Music
Australia's Spotify Wrapped 2024: the year in Aussie music
Once again, Spotify Wrapped has revealed global listened habits. No local artists made Australia's top five most streamed this year.
Music review: Missy Higgins, The Second Act Tour 2024, ALWAYS LIVE festival
Missy Higgins stands in her own power in the face of heartbreak and uncertainty.
Music review: Sarah Blasko, Theatre Royal Castlemaine, ALWAYS LIVE festival
Sarah Blasko launches her seventh album to a captive Castlemaine audience.
Performance review: The Pirates of Penzance – In Concert, QPAC
Gilbert and Sullivan at their finest in this rip-roaring crowd-pleaser, which offers an all-star cast with many musical gems.
Darwin Symphony Orchestra to tour Territory-wide in 2025
The DSO’s 2025 season will see Jonathan Tooby’s last hurrah as Artistic Director/Chief Conductor, but not before the Orchestra undertakes…
Theatre review: The Heartbreak Choir, Ensemble Theatre
Themes of community, forgiveness and understanding lie at the heart of this crowd-pleaser, which rounds out Ensemble’s 2024 season. Â
Performance review: F Christmas, Malthouse Theatre
The antidote to traditional Christmas schmaltz.
A fond farewell to a Goldner era
After 30 years of playing music together, the Goldner String Quartet has called time with a final Farewell Concert on…
Improved accessibility at Bakehouse Studios due to recent redevelopment
A venue known for hosting music legends now offers better accessibility opportunities for artists and visitors.
Legal costs of MSO Board actions start to mount … at what cost to the art?
The MSO’s controversial response to a statement made by an artist at an August recital has not just impacted the…