New music releases
Live Shows
20SunJunJesse Valach at The Royal Hotel/The Royal Hotel20 Jun, 7:00 pmThe Royal Hotel, 770 Esplanade, Mornington VIC 3931, Australia
24ThuJunMariah Scary B.East Residency #3/B.East24 Jun, 9:00 pmB.East, 80 Lygon St, Brunswick East VIC 3057, Australia
26SatJunNick Carver and the Mean Street Butchers/The Gem Bar and Dining26 Jun, 7:00 pmThe Gem Bar and Dining, 289 Wellington St, Collingwood VIC 3066, Australia- 03SatJulJesse Valach at The Royal Hotel/The Royal Hotel03 Jul, 7:00 pmThe Royal Hotel, 770 Esplanade, Mornington VIC 3931, Australia
15ThuJulGeorgia Bancroft for Real Songwriters Of Melbourne/Paris Cat Jazz Club15 Jul, 6:00 pmParis Cat Jazz Club, 6 Goldie Pl, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
17SatJulKala Gare's Nasty Nine Piece/Paris Cat Jazz Club17 Jul, 7:00 pmParis Cat Jazz Club, 6 Goldie Pl, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
23FriJulJesse Valach at Echuca Blues Festival/Echuca23 Jul, 12:00 pm – 25 Jul, 6:00 pmEchuca, Echuca VIC 3564, Australia
31SatJulBernadette Novembre at Swamplands/Swamplands31 Jul, 7:00 pmSwamplands, 744 High St, Thornbury VIC 3071, Australia
05ThuAugEmma Volard: An Ode To Badu/Paris Cat Jazz Club05 Aug, 8:00 pmParis Cat Jazz Club, 6 Goldie Pl, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
14SatAugThe Mamas at Torch Festival/Max Watts14 Aug, 10:00 pmMax Watts, 125 Swanston St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia- 28SatAugKala Gare's Nasty Nine Piece/Paris Cat Jazz Club28 Aug, 6:00 pmParis Cat Jazz Club, 6 Goldie Pl, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
- 28SatAugBernadette Novembre at Rainbow Hotel/The Rainbow Hotel28 Aug, 9:00 pmThe Rainbow Hotel, 27 St David St, Fitzroy VIC 3065, Australia
- 19SunSepBernadette Novembre supporting The Soul Movers/The Zoo (QLD)19 Sep, 6:30 pmThe Zoo (QLD), 711 Ann St, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006, Australia
- 30ThuSepBernadette Novembre at POME/POME30 Sep, 6:30 pmPOME, 267 Swan St, Richmond VIC 3121, Australia
Latest blog articles
29 Oct 2020
Sammm: My Drug Addiction and the Worst Thing I Ever Did
I’m currently 25, but I’ve been living with a bit of an “air” over my head for almost 10 years. I’m coming to terms with my drug addiction. It’s difficult to talk about sometimes, but the more I do it, the more clear it becomes.
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14 Oct 2020
Danielle Ponder: A Call For Love
“It’s been one of the most painful years to be Black in America,” says Danielle Ponder, a New York vocalist, activist and public defender. At 16, her brother was sentenced to 20 years in prison for a robbery of $170 where no one was hurt. Since, Danielle has helped thousands in the criminal justice system by connecting judges to the compassion in their hearts.
4 Oct 2020
ABC talks Gender (Dis)parity in Jazz 100
“Diversity is central to ABC Jazz,” says content manager Toby Chadd, yet only 22.22% of audience favourites in this weekend’s Jazz 100 were female. Vocalists not included, that number dropped substantially to a dismal 7.25%.
2 Aug 2020
Gretta Ray: @re._stacks and Online Activism
Halfway through a year that has seen eruptions of public outrage at systemic discrimination, victims of sexual misconduct at the hands of Melbourne photographer Jack Stafford rallied together to share their experiences and call for justice.
26 Jul 2020
Scott Tinkler: Cancel Culture and James Morrison
In the last fortnight, it emerged that James Morrison, a titanic figure in the Australian jazz community, wrote a character reference for a male student, helping to strike a plea deal to 'downgrade his two rape charges to indecent assault'.
19 Jul 2020
Charlotte Abroms: Gender Inequality in so-called Australia
Around March/April, Rose and I sat down to discuss an issue that had been getting on our nerves for some time. In late 2019, we both posted a Facebook status calling for specific experiences surrounding gendered discrimination. I couldn't believe how many comments and private messages I received...
5 Jul 2020
DRMNGNOW on Music Revolution and Society
For Neil Morris, we are at a potentially transformative moment in history. Artists are engaging with social injustice in a manner that is reminiscent of the revolutionary 1960s artistic movements, and the recent events of horrific treatment towards BIPOC people have prompted widespread questioning of the ongoing injustices inflicted upon First Nations peoples in so-called Australia.