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Musician Romanie with short blonde hair and a swan sweater stands on a bridge overlooking a river with a city skyline under a cloudy sky.

20 August 2026Q&A

Romanie: Learning to Feel While Finding Hope

Australian electronic music duo The Presets, Julian Hamilton and Kim Moyes, posing together in a press photo against a pink backdrop.

20 August 2026News

The Presets to Headline Adelaide Strikers' New Year's Eve Spectacular

Indie rock band Loose Bricks posing on a leather couch in a wide-angle, fisheye lens promotional band photo.

20 August 2026New Music

Loose Bricks Return With New Single 'Another Day', Announce National Tour

American rock band The Dandy Warhols standing outdoors near elevated overpasses with pink and green umbrellas in a press photo.

20 August 2026Tours

The Dandy Warhols Announce 'Pin Ups' Australia & New Zealand Tour

Australian surf rock trio The Grogans standing and smiling outdoors under warm night lighting in a photo by Dylan Jardine.

19 August 2026New Music

The Grogans Return With Blistering New Single 'Reasons'

British extreme metal band Carcass standing in a hallway for a black-and-white promotional photo.

19 August 2026Tours

Carcass Reveal Local Supports for Australian & New Zealand Tour

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Australian pop duo Bachelor Girl members Tania Doko and James Roche sitting together against a white studio background in promo portrait.

7:30pm | 28 August 2026

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7pm | 20 August 2026

Trivia Thursday - Weekly Fifty x The Gov

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7pm | 20 August 2026

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6:30pm | 20 August 2026

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Raven Black Night / Spyrious / Circus For Ivy

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News

19 August 2026Tours

Avatar Reveal Australian and New Zealand Tour Supports

Outdoor group photo of indie rock band Bloc Party standing together in front of a brick building, with frontman Kele Okereke in the center.

19 August 2026New Music

'Pigwig' Is the Latest Single Taken From Bloc Party's Upcoming Album, 'Anatomy Of A Brief Romance'

Australian pop artist Peach PRC reclining on a fur rug surrounded by lush green ferns in a promo photograph by Carla Wehbe.

19 August 2026New Music

Peach PRC Shares 'Distant Lands', the First of Four New Singles

Black and white paper cutout collage of indie rock band Wishy members with instruments layered on lined paper.

19 August 2026New Music

'Sensational' Is the Third Single Taken From Wishy's Upcoming Second Album

Australian alt-rock band Gang of Youths members standing in a vintage-style room in a promotional group photo.

19 August 2026New Music

Gang of Youths Return With New Single 'Things Take Time'

American punk rock band Strung Out members sitting together on a couch in a black and white promotional photo.

19 August 2026Tours

Strung Out Announce Supports for 30th Anniversary ‘Suburban Teenage Wasteland Blues’ Tour

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Features

Indie rock band Swapmeet four members pose in an industrial stairwell next to large grid windows, featuring a woman in a white dress on the handrail.

18 August 2026Interviews

'Halfway' To Fame: Swapmeet's Soaring Success

Indie pop duo Heaps Good Friends pose against a plain background, with a woman in a cardigan resting her hands on a man's shoulders as both look up.

17 August 2026Q&A

In the Green Room: Heaps Good Friends

Artist Naomi Tang with pink-highlighted hair sitting in her studio holding a tufting gun, in front of an in-progress tufted textile artwork.

14 August 2026Q&A

Culture Club: Get To Know Naomi Tang

14 August 2026Q&A

Unleashing the Inner Beast: Avatar’s Return to Australia

Musician Miss Kaninna posing against a bright yellow backdrop, wearing a black leather jacket and black crown-like hat.

13 August 2026Interviews

Miss Kaninna: Holding the Blackprint

Alt-rock band CAKE standing in a rustic barn with a horse, guitar, and farm equipment.

10 August 2026Interviews

CAKE: Still Going the Distance

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Culture

Art exhibition wall displaying colorful painted cutout flowers alongside wooden letters spelling "i just want to paint flowers."

16 August 2026Art

SALA Festival Presents Ayesha Aggarwal's 'i just want to paint flowers' at Pink Shorts Press

Close-up promo portrait of Scottish stand-up comedian Kevin Bridges wearing a black shirt against a dark studio background looking forward.

14 August 2026Comedy

Kevin Bridges Announces Australian & New Zealand Tour 2027

Actors play chess in prison uniforms during a stage production of The Shawshank Redemption as other inmates watch intensely in dim light.

11 August 2026Theatre

'The Shawshank Redemption' Is Coming To Her Majesty's Theatre In 2027

A colorful Mexican bowl with shredded beef, cheese, chips, and small dip cups on a wooden table alongside other dishes at Rosa Mexicano.

11 August 2026Food & Drink

Tasting Notes: Five To Try August 2026

Illustrated poster for God Said Give 'Em Drum Machines: red-toned faces look over a lightning bolt striking a classic drum machine synthesizer.

10 August 2026Film

Adelaide Film Club Cinephonic Launches Music Documentary Series

Pink graphic: "2027 POSTER COMPETITION IS NOW OPEN!" Subtext: "Entries close Sunday 30 August at 11:59pm ACST." Surrounded by black and white doodles.

9 August 2026Culture

Submissions for the Adelaide Fringe 2027 Poster Competition Now Open

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