CALIFORNIA POWER-TRIO RADIO MOSCOW LIVE @ THE WICKO – THURSDAY, JUNE 28TH

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California power-trio Radio Moscow will be touring Australia this June-July, with a Newcastle show scheduled for The Wickham Park Hotel (The Wicko) on Thursday, June 28th. Supports on the night will be Dyer Maker and Vanilla Gorilla The hard-hitting band have carved their own sonic niche in international Blues, Rock and Psych circles since their formation in 2003, regularly playing some of the world’s …

GALLERY: PASSPORT TO AIRLIE SEMI-FINALS 2017 @ THE STAG

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Our gallery of all the action from Semifinals 1 and 2, Passport To Airlie (Newcastle) 2017 at The Stag and Hunter Hotel. 10 great bands and 10 super hot sets at Newcastle’s home of original live music, including Thomas Macokatic, The Pits, Red City, Boneman, viAgro,  WYSPER, Diplazar, The Reo Fenders, Jackson and Arcades and Lions. Thomas Macokatic, The Pits, Red City, Diplazar and viAgro will be hitting The Stag stage for the finals this …

GALLERY: HEAT 4 PASSPORT TO AIRLIE 2017 @ THE STAG

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The last of the Heats for Passport To Airlie 2017 went down last Sunday, with the big fathers day crowd enjoying plenty of cool live music from five sensational local bands. On stage for the final heat of the comp. before the finals series kicks off, were Thomas Macokatic, The Pits, Red City, Slide Milligan and Stone Sun. Congratulations to heat 4 winners Thomas Macokatic, The …

GALLERY: HEAT 3 PASSPORT TO AIRLIE 2017 @ THE STAG

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Well… Heat 3, Passport To Airlie 2017 would have to go down as the loudest heat in the Newcastle comps history with a rocking wall of sound from punksters viAgro, The Grounds and rockers WYSPER, giving the grand old Stag a good shake with three red hot sets. Some decibel relief came to our ringing ears with Sid Berry closing …

GALLERY: ‘LOUD LOVE’ @ THE CAMBRIDGE HOTEL, NEWCASTLE – THURSDAY, AUGUST 17TH 2017

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‘LOUD LOVE’ was Organised by local musician Justin Ngariki and Music promoter Marcus Wright, celebrating the music of Chris Cornell (Soundgarden/Audioslave), Layne Staley (Alice In Chains/Mad Season), Scott Weiland (Stone Temple Pilots/Velvet Revolver) & Kurt Cobain (Nirvana). LOUD LOVE‘s mission is to raise, suicide and depression awareness in our community, breaking down the stigma about talking about mental health in our society, “It’s about raising …

CHASE THE SUN ‘AIN’T NO LOVE’ TOUR @ THE STAG & HUNTER – SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND 2017

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Aussie Blues-rock heavy weights Chase The Sun are on the road touring to celebrating the release of their killer new single ‘Ain’t No Love’ the second single from the band’s long-awaited third album. The tour will be rolling into Newie and hitting The Stag’s stage on Saturday, September 2nd. Celebrating 10 years together in 2017, Chase The Sun established themselves from the get go as crowd favourites at festivals …

MARK OLSON @ THE NORTHERN STAR – SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD

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Mark Olson, a founding member of legendary American, Alternative Country/Rock band  The Jayhawks, will be touring Australia this September. Mark is touring to celebrating the upcoming release of his latest solo offering ‘Spokeswoman of the Bright Sun’,  with his wife and musical partner Ingunn Ringvold. With an intimate night of live music right here in Newcastle at The Northern Star, Hamilton, on Saturday, …

LOUD LOVE ‘A SUICIDE & DEPRESSION, AWARENESS EVENT’ @ THE CAMBRIDGE HOTEL – THURSDAY, AUGUST 19TH

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Loud love, will see some of Newcastle’s finest musicians come together on stage, Thursday, August 17th at The Cambridge Hotel to raise, suicide and depression awareness. The Night will celebrate the music of Chris Cornell (Soundgarden/Audioslave), Layne Staley (Alice In Chains/Mad Season), Scott Weiland (Stone Temple Pilots/Velvet Revolver) & Kurt Cobain (Nirvana). On stage on the night will be a relative …

OWEN CAMPBELL BRINGS HIS ‘RISE’ TOUR WILL BE HITTING THE STAG & HUNTER THIS SUNDAY JULY 2ND

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Aussie Blues/Roots singer-songwriter, Owen Campbell has hit the road for a massive 25 show, East Coast tour to celebrate the recent release of his third studio album ‘Breathing Bullets’ and his new single ‘Rise’. Owen will be bringing the tour to Newcastle’s Stag and Hunter Hotel this Sunday, July 2nd, with special guest William John Jr.  Owen Campbell is one …