Music

Music SYDNEY quintet Boy & Bear has dominated the 2011 ARIA Awards, taking out five gongs for their critically acclaimed and self-produced debut album Moonfire.

Music FRASER Coast duo, the Bobkatz, have been nominated for two Golden Guitar awards in Tamworth.

Music BRITISH rockers Arctic Monkeys are willing to travel a long way to find a good party.

Music DOLLY Parton fans can look forward to a stellar performance when the country music idol rolls into Brisbane next week for the last shows of her Australian tour.

Music AMERICAN rocker Lenny Kravitz and Irish chart-toppers The Cranberries will tour Australia in March next year with supporting act Wolfmother.

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Music GRAFTON'S McClymont sisters' musical talents were realised on the world stage when they received the American Country Music Award for Global Artist of the Year.

Music THE first Bluesfest announcement is in. Bluesfest 2012 features The Pogues, Earth Wind n Fire, Roger Daltrey, My Morning Jacket, John Butler Trio and Yes.

Music BRIGHT Eyes will soon bring their indie-rock, folk and alt-pop inspired sounds to Australia for the trio of ‘Harvest’ music and arts festivals.

Music THE legendary Powderfinger are back with a brilliant new collection, Footprints – The Best of Powderfinger 2001-2011.

Music THE quiet village of Coolum will be transformed into Cool-Town for two days when thousands of music fans from near and far arrive for the Golden Days Festival.

Music THE Brisbane music community will be gathering at The Zoo in Fortitude Valley to raise funds towards Danny Widdicombe’s treatment.

Music AFTER a two year hiatus, renowned acoustic icon Pete Murray adds electricity to his latest release.

Music THE Grates has announced a whole bunch of comrades who will be joining them and Last Dinosaurs on their nation-wide Summer’s Breath tour.

Music COURTNEY Love has pulled out of metal festival Soundwave after finding out her band Hole would be performing before Limp Bizkit.

Music AMERICAN songstress Madeleine Peyroux is returning to Australia for a national tour in March 2012.

Music ROCK band Bluejuice is unlikely to be invited back to perform at future Caloundra Music Festivals after shocking the crowd with an expletive-laden performance.

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Music THERE was a time when no one listened to Cold Chisel.

Music SAMINDA Fern's voice could soon be booming across a Broadway stage according to her new musical director Gordon Hamilton.

Music THE news of R.E.M's split came to one Suffolk Park resident via a text. As the day continued Bruce MacKenzie received phone calls and flowers of condolence.

Music THERE'S an easy way to tell who attended Bryan Adams' Bare Bones concert at QPAC in Brisbane on Tuesday night - they probably have very little voice left.