5th CONFERENCE VIDEO – A Community Response to Abuse: Creating Safer Spaces Featuring: Elspeth Scrine (Huntly) (moderator), Helen Marcou, Vaxx Be Dis(ALTERITY COLLECTIVE), Katie Pearson (Whiskey Houston), Em Accidental Discharge and LISTEN are proud to be joining together in a night of discussion on contemporary intersectional feminism. The

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By Alex Campbell There was once a time when I almost saw Kathleen Hanna doing a piss. It was at By Erica Lewis Note: This piece was originally sent to the editor of Melbourne street press publication The Music on A lot of people have asked me why LISTEN exists. In an ideal world, I…

I’ve been playing guitar since I was like, fourteen, or something – basically from since I first heard Thin Lizzy. ER: So, darling woman … I can’t even really remember how we met, just that we kind of whirlwind crashed By Chloe Turner I’m writing this article to document a personal experience and share it…

Calling all women and GnC people playing in bands or as solo artists! Get your name into the live database, and help us by sharing this form around. “LISTEN Lists” is our new project to build and distribute databases of women and gender non conforming people in music. LISTEN Lists aim to subvert the “go…

Boat Show are just a couple of mates from Perth calling out the bullshit. Making music in their hometown of Fremantle, the band began with vocalist Ali Flintoff and a single revelation: punk music can be an incredible kind of self-care. Dealing with feelings of frustration and the inescapable mansplaining of society’s systems, Groundbreaking Masterpiece…

Originally published in Beat Magazine A hot topic lately online seems to be festival bills and gender equality. I touched Originally published in Beat Magazine Having safe spaces for women, gender diverse and LGBTQIA+ people to perform in is vital Originally published in Beat Magazine I’m Chloe and I’m going to be writing this monthly…

TUNE IN AND LISTEN! 102.7 RRRFM 12noon-1PM Every Sunday December 27 2015 – January 31 2016 For 6 Sundays this LISTEN and SIGNAL present a dynamic arts event featuring panel discussions, live performance and projections showcasing Melbourne’s most engaging underground Evelyn Morris reflects on two successful Bigsound panels, Ask A Feminist and Safe Spaces. Read…

To celebrate their inaugural camp, GR!M in collaboration with LISTEN have excitedly put together an all-ages evening showcasing a diverse array of female/non-binary centric bands. Hosted at the Thornbury Bowls Club as part of Darebin Music Feast, the gig will be raising funds for GR!M – a not-for-profit organisation that aims to empower girls and…

Elysia Crampton is an Aymara trans woman artist, musician and poet based in northern California. She is unarguably one of ~ Are you a young person over 18 with disability and/or mental health issue who wants to see live music?