Music
Vale The Saints' Chris Bailey
John Willsteed pays tribute to Chris Bailey, a 'gentleman with the mad soul of an Irish convict poet’ and acknowledges…
Vale Ken West
The father of Australia’s alternative music festivals died in his sleep on Thursday aged 64.
Rising music talents at anniversary awards
Debut stars and blazing talents feature on the nominees list of the 2022 APRA Music Awards, including Rob Hirst, Hiatus…
How are commercial shows faring post-COVID?
While stadium gigs and major musicals have returned, show business must jump hurdles to bring us the biggest names in…
Concert review: Chineke! Chamber Ensemble, Adelaide Festival
A superb display of the immense appeal of chamber music from a unique British ensemble.
Theatre review: An American in Paris, Arts Centre Melbourne
Old fashioned charms set to Gershwin tunes. Who could ask for anything more?
Performance review: Thunderhead
An audio-visual experience that mapped the forces of nature.
Pandemic pushback by programming bold and big
Chatswood Culture Bites is a new festival-come-season that has programmed over 300 artists to help audiences re-emerge with vigour.
Opera Review: La Juive, Opera Australia
There are few entry points for new audiences to this opera, which is unfortunately bleak for our times.
Awards offer musical community a chance to shine
APRA AMCOS and the Australian Music Centre (AMC) are calling on members to support their community by making a nomination…