Gig Review
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Iron Chic Sydney Review @ The Factory Floor
It’s been a long year for Long Island band Iron Chic, who have spent much of the US autumn touring with hardcore act and fellow New Yorkers Off With Their
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The Clouds Brisbane Review @ The Triffid
It was a show that nearly didn’t happen.
Sydney’s The Clouds were in the midst of their first headline tour since reuniting when bassist and vocalist Tricia Young... -
Manchester Orchestra Sydney Review @ Metro Theatre
On a Sydney weekend stacked with Laneway Festival side shows as well as Laneway, it was an impressive crowd hitting Metro Theatre for Atlanta emo-rockers Manchester Orchestra
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St Jerome’s Laneway Festival Adelaide Review @ Harts Mill
The Port Adelaide incarnation of Laneway Festival is precious, not simply because it is the first leg of the Australian tour.
At Harts Mill, triple j presenters... -
Mt. Mountain Brisbane Review @ The Bearded Lady
Perth has become a home for the world of psychedelic music, birthing the likes of Tame Impala and Pond.
But on a humid Australia Day (26 January), Brisbane’s The... -
Sunnyboys Brisbane Review @ The Tivoli Theatre
Australian rockers Sunnyboys ensured their iconic status during their brief first run in the '80s.
Since reuniting in 2012, 28 years after disbanding, Sunnyboys... -
Fatboy Slim at Electric Gardens Festival Brisbane Review @ The Marquee
It's Australia Day Eve (25 January), it's hot as hell, and thousands of thirsty Brisbanites are looking to cut loose.
Sunnyboys are at The Tivoli Theatre and Foo... -
The Creases Brisbane Review @ The Foundry
‘T-H-E C-R-E-A-S-E-S’ was spelt in letters individually cut from cardboard and loosely stuck to the stage.
Think zero consistency, far from it, each cut-out varied... -
Cut Copy Brisbane Review @ The Met
Cut Copy’s early discography is the epitome of electronic music in the 2000s.
Take their most successful single ‘Lights & Music’, for example; distinct, back-up... -
Bad Gig 3 Fremantle Review at @ Mojos Bar
Bad gig, Good time. After putting on two memorable DIY events in 2017 that packed out a Leederville backyard and the VHS driveway, local legends Bad Friends upped the ante
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Parcels Byron Bay Review @ The Northern
Parcels are red hot. Swinging back from Berlin and their time jiving around with Daft Punk, young funk-soul brothers Parcels brought the goods to The Northern on Saturday (13
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Future Of The Left Sydney Review @ Oxford Art Factory
While there are plenty of Aussies that consider test cricket a form of summer torture, Future Of The Left fans have the Ashes series to thank for luring the noise-rock band
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Future Of The Left Brisbane Review @ The Foundry
Reviewing Welsh rockers Future Of The Left is an intimidating prospect.
The words I write could never compare to the ones that fell effortlessly from frontman Andy... -
Parcels Brisbane Review @ Woolly Mammoth
When I first learnt Parcels descended from the sun-soaked shores of Byron Bay, I admittedly found it hard to believe.
The area seems to breed musicians that sound... -
The Chameleons Brisbane Review @ Woolly Mammoth
“Hello, Brisbane! Who would’ve seen this coming?” asked The Chameleons’ frontman Mark Burgess.
English post-punks The Chameleons have cultivated a legendary status... -
Beyond The Valley 2017/18 Review @ Lardner Park
In the space of less than a decade, the founders of the Beyond The Valley have gone from filling dancefloors in clubs to rocking a valley in the shrubs.
While it... -
Falls Festival 2017 Review @ Lorne
After getting to the festival grounds in the late afternoon after, I already found the vast majority of patrons kicking back in groups around their tents, with their deck
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Woodford Folk Festival 2017/18 Review @ Woodfordia
Woodford is a cultural ecosystem all by its own, and a long and thriving one at that.
Boasting 20 stages/ performance tents, Woodford in 2017 (27 December 2017 to 1... -
Valtozash Brisbane Review @ Crowbar
Valtozash, Brisbane's 17-piece jazz-metal big band, headlined X-Mess II at Crowbar in Fortitude Valley (20 December).
They crammed onto the stage and brutalised us... -
The Big 40 Review @ Perth Concert Hall
On 1 April , 1977, 6UWA became the first FM radio station in WA, eventually becoming RTRFM.
We’ve been celebrating the fact through the year, all culminating with...