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Navy June light up Freo with Routine Avoidance launch shows

Perth blues/grunge act Navy June are set to celebrate the release of their new single, Routine Avoidance, on Friday, August […]

Win! Perth Gin Festival tickets

The Perth Gin Festival returns for its sixth year in 2026, taking over the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre from Friday, August 28, to Sunday, August […]

Photo Gallery: Plini at Magnet House

Plini at Magnet House w/ Delta Sleep, nightdive Tuesday, August 11, 2026 Photos by Adrian Thomson  

sugarwife return with new single Getting Closer

Boorloo indie rockers sugarwife have announced their new single, Getting Closer, is set for release on Friday, August 21. To […]

WA Music Week turns up the volume across the state

WA Music Week, a 10-day celebration of Western Australia’s music scene, is now underway. Presented by WAM (West Australian Music), […]

Benjamin Clementine set to tour Australia for the first time

Mercury Prize-winning artist Benjamin Clementine will perform in Australia for the first time with his Back to Basics Australian Tour, […]

Co3 Contemporary Dance appoints new artistic directors

Co3 Contemporary Dance Australia (Co3) has announced that Charmene Yap and Cass Mortimer Eipper have been appointed Co-Artistic Directors and […]

Win! &Sons special preview screening tickets

It’s been 20 years since Andrew Dyer (Nighy) has written a word—or left the house. In those two decades, he […]

Music

Navy June light up Freo with Routine Avoidance launch shows

Perth blues/grunge act Navy June are set to celebrate the release of their new single, Routine Avoidance, on Friday, August […]

sugarwife return with new single Getting Closer

Boorloo indie rockers sugarwife have announced their new single, Getting Closer, is set for release on Friday, August 21. To […]

WA Music Week turns up the volume across the state

WA Music Week, a 10-day celebration of Western Australia’s music scene, is now underway. Presented by WAM (West Australian Music), […]

Benjamin Clementine set to tour Australia for the first time

Mercury Prize-winning artist Benjamin Clementine will perform in Australia for the first time with his Back to Basics Australian Tour, […]

Celebrating a half-century of The Suburbs with Dave Warner

WA’s pub laureate Dave Warner is set to celebrate 50 years of The Suburbs with an Australian tour that will […]

Angelina Curtis and the colour of music

Emerging Perth singer/songwriter Angelina Curtis has released her debut EP, still, and will launch it at the Indian Ocean Hotel […]

Tone List’s decade of sonic exploration

Celebrating ten years of exploratory music in Boorloo, Tone List has grown from a small artist-run record label into a […]

DICE are on a roll

Perth indie-pop quartet DICE are set to release their highly anticipated sophomore album I Thought The Altitude Would Make It Worth […]

Photo Gallery: Plini at Magnet House

Plini at Magnet House w/ Delta Sleep, nightdive Tuesday, August 11, 2026 Photos by Adrian Thomson  

Review: Tone List Celebrates 10 Years at Wyola

Tone List Celebrates 10 Years at Wyola w/ Tone List Family Band & Friends, Clouds Come Rain & Basic Mind, […]

Review: Geordie Greep at The Rechabite

Geordie Greep at The Rechabite Tuesday, August 4, 2026 When it became apparent that Geordie Greep was the only act […]

Review: Parkway Drive at Metro City

Parkway Drive at Metro City w/ Blush, Oceans & Omens Saturday, August 1, 2026 Few Australian heavy bands have reached […]

Review: Polly’s Maybe

Polly Maybe  Independent Perth indie rock three-piece Polly have taken another big step forward with the release of their sophomore […]

Review: Zagoria – Cain’s Dialogic

Zagoria – Cain Dialogic Independent According to Miriam-Webster, ‘dialogic’ means ‘characterised by dialogue’. It is a great title for an […]

Review: Stella Donnelly’s Love and Fortune

Stella Donnelly Love and Fortune Dot Dash Recordings Arriving some three years after the previous album, Flood, during which time […]

Review: Darcy Hay’s No More Collie Valley

Darcy Hay No More Collie Valley  Independent Hailing from Geraldton, WAM Song of the Year nominee Darcy Hay’s second EP, […]

Review: Justin Davies’ The Library

Justin Davies The Library Independent A gigging guitarist in a wide variety of bands over the last two decades, Justin […]

Review: Dolce Blue’s Waste Your Time

Dolce Blue Waste Your Time Auxiliary Records Perth-based indie pop band Dolce Blue are stepping into a new era of […]

Review: STVRHØUND’s SØMEDVY

STVRHØUND SØMEDVY Independent There is something beautifully human about SØMEDVY. The latest offering from STVRHØUND, the solo project of former […]

Review: Old Mervs’ Heavy In The Morning

Old Mervs Heavy in the Morning Dew Process / UMA Heavy In The Morning feels like a really natural next […]

Arts & Lifestyle

Co3 Contemporary Dance appoints new artistic directors

Co3 Contemporary Dance Australia (Co3) has announced that Charmene Yap and Cass Mortimer Eipper have been appointed Co-Artistic Directors and […]

Nat’s What I Reckon brings Panic at The Bistro tour to WA

Sydney comedian, author and mental health advocate Nat’s What I Reckon has announced he is bringing his new show, Panic […]

Come From Away brings a story of hope and human kindness to Koorliny Arts Centre

Following a celebrated season in 2024, the internationally acclaimed musical Come From Away is set to return to Koorliny Arts Centre […]

The Greatest Showman Circus Spectacular comes alive this August

COME ALIVE! The Greatest Showman Circus Spectacular is coming to Perth. Following a three-month run in Sydney, the show is […]

The scoop with Glynis Traill-Nash

Belmont Afterdark returns this winter with a stellar program of cabaret, music and storytelling from Thursday, July 30, to Sunday, August 9. One […]

Zealous Productions brings a hilarious twist to Robin Hood with Throbbin’ Wood

Zealous Productions is set to unleash its first-ever adult pantomime with Throbbin’ Wood, a filthy, fast-paced and laugh-out-loud reimagining of […]

Behind the curtain of MJ: The Michael Jackson Musical with Sarah Morrison

Four years after MJ: The Michael Jackson Musical first moonwalked onto Broadway, the King of Pop’s electrifying backstage story is […]

Navigating love, loss and Sinatra with In Other Words

Exploring love, memory and the enduring power of music, playwright and producer Matthew Seager brings his new production In Other […]

Review: Drag Roast at Astor Theatre

Drag Roast at Astor Theatre Tuesday, July 28, 2026 Drag has always prized wit as highly as beauty. Long before […]

Review: Glynis Traill-Nash: In Conversation and Song at The Glasshouse

Glynis Traill-Nash: In Conversation and Song at The Glasshouse Thursday, July 30, 2026 Not quite a front-row seat at Milan […]

Review: Izzard: The Tragedy of Hamlet at State Theatre Centre of WA

Izzard: The Tragedy of Hamlet at State Theatre Centre of Western Australia  Monday, July 27, 2026  Playing to three sold-out […]

Review: Dropout Improv at Astor Theatre

Dropout Improv at Astor Theatre Saturday, July 25, 2026 For a company built on elaborate game shows and studio production, […]

Film & TV

Say “ciao” to your new favourite films at the 2026 Italian Film Festival

The St. ALi Italian Film Festival returns this year with fresh feature films screening at Palace Cinemas Raine Square, Luna […]

WA Screen Culture Awards 2026 winners revealed

The winners of the WA Screen Culture Awards 2026 have been revealed, paying special tribute to the remarkable talents and […]

Actor Sam Neill dies aged 78

Actor Sam Neill has died in Sydney aged 78. The Northern Ireland-born, New Zealand-raised actor leaves behind a remarkable career […]

Hurtigruten Nordic Film Festival to warm up winter with huge 2026 program

Palace has officially announced the full program for the 2026 Hurtigruten Nordic Film Festival, screening in Perth from Thursday, July 23 to […]

Uncovering revelations from WA’s colonial past

“Viewing the work from start to end will forge different kinds of ‘revelations’ in viewers as the work itself accumulates […]

Tune in for these top music docos at Revelation Film Festival 2026

Revelation Perth International Film Festival is less than a week away, with over 150 feature and short films set to […]

Revelation Film Festival’s pick of the flicks for 2026

Revelation Perth International Film Festival is set to return in 2026, screening at Luna Leederville, The Backlot, SAE Perth, Tribe […]

Behind the Magic of the Alliance Française French Film Festival with Alexandre Allais

Perth is set to celebrate the 37th edition of the Alliance Française French Film Festival this month, bringing the very […]

Review: Stop! That! Train! – I choo-choo choose you

Directed by Adam Shankman Starring Ginger Minj, Jujubee, Brooke Lynn Hytes, RuPaul, Rachel Bloom  6.5/10 Stop! That! Train! is the […]

Review: Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma – Sex, dies, and videotape

Directed by Jane Schoenbrun Starring Hannah Einbinder, Gillian Anderson, Jack Haven, Patrick Fischler 8/10 The ‘Camp Miasma’ series and its […]

Review: Spider-Man: Brand New Day – Spinning a new tale

Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton Starring Tom Holland, Zendaya, Mark Ruffalo, Sadie Sink, Jon Bernthal  7/10 This film marks the […]

Review: The Odyssey – Bard to the bone

Directed by Christopher Nolan Starring Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, Zendaya  8/10 It’s ten years since the […]

Competitions

Win! Perth Gin Festival tickets

The Perth Gin Festival returns for its sixth year in 2026, taking over the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre from Friday, August 28, to Sunday, August […]

Win! &Sons special preview screening tickets

It’s been 20 years since Andrew Dyer (Nighy) has written a word—or left the house. In those two decades, he […]

Win! Lucky Oceans and David Milroy tickets

Two-time Grammy Award-winning pedal steel guitarist Lucky Oceans and praised songwriter, playwright, and proud Palyku artist David Milroy have joined forces to […]

Win! Holy Days movie tickets

Miriam Margolyes, Judy Davis and Jacki Weaver lead the heartfelt new comedy Holy Days, a joyful and uplifting story about […]