by Lleyton Hughes | Mar 24, 2021 | Arts/Lifestyle/Culture, News
Torrential rain caused coordinators of an Illawarra music festival to postpone the event last weekend. The Artsville Unhatched Festival was to have featured more than 30 artists at The Arthouse Cafe in Port Kembla. The festival had already been delayed due to the...
by Georgia Rossiter | May 27, 2020 | Arts/Lifestyle/Culture
Illawarra bands and musicians have continued to use social media tools to perform live music while coronavirus restrictions are still in place. Wollongong band Lemon Row has organised an Instagram live show on Friday to celebrate the second anniversary of its...
by River Mccrossen | May 13, 2020 | Arts/Lifestyle/Culture, News
A Wollongong artist has welcomed the proposed move by Wollongong City Council to subsidise live music. Musician Lizzie Jack said venues forced to shut during the coronavirus lockdown may struggle to hire performers after restrictions are lifted. “Finding the...
by Jake Lapham | Mar 20, 2019 | Govt & Politics, News
Live music is firming as a key issue in this weekend’s state election. In the wake of recent deaths at musical festivals, the Coalition Berejiklian government has flagged an increase in regulation for some festivals deemed ‘high risk’. The Liberal policy requires...
by Hayleigh Sinclair | Oct 13, 2017 | Arts/Lifestyle/Culture
Wollongong creative collective Yours and Owls has developed a virtual reality (VR) app to allow users to experience live-streamed music events in 360 degree video. Yours and Owls VR is free, with information on all live gigs in Wollongong run by Yours and Owls as well...
