Kennedy Street is Benoit's first studio album recorded with his band, and will be formally launched at the Gemco Players Community Theatre on the 11th of April, 2026.

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Talented singer songwriter Benoit will be paying tribute to one of his musical heroes when he performs Bob Dylan’s groundbreaking 1963 album The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan at the Gem Theatre on Wednesday 9 April as part of the PAVED Festival’s classic album series.

Join us for a super fun 80’s Gig to celebrate our 40th Birthday on Saturday 15th March at Monbulk RSL!

We’ve invited some of our fave local musos to rework an 80s classic or two and Clint Wilson & The Ruins will be our amazing house band for the night!!

Belting out bangers will be Benoit, Saint Ergo, Madame Nightingale, Rachel Nendick, Mark Gardner, Wolf Arrow Rain, Shane Gee, Freo & Christina The Astonishing!

There will also be 3MDR DJ’s spinning 80s tunes all night and the dancefloor will be hoping!!

The RSL has the bar covered and we’re all geared up for a night to remember!!

Doors open 7pm and we’re winding up at 11pm.

Old Man Luedecke is one of Canada’s best loved and most intriguing roots singer-songwriters. Known for his masterful banjo playing, he was born and raised in Toronto and now lives rurally on the south shore of Nova Scotia. With a storyteller’s heart, his narrative-driven songs are playful, coy and soul-warming; his music appeals to anyone looking for new growth from old roots.

On his 2024 album, She Told Me Where to Go, Luedecke let go of the chains and abandoned his signature old-time Appalachian-based sound… and he went electric! ‘She Told Me Where to Go’ is a journey through the darkness and light of mid-life. The songs wrestle, long form, with the value of an artist in a time when music is ingested in fifteen second increments. There's hopefulness in ‘Guy Fieri’ but ‘Holy Rain’ and ‘Misfits in Old Clothes’ capture the ongoing struggle.

Old Man Luedecke is a 2-time JUNO and multi-East Coast Music award winner and Polaris Prize nominee. Equally at home on festival main stages, in theatres, or in living rooms, his honesty and charisma allow him to connect effectively with his audiences.

We’ve invited some of our fave local musos to rework an 80s classic or two and Clint Wilson & The Ruins will be our amazing house band for the night!!

Belting out bangers will be Benoit, Saint Ergo, Madame Nightingale, Rachel Nendick, Mark Gardner, Wolf Arrow Rain, Shane Gee, Freo & Christina The Astonishing!

There will also be 3MDR DJ’s spinning 80s tunes all night and the dancefloor will be hoping!!

The RSL has the bar covered and we’re all geared up for a night to remember!!

Doors open 7pm and we’re winding up at 11pm.

Our special event preview screening of A Complete Unknown, the acclaimed Bob Dylan biopic starring Timothée Chalamet, includes a pre-film performance of Dylan hits by Benoit, a sparkling wine on arrival, and a post-film, pre-recorded In Conversation with Chalamet and director James Mangold.

Set in the influential New York music scene of the early 60s, A Complete Unknown follows the 19-year-old Minnesota musician's meteoric rise from folk singer to concert halls and the top of the charts, culminating in his groundbreaking electric rock and roll performance at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965.

Only on Friday 17 January.

6:30pm: Sparkling wine on arrival 6:45pm: Performance by Benoit 7:05pm: A Complete Unknown screening & In Conversation with James Mangold and Timothée Chalamet

‘The Parlour Presents’ is 3MDR’s newest live music offering and is a subscriber only opportunity to see some of our region’s very best musicians perform up close and personal.

This is a FREE event for 3MDR subscribers only!

You must be a 3MDR Subscriber to purchase tickets to ‘The Parlour Presents’ and seats are very limited.

Minor Gold are the new Americana/Folk duo featuring ARIA nominated, award-winning songwriters Tracy McNeil & Dan Parsons. Living in a van whilst touring as solo artists in early 2020, Parsons and McNeil hightailed it out of Melbourne Victoria up to sunny Queensland, narrowly avoiding the winter as the first lockdown occurred. Holed up in the land of palm trees and perfect weather, the duo subsequently wrote their debut album ‘Minor Gold’ – released August 11, 2023.

Weaving masterful harmonies around stripped-back, organic arrangements that draw on the breezy sounds of 70’s west-coast pop, the daydream haze of 60’s folk to the ballad-power and polaroid romance of the 80’s, Minor Gold display a spellbinding musical connection throughout this superb collection of songs.

“The pairs real superpower is their melodic vocal interplay and sixth-sense harmonies…Imagine standing at a crossroads, halfway between Laurel Canyon and a sandy palm tree cove. These are the intoxicating sounds you might hear drifting on that summer breeze.” - Chris Familton Rhythms Magazine

In under a year, Minor Gold have released three singles, each added to national high rotation on Double J. In February 2023, the duo charmed audiences at Folk Alliance International in Kansas City, and have just completed a 26+ date North American Tour with an Official Showcase at the AmericanaFest in Nashville and additional shows supporting The Teskey Brothers in major venues in the U.S. & Canada.

Folk singer-songwriter Benoit will be returning to his favourite venue to release and perform his newest album "Mountain" for folkies and music lovers of Melbourne's Eastern hills.

Marking Benoit's third album release, "Mountain" includes songs of uncertainty, disenchantment and loss that seek to illuminate these experiences as necessary landscapes to traverse. Not understood as a wall to knock down or a lion to flee from, but as a friend that points to the soft golden autumn leaves falling on the dew capped grass.

Benoit will be joined by a number of local heroes of the hills to help perform the songs of "Mountain", including John Schmidli, Tina Nabb, Ben Langdon (Grand Baxter), Zack Grace and Ol' Shep. Nathan Goodwin will open the evening. Inspired by the likes of Dylan, Simon and McCartney, Nathan blends folk, indie, and 60s styles in his original music.

This event marks two years since the release of Benoit's second album, "Valley". It will surely be a night not to miss.

Clint Wilson and Benoit Live at Sooki Lounge - with support from Rogerson Sunday the 22nd of January / 8pm Doors /$15 Entry

On 19th August four of our most talented local songwriters, Clint Wilson, Carolyn Oates, Sadie Mustoe and Benoit, come together in the cosiness of the Lyre Room to explore the mysterious art of songwriting.

Each songwriter in turn will discuss their creative process, what sparked this particular song, how it took shape, how the meaning developed and how it bloomed into the song it currently is. The show includes performances from each artist exposing the songs in their rawest forms. Questions from the other songwriters, as well as questions from the audience are encouraged to help develop the conversation and explore the diverse approaches that exist within songwriting. If you are someone who loves songwriting, someone that is interested in the creative process, or simply someone that wants to hear some moving songs and the journeys behind them, this is for you!

Benoit will be performing a 30-minute set as part of Urban Life's 'The Backyard' sessions - a series of FREE music events for the community featuring international award-winning acts as well as local emerging artists. Taking place in the neoteric Backyard, just off Civic Place near Eastland in the Ringwood arts precinct.