After scooping the pool at the Newcastle music awards in November, Bob Corbett is touring his album in Melbourne this week thanks to the ABC.

Nineteen-year-old singer-songwriter Jason Lowe has walked away with the big award at the seventh annual 1233 ABC Newcastle Music Awards, involving musicians from Newcastle the Hunter and the Central Coast.

Every year at our ABC Music Awards the Velvet Pants Room is host to hi-jinks.

Red carpet pics and the full list of winners from the seventh annual 1233 ABC Newcastle Music Awards.

Libby Gore will be the co host of our 1233 Music Awards this Thursday night

In this conversation with Carol Duncan, Catherine Britt talks about the pressures of growing up under the spotlight, life in the country music capital of the world, and 'growing up on 1233 ABC Newcastle'.

You may be drunk and annoying but Nathan will listen to you.

Benjalu in Studio Live on the drive show.

Here Come The Birds are one of the hottest bands in the country with a tour of Newcastle West and The Darling Ranges coming up this month.

A backstage look at our first 1233 ABC Newcastle Music Awards in 2002.

Here are Rocwater live in the 1233 studios.

393 Entries across 13 categories and 25 local judging sessions over 6 weeks later, the Category Finalists for this year's 1233 ABC Newcastle Music Awards have been decided!

Brigitte Handley and The Dark Shadows headline a non-conformist punk evening that features clean clothes and a touch of Devo.

It's been more than 10 years since The Reels last gig. So just how many enemies has Dave Mason retained in the Australian music industry?

ABC Newcastle launched its 2008 Newcastle Music Awards last night at the Region Art Gallery.

The Seabellies release their first music since winning Artist of the Year at our music awards.

Rubix Cuba are one of the longest standing Novocastrian bands. In fact, they are legendary.

The banjo may lack the musical street cred of say an electric guitar and a pair of ripped denim jeans, but Newcastle's Cooch Potatoes are working hard to solve that.

The Angry Socks are an entrant in our music awards, in their spare time they enjoy plumbing near Dubbo.

When Newcastle-based jazz clarinet player Andy Firth received an invitation from the Carnegie Corporation to perform at New York's famed Carnegie Hall, he was stunned. His performance early next year will revolve around the work of virtuoso clarinettist and jazz legend Benny Goodman, who performed a famous concert at Carnegie Hall.

The Dennis Boys Band played the Monkerai B & S ball at the weekend and the dust is still settling on that event.

Hansel are contemporarily exothermic.

Matt Purcell is a local musician who has been performing around the Hunter for a few years, both with the band Remedial View and now solo.

Jason Lowe, entrant in the 1233 Music Awards Folk category.

Peta Evans Taylor Studio Live with Simone Thurtell.

Rocwater were the 2007 Broadcasters Choice for the Central Coast in last years 1233 ABC Music Awards.

Vocalist/pianist Janet Seidel has just released her 15th album, and loves Doris Day, Patsy Cline and fifties cocktail dresses. In "The Penguin Guide to Jazz", she's described as Australia's first lady of jazz.

After more than 20 years in the rock music game Newcastle musicians Brien McVernon has got his first tattoo, but it's all for a very good cause.