Editor’s Note
The weather may be getting colder, the wind is picking up and I donned my favourite scarf last week, but thankfully we’ve got a little something to warm your hands and soul.
It’s not winter yet, though! Autumn welcomes the sonic sojourn that is Heathcote’s Stars and Bars Festival, part winery/brewery tour, part magical mystery musical bus tour – a whole lotta fun.
Going up the country, experience a countrified combo of amazingly talented artists, legendary Locales while exploring the region’s finest wine, beer, spirits and food as well as that famous Heathcote hospitality.
Get ready, rock fans! Australian powerhouse band Kingswood gives us an inside look into their record-breaking Hometowns Tour with their documentary ‘Claptrap’, premiering at The Pivotonian this month. We sat down with the duo to chat all things behind the scenes.
The world of comedy is widely appreciated, we all like a laugh, don’t we? But in this edition we dive into the nuance, performance and inner-child magic of the art form with local funnyman PJ White and his French mentor; master clown, pedagogue, and professor of theatre Philippe Gaulier.
In an exciting new collaboration between Forte Magazine and Australian music legends Tim Henwood and Matty Orchard, the new Beach Blokes Recorders is the hottest new production team in town. Already supporting a number local young bands through their first recordings, these guys have the experience and equipment to get the job done right.
A well-known and much-loved mountain range, the You Yangs, receives a warm ode from one local hiking enthusiast. Phuong Quach takes us through her experience as a passionate solo hiker.
Some bangin’ new releases in the album world this month, check out our resident reviewer’s thoughts on new music from Djo, Lisa, Thornhill and The Cat Empire, plus a look back to early tape recordings from Rüdiger Lorenz. More music to our ears; Scroll Lab, Santara Restaraunt, Griggs Creek Providore and Crooked Kitchen are the foodie highlights this month and our tummies are rumbling.
Forte Magazine is best paired with your favourite reading chair, a warming cup of tea and some Neil Young in the background…go on, you know you want to x
