After a huge 2016, LISTEN are ready to take on the new year, and to celebrate will be taking over LISTEN & The Amplifier are excited to throw a special BIGSOUND party to celebrate some killer female and gender diverse acts. Feat. Simona Castricum soundcloud.com/simonacastricum Melbourne acts Simona Castricum and Shag Planet are heading up to Syd to throw a…

ALL AGES | ALCOHOL FREE EVENT Come experience the excellence of the LISTEN collective with a special one-off show at the Triple R – 3RRR 102.7FM performance space. In a celebration of their substantial outreach of talent the event features DJs and live acts curated by LISTEN including Geryon, Samyntha, DJ trixie darko and just announced Wahe doing a live…

ER: So, darling woman … I can’t even really remember how we met, just that we kind of whirlwind crashed into each other’s lives and were really digging what the other was doing. (Perhaps your memory is better than mine?) You graciously sang with me at a concert early into our friendship … and we’ve…

Three musical acts and a big conversation, open to the public, with some prominent women in music and some members The ladies of Bracode: Rebekah Zechner (Zec) – Vocals Bec Mayhew – Guitar/Vocals Jacqui Besgrove – Bass Erica Lewis – By Erica Lewis Note: This piece was originally sent to the editor of Melbourne street…

The website is where we will be collecting and workshopping material for the eventual publication. Although the writing is intended to be in book form eventually and not everyone’s work will be published, we’d like to present this site as a forum for discussion and a place to write the way you want to. (Write…

You’ve mentioned at times you’ve turned up to a gig Hideous Towns are playing and felt like other people on the bill have just assumed you are someone’s girlfriend. How does the reaction differ once they realise you are actually the charismatic front woman of the band? Yes, there have been numerous occasions when the…

LISTEN + LISTEN Records present Simona Castricum, Stina Tester I Cinta Masters, Beloved Elk, Straddlepuss, Louise Love, Zoe Zac + Irena Xero forGrimoire 2016 at the Brisbane Hotel. Molly submitted this great illustration. You can check out more of Molly’s work on Behance and Soundcloud.

To celebrate their inaugural camp, GR!M in collaboration with LISTEN have excitedly put together an all-ages evening showcasing a diverse Halloween PARTY!!! The Girl Fridas have put together this awesome Lineup for Listening party #11 as a fundraiser for the

4th CONFERENCE VIDEO – Keynote by Clementine Ford More on Clementine Ford: Clementine Ford is a writer, social commentator and public speaker based 2nd CONFERENCE VIDEO – Pros and Cons of Modern Day ‘Call Out Culture’: communications, politics and self expression in the digital

Swimming (stylised as swimming) are a band from Adelaide consisting of Katie Schilling, Sam Reynolds and Angie Schilling. All three are multi-instrumentalists and vocalists. I sat down with Angie and Katie to discuss their experiences as a band, from cutting their teeth in the Adelaide scene to crafting a rad album and playing shows all…