If you love psychedelic reggae ska doom metal punk rock from hell – then don’t miss the Bennies in Darwin this December. And if you don’t? You don’t know what...
Roymackoney has been making noisy music around Darwin for almost two decades, and drummer Fletcher Kane Bowman has been behind the kit for most of the journey. What was the...
Territory brothers Levi and Aaron VanderAa left the Territory three and a half years ago to set up base in Newcastle, but they’re back to play on home turf at...
Darwin expat Jess Ribeiro released the critically acclaimed Kill it Yourself album earlier this year, and has just been nominated for two The Age Music Victoria Awards for Best Song...
When you talk about Darwin band Gaia the first thing people tend to say is “I can’t believe they’re so young”. Since forming three months ago, the indie rockers have...
Josh Cunningham is a guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and original member of The Waifs. Cunningham took 5 with Off The Leash to talk about writer's block, being on the road and...
Easy going and laidback, peace-loving Pete Murray brings his Yours Acoustically tour to Darwin Ski Club. By Liz Trevaskis What was the first concert you ever went to? I saw...
Since deciding to step out from behind the drum kit and take centre stage, local song-bloke Mark Gray has been cultivating a chilled out style that’s sure to enchant. By...
Off The Leash spoke to drummer Chris Cowburn. What was the first concert you ever went to? My parents took me and my brother to see John Farnham when I...
Quirky, cute and occasionally dark… if you haven’t seen Katherine singer/songwriter Serina Pech yet, you need to make it a priority. The young indie/pop artist has been kicking goals over...
The Aussie hip-hop artist, and one half of THE duo Koolism, brings his soulful styles to Darwin this September. By Liz Trevaskis What was the first concert you ever went...
She has recorded songs by Bob Dylan, Woodie Guthrie and Pete Seeger, she played Woodstock, and sleeps in a tree to be close to nature. The legendary American folk singer...
Katherine-based musician Ben Allen is an electronic artist – but this year he set himself an ambitious task, to push himself beyond the boundaries of his preferred genre. The challenge?...
Off The Leash's Tierney White had a chat with the lovely Thelma Plum, ahead of this weekend's National Indigenous Music Awards. This year, Plum has been nominated for two awards,...
Joined by Beccy Cole, The Radiators, Shaun Kirk, Dallas Steele Band, David Spry, Kim Koole, Jenni Boon, Kevin McCarthy’s Old Darwin Town show, Eddie Obara, and Beverley MacShannig – this...
Hailing from northeast Arnhemland, East Journey are this generation’s incarnation of pioneering Australian rockers Yothu Yindi. Like their musical forebears, East Journey walk in two worlds – the whitefella world...
OTL's Liz Trevaskis has a chat with Australian country music legend Beccy Cole, who has recently released a new album titled Sweet Rebecca, published an autobiography called Poster Girl, and...
Bernie Bremond is a singer, songwriter and saxophonsist of incredible acrumen. He has a long line of accolades to his name, including sharing the stage with seminal Australian bands like...
You know the friend you have that always tries new things, and takes you on adventures, and pushes you out of your comfort zone, and shows you things you didn’t...
Held every year under the stars at Darwin’s historic natural Amphitheatre, the National Indigenous Music Awards brings performers and audiences from all over Australia together to recognise and celebrate the...