A few years ago, I accidentally stumbled upon the experimental, minimal-techno duo that is Kiasmos. Their music really stole my heart from the first beat and has been the soundtrack to some of my most incredible journeys (most recently –…
Gabriella Cohen, haven’t heard her music? Well, you should take a listen. I first was made aware of her by a Canadian friend, let’s call her ‘Jane’. Jane had the fortune of crossing paths with Gabriella at The Black Cat…
Gaytimes is toted as the festival of your big gay dreams — a utopia of queer people dancing to music on top of a mountain, next to a giant inflatable rainbow. Gaytimes aimed to be a beautiful community minded space,…
Watching The Hot 8 Brass Band was always going to make for one hot night – for starters, they have the word ‘hot’ in their name. But not only that, the night was a more-than-balmy 30 degrees and the band…
With the return of Jazz High Tea at the Arts Centre we can again experience sweet treats, bubbly and smooth jazz on a relaxing Sunday afternoon. We were welcomed at the door with a glass of bubbly before arriving at our…
The Wheeler Centre’s annual gala of storytelling returned with an incredible group of guests sharing their stories on the chosen theme of the evening: death. Stories For The Dead saw the Wheeler Centre partner up with Arts Centre Melbourne for…
One of Melbourne’s longest running and best-loved institutions is back for another year, the Brunswick Music Festival (5-19 March 2017). Kicking off with the infamous Sydney Road Street Party, the festival sees two glorious weeks of incredible music and entertainment…
Melbourne never fails to amuse. March is no exception, with its naked bicycle rides, its festivals with whacky names (Hot Dub Wine Machine), and its crazy-awesome food festivals. Margaritas? Food and film? Donuts and…beer? We have it all in Melbs this…
Shimmerlands is a new summer music, food and movie concept created by the team from Shadowlands. I always loved heading down to the Abbotsford Convent during warm summer nights and was keen to check out their new space at Melbourne Uni. Surrounded…
The 2008 Oscar award winning movie Slumdog Millionaire is what put A.R. Rahman into the spotlight in the western world, but for many years he had been a musical stalwart in the Indian movie industry. Traversing across the diverse Indian…