Brewers Choice Weekend
Get your hands on The Brewer’s secret stash. The annual Beerfest! Is on Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 July, 11am-6pm both days. This annual event just keeps getting bigger and better. The Brewer has been forced to share his secret stash of aged and limited edition ales. 10 specialty, award winning ales will be on tap for one weekend only in July. Beers featured include multiple years of Imperial Stout, cask conditioned beers, beer on hand...
Sounds like surf
Imagine holding a party in a big top tent erected on the side of Melbourne’s Yarra River. Inside, there’s a skateboard ramp big enough for three cars to drive up side by side and the live music comes from one of the biggest bands of the time. There seems no end to the free booze and the party’s head count is set at about 100. And, best of all, someone else was paying. Seems a bit unreal, but that was the lot of the Breakway boys in...
Are you ready for the battle?
Musicians, bands and solo artists are being called on to enter the annual Mornington Peninsula Push Start Battle of the Bands. Presented by the young members of the Impakt Freeza committee, with assistance from Mornington Peninsula Shire’s Youth Services team, the Mornington Peninsula Push Start Battle of the Bands will be held at Peninsula Community Theatre on August 21 and is the premier gig for up-and-coming artists to battle it...
Perry Keyes
By LACHLAN BRYAN When it comes to writing about the Australian experience, few songwriters are in the league of Paul Kelly. A couple spring to mind – Don Walker, for instance, in both his solo work and with Cold Chisel, and now Courtney Barnett, who has taken the world by storm recently with her tales of Melbourne inner-suburbia. Sydney’s Perry Keys is another who fits the bill, despite the fact he’s a little less famous than those...
Rosebud Buskfest 2015
Rosebud’s busking festival will launch on the morning of Saturday 14 November. Once again there is an impressive $1000 cash prize for the overall winner, plus other prizes of cash, music services and gigs at local venues. Performers with skills in music, dance, acrobatic skills and comedy, that are transferable to a street environment, are encouraged to submit their entry before Monday 31 August. Speaking to last year’s overall...