There’s a veritable smorgasbord of musical talent hitting Bendigo over the next few weekends. Tonight, Friday, July, 29 at the Gold Dust Lounge, beneath the Shamrock Hotel, the immense talent that is Lloyd Spiegel will [...]
Benny Walker is no stranger to Bendigo. He’s featured at most Bendigo Blues & Roots Festivals so far and has played at so many of our local venues over the years he probably knows them [...]
This year’s second Bendigo Blues & Roots Music Festival Showcase event boasts an 18 act line-up with some familiar faces gracing the two stages. It all starts at noon on Sunday, July, 17 at the [...]
Musically-minded Bendigonians will be digging deep next weekend for two very worthy causes. On Saturday, June, 18 the Golden Vine and Bendigo Blues & Roots Music Festival is hosting Bendigo Blues for the Homeless - [...]
“I’m a great believer in the power of positivity.” It’s a Friday morning and I’m at Rock Pride Music (RPM) talking to Albert Skipper – Skip as he is known to hundreds of Bendigonians. On [...]
“We wanted to do something completely different, and this really is,” enthuses Four Lions’ Shann Lions over coffee at a busy Bendigo CBD café. “I’ll write the songs on Friday and Saturday, June 24th and [...]
Tomorrow, Saturday, May 7 sees Frank Bell launch his debut single White Horse at Billyroy’s BluesBar. It’s a swampy, gutsy dirty blues number with a contrasting acoustic folk number, Riverside, on the B-side. Both are [...]
“I made up my performing name Grim Fawkner when I worked in a factory in Melbourne. I’d catch the 6am train every morning and pass through Fawkner. The station at Fawkner was right next to [...]
A decade or so ago it would’ve been a brave person to predict the rise and rise of vinyl record sales. But vinyl is back. Big-time. Coupled with the rejuvenation of this most pure form [...]
The re-shaped Smoke Stack Rhino make a welcome return to Bendigo tonight, Friday, April 8 at the Golden Vine. With Dave Sirianni joining the band on lead vocals and guitar in early 2015, the Smoke [...]