Sunshine Coast Hinterland Times

Blues & roots at Palmwoods

September means another blistering Palmwoods hotel lineup of the best Australian blues & roots talent. On Saturday, September 4, Canberra based DJ Gosper (left) and the Hot Flush Blues band hit the Palmwoods stage for the first time. DJ - the award winning singer and harp player – released her debut album “Hot Flush Blues” in 2009 and is set to establish a new fan base in SE Qld. Palmwooods Got The Blues is back on Saturday September 18 [...]

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Margaret’s Idea of Wallum

There is a walum woodland, not far from painter, Margaret Turner’s Sunshine Coast home, which has been slashed back, making it easy for the sprawling footprint of human development. Margaret’s latest semi-abstract exhibition is called The Idea of Wallum, maybe because that’s all that’s left of a once pristine environment. According to Dr Lisa Chandler from the University of the Sunshine Coast, [...]

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Poetry for Breakfast

The annual migration of poets to the Hinterland hills is on again with the Kenilworth Poets Breakfast on Saturday September 25. Conondale Range Committee President and local poet Ian Mackay (above) says he’s had people from as far afield as Victoria and Tasmania who tell him they make a point of timing their northern travels to include the Breakfast at Kenilworth. “For some [...]

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Kooii launches new album

The long awaited second album In This Life by band Kooii will be launched at Crystal Waters on Sunday September 12 at 3pm. The band will be joined by Hayden Hack Infusion, Samako, Tibet2Tibuk2 and Murray Wall. Out of Brisbane’s West End, Kooii has nurtured a uniquely local sound that weaves musical influences from around the world. They successfully toured New [...]

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Rob Black is back at Beerwah

After a fabulous performance at The Beerwah Hotel in July, Rob Black is back, performing live and free again this month at the Beerwah Hotel. Rob is now a local from Dayboro, and is a real “country boy” having grown up at Middlemount in Central Queensland, where he studied music. Rob has been a backing musician for some of the biggest names [...]

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Opera in the Amphitheatre

Queensland’s own OPERATIF! company once again presents a fine selection of artists and a program guaranteed to keep everyone entertained. At the stunning lakeside amphitheatre at Lake Macdonald are soprano Jennifer Parish and baritone Stewart Cameron. They are joined by fine Italian-born tenor, Virgilio Marino, soprano Sally Henderson, young coloratura soprano, Elizabeth Smalley, and esteemed pianist John Woods from the Qld Conservatorium. This will [...]

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Scott Mellis and Barry Charles at the Upfront Club

Scott Mellis is a 23 year old singer/songwriter fromCaloundra. He’s the son of jazz singer and guitarist, BrentMellor, with whom he’s performed from time to time. Beat describes Scott as “Emotive ,Cheeky Irreverent andAwesome!!” Melbourne street magazine Inpress describedhim as haunting, and vocally reminiscent of Al Green. Herald Sun music Writer Paul Stewart, “was immediatelystruck by his [...]

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Kindling Duo sing for Utribe

Another great night of Utribe music is coming up at the UpFront Club in Maleny on Thursday August 5. Brisbane musicians Peter Hunt on vocals, trumpet and guitar, and Conan Griffiths on vocals, guitar and percussion weave reggae, African and jazz ways in their original songs with a ‘local’ feel. Both members of the Afro-reggae [...]

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Hot talent at Palmwoods Hotel

The Palmwoods Hotel kicks off its month of August entertainment with a couple of nights featuring the hottest blues & roots talent in Australia. On Saturday August 7 at 8pm, the hard charging Blind Lemon drop in for another of their regular Palmwoods gigs. It’s difficult in this modern world to write modern blues that doesn’t [...]

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Linsey & Tunji at Breakfast

Remarkable world music composers and performers, Linsey Pollak and Tunji Beier invite you to Sunday Breakfast any time after 8am at the Indian influenced Saffron Namaste cafe in Pomona, and then enjoy their music from 10am. Tunji Beier (above left) & Linsey Pollak known as Dva feature Tunji on mridangam, kanjira (Sth Indian percussion) & morsing [...]

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