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With a Grammy nomination, international tours, and currently touring with Ed Sheeran, Irish band Beoga are back in Australia. The five-piece, celebrated for their fusion of Irish traditional music with contemporary pop and folk influences, have earned a reputation as one of Ireland’s most exciting and genre-blurring acts. Members of the band will be joining Lauren Plant - tune in to hear an intimate live performance on Down By The River.

Basement Spaceman is back with a new album and a highly visual show at the Wesley Anne on March 14. The record 'Apollo 17 (3 days on the moon)' tells the epic story of the final Apollo mission using visuals direct from the NASA archives. Unique storytelling, widescreen atmospheric tones and retro beats, you can expect a truly captivating show from Basement Spaceman on March 14. Tune in to Radio City as Crispi catches up with front man Andy about the new record and album release show.

Tune in to Swinging Doors this Thursday as Ernie spends some time with Oklahoma, USA country musician Kaitlin Butts. After discovering her passion for performing as a little girl, the Tulsa native brings her boundless energy and radiant voice to her own unapologetic yet soulful songwriting. Currently on tour with Lainey Wilson and playing at Rod Laver Arena this month, tune in to hear how she’s enjoyed her trip to Australia so far.

Writing songs about three things only: pizza, death, and death by pizza, local band Pizza Death’s music is a mix of thrash and early ’80s hardcore punk. Their 2024 album 'Reign of the Anticrust' won the Best Heavy Work award at the 2024 Music Victoria Awards, and they’re about to release a new album. Tune in to Burning Bitumen to hear about their upcoming release, 'World Doughmination'.

Local brass band Horns of Leroy are back in their original stomping ground ready for a show at Brunswick Ballroom on March 8, as part of Brunswick Music Festival. Since 2013, Horns of Leroy has built a reputation on insatiable energy and strong foundations – performing everywhere from the MCG to Splendour in the Grass, Dark Mofo to Hamer Hall. Andrew Young brings the band onto Jazz on Saturday, tune in to hear about their recent endeavors. 

Tune in to B.P.M this Sunday morning as DJ Ed Coogan is joined by Vohkinne aka Craig McWhinney and Dan Filipovic from Southern Lights Recordings. They'll be chatting about releasing the new album 'The Way Of All Things' from Vohkinne, along with playing a high-energy guest mix. Tune in to hear Southern Lights Recordings spin some beats for DJ Ed Coogan on B.P.M.

During the 1950s, the Melbourne folk scene was thriving. A new exhibition is dedicated to the Lumsden Family who were involved in folk singing, recording stories and putting on some of the first gatherings of the Melbourne folk revival. Tune in to the Global Village as exhibition curator, Alex Ettling, joins Roger to chat about an associated concert in Footscray on March 7, featuring folk artists: David Lumsden, Martyn Wyndham-Read, Margret RoadKnight, and The O’Hanlons.

The latest album 'Raw Denshi’ from Aaron Choulai is a combination of dirty samples, lush horn and string orchestration, bilingual raps and complex improvisation all woven together into Aaron Choulai's distinct approach to composition. Being both an award-winning pianist and a prominent beat maker in Japanese hip hop, Choulai creates a complex world of sound and structure featuring some of Japan's most popular MC's and vocalists. Tune in to Stars In The Static as the Tokyo based artist stops by.