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Unpaved’s best-loved releases of 2015

December 18, 2015 Les Thomas 3

Our 2015 end of year list celebrates another year of mind-blowing and heart-tingling local, Melbourne and nationwide, releases on the country-folk, alt, Americana, twangeriffic side […]

Exciting changes announced for JamGrass 2015

October 8, 2015 Les Thomas 0

After outgrowing a series of indoor halls, concert spaces and ballrooms, Melbourne’s favourite annual bluegrass festival is heading outdoors amongst the Heritage Village in Bundoora Park. “We […]

Gig Guide as featured on 5 Feet High & Rising on PBS FM. Compiled by Bernie Foster

Saturday 16th July Bakersfield Glee Club @ Union Hotel 5pm Georgia State Line w/ Queenie & Chitra (Auslan interpreted show) @ Brunswick Ballroom 1pm CW Stoneking @ Winter Sounds Festival, Daylesford Town Hall Katie Brianna w/ Dan Brodie @ Macedon Railway Hotel, Macedon Sunday 17th July Jeb Cardwell (album launch) @ BrunswicK Ballroom 1pm Skyscraper Stan and The Commission Flats - Sundays in July @ Shotkickers, Thornbury 4pm Nathan Seekts @ Union Hotel, Brunswick 3:30pm Cold Heart @ Country & Westwood, Hotel Westwood, Footscray 6pm Thursday 21st July The Country & Western Ramblers @ Lulie Tavern, Abottsford 8pm Shannon & The Clams @ Hotel Westwood, Footscray Unpaved Songwriter Sessions w/ Robert Champion, Anna Smyrk, Girl Friday @ POME, Richmond 8pm Friday 22nd July James Hooker & The Hallows @ Shotkickers, Thornbury Van Walker & The Ferriters @ Macedon Railway Hotel, Macedon Saturday 23rd July High in the Saddle @ Coburg RSL 3pm Fandango @ The Gem, Collingwood 9pm Outlaw Winter Wonderland w/Matt Joe Gow, Duncan Phillips, Brooke Taylor, Smith & Western Jury & Stefanie Duze@ Railway Macedon Hotel, Macedon 7pm Sunday 24th July Skyscraper Stan and The Commission Flats - Sundays in July @ Shotkickers, Thornbury 4pm Les Thomas Duo @ Drunken Poet, West Melbourne 4-6pm Danny Walsh (half banned @ Drunken Poet, West Melbourne The Cartwheels @ Retreat Hotel, Brunswick 7pm Delsinki @ Country & Westwood Hotel Westwood Footscray 6pm Bound for the Ballroom: Lachlan Bryan & the Wildes, Freya Josephine Hollick, Sherry Rich & the Grievous Angels, Sime Nugent @ Brunswick Ballroom Pourshots & Rick Hart (trio) @ POME, Richmond 4pm Thursday 28th July Unpaved Songwriter Sessions w/ Georgia Fields, Damon Smith, Mandy Connell and Les Thomas @ POME, Richmond 8pm Prairie Oysters @ Heartache Tonight Lulie Tavern, Abottsford 8pm Friday 29th July Leroy MacQueen @ Lulie Tavern, Abottsford 8pm Dave Wright & The Midnight Ramblers @ POME Richmond Fenn Wilson @ Old Bar Fitzroy James Ellis & The Jealous Guys @ The Gem, Collingwood 9pm Dave Wright & The Midnight Ramblers @ POME, Richmond 8:30pm Saturday 30th July Matt Joe Gow w/ Duncan Phillips At Radio Luna, Portsea (TBC) Hi Ace @ Brunswick Ballroom 1pm No Sleep Till Texas @ Post Office Hotel 8pm Sin City @ The Gem, Collingwood 9pm Henry Wagons @ Railway Hotel, Macedon Sunday 31st July Fuzzy Sunday w/ Dalicados, Riflebirds, Woodland Hunters et al @ Coburg RSL midday The Stetson Family w/ Amarillo @ Rocket Lounge - Heathmont Bowls Club 2pm Tanya Lee-Davies @ Lomond Hotel, Brunswick 5pm Thursday 4th August Gareth Leach & The Narratives of Hope / Heartache Tonight @ Lulie Tavern 8pm