Indie Focus

Here's the full list of last night's Jagermeister Independent Music Award winners, with Chet Faker the only act picking up multiple gongs, among company such as The Jezebels, Lanie Lane and 360.

While on the topic of awards, plenty of indie acts feature on this year's top 50 nominees for the Channel [V] Oz Artist Of The Year, including Bleeding Knees Club, Oh Mercy, and…actually just check it the link.

A range of great up-and-coming indie acts will showcase their stuff through cover on the Nuggets: Antipodean Interpolations Of The First Psychedelic Era released by Warner Music. The talent includes the likes of Velociraptor, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard and Gypsy and the Cat.

Check out the free stream of awesome compilation record The Key of Sea, featuring the sounds of indie acts such as Chet Faker and The Tiger & Me paired  with musicians who have come to Australia for a better life.

Melbourne-based indie rockers Skipping Girl Vinegar released a new video for their track Here She Comes through the week.

Hunting Grounds dropped a sweet new single Star Shards, fresh with a new clip, and we also threw in a few remixes just to keep everybody happy.

Flume's self-titled album release was teased to fans through the week, the upload featuring a video of track snippets; he knows exactly how to keep fans waiting until November!

The Trouble With Templeton will feature on Stress Press Australia and MGM's showcase for the first-ever ARIA Week – the full artist program available here.

Time to start the tour information with San Cisco dropping word of a new single tour to promote the release of tune Wild Things, with their self-titled album not so far away either.

Hungry Kids of Hungary have added a second Melbourne show to their list of dates along the east side of the country.

Beginning next month, we'll be hosting The Shadow Electric Bar and Abbortsford Convent initiative, titled the Good Hustle Music Salon, allowing fans to see tracks from the face-off sets on theMusic. Geoffrey O'Connor and Lost Animal go head-to-head in the first gig at the Abbortsford Convent, and if you don't manage to snag one of the 200 tickets, we've got your back.

Songstress Melodie Nelson announced a few exciting things today, including the release of a new video and a tour to celebrate to forthcoming album release.

Brisbane-based Pigeon announced the release of their second EP Fortunes, with a tour to celebrate.

Dune Rats and an assortment of sweet local talent will join Violent Soho on their Tinderbox/National Neighbour Tour.

Speaking of supports, Pony Face and We All Want To were announced to kick-off Lee Ronaldo's tour this month.