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Pitch Music & Arts: Four weeks to go and down to its last tickets
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Bliss n Eso announce nationwide Party on the Moon tour this May through August
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The Gum Ball announces The Herd, Liz Stringer and more on new wave of artists for 20th anniversary
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Noise rock duo Party Dozen's moody pulse is a 'Yin and Yang' between fear and folly
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Mallrat's light hit my face like a straight right is a dreamy, Valentine's Day ready pop concoction
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Beauty and the bodyslam: Inside Melbourne's underground wrestling scene
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Please stop with the terrible 'intro' tracks at the start of albums
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Souled Out's 2025 festival cancelled due to low ticket sales
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'It means so much': The 'game-changer' that's helping emerging musicians kick down industry doors
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Singaporean artist Sim Chi Yin brings brilliant performance art and photo exhibition to Footscray
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Flawless vocals and raw truths: Thndo bares her heart on Lessons in Love
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Mallrat's light hit my face like a straight right is a dreamy, Valentine's Day ready pop concoction
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Close Counters throw a technicolour happy house party on Lovers Dance Academy
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Rhys Thompson announces dreamy new pop single, EP launch show
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Dean Luke's Easy is anything but – and that's exactly the point
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Satellite Fingers craft a piano-driven emotional whirlwind on Lockdown Melancholia Vol I
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'The lifeblood of communities': Victoria announces widespread funding for music festivals
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Bad to the bone: George Thorogood announces headline shows in Melbourne, Hobart
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The iconic Melbourne live music venues we dearly miss from the last 30 years
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The best love songs to serenade your lover with on Valentine's Day
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