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Known for masterfully weaving together noir folk, indie rock, and dream pop, acclaimed Aotearoa/New Zealand singer-songwriter Reb Fountain will be playing at Northcote Social Club on September 19, supported by Sarah Belkner. Her new album 'How Love Bends' came out earlier this year, an album that further reveals the expanse of her artistry, with a palette that is rich, complex, brazen, and unapologetic. Tune in as Kerryn Fields catches up with the Kiwi musician ahead of her show.

The debut album 'Now Would Be a Good Time' by Folk Bitch Trio tells vivid, visceral stories. These are modern, youthful songs that cut sharply through dissociative daydreams and painful breakups, sexual fantasies and media overload, all the petty resentments and minor humiliations of being in your early twenties in the 2020s. Ahead of their sold-out show at The Corner Hotel on September 13, Crispi catches up with the trio. Tune in to Radio City to hear from these vocal powerhouses.

A collaboration that began when David Bridie visited Papua New Guinea with his band 'Not Drowning, Waving' in the 1980s, this September marks the 30th anniversary of the bands landmark album 'Tabaran'. It’s also the 50th anniversary of Papua New Guinea’s independence. To celebrate, 'Not Drowning, Waving' will take the stage alongside musicians from PNG at the Melbourne Recital Centre’s Elisabeth Murdoch Hall on September 20. Tune in to hear David join Roger on the Global Village.

Aotearoa/New Zealand band Phoebe Rings have shimmered into orbit with their debut LP 'Aseurai'. Singer and synthesist Crystal Choi has titled the album in her Korean mother tongue, encapsulating its themes, as she explains 'Aseurai' translates to "…around you in the atmosphere, hard to reach, fading away." Phoebe Rings join Brooke on Homebrew for a Studio 5 Live performance, tune in to hear their unique dream-pop sound that blends disco and city-pop influences.

Experimental producer and art-pop auteur ROMÆO celebrates the release of her new concept EP ‘Eternal Recurrence’, a sophisticated exploration of im/permanence that meanders through the moody waters of trip-pop and ambient soundscapes. Supported by local resident electro-country-murder-ballad lesbian Toy Shaw, heavy-hearted-yet-hopeful Second Skin, and pig-in-a-wig Miss Piggy Mit, ROMÆO joins Brooke on Homebrew to chat about the show going down at Cactus Room on September 19.

Tune in to Tyrannocoreus this September 17 as Ryan catches up with deathcore band The Rising Tide, hailing from Aotearoa/New Zealand. They’ll be chatting about their debut album 'Trauma' and their recent tour with trap metal/nu-metal band The Weight Of Silence. Listen in to find out when we can next expect to see them in Melbourne.

After quietly dissolving at the end of 2023, Melbourne post-hardcore act Alera have made a surprise comeback with their new single, 'Killing For Something'. Ryan chats with vocalist Hayden Oakley and guitarist Thomas Katgert about the breakup, performing under the pseudonym Cruelty In The Constellations, and what’s next for the band. Tune in to Tyrannocoreus to hear about their upcoming show at The Espy on September 20, along with the digital release of their redux EP, 'Beware The Snake'.

Tune in to Boss Action for an incredible, live acapella performance by The Bamboos vocalists, Lance Ferguson and Kylie Auldist. This year marks 25 years of the local funk and soul trailblazers, and to celebrate, they’re releasing a deluxe compilation, 'The Bamboos Best', and performing live at Northcote Theatre on September 20. From their raw, deep funk beginnings to their genre-defying evolution, tune in to hear how the last 25 years have shaped the group.