If you streamed “Gold” when I posted about it a few weeks ago, you know Leslie D. King is making the kind of back-to-basics music that’s the perfect antidote to the AI age. It sounds like it might have come from an impromptu jam session where the musicians play by feel and feed off one another’s energy. It’s the sort of music that’s made for the stage.
I recently caught up with Leslie to chat about the song, the album he’s been working on, and his recently announced Victorian regional tour. If you want to learn all about that, click through to read my feature article on Hold the News. This online publication feels like a breath of fresh air in these days dominated by social media and its algorithms. If you’re looking for thoughtful articles exploring travel, technology, and topics that will make you think, make sure to subscribe. It won’t spell the end of the unfiltered interviews I publish here, but I might refer you to my articles there when it makes sense.
And if course, you don’t have to go anywhere if you just want those tour dates! You can see Leslie D. King for “a very large dose of high-energy Rock ‘n’ Soul” at the following shows:
2 October 2026 – Martians Saloon, Gadubanud Country/Deans Marsh
3 October 2026 – Old Church on the Hill, Dja Dja Wurrung and Taungurung Country/Bendigo
17 October 2026 – Patchewollock Music Festival @ Patchewollock Hotel, Wergaia Country/Patchewollock
25 October 2026 – Young Street Tavern, Monmar/Frankston
20 November 2026 – Whalers Hotel, Gunditjmara, Dhauwurd Wurrung, and Kirrae Whurrong Country/Warrnambool
21 November 2026 – Birre Rec Revival @ Birregurra Hall, Gulidjan Country/Birregurra
22 November 2026 – Bell’s Beach Brewing, Wadawurrung Country/Torquay
Image used with permission from Oily Rag Records