Features
Rockin’ the Blues
Following the release of his new album Bootleg Melancholy, American-born Aussie singer-songwriter and rock music legend Diesel takes to the Top End stage with his extensive discography and smooth mixture...
Navigating North
Offering a soothing balm to the Build Up, Arafura Music Collective delivers a unique composition of works in their end-of-year performance, The Edge of North. By Jenna Kirkham WHILE TOP...
Out of Reach
THE FINANCIAL AND CULTURAL COST TO FIRST NATIONS MUSICIANS IN THE NT This special feature is a collaboration between Off The Leash and The Music Writer's Lab for Ausmusic Month...
The Traveller Without Baggage
Darwin’s own dynamic chamber group, Whistling Kite New Music (WKNM), returns to the Darwin Entertainment Centre stage this month with The Traveller Without Baggage, featuring guest pianist Georgina Lewis. By...
WOAH BLACK BETTY bam-ba-lam
Aussie alt-rock legends Spiderbait descend on Darwin to help One Mile Brewing Co. celebrate their 10th year, headlining the Territory BAR-BQ Festival on the Saturday night of the weekend-long birthday...
GUTS TOUR JAMES RANGE BAND & FLOODLIGHTS
GUTS TOUR RETURNS with James Range Band from Pitjantjatjara community and Floodlights, a rock outfit from Melbourne. Travelling via a solar powered 4WD convoy bus, this tour focuses on including...
Hometown Lovin’
The riff raff that is Jigsaw Collective is coming to a haunt near you, Top Enders, as the beloved local contemporary soul, jazz and blues band embarks on a hometown...
Bush Bands Bash 2024
MUSIC NT PRESENTS The highly anticipated Bush Bands Bash returns to Mparntwe/Alice Springs this month, celebrating the richness of First Nations music, language and culture from across Australia’s most remote...
SPIRITS Lifted
EXPERIENCE AN UPLIFTING evening, as two internationally acclaimed gospel groups come together for the Australia Tour Musical Concert at the Araluen Arts Centre. By Jenna Hoare The world music collab...
FEEL THE RIPPLE EFFECT
RIPPLE EFFECT BAND, the all-gal rock outfit from Maningrida, unleashes their brand-new single ‘Na-kalamandjarda’ at Bustard Town in Darwin before scooting south to play Desert Harmony Festival in Tennant Creek...
NATIONAL INDIGENOUS MUSIC AWARDS
MUSIC NT PRESENTS THE NATIONAL INDIGENOUS Music Awards (NIMAs) celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, with an unforgettable night of music and culture at the Darwin Amphitheatre. As the sun...
VITAL FORCES: A MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO RESILIENCE
Join Larrakia Senior Elder Dr Aunty Bilawara Lee (Aunty B) and NT Composer Netanela Mizrahi for an unforgettable evening commemorating the 50th anniversary of Cyclone Tracy, a pivotal event that...
MISSY Higgins
Since being Unearthed by Triple J back in 2002, Missy Higgins has forged a successful musical career. This month, she hits the Darwin Amphitheatre for Darwin Festival’s huge opening weekend...
A Night of Musical Delight
EMBRACE AN EVENING of musical enchantment with the Darwin City Brass Band, tailored especially for seniors, their friends, and all music enthusiasts. Step behind the curtains and discover the inner...
THE BIRTH AND DEATH OF STARS
Close your eyes and travel to a sultry cosmos, as six-piece Balkan-French inspired musical collective MZAZA hypnotises audiences over two evenings in Alice Springs and Darwin. By Jenna Hoare TAP...
Marlon Williams
The smooth, silky vocals of New Zealand’s Marlon Williams have caused music fans to swoon since he kicked off his solo career a decade ago. Drawing on folk and country...
Power-Up Parade
Boogie to the theme from Super Mario Brothers at City of Palmerston’s Geekfest, as the Darwin Symphony Orchestra (DSO) hits the streets with an entourage of their Young Artists and...
Straight Skirt
Don’t you just love it when an old fave returns? Straight Skirt formed in 2008, and played a bunch of music venues around Darwin, including the OG Happy Yess in...
