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Close Counters’ performance at Colour was an unforgettably inventive audiovisual experience 1 / 4 Photos by Dylan Jardine They just keep getting better and better. Close Counters’ ascension to the height of Australian dance music seemed a sure and destined thing after their heaving, unforgettable set blew everyone away at Meredith 2019. Following the release of their Refractions record, no one in that 20,000-strong crowd could doubt that this band were the real ...

News / / 17 · 02 · 2021 Melbourne is the hub for some of the best music on the planet right now, with the Australian city home to a flurry of free-thinking innovators. Clash has gone deep on our love affair with Melbourne music before, and its a treat to return Down Under on this next release. Production duo Close Counters are lauded for their fusion of club textures, jazz, and hip-hop, with recent single Up And Out being leathered by Bradley Zero. First Word Reco...

Happy Mondays is a celebration of what Melbourne does best: live music. Featuring Cash Savage and The Last Drinks + The Meanies + Yusupha Ngum and The Affia Band + Sui Zhen + 30/70 + Private Function + The Murlocs + Close Counters Each Monday night in February, two iconic Melbourne music venues will put on a gig at The Sidney Myer Music Bowl. The month-long program channels the spirit of a classic Melbourne residency with some of the best local artists as selected by these loved venues. Venue...

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard and Angie McMahon lead the lineup for Meadow 2021 The festival will return to Bambra in April. Meadow has lifted the lid on its 2021 lineup, bringing a bunch of beloved Aussie acts to Bambra this April for its 2021 iteration. What you need to know Meadow is happening from Friday April 23 until  Sunday April 25 in Bambra, Victoria In addition to the live event, Meadow will host a virtual festival from Friday May 7 until Sunday May 9 Ticket p...

Happy Mondays is like an intimate residency at your local pub but amplified The Murlocs Mondays just got a lot more bearable! Across four weeks in February, Happy Mondays will see the Sidney Myer Music Bowl come alive with local legends, in the spirit of a residency, celebrating this special city’s live music scene. Each Monday, two iconic Melbourne venues will come together to present an evening’s program, celebrating the unique nuance of the city’s cultur...

Live at the Bowl just added heaps more gigs to its 2021 program MaRLo Words by Tom Parker Featuring performances from the likes of Archie Roach, Cash Savage & The Last Drinks, The Meanies and more. Sidney Myer Music Bowl’s new Live at the Bowl concert series has been a revelation so far, reinvigorating Melbourne’s live music scene with a host of stellar gigs in the beloved open-air arena. Now, they’ve arrived with more names on the lineup, and punters can e...