Play On secret carpark music gig
There are a group of Melburnians who are out and about to re-create the live music experience. I had the pleasure of attending a gig a while back at the Montsalvat Arts Park which was staged by So Far Sounds…
Category: music
Melbourne Music Week: Good Manners closing night party
It’s been a huge week of live music around Melbourne. From the incredible Wednesday night Heaps Gay + Heaps Yummy show, to another colossal Live Music Safari, our music-loving minds and bodies are exhausted. So with great effort we mustered…
Melbourne Music Week: Face the Music contemporary music summit
Melbourne is the #1 place to be in Australia if you’re keen on the live music scene, whether that’s as a punter or a performer or even a publicist (alliteration fuels creative industries). There’s one place for all these folks…
Melbourne Music Week: Heaps Gay, Heaps Yummy parties in the State Library Dome
What other way to kick off the eve of our first 30 degree day in eight months then with a massive party in the State Library of Victoria? You heard it right, Melbourne Music Week is back with the most…
Melbourne Music Week: ‘Hush’ at the Parliament building
Melbourne Music Week never ceases to amaze in terms of innovation and quality of the performers. ‘Hush’ was billed as an evening through the Melbourne Parliament building. Over three nights, sections not normally available to the public: the Parliament library,…
‘Dusty’ – the life of Dusty Springfield at Arts Centre Melbourne
‘Dusty the Musical‘ portrays the life of Dusty Springfield and her transformation from the shy, awkward, Catholic school-girl Mary O’Brien to the glamorous world-famous soul singer. Her childhood is tempered by comparisons with her supposedly more talented brother. ‘Dusty’ is…
Melbourne Music Week: Her Sound, Her Story
I am very, very passionate about representation of women in music, and Melbourne Music Week have clearly put a lot of effort into diversifying their lineups for this year’s festival. The opening night show, Her Sound, Her Story, was a…
Impromptunes present ‘The Bachela-la-la’, a ‘Bachelor’-themed musical
Impromptunes are a very talented group, and each new season offers up a unique venture into the world of improvised musicals, the likes of which shine with dedication and consistent polish. Their new show, ‘The Bachela-la-la’, takes both its title and…
Melbourne Opera’s Anna Bolena tells the story of Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII
Melbourne Opera’s production of Donizetti’s Anna Bolena is a sumptuous, operatic history lesson about Anne Boleyn’s final months with Henry VIII. Donizetti’s telling of English history is quite faithful to the true account. Anne Boleyn has failed to provide Henry…
The Lost Lands Festival at Werribee Park
I’ve just had one of the best weekends of my life. Never did I think that a festival would exist where I felt completely comfortable that also had amazing music straight out of my favourite playlists. The Lost Lands Festival was…