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New music: Camille Trail

February 29, 2020 by Jodie van de Wetering in Music

Camille Trail has had a busy start to 2020 with a run of shows at Tamworth, a debut album, and now her brand new single Devil’s Drink.

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February 29, 2020 /Jodie van de Wetering
Camille Trail
Music

New music: Denvah

February 29, 2020 by Jodie van de Wetering in Music

19 year old singer-songwriter Denvah has released the debut single from her upcoming EP.

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February 29, 2020 /Jodie van de Wetering
Denvah, Jeremy Marou
Music

Rising Gladstone country songstress to release debut single

February 08, 2020 by Jodie van de Wetering in Music

It’s shaping up to be an incredible year in music for 18 year old Gladstone singer songwriter Jacinta Bradley, fresh back from a Brisbane mentoring experience with gigs lined up and a debut single on its way.

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February 08, 2020 /Jodie van de Wetering
Kathy Dumbleton, Jacinta Bradley, Gladstone Country Music Club
Music

Eavesdrop on eloquent trees at Biloela exhibition

February 08, 2020 by Jodie van de Wetering in Visual art

Once Upon A Forest – The Eloquence of Trees is an exhibition by Central Queensland artist Veronika Zeil, now on show at Biloela’s Banana Shire Regional Art Gallery.

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February 08, 2020 /Jodie van de Wetering
veronika zeil, Banana Shire Regional Art Gallery, Once Upon A Forest
Visual art

New music: Hayley Marsten

February 08, 2020 by Jodie van de Wetering in Music

Hayley Marsten has released her latest single, the title track from her album Spectacular Heartbreak.

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February 08, 2020 /Jodie van de Wetering
Hayley Marsten
Music

New music: LightViolet

January 28, 2020 by Jodie van de Wetering in Music

Continuing our crawl around new local music, here’s some fresh sounds from LightViolet: Have You Ever Been Burnt Before? Because I Have.

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January 28, 2020 /Jodie van de Wetering
LightViolet
Music

New music: Insomber

January 28, 2020 by Jodie van de Wetering in Music

Check out When These Lights Go Out, from CQ indie rockers Insomber.

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January 28, 2020 /Jodie van de Wetering
Insomber
Music

New music: Ava Kaydo

January 25, 2020 by Jodie van de Wetering in Music

A mellow debut original from Capricorn Coast indie band Ava Kaydo.

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January 25, 2020 /Jodie van de Wetering
ava kaydo
Music

Chinese movie celebrating dragon dancing to film on Capricorn Coast

January 09, 2020 by Jodie van de Wetering in Film

Chinese feature film The Legend of the Dancing Dragon, set in both Yeppoon and its Chinese sister city Yangzhong, will film on the Capricorn Coast in April and May.

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January 09, 2020 /Jodie van de Wetering
The Legend of the Dancing Dragon, Livingstone Shire Council, Xi Jiang, JiPing Fan
Film

Rhonda Janes reflects on a musical life

December 30, 2019 by Jodie van de Wetering in Music, Theatre

Rhonda Janes has been singing as long as she can remember, and from early gigs in her brother’s band she’s built a career in music and theatre.

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December 30, 2019 /Jodie van de Wetering
Kathy Dumbleton, Rhonda Janes
Music, Theatre

Busby Marou, Hayley Marsten nominated for 2020 Golden Guitars

December 19, 2019 by Jodie van de Wetering in Music

Rocky’s Busby Marou and Gladstone-raised Hayley Marsten are both nominated for awards in this year’s Golden Guitars.

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December 19, 2019 /Jodie van de Wetering
Busby Marou, Hayley Marsten, Tamworth Country Music Festival, Golden Guitars
Music

Filmmakers drawn to digital animation workshop

December 19, 2019 by Jodie van de Wetering in Film

A swirling string spells out heartfelt words, birds and butterflies flit across fantasy landscapes, and inept aliens bumble through an interstellar kerfuffle… the Central Highlands’ creativity was on show in a recent animation workshop.

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December 19, 2019 /Jodie van de Wetering
CQ RASN, animation, stop motion
Film
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Rocky Street Press acknowledges the Darumbal people, Traditional Custodians of the Central Queensland region where we live and work.  We pay our respects to Elders past and present and to Indigenous nations’ rich cultures of art and storytelling. We welcome Indigenous readers and contributors.

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