‘Jumping out of their skins’:Joy for African choir over visa backflip

‘Jumping out of their skins’:Joy for African choir over visa backflip

An eleventh-hour change of heart from immigration officials gives the green light to Ugandan and Kenyan performers.

  • byNick Galvin

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Hear that? It’s the sound of live music dying for local Australian artists
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Hear that? It’s the sound of live music dying for local Australian artists

I was asked to support a huge international act. Then I read the fine print.

  • byAthanasia Sakoutis
Your superstar FOMO is hurting Australian music,report finds

Your superstar FOMO is hurting Australian music,report finds

A new report by Music Australia finds some fans are willing to “break the bank” to see a touring international act.

  • byLinda Morris
Chaos as young African singers locked out of Australia at last minute

Chaos as young African singers locked out of Australia at last minute

A group of performers has been refused visas just days before they were set to travel.

  • byNick Galvin
What do you do when your band is invited to open for Oasis? Grab a pint,of course

What do you do when your band is invited to open for Oasis? Grab a pint,of course

Brisbane indie-rock band Ball Park Music has been around for nearly two decades. But now,with an ARIA No. 1 and a tour with Oasis looming,they’ve never felt stronger.

  • byNell Geraets
‘Kill your MP’:Irish rap group referred to counter-terror police for the second time

‘Kill your MP’:Irish rap group referred to counter-terror police for the second time

Kneecap was already under investigation after concert footage emerged of one band member appearing to shout “up Hamas,up Hezbollah”.

  • byDominic Penna
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Dozing off at a gig? For this cult musician,it’s a compliment

Dozing off at a gig? For this cult musician,it’s a compliment

Beloved Japanese folk artist Ichiko Aoba is bringing her dreamy sound to Vivid.

  • byRobert Moran
What does ecological decay sound like? This profound suite from one of our leading trumpeters

What does ecological decay sound like? This profound suite from one of our leading trumpeters

Sydney trumpeter Tom Avgenicos musically depicts the conflict between nature and urbanisation.

  • byJohn Shand
Even this modern maestro won’t touch the world’s weirdest instrument

Even this modern maestro won’t touch the world’s weirdest instrument

The theremin’s “woo-ooo” sound has haunted music and cinema lovers for years. Carolina Eyck is the world’s best player,but she’s still making sense of it.

  • byMichael Dwyer
‘We didn’t slag off other bands’:Gaz Coombes on Supergrass’ success

‘We didn’t slag off other bands’:Gaz Coombes on Supergrass’ success

Three decades after bouncing into ’90s Britpop with Supergrass,Gaz Coombes reflects on what it was like back then as a teenager,and where he is now,pushing 50.

  • byBarry Divola
Lorde asked fans to join her in a New York park. Police quickly moved in

Lorde asked fans to join her in a New York park. Police quickly moved in

Fans were hoping for an impromptu live show ahead of the Kiwi superstar’s first album in four years.

  • byAnnie Aguiar andEd Shanahan