Byron Bay Bluesfest 2013 kicked off in style with a great first night lineup which included Counting Crows, The Robert Cray Band, Rodriguez, Jason Mraz, Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite and Chris Isaak (pictured).
Photos by Johnny Au

Will they or won’t they? While we will never be sure who is playing a festival until the promoters actually release a line-up, it’s always fun to speculate and throw around any rumours that come up. The next big festival yet to announce their line-up is Splendour In The Grass. With the line-ups for Primavera, Summersonic and Coachella festivals already out there, it’s time to salivate over who will may (or have already actually confirmed) continue down here fore Australia’s premier winter festival.

In this Issue: Festival sideshows are announced from Roger Hudson, Rodriguez, Bette Lavette, Shawn Colvin, Wanda Jackson, Wilco, Jimmy Cliff and more!

Bluesfest Announce More Sideshows

In this issue: The man of the cinematic hour Rodriguez plays The Gov, the 'acoustic Daft Punk's' Kings of Convenience perform a rare gig at the Opera House, Melbourne University gets turned into an apocalyptic Mad Max musical playground and loads more..

RODRIGUEZ comes to The Gov in March

The second artist announcement for the 2012 Byron Bay Bluesfest has been released and it's all about the blues and roots! Joining the already confirmed superstars in Ben Harper, Iggy Pop and Santana are the following artists:

Jimmy Cliff
Joan Armatrading
Rodriguez
Robert Cray
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
The Blind Boys of Alabama
Mavis Staples
Allen Toussaint
Wanda Jackson

As I walked into Searching For Sugar Man I had a million questions in my head. It turns out I wasn’t the only one. Even his biggest fans have been wondering just who is this guy Rodriguez? And that was before I’d even had a chance to think about whether I’d like his music.

The Sydney Film Festival begins on Wednesday (June 6) and boasts an impressive line-up with over 150 films from over 50 countries. With a little something for everyone and so much to choose from, Natalie Salvo brings her ten picks from the first part of the festival.

Photos of Rodriguez at the Corner Hotel - Thursday 8th April 2010

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The mystery man is back!