Live music
Slave to the jazz master's rhythm
For this husband and wife duo, playing in big-name ensembles means always being ready to pack your bags and follow the leader.
- by Jessica Nicholas
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Entertainment
Dave Grohl's mum hits Brisbane with rock stories and cautionary tales
Foo Fighter Dave Grohl's mother Virginia Hanlon Grohl tells how musicians' mothers help their sons and daughters negotiate the snakes and ladders of the rock and roll industry.
- by Tony Moore
Ellen Degeneres
Neil Finn makes debut with Fleetwood Mac on Ellen
The Crowded House frontman joined the band in April after they fired leading songwriter Lindsey Buckingham.
- by Robert Moran
Live music
Brisbane's 'new Festival Hall' takes shape in Fortitude Valley
The new Fortitude Music Hall in Brisbane Fortitude Valley pays tribute to Cloudland and New York's Radio City Music Hall in one breath.
- by Tony Moore
Live music
Amy Shark review: Confident Shark feels right at home in sea of fans
As Amy Shark's career has grown, it’s as if she has too, filling the cavernous room with her personality, voice and the self-deprecating humour
- by Nathanael Cooper
Hold the line: '80s power-rockers Toto to play Falls Festival
The dad-rock stalwarts will bless the rains down at the next Falls Festival, leading the festival's lineup reveal on Friday morning.
- by Robert Moran
Live music
Tim Minchin to perform in Canberra in March
It the musician, comedian and composer's first national tour since 2012, and tickets go on sale soon.
Phil Collins to bring Not Dead Yet tour to Australia in January
The famed drummer and singer will make five stops down under.
- by Martin Boulton
Opinion
Opinion
The day Aretha Franklin turned the tables on me
"I had a question for you," the Queen of Soul said, as the rest of the starstruck table looked on. It wasn't what I expected.
- by Jeff Apter
Crime
'Zero-tolerance policy': Falls Festival cracks down on sexual assault
Organisers of the popular music festival have taken action after a string of assaults at the event in the last two years.
- by Genevieve Rota
Musicians demand 'long-term vision' from federal inquiry
Parliament will conduct an inquiry into everything from digital streaming to the importance of music festivals.
- by Broede Carmody & Martin Boulton