“When I was 13 and started playing guitar, I was listening to everything from The Beatles to Ben Harper, Black Sabbath to early Led Zeppelin. Although it seems quite eclectic on the surface, I now [...]
In case 2018 wasn't full of enough bluesy goodness already, our famous Blues Tram will be hitting the rails on the second Saturday of every month this year, and it all kick off this weekend [...]
Artist & Venue applications are now open for the 2018 Bendigo Blues & Roots Music Festival to be held on the 8th, 9th, 10th & 11th November. If you are an artist wishing to participate [...]
After another bumper Bendigo Blues & Roots Music Festival in 2017, this year's supporting events will again be limited in number but packed with even more fresh talent and brilliant music, at some of our [...]
The inimitable Lily and King make a welcome return to Bendigo at the Golden Vine. ‘Quirky’ only goes partway to describing this fun, multi-talented duo – who happen to include a toy piano amongst [...]
This Sunday, August, 6, award-winning teen sister duo Charm of Finches (Mabel and Ivy Windred-Wornes), from Melbourne, are celebrating the first birthday of their debut album, Staring at the Starry Ceiling, with a show at [...]
Bendigo holds good memories for Australian blues icon Lloyd Spiegel. “Bendigo was the first place I ever went outside of Melbourne to play, when I was 11. At that age, it felt like a 'tour'.” [...]
Bendigo has a big weekend of music in store to complement the city’s other Easter festivities. The Easter Blues Bender features over 20 artists at venues across the city from Thursday evening through until Sunday. [...]
The name Jagger will no doubt ring a bell for music fans of all ages. This weekend sees Chris Jagger, Mick’s younger brother, visit Bendigo to play three gigs. Remarkably, these gigs are Jagger’s only [...]
“I used to come and play in the corner of the front bar at the Golden Vine in the early days, before the back room was set up as a venue.” Jeff Lang has fond [...]