Gig Review
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Lana Del Rey Brisbane Review @ The Riverstage
It’s a balmy, Maundy Thursday night (29 March) beside the Brisbane River; a grand setting for a cinematic, aural encounter.
The Riverstage hosts Lana Del Rey’s... -
Boatkeeper Brisbane Review @ The Milk Factory
“One more song,” a fan cried out.
The phrase came early during folk-rocker’s Boatkeeper’s sold-out single launch at Brisbane’s The Milk Factory (23... -
Gomez Adelaide Review @ HQ Complex
Towards the end of Gomez’s triumphant return to a BBQ’d HQ Complex (27 March), the diminutive multi-instrumentalist Tom Gray confessed to feeling “sh*t scared” about
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2018 Download Festival Review @ Flemington Racecourse
Download Festival made its Australian debut on Saturday (24 March) at Melbourne’s Flemington Racecourse with a well-rounded set of international and Australian
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Billy Ray Cyrus Brisbane Review @ Eatons Hill Hotel
Billy Ray Cyrus is the definition of a one-hit wonder, but he has managed to continue to tour the world and it appears to be down to charisma… and hair.
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Rodrigo y Gabriela Brisbane Review @ The Tivoli Theatre
There was an energy in the room that had been there all night, but seemed like it had nowhere to go.
People were milling about but focused on the stage, waiting for... -
Hockey Dad Brisbane Review @ The Tivoli Theatre
I arrived peculiarly early for Hockey Dad’s headlining set at The Tivoli Theatre (19 March), quietly wondering whether the out-of-character timeliness is an indication of my
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Jens Lekman Brisbane Review @ The Junk Bar
The Junk Bar is a tiny venue located inconspicuously in Brisbane’s northern suburbs.
Its interior resembles a dimly-lit wooden cabin with animal heads mounted to... -
WOMADelaide 2018 Review @ Botanic Park
WOMADelaide 2018 (9-12 March) will inevitably be remembered as the year of the feathers.
On each of the festival’s four nights, aerial circus company Gratte Ciel... -
Kamasi Washington Brisbane Review @ The Triffid
Los Angeles jazz superstar Kamasi Washington arrived onstage 12 minutes late.
This isn’t a complaint, but an acknowledgement of the saxophonist’s differing concept... -
Grizzly Bear Brisbane Review @ QPAC
Crumpled paper has never, exactly, represented anything in my eyes other than trash or discarded waste.
But while the scrunched texture of the delicate fabric... -
Bruno Mars Review @ Brisbane Entertainment Centre
With a carefully selected setlist full of groovy hits and power ballads, Bruno Mars put on a show for the first of two Brisbane dates on his '24K Magic' World
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Thievery Corporation Melbourne Review @ Forum Melbourne
It’s been just over two years since the Washington collective of Thievery Corporation, centred around Rob Garza and Eric Hilton, played Australia.
Then, the... -
Tiny Little Houses Brisbane Review @ The Brightside
Despite simply being another stranger standing in a sold-out crowd at The Brightside (10 March), I almost felt as if I knew Tiny Little Houses’ frontman Caleb
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George Ezra Brisbane Review @ The Tivoli Theatre
Can we just call him 'Joyous George' because this man of the golden hair and the golden vocals, simply could not stop smiling during his show at The Tivoli Theatre (9
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Timberwolf Brisbane Review @ The Foundry
When I asked my little brother who Timberwolf was, he responded: “Only the artist behind my top track of 2017.”
I’ll admit, I was a little hazy on the Adelaide... -
Fall Out Boy Perth Review @ Red Hill Auditorium
The stage seemed vastly empty except for a drum rise just big enough for the metric mechanics, on the hottest Perth night in two years (5 March).
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Turnover Brisbane Review @ Woolly Mammoth
Turnover must really love Australia.
The American band have made annual trips down under since 2016. Less than eight months after their last visit, they’ve returned... -
Thundercat Brisbane Review @ The Triffid
“You guys ready to go down a rabbit hole?” asked bass-prodigy Stephen Bruner, aka Thundercat.
Fans crowded towards the stage at The Triffid in Brisbane (7 March).... -
Havana Meets Kingston Brisbane Review @ The Tivoli Theatre
Wow. Just wow. Last night's Havana Meets Kingston Brisbane concert - which Mista Savona declared a world premiere of Cuban and Jamaican musicians performing live on stage
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