straight line. The Hunter Valley alt-country artist has just released her new single “Pills”, and it might be her most personal song yet.

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Lucinda Williams at Bluesfest Melbourne photo by Mary Boukouvalas

Lucinda Williams Locks In A Headline Show At Sydney Opera House

by Paul Cashmere

Lucinda Williams will play one headline show in Australia in August when she tours as special guest of Paul Kelly.

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Kasey Chambers

Kasey Chambers Adds Six Months Of Australian ‘Backbone’ Dates In 2025

by Paul Cashmere

In October 2024 Kasey Chambers will release her 13th album ‘Backbone’ and then take the show on the road with six months of Australian dates announced starting January 23, 2025.

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Jackson Browne at MCA Melbourne 29 November 2023 photo by Winston Robinson

Jackson Browne Covers Don Lee Heffington On Tribute Album For the Lone Justice Founder

by Paul Cashmere

Jackson Browne is one of many artists who have recorded the songs of Don Lee Heffington for the tribute album ‘Tonight I’ll Go Down Swingin’: A Tribute To Don Heffington’.

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Henry Wagons

Henry Wagons Christens Fourth Solo Album ‘Four Seasons’

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne singer songwriter Henry Wagons will release his fourth solo album ‘Four Seasons’ in August.

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Justin Townes Earle photo by Ros OGorman, noise11

Justin Townes Earle Rarities Album To Be Released

by Paul Cashmere

A posthumous Justin Townes Earle album ‘All In’ is on the way with rarities and covers including his version of Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Dreams’.

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Michael Spibey of The Badloves photo by Ros O'Gorman

The Badloves Get On Board A Vinyl Tour

by Paul Cashmere

The Badloves will head around Australia to support the first ever vinyl release of their classic ‘Get On Board’ album.

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Don McLean, Photo, Ros O'Gorman

Don McLean Joins Home Free For New Version of ‘American Pie’

by Paul Cashmere

Don McLean has teamed up with alt-Country band Home Free for a new version of his classic ‘American Pie’.

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Julia Stone Photo Credit Brooke Ashley Barone

Julia Stone To Play Rare Portsea Show

by Paul Cashmere

As artists begin to reactivate after 2020’s Covid lockdowns some rare shows are starting to pop up. Julia Stone will be performing in the town of Portsea, in Victoria.

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Mick Thomas Roving Commission

Mick Thomas’ Roving Commission Sets Up Live Dates For Victoria

by Paul Cashmere

Mick Thomas will take his Roving Commission on the road … finally … for dates across Victoria in December.

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Justin Townes Earle photo by Ros OGorman, noise11

BREAKING NEWS: Justin Townes Earle Has Died Aged 38

by Paul Cashmere

Alt-Country singer songwriter Justin Townes Earle has passed away at the age of 38.

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Tim Wheatley

Tim Wheatley Stops Lying Low with ‘Lying Low’

by Paul Cashmere

Tim Wheatley is back with his first new music since 2017’s Pillar To Post’. ‘Lying Low’ is described as a deeply personal song about isolation.

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Cowboy Junkies

Cowboy Junkies Australian Tour Rescheduled For February 2021

by Paul Cashmere

Cowboy Junkies Australian tour for May will now happen in February 2021.

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Jackson Browne performs at the Palais Theatre in St Kilda on Friday 1 April 2016.

Jackson Browne Releases new Song ‘A Little Soon To Say’

by Paul Cashmere

Jackson Browne has dropped the brand new song ‘A Little Soon To Say’ but don’t get too excited about the title. It has nothing to do with him recently testing positive to Covid-19.

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Jackson Browne performs at the Palais Theatre in St Kilda on Friday 1 April 2016.

Jackson Browne Tests Positive to Covid-19

by Paul Cashmere

Jackson Browne is recovering in a Los Angeles hospital after testing positive to Covid-19.

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Cowboy Junkies

Cowboy Junkies to Tour Australia in May 2020

by Paul Cashmere

Canada’s Cowboy Junkies will perform five shows in Australia in May 2020.

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Ryan Adams. photo by Ros O'Gorman

Ryan Adams Resurfaces

by Music-News.com

Ryan Adams has vowed to return to music in his first social media posts since multiple women accused him of sexual and psychological abuse.

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The Teskey Brothers

The Teskey Brothers reveal new video for So Caught Up

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne’s The Teskey Brothers have released another preview of their ‘Run Home Slow’ album. Here is the video for ‘So Caught Up’.

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Jeff Tweedy of Wilco photo by Ros O'Gorman

Jeff Tweedy To Join The Cast of Curb Your Enthusiasm

by Paul Cashmere

Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy is expected to be a new face when Larry David’s Curb Your Enthusiasm returns for a 10th season.

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Buddy and Julie Miller

Buddy & Julie Miller release first new music in a decade

by Paul Cashmere

‘Breakdown on 20th Ave’ is the title of the first Buddy & Julie Miller album in a decade.

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Jeff Tweedy of Wilco photo by Ros O'Gorman

Jeff Tweedy from Wilco to play first ever solo Australian dates

by Paul Cashmere

Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy will tour Australia as a solo artist for the first time in May.

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Cash Savage and the Last Drinks

Cash Savage and the Last Drinks have double launch dates this weekend

by Paul Cashmere

Cash Savage and the Last Drinks will launch their ‘Good Citizens’ album with two shows this weekend at The Croxton in Melbourne.

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John Hiatt at SXSW - photo by Ros O'Gorman

John Hiatt To Release First Album Since 2014

by Paul Cashmere

John Hiatt will release his next album ‘The Eclipse Sessions’ in October. It will be his first album since ‘Terms of My Surrender’ in 2014 and his 23rd studio album.

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Susie Scurry

Susie Scurry Recruits Richard Hawley Band To Pay Homage To Elvis Presley

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne singer songwriter chose Sheffield, UK to record her homage to Elvis Presley ‘The Elvis Hour’ because that’s where producer Colin Elliott is based.

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Ros ogorman photo, guy pearce melbourne 2014

Guy Pearce Launches The Nomad With Brutally Honest Melbourne Performance

by Paul Cashmere

The music of Guy Pearce is raw, honest and deeply personal. Considering Pearce’s stature as an actor, there is no way stories this level of personal introspective would ever surface in a one on one interview.

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Margo Price Midwest Farmers Daughter

Margo Price To Play Out On The Weekend 2018

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne’s boutique Americana music festival Out On The Weekend will celebrate its fifth anniversary in October. The first artist announce for 2018 is Margo Price.

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Suzannah Espie performing live at the Sea of Lights album launch in 2012
Suzannah Espie’s Acclaimed 2012 Album Sea of Lights Finally Arrives on Vinyl

More than a decade after it first captured the ears and hearts of the local music community, Melbourne singer-songwriter Suzannah Espie's Sea of Lights is set to shine again. The award-winning 2012 record will receive its first-ever vinyl pressing via Cheersquad Records & Tapes on 14 November, with Espie marking the release with a series of intimate shows in Melbourne and Archies Creek.

September 25, 2025
Trinity Woodhouse Pills
Trinity Woodhouse Drops Her Most Honest Track Yet With “Pills”

Trinity Woodhouse gets that life isn’t a straight line. The Hunter Valley alt-country artist has just released her new single “Pills”, and it might be her most personal song yet.

September 22, 2025
Lucinda Williams at Bluesfest Melbourne photo by Mary Boukouvalas
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Lucinda Williams will play one headline show in Australia in August when she tours as special guest of Paul Kelly.

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Kasey Chambers
Kasey Chambers Adds Six Months Of Australian ‘Backbone’ Dates In 2025

In October 2024 Kasey Chambers will release her 13th album ‘Backbone’ and then take the show on the road with six months of Australian dates announced starting January 23, 2025.

September 23, 2024