Kapiniaris freaks out for laughs
By PAUL MILLAR
GEORGE Kapiniaris, the comedian who took the sting out of being called a wog with his stories about growing up with a...
Noll in a Corio show for Once
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
IT WAS either a clever or fortunate choice of song titles, translating as it did to a simple but catchy acronym...
LaBonte channels Marvin Gaye
By NOEL MURPHY
THE MUSIC of R&B and soul master Marvin Gaye, the late great musician, singer and songwriter, will be in capable hands when...
Jokester Matt Elsbury’s a stand-up guy
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
STAND-UP veteran Matt Elsbury brings his pointed brand of observational comedy to Geelong next week.
Elsbury has made Geelong laugh a few...
Django unchained: Hot gypsy jazz treat
By NOEL MURPHY
HE WORE red socks with his tuxedo, ate hedgehogs and was a villain for missing gigs, usually AWOL gambling and sending his...
Motor Music Fest: Geetroit set to rock
By NOEL MURPHY
VAUDEVILLIAN blues act Pugsley Buzzard along with recycled Credence, INXS and Springsteen are just some of the vintage music acts who will...
Mia Dyson’s sound heading home
GUITARIST-singer Mia Dyson is powering from strength to strength with her album Idyllwild scoring Double J’s feature album, a premiere on US industry bible...
Brotherly love drives The Kin
by Noel Murphy
CHECK this for a list of musical character references to propel a band on its journey. It’s, well ... . it’s kind...
Top local acts named for festival
By NOEL MURPHY
QUEENSCLIFF Music Festival will feature a string of top Geelong region performers when it fires up late in November.
Acts joining the QMF’s...
Joker set to Byrne Geelong punters
By NOEL MURPHY
IT’S AN old rule when going out to watch a comedian perform on stage: don’t park too close to the stage.
It’s best...
Mercury rising in Queen show
By Emily Iannello
BEELZEBUB, Galileo, Scaramouche, fandangos - Queen fans can get out their best harmonies and air guitars for a top-line tribute band headed...
Geetroit’s Motor City music fest to rock on again
By NOEL MURPHY
ROCK fans rejoice, Motor City Music Festival will return to Geelong Showgrounds next Labor Day weekend with 40 thumping, grooving, roaring acts.
Director...
From the Archives
16 years ago
July 10, 2009
Residents and local politicians fear the “Leopold pong” emitting from Lake Connewarre could have a huge impact on the natural...
