Gig Review
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Fat Freddy’s Drop Brisbane Review @ Eatons Hill Hotel
Internationally acclaimed genre-benders Fat Freddy’s Drop carved out a small field with a festival-style concert at their Brisbane show (Eatons Hill Hotel, 23
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Icecream Hands Brisbane Review @ The Zoo
Icecream Hand’s singer-guitarist Charles Jenkins gently ribbed his own age to fans gathered at The Zoo (21 March) in Brisbane.
“I’m old, so you’ll have to come to... -
Khruangbin Brisbane Review @ The Tivoli Theatre
When Khruangbin first fell across my radar I was plagued with wonder: their name was perplexing, sound was perplexing, and quietly established fan base perhaps the most
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Download Festival Melbourne Review @ Flemington Racecourse
To borrow from the chaotic lyrical verse of Mindless Self Indulgence, ‘I like my coffee black just like my metal’.
The Melbourne edition of this year's Download... -
2019 WOMADelaide Review @ Botanic Park
For some years now, WOMADelaide has had a clearly discernible theme.
It could be an instrument, a geographical region or, like last year’s feather tornado, a single... -
Death Cab For Cutie Review @ Sydney Opera House
The emo kids have all grown up.
Gone is the thick streaky eyeliner, the black t-shirts and the combat boots and in their place is an army of Gen Y in respectable... -
Julia Jacklin Brisbane Review @ The Triffid
Julia Jacklin came to the stage with her honey-toned Fender Telecaster in hand.
The sold-out crowd at The Triffid (9 March) in Brisbane offered a warm welcome and... -
Days Like This Festival Sydney Review @ Victoria Park
Rain, thunderstorms and the NSW Government’s festival regulations threatened to put a dampener on Days Like This (9 March) in Sydney, but the punters were having none of
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Happy Mondays Sydney Review @ Enmore Theatre
In my opinion, the closing weeks of this Australian summer have become synonymous with two things; one, a firm middle-finger salute, as I detest being sweaty; and two, the
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Download Festival Sydney Review @ Parramatta Park
The line-up for this year’s Download Australia boasted diversity and drew delight for its medley of punk, rock, and metal artists.
From new names and local bands,... -
The Internet Brisbane Review @ The Tivoli Theatre
Even before the performance began, my first step into The Tivoli Theatre (Brisbane, 7 March) instantly felt as if I had walked into a time machine.
Strange notion,... -
Gregory Alan Isakov Brisbane Review @ The Triffid
He’s a strummer, he’s a storyteller, he’s a heartstring-puller and he’s so very likeable.
Gregory Alan Isakov’s show was exactly like you might expect - quietly... -
Red Hot Chili Peppers Review @ Adelaide 500
After another scorching heatwave in Adelaide, the temperatures finally began to drop just in time for Red Hot Chili Peppers to re-light the fire on stage for the final
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Arctic Monkeys Review @ Brisbane Entertainment Centre
When you see a band that just knows they’re good, when you watch them create something special on stage, you can just feel it.
Arctic Monkeys are that kind of band.... -
2019 Farmer & The Owl Festival Review @ MacCabe Park
It had one of the most discerning indie rock line-ups in festival history, but also one of the most uncertain states of being in the run-up to the day (no thanks to the NSW
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Slayer & Anthrax Brisbane Review @ The Riverstage
Anthrax (noun). A serious bacterial disease of sheep and cattle, typically affecting the skin and lungs. It can be transmitted to humans, causing severe skin ulceration or a
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RUFUS DU SOL Brisbane Review @ The Riverstage
There’s something magical about dancing under wild, open skies, the rain mixing with flashes of otherworldly stage lights and feeling the warmth of a throng of moving,
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Zeal & Ardor Brisbane Review @ The Brightside
A chain clinked in the darkness of Brisbane’s The Brightside (28 February).
Red lights beamed from the floors, revealing the visage of Zeal & Ardor. Flanked by... -
Orbital Sydney Review @ Enmore Theatre
Since Orbital first spun the LFO knob back in 1989, their meteoric progression has played an inherent role in defining UK dance music.
They mirrored the... -
Rhye Brisbane Review @ The Triffid
When I picture Rhye, the Canadian band are highlighted by flickering candles.
Their Tiny Desk Concert was my first foray into their alternative R&B music, where...