Saskwatch

Saskwatch Celebrate New Single ‘Hands’ With An East Coast Headlining Tour

In a year that has seen them supporting the likes of Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings and Earth, Wind and Fire, in addition to their appearances at Glastonbury and Spain’s Black Is Back Festival, Melbourne Soul outfit Saskwatch have announced a 12-date East Coast Tour and new single ‘Hands’.

Tagged as: Glastonbury, hands, Saskwatch, sharon jones and the dap kings

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Flume And Jagwar Ma Lead Independent Music Award Nominations

by Paul Cashmere

Indie rock act Jagwar Ma and EDM act Flume have both been nominated in five categories of the Independent Music Awards.

Tagged as: Archie Roach, Dick Diver, Flume, Independent Music Awards, Jagwar Ma, Rufus, Saskwatch, Seth Sentry, The Drones, Violent Soho

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Queenscliff Music Festival Announce Third Round Of Artists

by Paul Cashmere

The Queenscliff Music Festival in November has announced its third round of artists with Sticky Fingers and D At Sea making the list.

Tagged as: Alister Turrill, Andrew Swift & The Rattlesnake Choir, Baby et Lulu, Blue King Brown, Buddha in a Chocolate Box, Busby Marou, Chance Waters, Chris Russell's Chicken Walk, D At Sea, Dallas Frasca, Darren Percival, DJ's Vince Peach and Manchild & Ken Eavel, Eagle and the Worm, Empra, Fraser A Gorman & Big Harvest, Genevieve Chadwick, Ginger & Tonic, Hussy Hicks, Imogen Brough, Jack Carty, Jack Wright, Jasmine Rae, Jeff Lang, John Butler Trio, Kiana Archer, King of the North, Kurt Gentle, Lachy Doley, Leroy Lee, Luke Biscan, Mason Rack Band, Melbourne Ska Orchestra, Melody Pool, Microwave Jenny, Murdena, Northeast Party House, Papa Pilko and the Binrats, Patrick James, Pez, Queenscliff Music Festival, Revomatix, Russell Morris, San Cisco, Saskwatch, Siskin River, Spiderbait, Sticky Fingers, Stompy and the Heat, Sweethearts, The Basics, The Brow Horn Orchestra, The Frowning Clouds, The Grates, The Kite Machine, The Living End, The Murlocs, The Pigs, The Preatures, The Ray Mann Three, The Screaming Jets, The Trouble With Templeton, Thelma Plum, Tom Thum, Transvaal Diamond Syndicate, Twin Beasts (formerly The Toot Toot Toots), Underground Lovers

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Archie Roach: Photo Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo

RUFUS, Archie Roach To Perform At Independent Music Awards

by Paul Cashmere

RUFUS and Archie Roach along with Big Scary, Violent Soho, Saskwatch and Seth Sentry have been announced to perform at the Independent Music Awards in October.

Tagged as: Archie Roach, Independent Music Awards, Rufus, Saskwatch, Seth Sentry, Violent Soho

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The Living End, Scott Owen, Ros O'Gorman, Stone Festival, Photo

Queenscliff Music Festival Emerging Artist Grant Date Closing

by Paul Cashmere

The Queencliff Music Festival is offering a grant of up to $10,000 for emerging artists.

Tagged as: Alister Turrill, Blue King Brown, Busby Marou, Darren Percival, Eagle and the Worm, Emerging Artists Grant, Jeff Lang, John Butler Trio, Queenscliff Music Festival, Russell Morris, Saskwatch, Spiderbait, The Grates, The Living End, The Screaming Jets, Tom Mikel, Underground Lovers

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Five Days Of Bluesfest In Images PHOTOGALLERY

by Paul Cashmere

Music photographer Ian Laidlaw covered Bluesfest for Noise11 and captured the moment for the artists as they performed at Australia’s most loved music festival.

Tagged as: Allen Stone, Allen Toussaint, Beasts of Bourbon, Ben Harper & Charlie Musslewhite, Ben Howard, Bettye Levert, Blind Boys Of Alabama, bluesfest, Bonnie Raitt, Byron Bay, Chris Isaak, Counting Crows, Current Swell, Dropkick Murphys, Fat Freddy's Drop, festival, Frank Turner, Glen Hansard & The Frames, Grace Potter & The Nocturnals, Iggy & The Stooges, Jake Shimabukuro, Jason Mraz, Jimmy Cliff, Joan Armatrading, Jon Anderson, Kitty Daisy & Lewis, live, Manu Chao, Mark Seymour & The Undertow, Michael Kiwanuka, Newton Faulkner, Playing for Change, Robert Cray, Robert Plant, Rodriguez, Roger Hodgson, Royal Southern Brotherhood, Rufus Wainwright, Ruthie Foster, Santana, Saskwatch, Soja, Status Quo, Sweet Honey In Rock, Taj Mahal, The Break, The Lumineers, Trombone Shorty, Wanda Jackson, Wilco, William Elliot Whitemore, Xavier Rudd, Zac Brown Band

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BIGSOUND Conference Is A Sell-Out

by Paul Cashmere

The BIGSOUND music conference for Brisbane from September 12 has completely sold out.

Tagged as: Ball Park Music, BigSound, Boy In A Box, Catherine Britt, Clare Bowditch, David Bridie, DC3, Delta Riggs, Harmony James, Henry Wagons, Hungry Kids of Hungary, Jasmine Rae, King Cannons, Mia Dyson, Owl Eyes, Saskwatch, Seth Sentry, Strangers, The Beards, The Hello Morning, Violent Soho, Wagons

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Maple’s Pet Dinosaur joins TOOL, Weezer and Garbage at Good Things Festival 2025.

BASSINTHEGRASS 2026 Unleashes A Huge Line-Up For Darwin’s Mindil Beach

The Northern Territory's flagship music festival BASSINTHEGRASS has locked in a massive 2026 bill, bringing a powerful mix of homegrown talent and international names to Darwin's Mindil Beach on Saturday 16 May 2026. The NT's biggest day in live music will once again transform one of Australia's most recognisable coastal backdrops into a celebration of contemporary music, tropical lifestyle, and Territory spirit.

November 6, 2025

Bernard Fanning To Take ‘Tea & Sympathy’ 20th Anniversary Tour Around Australia In 2026

Bernard Fanning will celebrate two decades of his landmark debut solo album Tea & Sympathy with a national Australian tour in February and March 2026. Following the lightning-fast sell-out of his anniversary concert at Brisbane's QPAC, Fanning will bring the full album performance to stages across the country, performing Tea & Sympathy in its entirety for the first time in twenty years, along with a selection of fan favourites from his career.

October 31, 2025

Oasis celebrate 30 years of (What’s The Story) Morning Glory? with unplugged recordings.

Oasis Release Unplugged ‘Morning Glory’ Ahead of 30th Anniversary Deluxe Album

Oasis have marked the 30th anniversary of their landmark album (What's The Story) Morning Glory? with the release of a brand-new unplugged version of the title track, giving fans a fresh perspective on one of Britpop's defining anthems.

September 24, 2025