2019 MBAS VIC/TAS BLUES MUSIC AWARD WINNERS! – ALLAN STAFFORD AWARD – for services to Blues Music ⭐️ Pete Raimondo Pistol Pete’s Food n’ Blues Geelong – SONG OF THE YEAR – ⭐ ️Holla & [more…]
BMV member club MBAS is holding a fund raiser to send Checker Board Lounge (Band) and Aaron Pollock (Solo) to the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, January 2020. More information: mbas.org.au
On Wednesday 30th October, the BMV will induct Dutch Tilders as the first blues musician to receive this prestigious honour. Present will be members of Dutch’s family and supporters, and the original Blues Club lead [more…]
The Victorian Music Development Office (VMDO) worked with Chris Carey, CEO of Media Insight Consulting, to understand how Australians access and engage with music in their latest research: VMDO Music Consumer Insights. Here is five [more…]
New report from the Australian Arts Council, July 2019 finds key future for music exports. Australian blues artists are increasing finding markets in Europe, Canada, Britain and the USA. Australian music exports are increasing and delivering [more…]
Proposal for more transparency on music performing rights licensing 5 June 2019 The ACCC is calling for feedback on a proposal to reauthorise the Australasian Performing Right Association’s (APRA) musical works licensing arrangements for a [more…]
The Melbourne Blues Appreciation Society (MBAS) was formed in 1990 and has been affiliated with The Blues Foundation in Memphis USA for over 10 years. MBAS are a not-for-profit organisation which has a weekly Online [more…]
Pistol Pete’s Food n Blues is a Southern American, Louisiana and Blues music restaurant run by Geelong chef and Blues lover, Pete Raimondo. If you’re a fan of Gumbo, Burgers, Southern Fried Chicken, Jambalaya, Pulled [more…]
10 January 2020… #BEERLLARAT A CELEBRATION OF GREAT CRAFT BEER AND PASSIONATE BREWERS IN AUSTRALIA’S ORIGINAL BEER CAPITAL, BALLARAT The countdown is on for summer’s unmissable beer event, Ballarat Beer Festival. This year we’re moving to [more…]
COME FOR A BEER, STAY FOR THE MUSIC Located in the back streets of Fitzroy for over 140 years, about 50 metres from the thriving hub that is Brunswick Street, this hidden beauty stands tall [more…]
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