onThe COVID-19 pandemic and the rise of Social Media Platforms:
The beginning of the 2020s decade was a difficult time for the music industry, as the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in worldwide lockdowns and mass confinement due to risks of mass infection. The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the cancellation or postponement of numerous, if not all, music-related events scheduled to take place in the early 2020s, including major tours, festivals, and television appearances.
Due to the restrictions, many artists were forced to find new ways to connect with their audiences when live performances were no longer possible. Many artists realised that they could harness the power of technology and began to conduct virtual experiences as an alternative to live events.
Social media platforms such as TikTok, Twitch, Instagram Live, YouTube, Patreon and Bandcamp saw a surge in usage as artists adapted to the new reality, showcasing their music to a global audience and attracting new fans who might have never discovered them otherwise. These platforms became lifelines for visibility and growth when traditional avenues were shut down, as well as a crucial tool for artists to engage with their fans and still generate income.
Major labels and artists quickly recognized the platform's potential to amplify their reach and connect with younger audiences, and by mid-2023, the music industry recorded its highest annual revenue of all time ($8.4 billion), propelled by increased growth of streaming subscriptions.
DIY Music:
The ever-advancing technologies of our digital age have now transformed the music industry, with one of the most significant shifts being the rise of DIY artists. With a variety of free and paid Digital Audio Workstations available to musicians, now anyone can record, arrange, and edit music in their living room, as well as take on roles traditionally held by record labels and managers, such as producing, promoting and distributing their music (heck, even the author of this project has made music in her living room - The Wayward Woman Bandcamp). And with services like Distrokid, it has never been easier for musicans to get their music onto platforms like Spotify, Apple, Amazon, Tidal, TikTok, YouTube, and more.
Females in the Australian Music Industry - 2020s and beyond:
Today, thanks to the women who came before them, and who fought for the rights of women to have a 'voice' in the Australian music industry, there are now many incredible, impressive women, and gender diverse individuals who are part of the Australian music industry, who are globally acknowledged, and who consistently work at the cutting edge of genre and performance.
But it's not just female singers and musicians who are making their mark on the Australian music industry, today many talented female and non-binary DJs, Festival Directors, Producers, Band Managers, Band Bookers, Event Managers, Sound Engineers, Lighting Technicians, Roadies, and Costume Designers are also playing a major role in Australia's thriving live music scene.
The #MeToo movement had an immeasurable influence on the way that it empowered female artists to speak out about the music industry’s boys club history. In addition, artists who may have felt underrepresented in the past, now have more opportunities to voice their feelings around issues such as culture, gender and identity, and have these issues taken seriously by the wider community.
In today's music industry, assured popularity no longer requires big labels, just big heart. With national radio platforms like triple j Unearthed, that allows for new and exciting Australian female musical talent to be discovered, the landscape of the Australian music scene will inevitably change as more and more female and non-binary individuals enter into the fray and create music in their own space and in their own unique way.
Of course, there will always be more room for the industry to support, promote, and prioritise women and their achievements on festival line-ups, on the charts, and in the studio. But while the glass ceiling is far from shattered, there’s definitely cracks in the veneer that weren't there ten to twenty years ago.
The following singers/musicians/acts made a name for themselves in the 1990s and 2000s and have continued to perform and maintain their popular status into the 2020s:
Adalita Srsen (pictured) is the lead singer of 1990s rock band Magic Dirt. Adalita released her first solo album, Adalita in 2011 and her second solo album, All Day Venus, in September 2013. In September 2022, Adalita released "Dazzling", and announced the release of her third studio album, Inland, scheduled for release in December 2022. In June 2023, Adalita released a cover of Michael Hutchence's "Rooms for the Memory" as a benefit record for Ollie Olsen.
Amyl and the Sniffers formed in 2016 by housemates Amy Taylor (Pictured) , Bryce Wilson, Declan Mehrtens, and Calum Newton in Melbourne suburb Balaclava. The scrappy garage rock band who cut their teeth in Melbourne's pubs and practice rooms are now global darlings who play to audiences all around the world. In 2021 the band released their second album titled Comfort to Me and in 2024 they released Cartoon Darkness.
Amy Shark is an Australian indie pop singer-songwriter-guitarist and producer from the Gold Coast, Queensland. During 2008 to 2012, her early solo material was released and performed under the name Amy Cushway. Her 2016 single "Adore" peaked at number 3 on the ARIA Singles Chart and was also listed at number 2 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2016. Her album Love Monster (July 2018) debuted at number 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart. Shark has won 8 ARIA Music Awards from 29 nominations, including winning Best Pop Release three times: in 2017 for her extended play, Night Thinker, 2018 for Love Monster and 2020 for "Everybody Rise".
Claire Birchall (Pictured) is a prolific singer/songwriter who has been recording since the mid 1990s and who has released many records – solo, and with her previous band the Phantom Hitchhikers. She also plays guitar and keyboards with Kim Salmon. Her most recent album Running In Slow Motion is a DIY synth-pop album.
Coda Chroma (aka Kate Lucas) is an award-winning songwriter from Ballarat, and is described as “one of the most innovative and noteworthy musicians in Australia.” Coda Chroma creates music that sways between cinematic and baroque pop, with otherworldly harmonies, honest and existential lyrics, suspended in deeply nuanced production. Coda Chroma’s songs are drawn from personal dreamscapes and real life encounters, delivering poetic honesty, with a nostalgia for the unknown.
Courtney Barnett is an Australian singer, songwriter, and musician. Known for her deadpan singing style and witty, rambling lyrics. On 7 July 2021, Barnett released "Rae Street", the lead single from her third studio album—Things Take Time, Take Time—which was released on 12 November 2021.
Ella Hooper, lead singer of 1990s band Killing Heidi, decided to embark on a solo career in 2012 after a conversation with Stevie Nicks. Hooper released her first solo single "Low High" on 9 November 2012 and on October 2022, Hooper released "Words Like These" and announced her second studio album, Small Town Temple, which was released on 20 January 2023.
Emily Wurramara is an Indigenous Australian singer and songwriter. At the 2024 ARIA Music Awards, Wurramara was won the ARIA Award for Best Adult Contemporary Album.
Emma Donovan - an Aboriginal Australian singer and songwriter. She is a member of the renowned musical Donovan family. She started her singing career at age seven with her uncle's band, the Donovans.
G Flip (Pictured) is a singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer from Melbourne. Their debut studio album, About Us, was released on 30 August 2019. Its follow-up, Drummer, followed almost four years later on 11 August 2023. G Flip has released several platinum-charting singles, including "Killing My Time" and "Drink Too Much", while Drummer topped the ARIA Albums Chart the week of its release. G Flip's music has found itself particularly popular with listeners of Australian radio station triple j: Drummer won the 2023 J Award for Australian Album Of The Year, and seven songs from it were voted into that year's Hottest 100 countdown – setting the record for the most entries by a single artist in one countdown, with G Flip ranking in equal third place for most Triple J Hottest 100 entries of all time.
Haiku Hands is an alternative girl group who dropped their debut self-titled album in 2020 and brought back some of the incredibly grungy dance sounds of 2010, but with the impeccable production of the 2020s.
Jaguar Jonze is a Taiwanese-Australian singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Brisbane. She is best known for her participations in Australia Decides 2020 and 2022, where she placed 6th and 3rd respectively
Lady Lash is an Australian hip hop and jazz artist with indigenous Kokatha and Greek heritage. Her work typically combines poetry, observation and a spiritual element.
Mallrat, is an Australian musician, singer, and rapper from Brisbane. Mallrat has released three EPs: Uninvited (2016), In the Sky (2018) and Driving Music (2019). She also released her full-length debut studio album titled Butterfly Blue (2022) in May 2022 to critical acclaim.
Mo'Jo (previously as Mojo Juju), is an Australian musician, best known for their 2018 album Native Tongue and the lead single of the same title. The single won the Best Independent Single category in the 2019 AIR Awards. They play guitar and piano, write songs and sing, and have created music in a number of genres.
Nai Palm is a vocalist and guitarist from Hiatus Kaiyote. A sonic seer, based in Melbourne.
Thelma Plum, is an Aboriginal Australian singer, songwriter, guitarist and musician from Delungra, New South Wales. In January 2020, Plum became the highest ranking Indigenous artist ever in the Triple J Hottest 100, when "Better in Blak" charted at number 9.
Tkay Maidza is a Zimbabwean-born Australian singer-songwriter and hip hop artist from Adelaide. She has been nominated for and won many awards, and released two albums: Tkay (2016) and Sweet Justice (2023). She collaborated with Flume on her 2023 single "Silent Assassin".
Ricki-Lee Coulter rose to fame in 2004 on the second season of Australian Idol and placed seventh in the competition. In 2006 Coulter joined forces with previous Australian Idol contestants Paulini, Emily Williams and Kate DeAraugo to be part of the all-girl singing project called Young Divas. In March 2023, Ricki-Lee released "On My Own", the first single from her fifth studio album.
Tones and I - Even though Tones and I blew up all over the world in 2019, it’s wasn’t until 2020 that the artist began to show everyone she’s more than a one-hit wonder. Her debut album, Welcome to the Madhouse, was released via Bad Batch on 16 July 2021. It debuted at number one on the ARIA Albums Chart.
Vera Blue dropped a folk album in 2013 that performed fantastically, reaching number 14 of the ARIA charts but by 2015, the songstress started to leave into dreamy electronic pop. After her huge hit All The Pretty Girls in 2019 and Lie To Me in 2020, Vera Blue became a household name for indie pop lovers.
Newer acts with female singers and musicians that are popular in the 2020s include:
Arabella and the Heist are a femme-punk band that formed in 2019 in Melbourne with Holly Arabella on lead vocals.
ALARMS are a noise-rock/post-hardcore band from Bendigo. A clash of gritty punk-rock and moody post-punk with noisy washes of shoegaze undertones. Alarms have found a following with underground music audiences, with their explosive live performances described as ‘crushing’ and ‘apocalyptic’. One of the band's guitaristx is Alex Hegyesi.
MC BARKAA (Pictured) is an Aboriginal Australian rapper and musician. In September 2020, GQ Magazine dubbed her "the new matriarch of Australian rap", and in 2020, Triple J listed her as one of the top 5 female rappers in Australia.
As one of the newest additions to the Melbourne punk scene, BIFF have quickly made a name for themselves with their energetic live shows and high-octane songs, which combine the attitude and tempo of classic skate punk with psychedelic guitar playing and lo-fi garage production. The band features Ambrose De Lima on vocals.
Boudicca are a scathing hardcore punk rock band from Newcastle.
Cable Ties is a punk-inspired rock band that was formed in Melbourne in 2015 and features Jenny McKechnie on bass guitar and drummer Shauna Boyle. The band named itself after cable ties in reference to the band's "very physical but functional" sound. Their debut studio album, the eponymous Cable Ties was released in May 2017. Their second studio album, Far Enough, was released internationally on American label Merge Records in March 2020 and in March 2022, Cable Ties announced the release of their third studio album, All Her Plans. Cable Ties has won multiple awards at the Music Victoria Awards
Cash Savage and the Last Drinks are an Australian band from Melbourne, formed in 2008 by singer and guitarist Cash Savage. With their potent combination of bruising post-punk rock, guttural vocals and tough, tender songwriting, Melbourne’s Cash Savage and The Last Drinks have earned a reputation as one of Australia’s most ferocious live acts.
Chimers are a band from Wollongong that were formed in their backyard during the initial lockdown of 2020. The band features Binx on drums.
Melbourne trio Clamm emerged from their city's raucous punk scene, conceptualized first as a side project, but before long, the band grew into a full-time endeavor, playing gigs and releasing their full on blasts of heavy, tumultuous punk with 2021 debut full-length Beseech Me. Maisie Everett and Stella Rennex have both played bass.
Delivery is an Australian garage-punk band formed in 2020. They released their debut album, Forever Giving Handshakes, in November 2022, Members include Rebecca Allan on Bass, backing and lead vocals and Scarlett Maloney on guitar, backing and lead vocals.
Dilemmas are a Melbourne based band, exploring alternative genres such as Art Rock and Post Punk with droning blues riffs. Singer/Songwriter Ambrose de Lima is a poised, dark, and thought provoking front person. Ambrose transforms the stage with a juxtaposition of emotional intensity and playful dancing.
Fat Dog and the Tits are a rock'n'roll band from Brisbane with Sam Taylor on vocals and Keisha Wheeler-McMullen on Clarinet.
Frenzee - Punk trio based in Greece, born in Melbourne, featuring Apollonia Xylouris on vocals.
Future Suck is made up of members of Blonde Revolver, Super X, Carpet Burn and The Brakes. The band's sound is a potent mix of old school punk and hardcore and rock'n'roll.
Gut Health are a sonically daring, visually adventurous, hypnotic art-punk, ensemble from Melbourne, with a bizarre post-punk edge. This Six-piece ensemble has emerged from the Melbourne underground as one of Australia’s most compelling new acts, and features the vocals of Athina Uh Oh (Pictured).
Hacker is a hardcore punk band from Melbourne with Nellie Pearson on vocals and Alicia Saye on bass.
Melbourne indie-rock band Hot Glue is made up of siblings Lily and Pearl Harnath, with Henry Lucas on drums. Hot Glue pulses with punchy beats, high energy guitars and soaring melodic harmonies. Their songs speak to the experiences of young adulthood, using music and sound to voice frustrations and release.
Licklash are a punk-inspired duo from Melbourne, founded in 2022 by Kahlia Parker & Carsten Bruhn.
Lothario is the visceral, razor-edged solo project of Melbourne's Annaliese Redlich, who creates punk anthems for the bored, horny, and reckless. Lotahrio also includes Shauna Boyle (Cable Ties, Leatherman) and Elsa Birrel (Shove).
The Maggie Pills are a Melbourne-based six-piece outfit who embody the spirit of the indie/alternative movement and the urgency of punk. Their live shows are magnetic and dramatic, and their DIY ethos is solid. The band is led by Argentinian front woman Delfi Sorondo (Pictured) and also includes members Sarah, Chloe, and Margy.
Miiesha quickly became one of Australia’s best female R&B singers of 2020. Soon after releasing her debut album Nyaaringu, Miiesha received the New Talent of the Year at the 2020 National Indigenous Music Awards and won the ARIA Award for Best Soul/R&B Release at the 2020 ARIA Music Awards
Peach PRC (Pictured) is an Australian pop singer, songwriter, and social media personality. Her major label debut single "Josh" was released in early 2021
Private Function are an Australian punk/rock group who have released three studio albums. In February 2023, the band announced the release of their third studio album, 370HSSV 0773H. Private Function includes Milla Holland on bass, backing and occasional lead vocals and Lauren Hester on rhythm guitar.
Queenie is the trash queen alter-ego of Melbourne musician Eloise Thetford. Slaying her way as fearless performer who wears her heart on her sleeve. Her live shows shake, shudder and smoulder with fiery charisma and freewheeling stagecraft whether she’s performing solo or with her band, a rogues gallery of Melbourne’s finest musicians.
R.U.B are a ferocious femme DIY punk from Melbourne with Sophie Jest and Liv.
Screensaver is a synth driven post-punk band from Melbourne Australia with Krystal Maynard on vocals/synth.
Serpette are a loud, fast, and unapologetically raw doom-punk band. With a genre-bending sound that fuses d-beat, distortion, and sludgy bass.
Shove is an 1980s hardcore punk-style act from Melbourne fronted by the fascinating voice of Bella Kranjec (Pictured), with Elsa Birrel on Bass .
Smallways is a high energy, chaotic and confusing drum, and bass punk 2 piece from Sydney.
Stabbitha & the Knifey Wifeys are a punk/hardcore band from Adelaide.
The Faculty are a Melbourne based new wave / post punk band playing original music reflecting the members personal and collective tastes. With song themes exploring the dynamics of relationships, love and society.
The Prize are Melbourne’s hottest new addition, a breath of fresh air and a shot in the arm for a city still bouncing back from a bitter start to the decade. Forming in early 2021 and figuring out a way to jam and write songs in between rules and restrictions, The Prize landed on a blend of power pop and rock and roll that's equal parts brains and bravado. The band features Nadine Muller on shared vocals and drums.
The Stripp are a high energy rock'n'roll band from Melbourne, formed in 2019, and fronted by Bek Taylor.
Vicious Blonde are a multi postcode punk band from the middle of nowhere, featuring lead singer Caitlyn Hayward. Vicious Blonds brings rock 'n' roll back to basics. Wild, raw, energetic and fun - the way it's meant to be.
Wöolworths\\Flushot are a Tasmanian based 'Indie Thrash Rap' band with Skwoodzy on vocals.
All Female Acts:
Curlers (Pictured) are a new-wave/lo-fi, deep overthinking PMS post-punk band from Melbourne. Members include Elissa Sanchez on guitar, Ema Peel on keys, Kat Karavassilis on bass and Rachel Sutherland on drums.
Daddy Issues – Four punk femmes from Melbourne who revel in the crunch of a distortion pedal, the thunder of a solid kick, and the cathartic snarl of a woman scorned.
Butterknife - Hailing from Newcastle, the alternative-pop fem four piece band are known to capture the essence of dreamy indie rock infused with the edge of dark/grungy alt-pop, although that's just the base line of their ever-expanding soundscape.
Blonde Revolver (Pictured) are a six-piece punk outfit, locked and loaded with big riffs and driving synth lines guaranteed to make you sweat. Made up of members from Future Suck, Carpet Burn, Body Maintenance, Delivery and Gutter Girls.
Double Vanity is synth noir new wave punk rock glamour, consisting of layered synths, swelling guitar and lush harmonies. Their first release - "Double Vanity" - landed in the PBS 106.7 FM Featured Sounds Top Ten, MVA2021 longlist for 3 categories: Best Emerging Act, Best Song - "Escalator", and Best Female Musician (Sarah Blaby).
Don’t Thank Me, Spank Me! are a genius combination of sublime songwriting, good hair and matching Fender Mustangs. The soon-to-be cult Melbourne outfit is made up of best friends Nitida Atkinson (vocals and guitar) and Esther Henderson (vocals and bass)
DOWNGIRL is a four-piece punk-grunge band from Sydney who formed in 2020. DOWNGIRL embodies a dark feminine rage with a raw punk edge while also conjuring up the tender nostalgic feeling of being a girl alone in her bedroom.
Melbourne-based femme 4-piece Gutter Girls began in a sharehouse. They had no musical background but saw many of their friends playing in local bands and decided to start a band and join the fun!
Hot Machine (Pictured) - a fiery 5 piece all-girl rock band from Melbourne, who arrived on the scene in 2023, launching their debut single “She’s on the Money” while rocking stages all over Australia with their high energy and heavy, classic rock sound.
Imperial Leather are a Spa Country, Spaghetti Goth, Surf N Turf, Free Femme Melbourne band consisting of Annaliese Redlich on guitar & vox, Emma Peel on keys, Ginger Light on bass and Alice Edgeley on drums.
Lady Lazarus are an all-female and non-binary punk rock band who exploded onto the Australian punk scene in 2023. With a sound that's a volatile cocktail of grunge, old school punk, and riot-grrrl swagger, Lady Lazarus are impossible to ignore.
Parsnip is an Australian rock band. They released their debut album, When the Tree Bears Fruit in 2019 on the Anti Fade label, with the line-up of Carolyn Hawkins on drums, Stella Rennex on guitar and vocals, Paris Richenson bass guitar and vocals and Rebecca Liston on keyboards.
Plaster of Paris (Pictured) has been throwing their oestrogen across Melbourne stages with their unapologetically queer, feminist and D.I.Y. performances for years. Their brand of riot-grrrl punk features Sarah Blaby’s slashing guitar riffs weaving around Zec Zechner’s powerhouse vocals, all to the danceable disco rhythm of Nicola Bell’s beats. in 2021 they released the full length Plaster of Paris album Lost Familiar, out through Psychic Hysteria, featuring singles "Internalise" and "Danceflaw".
Primo! are an Australian indie rock band from Melbourne, which formed in the early 2010s. By 2018 the line-up was Violetta DelConte Race, Xanthe Waite, Suzanne Walker and Amy Hill.
RATSALAD are three mates jammin' in a kitchen in Geraldton, Western Australia.
Originally formed in 2016 as a doom-metal outfit, SPAWN has been reborn in 2020 through mutual worship of late '60s psychedelic rock, eastern scales, and spirituality. Consisting of 6-7 multicultural members, SPAWN’s live performance is spellbinding.
Sibyl is a three-piece alternative folk band based in Melbourne and Castlemaine consisting of Lydia Grant, Chloe Morgan, and Anita Agathangelou.
Stonefield - an Australian rock band comprising of the four Findlay sisters: Amy, Hannah, Sarah, and Holly. They were formed in 2006 as Iotah, but changed their name in 2010 and have released four studio albums, Stonefield (October 2013), As Above, So Below (July 2016) — which peaked at No. 19 on the ARIA Albums Chart — Far from Earth (April 2018), and Bent (June 2019).
Teenage Joans are an Australian indie rock duo from Adelaide, who formed in 2018. The duo consists of vocalist and drummer Tahlia Borg and vocalist and guitarist Cahli Blakers. The duo rose to prominence with their debut single "By the Way". Their second single, "Three Leaf Clover", was released in March 2020 and became the winning song of Triple J's 2020 Unearthed High competition.
Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers (Pictured) are an Australian rock band formed in Canberra in 2015. The group consists of vocalist Anna Ryan, guitarist Scarlett McKahey, drummer Neve van Boxsel and bass guitarist Jaida Stephenson. In 2024 the band were the first ever non- male band to win the Michael Gudinski Breakthrough Artist Award at the ARIA Awards.
The Miffs - three women from Melbourne bringing a healthy mix of psych, surf, grunge and all-out rock 'n roll. Their music explores heaviness, dreaminess and atmospheric space.
The Vovos (Pictured) formed at one of the first Girls Rock! Melbourne Camps in 2017, the five piece are known and loved for their punk bitch attitude and DIY ethos; coming from varied musical backgrounds,
Viper Snatch – A riot grrrl trio formed in 2018 in Central Queensland, characterised by powerful, break-your-heart vocals over punk inspired chord progressions; agile, visceral drumming, and expressive, provocative bass playing.
Witch Spit are a two piece ‘Feral Girl’ punk band from Adelaide that will satisfy your thirst for chaos, sure to be raising some hell and blowing up speakers in a dive bar near you. Influenced by Distillers, L7, Bikini Kill, 70s punk and the ever-growing Australian punk scene. This is no-effs-given kinda punk that slaps you in the face with loud and dominant riot grrrl energy.
Worm Girlz – A four-wench ethereal sparkle punk rock girl band from Brisbane.
Talented female Singers/Musicians/Acts who are playing at St Kilda music venues in the 2020s include: Alma Zygier, Andrea Robertson, Angela Howard, Alice Andersen, Alyce Platt, Bella Frankie, Bernadette Novembre, Brooke Taylor, Celeste Kate, Charlie Barker, Charlie Lane, Charlie Needs Braces, Claire Birchall, C ME, Elizabeth Reale, Fiona Lee-Maynard, Gabriella Cilmi, Gypsy Lee, Helen Cattanach, Helen Ryder, Jazmine Mary, Joyce Prescher, Kaliopi and The Blues Messengers, Karise Eden, Kate Ceberano, Kathleen Halloran, Katie Scott, Kaye Louise Patterson, Kerryn Fields, Lana Eileen, Lauren Elizabeth, Lisa Gibbs, Lo Carmen, Maggie Alley, Megan Bawden, Misty Harlowe, Nina Ferro, Opelousas with Alison Ferrier and Kerri Simpson, Kylie Auldist, Penny Ikinger, Rachel Snow, Rosie Westbrook, Ruby Mae, Sarah Carroll, Sarah McLeod, Sherry Rich, Stefanie Cherote, Sweethearts band, Suzannah Espie, Tania Doko, The Black Sistaz, Vivienne Gay, Wild Gloriosa, WILSN and more...
Other female and non binary Singers/Musicians/Acts of this era include: Ajak Kwai, AKOSIA, Aleksiah, Alex Lahey, Allysha Joy, Amber Lawrence, Angie McMahon, Aphir, Asha Jefferies, Ashwarya, Audrey Powne, Becca Hatch, Bella Amor, Blake Williams, Bonnie Fraser, Carla Geneve, Carla Wehbe, Charlie Lane, Charlie Needs Braces, Charlie Versegi, Cloe Terare, Daine, Dami Im, DENNI, Dizzy Doolan, Ella Thompson, Ellen Chan, Emmy Mack, Elsy Wameyo, Eves Karydas, FELIVAND, George Alice, Graace, Grace Cummings, Gretta Ray, Gypsy Lee, Hannah Wales, Hatchie, Hayley Manwaring, Hope D, iyah may, Jack River, Jem Cassar-Daley, Jess Day, Jess Ribeiro, Jess Shreds, June Jones, Juice Webster, Kathleen Halloran, KAYO, Kinder, KYE, Leah Senior, Lilith Lane, Liyah Knight, Lyra Caltabiano, Maddy Otto, MACE, Maple Glider, Marie Velthoven, Martha Marlow, Meghan Maike, Merryn Jeann, Mia Rodriguez, Milla Williams, Milly Strange, Miss Kaninna, Montaigne, Morgues Celeste, Nardean, Odette, PANIA, Philippa Nihill, Phoebe Go, Raria, Raven Mahon, Ruby Mae, Sarah EiDA, Sasha McLeod, Saskia Clapton, Sammi Palinkas, Shannen James, Stella Delmenico, Stella Rennex, Stevie Jean, Sycco, Vetta Borne, WILSN, Wild Gloriosa, Xanthe Waite, Yorke and many more...
Interesting Facts:
Balaclava Boogie is a free music festival, situated in the inner-city suburb of Balaclava and named after the song "Balaclava Lover Boogie" by Australian rock band Amyl and the Sniffers. The festival, which began in 2023, is the brainchild of St Kilda resident Jessie Robbinett, who is the owner of Voodoo Love Child Speakeasy Bar, which is also situated in Balaclava. For three blissful days, the Carlisle Street Precinct, comes alive with the sound of music, featuring performances across 8 venues, including the much-anticipated Duke Street Picnic Party at St Kilda Library and the festival’s epic Sunday Session.
Photo Credits:
How the music industry is connected - Source: University of Pennsylvania
DIY Home recording Studio - Source: Current Sound
Adalita, 2021 - Source: Facebook
Amy Taylor, 2023 - Source: Facebook
Claire Birchall, c. 2024 - Source: Discogs
G Flip, 2023 - Source: Facebook
Mallrat, 2022 - Source: Facebook
MC BARKAA, 2024 - Source: Facebook
Athina Uh Oh, 2023 - Source: Facebook
Delfi Sorondo, 2024 - Source: Facebook
Peach PRC, 2022 - Source: Facebook
Shove, 2024 - Photo by Nick Nolan - Source: Facebook
Curlers, 2024 - Source: Bandcamp
Blonde Revolver, 2021 - Source: Bandcamp
Hot Machine, 2024 - Source: Facebook
Plaster of Paris, 2021 - Source: Facebook
Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers, 2024 - Source: Facebook
Bernadette Novembre, 2024 - source: St Kilda Festival
Balaclava Boogie promotion, 2024 - Source: Carlisle St Traders Association
