Eight unmissable gigs and events to see at Leaps and Bounds Music Festival 2021 Leaps and Bounds 2019 - image by Naomi Lee Beveridge
Words By August Billy
Leaps and Bounds Music Festival kicks off on Friday July 16.
No interstate travel? No worries. The 2021 Leaps and Bounds Music Festival program proves that Melbourne has more than enough talent and diversity to pack a ten-day festival full of live music, talks, markets and special events. After running the 2020 instalment virtually, this year’s LBMF will be a celebration of what makes the City of Yarra such a special live music ecosystem.
There are mini-festivals such as the soul, funk and hip hop extravaganza Fitzroyalty and label showcases from Bad Apples, The Push and Rockhopper Records. There are also intimate shows at The Tramway and The B.East, Sunday sessions at The Tote, late night parties at The Night Cat and even a First Nations trivia night.
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Amyl & The Sniffers and Sampa The Great clean up at the 2020 Music Victoria Awards Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever - image by Martin Philbey
Words by Tom Williams
Seven publicly-voted and 14 industry awards were announced at the Melbourne Recital Centre on Wednesday night.
The 16th annual Music Victoria Awards have recognised the astonishing achievements of local musicians from the last year. Jointly presented by PBS and Triple R, the in-person event revealed seven winners of publicly-voted awards as well as 14 industry accolades.
Sampa The Great took home four awards including Best Album for The Return, Best Song for her track ‘OMG’ as well as Best Solo Artist. Accepting the Best Solo Artist award via a pre-recorded video, she emphasised the shared effort that went into her releases.