Iconic Australian band, The Waifs, is one of the headline acts at this year’s National Folk Festival, heading to Exhibition Park over Easter, 6-10 April. CW had a chat with Josh Cunningham to discuss festival culture, 30 years of touring, and chosen family.
Chloe Kay and The Crusade have been taking the blues world by storm since coming onto the scene in 2021. Next stop is Googfest at Rockley Oval, Googong NSW on Saturday 4 February.
Lovers of late-night rock and roll and general loose revelry should tune in to the newest dive bar on Akuna Street in the City - The Shaking Hand (aka Shakes) opens today, Wednesday 1 February.
Ross Wilson is hoping to help change the way touring impacts the environment with Ross Wilson’s Cool World Tour 2023, stopping in the Canberra region at Tallagandra Hill Winery on Saturday 28 January
The Canberra music scene has celebrated its revival in 2022, with venues opening back up post-pandemic lockdowns. Though numbers aren’t quite what they were before Covid-19 took over the world, the effort made by the attendees and performs deserved its own special night.
Canberra girl Hayley Jensen has come a long way since Australian Idol 2004, nominated as Female Artist of the Year at the 2022 Golden Guitar Awards and teaming up with Canadian country rock royalty, Clayton Bellamy, to write festival banger Four Boots.
Australia’s oldest and longest-running community band is celebrating living homegrown female composers in their concert later this month. The Music She Wrote showcases the talents of our women music makers at Hawker College Saturday 26 November.
ARIA award winner Josh Pyke makes a pit stop in Canberra on his To Find Happiness regional tour at The Jetty on Saturday 12 November. CW spoke to Pyke before he hit the road.
Bringing music to everyone who wants it in their lives is important, Canberra Symphony Orchestra bassoonist Kristen Sutcliffe believes. Over the last decade, Ms Sutcliffe, an audiologist in her day job, has put together three community programs, bringing music to people with hearing loss, with dementia, and with autism.
With big tunes and big vocals, The Celebration of Swing takes you on a musical nostalgia journey of music, back to the 1940s. Performed by John Morrison’s Swing City and two renowned jazz soloists, Gregg Arthur and Jacki Cooper, the show comes to Canberra Theatre on Saturday 12 November.
One of the original members of the Thompson Twins, Tom Bailey returns to Australia to perform songs from the band’s hit album, Into the Gap. He stops at Canberra Theatre on Wednesday...
Returning to the shores of Lake Burley Griffin, SummerSalt brings a day of chill vibes for the whole family on 27 January, with a line-up featuring some of the biggest names in folk, indie, and alternative music.
This Sunday, a showcase of art and performance hits the streets of one of the capital’s hippest districts. For one day only, the Braddon Busking Festival invites the community to experience a smorgasbord of street performances.
Katie Noonan and her brother Tyrone join forces when they bring the 20th anniversary of the George album, Polyserena Tour to Canberra theatre Saturday 24 September.
CW had a chat with Katie ahead of the tour to discuss twenty years since the debut album, talented musical families, and going solo.
