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US trio I’m With Her have just won Best Folk Album for 'Wild and Clear and Blue' and Best American Roots Song for 'Ancient Light' at this year's GRAMMYS. Routinely taking time out from their individual careers to dream up songs together, 'Wild and Clear and Blue' brings their luminous harmonies to a soul-searching body of work about reaching into the past, navigating a chaotic present, and bravely moving forward into the unknown. Lauren Plant catches up with the trio post their GRAMMY awards.

With stellar guitar work and songs that will have you smiling one minute and crying the next, Steve Poltz will be bringing his raucous, joyous, improvisational and always strange music to Brunswick Ballroom on March 12. After over a dozen albums, he’s still creatively firing on all cylinders and critically acclaimed by the likes of Rolling Stone, Associated Press, Billboard, and many more. Stopping by Swinging Doors ahead of his show, tune in for a live, acoustic performance from Steve Poltz.

UK punkster TV Smith brings his Adverts cannon to The Tote on April 3 and Last Chance Rock on April 5. A true 1977 veteran, the Adverts were one of the leading bands in the first wave of British punk rock. Their 1979 album 'Cast Of Thousands' which was slammed by critics at the time, was later re-released to universal acclaim, and described by Mojo magazine as “the long lost punk album that rivals The Clash’s ‘London Calling’.” Phil catches up with TV Smith ahead of the Melbourne shows.

Tune in to Burning Bitumen this March 12 as Kene is joined by Phillip T King, the lead singer for local hard rock / heavy metal band Flitcraft. Their 2025 album 'Transmission Echo’, is filled with heavy melodic rock - like 70’s Priest or Scorpions, but with a quirky and modern progressive flair. Discussing the album in full, tune in to hear Phil and Kene chat all things metal. 

UK production project The Trip by Max van Dijk and Oliver Hiam are heading over to Naarm/Melbourne this March 14 for a show at Glamorama, presented by clipp.art. Releasing music under the name 'The Trip' since 2020, the duo grab inspiration from moments on the dancefloor, drawing on UKG, progressive, tech house, and house elements from the '90s onward  - weaving into a distinctive, sample-heavy style. Tune in to The Breakfast Spread as The Trip take over the Wheels Of Steel.

Iron & Wine, the moniker of singer/songwriter and film studies lecturer Sam Beam, returns to Australia for the first time since 2018 – this time as soloist in a captivating run of shows. Known for his deeply burnished vocals, keen melodic sensibility, and introspective, free-flowing lyrical point of view, Iron & Wine is one of the preeminent artists and collaborators of the first wave of indie folk. Tune in as Myles catches up with Iron & Wine after his Studio 5 Live performance.

'Elsewhere in India' is an audiovisual performance by Indian electronica pioneers Murthovic and Thiruda. Their performances explore cultural heritage, digital technology, and speculative futures through film, video gaming culture, traditional and electronic music. Playing at Bunji Place on March 28, people can expect striking visuals, electronic beats, and a story-driven world that blends tradition with sci-fi ideas. Tune in to TBEG to hear more about this internationally-celebrated music.

One of the defining figures in contemporary British jazz, Shabaka will be gracing Stars In The Static. His new solo album, 'Of The Earth' is written, performed, produced, and mixed entirely by Shabaka, marking a pivotal moment in the multi-instrumentalist’s artistic evolution. Establishing him as a singular instrumentalist-producer, the album synthesises the dance-driven propulsion of his groups Sons of Kemet and The Comet Is Coming. Tune in as Greg Sher interviews one of his musical heroes.