Singh rides on
By JENA MARINO
For the first time in 15 years, the original line-up of hit Aussie band Taxiride is back with shows already booked.
Frontman Jason...
Cirque work hits the zone
By NOEL MURPHY
THE BIG TOP is the perfect way to describe Cirque du Soleil, the Canadian-based outfit that’s rewritten the rules on circus shows...
Strictly having a dancing ball
By JENA MARINO
GEELONG’S Sophia Katos returns to her home state as the all-time classic Australian film and stage show, Strictly Ballroom, opens in Melbourne.
Katos...
Leigh Sleightholme: Just one of the boys in the band
HE’S one of Geelong’s most talented sons, a star of stage and screen, a first-order acrobat and tumbler, and pretty handy with a whip...
Don’t Miss this Saigon show
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
SOME seminal moments in history live on in the public memory, and the fall of Saigon during the Vietnam War was...
Phil Manning back with his Chain gang
By NOEL MURPHY
FEW Aussie musicians have been able to eke out a rock music career like blues legend Phil Manning.
The evergreen guitarist, who’s been...
Echo of ‘80s in Gateway show
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
FROM Funkytown to G-town, Pseudo Echo will bring its pioneering '80s electro-pop to Geelong this weekend.
Ever since Brian Canham and his...
Bluestone lines up NYE
By NOEL MURPHY
TWELVE-bars, boogies , acoustic and hard-grinding electric rock are about to descend en masse on Geelong’s Sleepy Hollow Blues Club fans.
The club,...
Pierce twins to folk up on Surf Coast
INDIE-FOLK duo the Pierce Brothers will bring its acoustic music to Torquay after an international tour.
Didgeridoos, foot-stomping percussion, well-worn guitars, blues harps and enthusiasm...
Young stars to shine at GPAC
Audience members could feel a premonition coming on at GSODA Junior Players’ Broadway Here I Come this weekend.
Geelong has long produced performers who have...
All ready to KISS and make-up
By NOEL MURPHY
GUITAR-smashing, fire-breathing, blood-spitting and some pyrotechnics - get set for a wild night out when KISSTROYER brings its glam-rock brand of anarchy...
Josh Pyke brings Lone Wolf last leg to Geelong
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
THE END of an era can be scary but for the creative mind of singer-songwriter Josh Pyke it holds more promise...