Canberrans are invited to immerse themselves in a different kind of music experience at Ainslie Arts Centre this Friday and Saturday evenings, 23-24 September. Mini Festival Ainslie Salon: On Location showcases the art of field recording, sound art, and electronic music.
Reimagining the tunes heard on the airwaves during the 1960s and 1970s, Good Morning Vietnam, Music from the Vietnam War Era-Live in Concert! comes to The Q Performing Arts Centre, Queanbeyan on Saturday 3 September.
From the brains behind the iconic Falls Festival comes the brand-new Wanderer Festival, which hopes to engage a multigenerational audience on the shores of Pambula Beach next month.
To mark Afghanistan’s National Day and the anniversary of the fall of Kabul, Fred Smith and band, in cooperation with the Afghan Embassy, will be presenting Sparrows of Kabul, the final iteration of Smith’s Afghanistan song cycle, at the National Press Club, on Friday 19 August.
Eskimo Joe frontman, Kav Temperley, is bringing his solo regional tour to Canberra Theatre on 13 August. Before he hit the road, CW caught up with Temperley from his home in Western Australia to talk about life in small towns; why people leave and why they often come back.Â
Vika Bull and her sister Linda are heading to Canberra with their The Wait tour, originally meant to coincide with the album’s release last September, but the pandemic and health emergencies saw it put on hold. Vika joined CW for a chat before the tour kicks off. Â
Whitlams front man Tim Freedman is hitting the road to tour with his country project, The Whitlams Black Stump Band, including a stop at the Royal Hotel Queanbeyan on Friday 5 August. CW had a chat with Freedman to discuss rediscovering his spark in regional towns and long lost record stores.
Visitors to Pialligo Estate next month can enjoy a seasonal feast of fine food and music in the fields in a collaboration with the Canberra Symphony Orchestra.
There are a few events wrapping up around the Capital this weekend, including Canberra Centre’s winter village which returns to the Swiss Alps after Sunday, and Shakespeare to Winehouse, an exhibition on loan from the National Portrait Gallery London.
While waiting by the side of the road for his ride to that night’s gig, Australian music icon Tex Perkins joined CW for a phone chat about his extensive career, day drinking during the pandemic, and the high fashion of corduroy.Â
Thanks to our friends at Tallagandra Hill Winery at Gundaroo, one lucky winner will receive a double pass to hear Tex Perkins and Matt Walker, with special guests Lucy Sugerman and Koebi Faumui this Saturday 16 July 7pm.
One of the country’s leading ladies of country music is bringing her tour to the Capital, on Saturday 16 July. Melinda Schneider takes 5 with CW for a chat about love, weddings, and 40 years in the music industry.
After attending the recent Music at Midday concert by the RMC Band, Year 6 students at Canberra Girls Grammar School were tasked with writing a review of the performance.
Aussie rock band Short Stack are getting ready to kick off their long-awaited nationwide tour, which hits Canberra Friday 17 June. Lead singer and guitarist Shaun Diviney joined CW for a quick...
