Features
Hand to Earth
How can art transcend boundaries – geographic, temporal, linguistic or cultural? Hand to Earth is an exquisite performance in this year’s Darwin Festival, and features YolÅu songman Daniel Wilfred and...
It's All Good
'Because everyone deserves to enjoy live music.' By Shauna Upton, Safe Venues Program Manager That’s the ethos driving MusicNT’s newest venture, the All Good Project, which works with live music...
Fanny Lumsden
Australia’s darling of country music is making her way to Darwin to share her award-winning tunes at Darwin Festival. Tierney Seccull caught up with her for a yarn. First off...
Let It Be Live
Imagine this. We take one band member from four of the greatest Aussie bands, and throw them together to play The Beatles’ 1970 album Let It Be in full. Sounds...
Spring Loaded
Channelling a line-up with some serious Big Day Out vibes (win), Spring Loaded is pegged to be one of the biggest music events in the Top End – and the...
Tucker & Tunes
Bring some extra sunshine to your week and head along to Tourism Top End for Lunch on the Lawn, where you can treat your ears to some gorgeous acoustic sounds...
Lakeside Sounds
Round up your crew, pack your picnic blankets, and make tracks to Palmerston for free live music once a month throughout the Dry! Live at the Lake is a new...
Liam Devine
A successful performer in his own right, Liam Devine is in the process of setting up Indigenous owned and operated studio, Devine Productions. Aside from his success as a solo...
Rediscover Disco
Dust off your dancing shoes and get ready to boogie because Darwin Symphony Orchestra is taking you back to the golden age of disco! Transforming the George Brown Botanic Gardens...
Sandy Toes & Beach Parties
Over the last year, many a Top Ender has missed hitting the beach clubs of Bali, sipping on chilled bevs to the sounds of house music as the sun slides...
Firing Up Fridays
Imagine this. It’s 4.21pm on a Friday arvy, you’re almost done with the working week and keen to kick back and relax with a cold one and some live music...
The Language of the Leaves
There's nothing quite like relaxing under a shady tree on a warm Darwin day, but have you ever thought about the history behind the greenery gracing our streets? Many of...
Get Wild With Darwin Symphony Orchestra
The animal kingdom has long been a source of inspiration for artists, from the Romantic poets through to the makers of Walt Disney’s The Lion King. It also got Darwin...
Max Fredericks Takes One More Step
MUCH-LOVED LOCAL muso Max Fredericks is taking things to the next level with the release of his aptly titled debut album, One More Step. We caught up with Max ahead...
Tim Freedman
Iconic Aussie band The Whitlams are well known for their poignant vignettes of urban life, but their latest single about a man driving through the hills is something of a...
Battle of the School Bands
SINCE 2009, NT Music School has given young musicians from Territory schools the chance to showcase their talents through the annual Battle of the School Bands competition. The highly anticipated...