Ministry of Sound’s Orchestrated returns to Australia this December with The Strings of Life Tour. Joining some of Australia’s finest orchestras for this concert series will be guest vocalists Sam Sparro, Crystal Waters and Alison Limerick performing Orchestrated’s biggest shows to date. As a celebration of the most influential dancefloor moments of the past 25…
What better way to celebrate 100 years of putting smiles on faces from the ultimate dream factory than to bring a cavalcade of their timeless stories to life … on ice? I was fortunate enough to see the first Melbourne performance of Disney on Ice celebrates 100 Years of Magic and I assure you that…
What a luscious production of the timeless classic, Swan Lake. It is, of course, the love story of Prince Siegfried and the Swan Princess Odette, torn apart by the villainous sorcerer Rothbart. But wait, there’s more. The Imperial Ice Stars’ original version of Swan Lake premiered in Australia in June 2006. It then toured world,…
Perth’s Rabbit Island (a.k.a. Amber Fresh) is releasing her new album, Deep in The Big on 17 August. Ahead of that release, Rabbit Island will be appearing at five live shows in Melbourne over the next few weeks. Rabbit Island intend to take listeners somewhere beautiful and new with Deep in The Big. It’s the…
Who would have thought that making rhythmic noises from the mundane objects could prove to be such a sustained crowd-pleaser? But Stomp ‘18 isn’t just noise making, but crafted musicality par excellence. It’s vibrant, energetic, frequently hilarious and so much fun; with a soundtrack inspired by the commotion of everyday life. Stomp ’18 is…
Sam Beam – aka Iron & Wine – brings his soul-infused folk rock to Australia. Touring with a full band, Iron & Wine’s tour of the country hits the mainland capitals, starting later this month. Tickets are now available. Iron & Wine has captured the emotion and imagination of listeners with distinctly cinematic songs. It’s…
A series of massive, crowd-pleasing chorus numbers are among the highlights of Grease: The Arena Experience. More than 500 enthusiastic youngsters join the 19-strong main cast and make a big impression. Harvest Rain Theatre Company is responsible for touring this production. They’re intent on introducing thousands of youngsters to the musical art form. For those…
If you’ve been anywhere near a radio recently you’ve no doubt heard Missy Higgins’ catchy new single “Futon Couch”. This is the first taster of Higgins’upcoming fifth studio album Solastalgia, due in on the 4th May, and a definite evolution of her sound. “Futon Couch” also has a new video directed by Josh Harris “I think this was the most…
A super clown act and an extraordinarily nimble pole dancer are among the highlights of the burlesque-style Cabaret de Paris. It showcases bejewelled dancers in skimpy and elegant attire, headlined by a former star of Paris’s Moulin Rouge, Marissa Burgess. Best known as the spiritual birthplace of the modern can-can, Moulin Rouge has been a drawcard…
Sydney based alt-country singer-songwriter Imogen Clark has been busy lately, revealing plans to release her new album Collide on 27 April 2018, dropping her catchy new single and video “Your Anything At All” and listing so many tour dates it’s impossible not to get out and see her. Collide is Clark’s second album and was produced by Australian music legend Mark Lizotte…
