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Soul musician Leon Bridges wearing a red track jacket and sunglasses aboard a boat, photographed outdoors against a blue sky by Joshua Kissi.

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16 September 2026

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Gotts Street Park sitting around a yellow couch and wooden pallet table in a plant-filled studio space during a promo photo shoot.

17 September 2026New Music

Gotts Street Park Collaborate With Pip Millet on New Track 'Flowers'

Spacey Jane performing live onstage under teal blue backlighting with smoke, captured in concert photography by Charlie Hardy.

17 September 2026New Music

Spacey Jane Releases 'Live At The Hordern Pavilion' Film & Album

Close-up portrait of musician Tamara Montina resting her chin on her crossed arms outdoors in warm sunlight.

17 September 2026Q&A

Culture Club: Get To Know Tamara Montina

Australian music duo Hellcat Speedracer standing outside a suburban house with colorful party bunting at night, looking directly at the camera.

17 September 2026Q&A

Hellcat Speedracer Embrace the Dance Floor

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16 September 2026Tours

Mick Thomas' Roving Commission Announce 'GoChristmasComeBack' Tour

Punk duo Lambrini Girls posing in an industrial space with one member pointing forward and the other raising a gloved hand for a press photo.

16 September 2026New Music

Lambrini Girls Announce New Album 'No Refunds', Share Single 'Bang Bang Bang'

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Canadian rock band Bachman-Turner Overdrive posing indoors, featuring Randy Bachman seated center on a couch holding a dark semi-hollow guitar.

16 September 2026Tours

Bachman-Turner Overdrive Announce First Australian Tour 2027

Soul singer Leon Bridges wearing sunglasses and a striped shirt, holding apples against a bright blue wall in a photo captured by Joshua Kissi.

16 September 2026Tours

Leon Bridges Brings 'The Happiness Anytime' Tour To Australia In 2027

16 September 2026New Music

'Seriously' is the Third Single Taken From Editors' Upcoming Eighth Studio Album

Indie duo The Army, The Navy wearing headlamps and large hiking backpacks outdoors at night for a high-contrast flash press portrait.

16 September 2026Tours

The Army, The Navy Plot Australian Tour 2027

First Sounds event graphic collage featuring portraits of Indigenous musicians and a group of young performers under warm yellow lighting.

15 September 2026New Music

Submissions Now Open for 'First Sounds Volume 15'

English ska band Madness posing in suits, sunglasses, and hats against a plain studio backdrop for a promotional press portrait photo.

15 September 2026Tours

Madness Announce 2027 Australian & New Zealand Tour

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Promo photo of artist effie isobel posing with a wooden bow and arrow against a draped pink and purple backdrop.

16 September 2026Q&A

In the Green Room: effie isobel

15 September 2026Q&A

Diving Into Jem Cassar-Daley

Promotional portrait of soul singer TEEKS sitting shirtless in black jeans against a studio backdrop, shot by photographer Frances Carter.

11 September 2026Q&A

TEEKS Enters His Villain Era

10 September 2026Interviews

Kita Alexander: Standing Up In the Face of RAGE

Promo photo of Simon Finch from Australian band The Tambourine Girls crouching outdoors in a white t-shirt surrounded by trees.

10 September 2026Q&A

The Tambourine Girls on Life, Loss and the Space Between

Black and white photo of Australian musician Holly Throsby smiling while playing acoustic guitar indoors on a couch.

9 September 2026Q&A

Holly Throsby Finds Magic in the Mundane

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Australian electronic duo Electric Fields posing together in dramatic red and yellow lighting for a promotional studio portrait shoot.

13 September 2026Art

Tandanya Announces Two Event Nature Festival Collaboration 'Silent Country'

Person in cowboy boots riding a metallic horse statue and raising a pink hat indoors at the Feast Festival launch event.

11 September 2026Art

Feast Festival Announces 2026 Program

Dramatic portrait of artist Carmen looking down with closed eyes, wearing red lipstick and holding her hand to her cheek.

10 September 2026Theatre

State Opera South Australia Presents Georges Bizet's 'Carmen'

People enjoying drinks outdoors at the Adelaide Fringe Festival, sitting outside the blue BankSA Theatre venue on a sunny day in the park.

8 September 2026Art

Adelaide Fringe Opens 2027 Event Registrations

Pianist Dave McEvoy leaning on an open grand piano outdoors for Art for Takayna in a lush forest setting.

8 September 2026Art

Art for Takayna Makes South Australian Premiere at ILA

Purple puppet comedian Randy Feltface sitting at a table in a hotel room, resting his head on his hand next to a box of Randy's Feltos cereal.

31 August 2026Comedy

Randy Feltface Announces 2027 Australian & New Zealand Tour

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