Bendigo – situated in the geographical centre of Victoria. Should it be the central to the tour itinerary of bands playing Victoria? Yup. Could it be? Let’s you and I do what we can to make that the case! When the venues book out of town bands, I’ll aim to play them and if possible, interview them.
I’ll support the local acts too, because we wanna hear local voices and sounds too, right? When you hear about these gigs and you dig the act, buy a ticket in advance. Deal?
Together we can support our great local acts, while putting our beautiful regional city on the rock and roll tour map!
Presented by Mik Weir
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17 Apr 2025 What's On Your Radio On today’s show, live in the studio, I chat with local musician and all round good guy, Grim Fawkner about how he first came to play an instrument, early influences, how he chose his moniker, touring and recording with Kasey Chambers, writing and performing both sad and joyful songs and much more. It was a fun and completely informal conversation. Grim becomes the first musician to play live on my show. You can usually find him playing somewhere most weekends and this weekend you can catch him on Friday at the Courthouse and Saturday at Handlebar as part of the Easter Blues Bender in Bendigo and Sunday in Echuca on the wharf as part of their long weekend events.
10 Apr 2025 What's On Your Radio On today’s show, I chat with Michael from Melbourne based band, Forklift Assassins. I first came across the band in pre Covid gig days, and more recently, my band, Relays, have done several gigs with the group, including a couple in Adelaide. Forklift Assassins may well be one of the country’s hardest working bands, seemingly playing somewhere most weekends. The band play a punk influenced brand of hard rock in the vein of Motorhead and even when playing for a small bunch or punters, always give 100%. They’re the kind of band I love to play after because they always set a high bar with the delivery of their music making it incumbent upon subsequent bands to bring their own A game! You have your chance to see Forklift Assassins play Bendigo at Rock the Vine part 1 this Saturday, along with 9 other acts.
3 Apr 2025 What's On Your Radio On today's show, I have a great chat with Chappy, or Matt Chapman. You might know him from Oomba Weed, or Colonel Vipers Whipstick Band, his solo and duo work, or from My Left Boot. My Left Boot will play a rare local gig at the Handlebar in Mitchell Street this Saturday (free entry!) with Trip Hazard. Chappy will also be at 48 Main in Maldon on Sunday with Ben Gibbons.
27 Mar 2025 What's On Your Radio On tonight's show, I speak with Aryo from Son Cuba, a band that is based in Central Victoria and Melbourne. They’ll be at the Taproom in Castlemaine this coming Friday as part of the Castlemaine Fringe Festival. Speaking of festivals, Bendigo’s own Pride Festival has kicked off and if you go to their website, you will find a plethora of events. I play tracks by local artists, Sherry Parry, Steph Bitter and Bridie Lynas, who will all be a part of Pride and finish with a song from local bluesman, Bill Barber. The gig guide, as usual, is included.
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