Gig Review
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2018 Splendour In The Grass Review @ North Byron Parklands
For the most part, ‘happiness’ is an emotion dependent on entirely individual factors.
Individual meaning ‘solo’: your job, your home, your ticket to Splendour In... -
2018 Spin Off Festival Review @ Adelaide Showground
The return of Spin Off Festival, at the Adelaide Showground (20 July), saw acts from across the country (plus de facto Aussie band The Wombats) come together to produce an
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The Chats Sydney Review @ The Lansdowne Hotel
It’s not an easy time to differentiate between heartfelt, self-deprecating music and parody, and it’s also not an easy time to work out whether the band on stage is taking
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Kimbra Brisbane Review @ The Triffid
“Very meaningful,” is how Kimbra Johnson coolly describes her first gig in Australia in four years, about midway through the first stop on her 'Primal Heart' tour at
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Polish Club Sydney Review @ The Factory Theatre
With a slogan like ‘Keep It Brassy’, you could only assume that Polish Club was ready to party.
Taking over The Factory Theatre on Saturday (14 July), the Sydney... -
Pale Waves Sydney Review @ The Metro Theatre
There’s a new-wave of goth-pop sweeping through the music industry and Pale Waves are at the forefront.
Touching down in Sydney this week, the Manchester four-piece... -
2018 Dead Of Winter Festival Review
Dead Of Winter (DOW) is by far Brisbane’s best and biggest live music festival, and it keeps getting bigger and better.
This year just under 3,000 people were... -
Cosmo’s Midnight Brisbane Review @ The Flying Cock
When reflecting on the first time I saw Cosmo’s Midnight perform, everything seems half its current size: the venue's smaller capacity; their relatively limited discography;
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Pendulum Perth Review @ Metro City
Earthlings started the night at Metro City (30 June) with percussion-filled drum rhythms and sounds that hyped up the crowd who were eager for the headline act.
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Flynn Effect Brisbane Review @ The Back Room
Like a good chocolate, the flavours of the evening were dark and eclectic - forged in the heart of a back room somewhere, then served up in The Back Room at Chardons Corner
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Zola Jesus & Miss Blanks Brisbane Review @ GOMA
A black curtain served as the background for the small stage at Brisbane’s GOMA (22 June).
Many great performances have taken place on that stage throughout the... -
At Last: The Etta James Story Review @ Brisbane Powerhouse
This smash-hit show saw its world premiere in Melbourne in 2013 and since then has been selling out theatres across Australia, New Zealand and the UK, receiving 5 star
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Mallrat Brisbane Review @ The Zoo
I planned on starting this review with a personal anecdote about a 30-minute phone conversation.
Now, post-performance, I’ve decided to start it like this: “We went... -
The Presets Brisbane Review @ The Tivoli Theatre
I mentioned The Presets’ impending performance at The Tivoli Theatre in conversation and my friend responded: “Two middle-aged guys pressing buttons, right?”
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Autechre Sydney Review @ Max Watt's
Ok, so picture the best gig you’ve ever been to. Actually, picture 'any' gig you’ve 'ever' been to. Try to visualise the lights, the movement or that sexy person next to
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2018 Fremantle Winter Music Festival Review
North Fremantle was alive with live music and festival goers at the annual RTRFM Fremantle Winter Music Festival (16 June).
Footpaths were busy, venues were full... -
Lydia Lunch Brisbane Review @ GOMA
Fans' shrieks filled Brisbane’s Gallery of Modern Art (15 June) when Lydia Lunch’s black-draped figure appeared on stage.
Lydia has become a New York punk icon... -
St. Vincent Sydney Review @ Carriageworks
In place of a support act this evening was a ten-minute short called 'The Birthday Party'.
As the crowd nestled in below the high ceilings of Carriageworks (17... -
Skegss Brisbane Review @ The Triffid
While support acts Los Scallywaggs and Dumb Punts thrashed through their sets, I quietly wondered why the atmosphere at The Triffid (15 June) felt so still, so well-behaved
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The Cat Empire Review @ Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2018
In ‘The Chariot’, The Cat Empire’s Felix sings “we never yield to conformity”.
After almost two decades of genre fusing and expectation defying music, the Melbourne...