Gig Review
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Peter Combe @ The Zoo Review
Australian children’s entertainer Peter Combe has been delighting children with his silly songs for decades.
While his fans eventually grow up, the packed crowd... -
Pete Murray @ The Tivoli Theatre Review
Pete Murray's live performance circa 2017 is certainly different to Pete Murray circa 2013.
With expectations grounded by my experience as an audience member in... -
The Wedding Present @ The Factory Review
Tonight was a great night for the rock in Sydney (11 July).
Not only have we, in Gedge's own words, “the semi-legendary Wedding Present from the north of England”,... -
The Wedding Present @ Black Bear Lodge Review
English indie-pop legends The Wedding Present played songs from across their 30-year back catalogue to an adoring crowd in Brisbane (10 July).
The Wedding Present’s... -
The Undertones @ Metro Theatre Review
Originating from the mid '80s, tonight’s (8 July) opening act feedtime are according to Australian musicologist Ian McFarlane “grinding guitars and driving beats with an
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Horrorshow @ Max Watts Brisbane Review
A late comer to Max Watts (1 July) for Horrorshow's Brisbane leg of the 'Bardo State' tour, it wasn't long before my head was nodding and shoulders rolling side to side as
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Cable Ties @ The Bearded Lady Review
Melbourne post-punks Cable Ties are one of Australian music’s exciting new acts.
The sold-out sign on The Bearded Lady’s door (in Brisbane) for their debut album’s... -
Dustin Tebbutt & Lisa Mitchell @ The Gov Review
Dustin Tebbutt and Lisa Mitchell’s collaborative 'Distant Call' tour is quite an anomaly; two artists who, in the prime of their careers, voluntarily shared a spotlight they
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Skegss @ The Zoo Review
An entertaining video interview with Skegss sprung to mind as the band launched into their set at The Zoo (22 June).
“Why do you guys play so loud?” the interviewer... -
Bad//Dreems @ The Gov Review
Home-town punters had a gutful, a gutful of brew at The Gov (17 June) to cheer on Bad//Dreems and the bogan
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Ancient Rain @ QPAC Review
The Irish are renowned storytellers and musicians with some of the finest poets to ever live having called themselves Irishmen and women.
As the birthday of W.B.... -
Killing Heidi @ The Tivoli Theatre Review
Killing Heidi’s electric Saturday night performance (10 June) at The Tivoli Theatre – the final show of their 20-year reunion tour - was an unwavering, powerful testament to
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Bill Frisell @ QPAC Review
Jazz guitar genius Bill Frisell brought his band to Brisbane’s QPAC (9 June) for a
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Soldier’s Wife @ Queensland Cabaret Festival Review
‘Soldier’s Wife’ was performed at the Brisbane Powerhouse (10 June) as part of the 2017 Queensland Cabaret Festival.
It involved five, very talented women taking to... -
Laura Marling @ The Gov Review
The stage has never been a comfortable place for Laura Marling.
On this night at The Gov (10 June),... -
Killing Heidi @ Metro Theatre Review
Hell freezes over and pigs fly overhead as Killing Heidi walk onto the Metro Theatre
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Laura Marling @ The Triffid Review
With six albums in nine years, no one can accuse Laura Marling of laziness.
It was just the October... -
Bad//Dreems @ Woolly Mammoth Review
I was stuck for words when a friend asked me to describe Bad//Dreems pre-gig.
I stumbled through a... -
Dappled Cities & Red Riders @ City Recital Hall Review
If you'd have casually mentioned to anyone crowded into the Annandale or the Hopetoun any given evening from the past five, ten years and told them that Dappled Cities and
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Goldfrapp @ Carriageworks Review
Tonight’s venue (2 June), Carriageworks, is an old train construction factory that adds a 'Trainspotting' air to proceedings.
I’ve been at art things here before....