Here's a pile of great upcoming shows starting with the much anticipated DJ Quik

Fed Square’s FREE live music series, Fed Square Live presented by The Push continues through January with a line up of indie, blues, dance and rock performances by Australia’s top independent acts and emerging talent.

With their brand new single I Loved You Then in tow, Melbourne’s Loon Lake are hitting the road on their Not Just Friends Tour and will be will be bringing their frenetic melodies and infectiously raucous riffs to Goodgod in Sydney on Thursday 18 August and CBD Hotel in Newcastle on Friday 19 August .

Hot on the heels of their lauded debut single In The Summer, Melbourne five piece Loon Lake are back with a brand new single I Loved You Then, taken from their acclaimed EP Not Just Friends.

Set for release on July 15 2011, I Loved You Then is a sunny garage inspired pop track that demonstrates indie music can still have soul, grit and spunk whilst retaining an inherent pop sensibility.

Larry Heath catches up with Nick from Melbourne group Loon Lake to chat about their debut EP Not Just Friends, working with Robin Mai, how the band met, Big Sound, Red Riders and what we can expect next from the group…

First up, congratulations on your debut EP Not Just Friends. It's quite the fun record. How do you all go about writing these songs? Is there a chief songwriter or is it very much a collaborative effort?

Garage infused indie-pop five-piece Loon Lake spent last summer in the studio, feverishly polishing and perfecting their thrilling debut EP Not Just Friends.

On a chilly night in late April, summer sounds flooded the Corner Hotel as The Drums performed am energetic headliner show, as part of their tour with this year’s Groovin’ The Moo.