Date: Saturday, August 4, 2018 Venue: ICC Theatre – Sydney Presented by: Live Nation Australia Photos by:  Annette Geneva – Every Day Is Saturday Images should not be reproduced without consent of photographer and MTRBWY  

“If you are into heavy metal music that is intense and powerful with a melody that is fueled, you would definitely enjoy the thrilling ride by listening to NZM tracks.” From Bio: NZM is high energy Hard Rock/Power Metal band with strong melodic vocal lines and edgy riffs. NZM is based in South Florida, USA and was formed in 2010 led […]

“Common side effects of listening to Schmoolio include: Driving fast, banging head, singing along, having songs stuck in your head for weeks on end, being in a generally awesome mood, and ladies love Schmoolio fans wayyyy more than they love Schmoolio.” From Bio: Since their inception in 2017, Schmoolio has begun to gain a local following by teaming with 91.7’s […]

Legendary Memphis country punk-rock band Lucero have today announced their first ever headline tour of Australia. Today also sees Lucero drop their new studio album Ghosts Among Us worldwide. Lucero has long been admired in their hometown of Memphis, where they have hosted “The Lucero Family Block Party” every spring for a number of years. At the 2018 Block Party they celebrated […]

Twenty years on from their platinum selling album Sumo hitting number two on the ARIA Chart (and with a few ARIA Awards in the trophy cabinet), The Superjesus are back with an anniversary edition of their celebrated 1998 debut, set for release on August 17.  As well as seeing the original album reissued on vinyl, the CD edition of Sumo […]

You Me At Six have today revealed the official video for their latest single 3AM, one of the first tracks to be taken from their new sixth studio album VI, out October 5th. PRE ORDER VI HERE The video, that splits into two contrasting segments, spells out a night like no other and presents what frontman Josh Franceschi thinks happened (Act 1: Expectation), swiftly followed by the entertaining […]

Frontier Touring and Arena Touring are delighted to announce US multi-talented singer/songwriter, performer Richard Marx will return to our shores for a string of national headline shows this November and December. An icon in the industry, Marx celebrates a 3 decade long career with 11 glorious albums. Having sold 30 million records worldwide and five Grammy nominations under his belt, Marx is renowned for his […]

James Van Cooper has announced tour dates in support of his upcoming album release, Coming Home, now slated for release on 14 September, with acclaimed musician, Axle Whitehead joining him on the road. James and Axle met in Los Angeles recently whilst James was there recording his debut album. Axle, a friend of US music producer Scott Campbell, sat in on a few off the […]

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“Our live shows are a combination of theatre courtesy of Nina, raw high octane energy, melodies that will wrap around your conscience, and pure incitement of the senses.” From Bio: Founder members Nina Courson and Phil Honey-Jones played their first gig together in late 2010 supporting Goldblade at a disastrous punk festival in Brighton where Healthy Junkies only played for […]

“Music is about emotions. You cannot force someone to feel what the songs are trying to express. As writers, we are giving you our experiences. To find out if they’re speaking to you personally, you just have to give it a listen.“ Exit Empire is a three-piece band currently based in the Czech Republic founded in 2016 by two brothers […]

2018 is the year that Sydney five-piece, Polaris have cemented their place in the global scene among Australia’s most elite heavy music exports with a metalcore torch held high in their hands. They recently slapped a sold-out sign on the ‘Dusk To Day’ Regional tour which followed the sold-out national ‘The Mortal Coil’ headline tour in April – two back to back […]

In the words of Doakes from Dexter – “SURPRISE, MOTHERFUCKER.” Mammal are celebrating one whole year of returning to the stage with a single entitled “Dead”. Mammal – one of Australia’s most fierce, outspoken & storied rock artists, shook off the hibernation sickness of their hiatus in late 2017 to make a ferociously triumphant return to the Australian live music […]

GRAMMY and ARIA Award winner Keith Urban will return to Australia in January and February 2019 with his all-new “GRAFFITI U WORLD TOUR AUSTRALIA”, his first tour in more than two years.  The “GRAFFITI U WORLD TOUR 2018” is already underway in the U.S. and features a brand-new concert production – a two-hour plus show highlighted by the first live concert performances of new […]

“Listening to Touch the Buffalo has been shown to reverse Male Pattern Baldness. This band is making new rock that old rock would be proud of. With a five-handed drummer. A twelve-fingered bassist. A guitarist from the year 2038. And an electric. Ukulele.” From Bio: “Four musicians were flung together in the blender of the DC music scene. After jamming […]

Continuing to push limits and prove the transformative power of rock ‘n roll, legendary musician Tom Morello – co-founder of Rage Against The Machine, Audioslave and Prophets of Rage – is set to release the most ambitious artistic effort of his storied career this fall with his forthcoming album The Atlas Underground on October 12 by Sony Music Australia. PRE-ORDER THE ATLAS UNDERGROUND HERE Pre-order from JB […]

Ladies and gentlemen, may we introduce to you once again the world’s most commercially successful solo guitar performer, JOE SATRIANI. The legendary guitarist returns to Australia this November, thirty years after his first tour here in 1988, with Mick Jagger, bringing his latest album and world tour What Happens Next to Australian fans. Tickets for all shows go on sale at midday Wednesday […]

“…when we started this band we were just four huge dorks that cracked jokes and now here we are we’ve been a band for so long now and we’re still the same four dorks that we were *laughs* but I think the thing that’s changed though is it leaks through more in our live show, we don’t feel as inhibited […]

How has it been three years since a Halestorm album? Wow! Thankfully here they are in 2018 with album number four and things are about to get ‘Vicious’. I’ve been sitting on this for a couple of weeks and in listening through a number of times, just be ready that you’re in for a treat. Straight away the ‘Black Vultures’ […]

“If you look through our songs you’ll see we talk a lot about becoming who you want to be and fighting to make it happen, getting through the day even when all you want to do is scream.  A lot of my lyrics are very personal and I like to make it so people can apply my words to their […]

Today the Australian Music Association is thrilled to announce the 2018 return of the Melbourne Guitar Show, set to rock Caulfield Racecourse on August 4 and 5 – and this year, it’ll be bigger than ever.  Proudly presented by Triple M and Australian Musician, the lineup boasts an impressive haul of both local and international artists, and featuring amongst the […]

Melbourne’s The Last Martyr have today released a video for, “Into the Black.”  Their debut single was mixed and mastered by Circles’ Ted Furuhashi and video was directed by  Dave Hunter of Band Factory Media. The video depicts vocalist, Monica Strut, alone in a white room slowly being engulfed by black ink.  Meanwhile in contrast, the full band gives a blistering performance in a dark space. Vocalist […]

Roger Hodgson, famous for all of the classic Supertramp mega-hits that he wrote, composed and sang, will embark on a new world tour to celebrate the 40th anniversary of‘Breakfast in America’. Roger’s songs are timeless, and his mesmerising performances continue to connect in powerful ways to fans everywhere. ‘Breakfast in America’ was the #1 album of 1979 in the Australian charts, holding the top spot for […]

Slash Ft. Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators will release their new album titled Living The Dream on September 21 via Slash’s own label Snakepit Records in partnership with Sony Music Australia. The group unleashed Driving Rain–-the first single off Living The Dream—to radio. Slash describes the creation of Driving Rain, “This is a riff I specifically remember playing with the guys for the first time at a venue in New Hampshire on the […]

“To me, lyrics are so fragile & beautiful that they have to be touchable & relatable. I can’t perform a song well if it doesn’t mean anything to me. Also a good chorus. Everyone needs a good, catchy chorus.” From Bio: Almost Awake is a young female-fronted, five piece rock band from Las Vegas. This fast rising, high energy group […]

Riding high from their most successful two-and-a-half years together yet – which included an ARIA Top 10 debut and three back-to-back sold out headline tours of Australia – Hands Like Houses return with -Anon., set for release on October 12 via UNFD. Their most determined release yet, the first taste of the album comes via the track “Overthinking”. Filmed in Los Feliz, Los […]

Frontier Touring is pleased to announce singer and guitarist William Ryan Key – former front man of Florida pop-punkers Yellowcard – will bring his mesmerising, brand new solo songs down under this spring, performing three intimate shows in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne in September 2018. Having just wrapped a full US run supporting New Found Glory, Key has wowed critics and fans alike with his new sonic direction. With Yellowcard […]

“Nothing is ever set in stone until the song has gone through the blender a couple of times. Once we have a hook, we build out rhythms around that. The most important ingredient though is everyone being ego free. That is the key people!” From Bio: Indie Lagone’s music is a myriad wall of sound comprised of a hard rock […]

Thanks to our friends at Omnibus Press, we have a copy of the classic kiss-and-tell-all book ‘I’m With The Band: Confessions of a Groupie’ by Pamela Des Barres to give away which has been recently updated and released with previously unread material. The original book has been named as one of the Top 20 books in Billboard’s 100 Greatest Music Books […]

“…Moonshine Saints don’t stop—we’ll continue creating new music, not just because we love doing it, but because our fans deserve our best effort all the time.” From Bio: The Moonshine Saints are collectively singer-songwriter Sean Ward, guitarists Matt York and Steve “Doc” Morris, with rhythm section bassists Bob Lynn, and Justin Barber on drums. The Moonshine Saints bring a heavy […]