Gig Review
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Review: Short Stack @ Forum Melbourne
Last Saturday, Forum Melbourne housed Australian group Short Stack along with the talented Bad/Love and Pretty Bleak.
With lines wrapping around one of... -
Review: Counterparts @ The Triffid (Brisbane)
Brisbanites are certainly not known for their composure and composition during the 'ever-gruelling' chilly winter months in the Sunshine State (with the mercury still soundly
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Review: Track Work: Music From The Underground @ RISING @ Anzac Station (Melbourne)
RISING's Track Work event opened with a Welcome to Country honouring the Wurundjeri people, expressing hope and joy at the rising generations, and how music connects the
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Review: DIIV @ Open Season @ The Princess Theatre (Brisbane)
Heavenly clouds float across a dreamy blue sky on the stage's screen.
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Review: Kasey Chambers @ The Tivoli (Brisbane)
On Saturday night at Brisbane's The Tivoli was a sit-down gig loaded with generations of fans who've grown up on Kasey Chambers' heart-wrung choruses and razor-edged
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Review: Spacey Jane @ Hordern Pavilion (Sydney)
Sydney winter feels like a solid kick in the face, and it's a perfect night to be curled up somewhere warm. That looks like something Spacey Jane can provide, as they take to
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Review: Loose Lips @ The Gem (Melbourne)
Bad luck was nowhere to be found at Melbourne's The Gem on Friday the 13th.
Instead, the night (13 June) brought a masterclass in DIY artistry and the power of... -
Review: MonoNeon @ Open Season @ What's Golden (Brisbane)
A fortunate few gathered at Brisbane's What's Golden on Thursday (12 June) to be wowed and amazed by the wonderful, the talented, the incredible,
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Review: Kamasi Washington @ QPAC Concert Hall (Brisbane)
It was a wondrous and wild evening for jazz lovers as the Emmy- and two-time Grammy-nominated Kamasi Washington returned to Brisbane for the first time since 2022 at QPAC's
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Review: Black Star @ RISING @ PICA (Melbourne)
Melbourne's RISING music festival is an undeniable showcase of all types of talent, including a night of iconic hip hop with the legends of '90s duo Black Star – Mos Def and
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Review: Supergrass @ The Tivoli (Brisbane)
Supergrass is on the last leg of their Australian tour celebrating 30 years (!) since the release of their seminal 1995 album, 'I Should Coco' – and what a brilliant album it
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Review: Kamasi Washington @ VIVID Sydney @ Carriageworks
Kamasi Washington brought his Fearless Movement Australian tour to Carriageworks as part of VIVD Sydney, and it was a sound of vivid magnitude.
This venue feels... -
Review: Suki Waterhouse @ RISING Melbourne @ PICA
One would think that PICA – Port Melbourne Industrial Centre for the Arts – is a boiler room venue; a warehouse in the heart of the industrial Port Melbourne made for sweaty,
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Review: Short Stack @ The Tivoli (Brisbane)
As I arrive, rolling into Brisbane's The Tivoli I'm met by a sea of side fringes, fishnets, and mid-2000s nostalgia.
Short Stack are getting the local emos... -
Review: Inhaler @ The Tivoli (Brisbane)
Last night Inhaler returned to Brisbane playing The Tivoli (5 June).
There's a line of fans stretching all the way down the street and around the block. Full... -
Review: James Vincent McMorrow @ Metro Theatre (Sydney)
Fog draped Sydney this week, even wrapping itself around icons like the Opera House and Anzac Bridge.
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Review: Clown Core @ The Triffid (Brisbane)
As I queue for Clown Core's Brisbane concert as part of their We Are Never Coming Back tour, I find myself standing among a suspicious mix of neckbeards, band nerds,
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Review: Marlon Williams @ RISING @ Melbourne Town Hall
Marlon Williams opened the first night of Melbourne's annual winter arts festival RISING with communal gusto at Melbourne Town Hall (4 June).
The Aotearoa/ New... -
Review: Ezra Collective @ Open Season @ The Princess Theatre (Brisbane)
As part live music festival Open Season, which runs through to July in Brisbane, Ezra Collective glided onto the stage last Sunday (1 June) much like the atmosphere that was
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Review: Beth Gibbons (Portishead) @ The Fortitude Music Hall (Brisbane)
The 1990s were a period of freedom for some, and music from the period evokes many happy memories and thoughts.
Bands like Nirvana, Jamiroquai and Rage Against...