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The Holy Smoke Perth Review @ Bayswater Bowling Club
In the heart of Perth's suburbia, soulful femme trio The Holy Smoke – Rose, Karlee Rae and Delilah Rose – have been inspiring locals with their timeless harmonies,
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2018 Yours & Owls Festival Review
Now in its fourth year, Wollongong’s Yours & Owls festival has brought more quality, live music to Wollongong than you can shake a booty at.
Residents and... -
2018 Caloundra Music Festival Review
Here we are again in Caloundra, for another fantastic long weekend of local, Australian and international acts at Caloundra Music Festival (28-30 Sep, 1 Oct), proving once
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Clare Bowen Brisbane Review @ The Tivoli Theatre
Floating on to stage like a sparkly, golden-hued gypsy fairy, Clare Bowen dazzled the Brisbane audience at The Tivoli Theatre (3 October) with her cosmic-imbued voice, cheeky
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Unplugged: Nirvana Reimagined Perth Review @ His Majesty's Theatre
With candelabras flickering, a mass of flowers adorning the stage, a rugged-looking singer sitting on an office chair under the spotlight with a full orchestra behind him.
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2018 Brisbane Festival Closing Party Review @ The Riverstage
It seems a tricky feat, handpicking a musical line-up audibly comparable to Riverfire’s fireworks show.
Brisbane Festival’s visual finale was this year paired with... -
Cher Brisbane Review @ Brisbane Entertainment Centre
The iconic Cher has returned to tour Australia for the first time since her ‘Living Proof: The Farewell Tour’ in 2005.
Being an icon means you have nothing left to... -
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever Brisbane Festival Review @ Spiegeltent
My co-worker recently walked into the office and announced: “ABC Radio’s feature album is unreal this week.”
He spent awhile describing. We spent awhile... -
Sarah Blasko Brisbane Festival Review @ The Tivoli Theatre
Imagine sitting on a couch at The Tivoli Theatre in Brisbane, a regular Wednesday (26 September) watching a piece of modern Australian history unfurl on a stage lower than
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Bloom Parade Brisbane Review @ Bloodhound Bar
The first time I heard Brisbane dream-pop band Bloom Parade was for only a minute.
The line outside the venue was long, leading to most people missing most of their... -
Polish Club Brisbane Festival Review @ The Tivoli Theatre
Support act for last night's Polish Club Brisbane Festival show (25 September), Asha Jefferies is Captain Understated: simplicity well-executed, in a 19-year-old shoegazing
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Anthony Lloyd Perth Review @ Four5Nine Rosemount Hotel
It was a night of soul-drenching lyrics and sounds as arguably three of WA’s best singer-songwriters celebrated Anthony Lloyd’s launch of his new single, 'Why Don’t You Say
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Vance Joy Brisbane Review @ The Riverstage
When I interviewed Vance Joy earlier this year, he said (when writing songs) if a song made him want to sing his heart out while playing it that was the barometer for him
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Yothu Yindi And The Treaty Project Brisbane Festival Review @ The Tivoli Theatre
It was an evening of joy and politics, a blending of old and new, and celebration of family.
The Brisbane Festival performance by Yothu Yindi and The Treaty Project... -
Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness Sydney Review @ The Factory Theatre
Andrew McMahon might have two decades of hits – from his days with Something Corporate and Jack's Mannequin to his solo work under his own name and moniker Andrew McMahon in
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Mark Lanegan Brisbane Review @ The Triffid
“I’m trying to work here,” growled Mark Lanegan.
Two security guards marched through the crowd towards the stage at Brisbane’s The Triffid (17 September). There,... -
Unknown Mortal Orchestra Brisbane Festival Review @ The Tivoli Theatre
Even before Unknown Mortal Orchestra (UMO) entered, The Tivoli Theatre stage (15 September) was teeming with life.
Plants dangled from the ceiling, each hanging in... -
2018 BIGSOUND Review Part 3
Asha Jefferies strums away in solo mode to a quietly packed Black Bear Lodge on Tuesday night of BIGSOUND (4 September), doing what her bio says twice, revealing
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2018 BIGSOUND Review Part 2
As a BIGSOUND newcomer, and someone who considers timetabling an extreme sport, I was nothing if not nervous when I saw the 2018 line-up – it was nothing if not
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Custard Adelaide Review @ The Gov
Custard party like it’s 1999 in nostalgic 'loverama'.
Early on during iconic '90s Brisbane pop four-piece Custard’s late-night set, charismatic frontman Dave...