Gig Review

The Menzingers @ Oxford Art Factory Review

There’s something that feels particularly tough about seeing punk-rock on a Sunday night.

But it didn’t deter fans of Pennsylvania’s The Menzingers, with a fairly...
Suzi Quatro @ QPAC Review

Suzi Quatro is '70s-rock royalty; an iconic American singer who made her name as a leather-clad Queen with a scream like a panther and an ability to rock a bass guitar like
...
2017 St Jerome’s Laneway Festival @ Brisbane Showgrounds Review

When standing at a crossroad deliberating which way to spend Australia Day, taking the Laneway was easily the most convincing option.

Although arriving at any...
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre Review

The Adelaide Entertainment Centre is a cavernous venue, but on a scorching summer day (29 January) it provides welcome respite from the heat.

While shorts are the...
Doolie @ The Milk Factory Review

The Milk Factory’s cosy comforts and intimate stage set-up suited Doolie’s single launch to a tee on Saturday (28 January); she saturated the small space with sweet, textured
...
PJ Harvey @ The Tivoli Theatre Review

On a warm, January night (27 January) in Brisbane, the day after Australia Day on what should be a sleepy recovery for most, The Tivoli embraces a completely sold out and
...
The Front Bottoms @ The Bald Face Stag Review

When New Jersey emo-rockers The Front Bottoms last toured Australia, they played to a modest crowd in support of The Smith Street Band back in 2014.

Nearly three...
Cosmic Kahuna @ Crowbar Review

Melbourne’s Cosmic Kahuna headlined Brisbane’s home of the heavy, the Crowbar (20 January), with a support line-up much like a good, old bag of party mix… no matter which bad
...
Refused and Sick Of It All @ Enmore Theatre Review

So my first Sick Of It All gig, 30 years a coming. SOIA are crunching through their set and delighting the Enmore throngs (21 January).

Frontman Lou Koller,...
Young Franco And UV Boi @ The Triffid Review

Although it was partly Young Franco and UV Boi’s hilarious social media presence and brilliant sense of humour that drew me to the Brisbane leg of their national tour
...
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds @ The Riverstage Review

“It's always so fucking hot in Brisbane,” says Nick Cave, four songs into the set. “How do you even tolerate it?”

The answer to that question probably includes...
FourWinds @ The Django Bar Review

Fresh from their storming of the Illawarra Folk Fest and sold-out shows in the Blue Mountains and beyond, the two-parts Dublin, one-part Limerick and one-part France/ Ennis
...
Jimmy Eat World @ Enmore Theatre Review

In a time when most people struggle to stay in the same job for more than a few years, it’s impressive to stop and think that Arizona rockers Jimmy Eat World have kept the
...
Nouvelle Vague @ Adelaide Festival Centre Review

Dancing to Joy Division is much less ironic when covered by Parisian new wave surfers Nouvelle Vague.

It is doing Nouvelle Vague a disservice to label them a cover...
2017 Illawarra Folk Festival Review

And they’re off! A review in the style of a song about a day at the races; fitting given that the Illawarra Folk Festival happens at the Bulli Showgrounds, where John and
...
Dinosaur Jr @ Metro Theatre Review

J. Lou. Murph. Three syllables that strike joy and pummelling, indie-slacker-rock fear-adoration into the hearts of many.

Tonight’s sold out Metro crowd (12...
Half Moon Run @ The Triffid Review

Eager anticipation swiftly intensified to senseless excitement as the crowd stood and waited before The Triffid’s stage (11 January).

The audience was palpably...
Boo Seeka and Lyall Moloney @ Woolly Mammoth Review

A gig with Lyall Moloney and Boo Seeka on the line-up (6 January) proved too tempting to pass up.

I made my first appearance at the Woolly Mammoth to witness the...
2017 FOMO Festival Sydney Review

Empire Of The Sun are one of the richest musical acts I have ever seen, but there was a day's worth of festival before they reached the stage, most of which was a curious
...
2017 FOMO Festival Brisbane Review

Shrouded by the impossibly large crowd squeezing through Gate 1 at The Riverstage (7 January), my first thought upon entering FOMO was admittedly, ‘Not my
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Gig Review

There’s something that feels particularly tough about seeing punk-rock on a Sunday night.

Suzi Quatro is '70s-rock royalty; an iconic American singer who made her name as a leather-clad Queen with a scream like a panther and an ability to rock a bass guitar like

When standing at a crossroad deliberating which way to spend Australia Day, taking the Laneway was easily the most convincing option.

The Adelaide Entertainment Centre is a cavernous venue, but on a scorching summer day (29 January) it provides welcome respite from the heat.

The Milk Factory’s cosy comforts and intimate stage set-up suited Doolie’s single launch to a tee on Saturday (28 January); she saturated the small space with sweet, textured

On a warm, January night (27 January) in Brisbane, the day after Australia Day on what should be a sleepy recovery for most, The Tivoli embraces a completely sold out and

When New Jersey emo-rockers The Front Bottoms last toured Australia, they played to a modest crowd in support of The Smith Street Band back in 2014.

Melbourne’s Cosmic Kahuna headlined Brisbane’s home of the heavy, the Crowbar (20 January), with a support line-up much like a good, old bag of party mix… no matter which bad

So my first Sick Of It All gig, 30 years a coming. SOIA are crunching through their set and delighting the Enmore throngs (21 January).

Although it was partly Young Franco and UV Boi’s hilarious social media presence and brilliant sense of humour that drew me to the Brisbane leg of their national tour

“It's always so fucking hot in Brisbane,” says Nick Cave, four songs into the set. “How do you even tolerate it?”

Fresh from their storming of the Illawarra Folk Fest and sold-out shows in the Blue Mountains and beyond, the two-parts Dublin, one-part Limerick and one-part France/ Ennis

In a time when most people struggle to stay in the same job for more than a few years, it’s impressive to stop and think that Arizona rockers Jimmy Eat World have kept the

Dancing to Joy Division is much less ironic when covered by Parisian new wave surfers Nouvelle Vague.

And they’re off! A review in the style of a song about a day at the races; fitting given that the Illawarra Folk Festival happens at the Bulli Showgrounds, where John and

J. Lou. Murph. Three syllables that strike joy and pummelling, indie-slacker-rock fear-adoration into the hearts of many.

Eager anticipation swiftly intensified to senseless excitement as the crowd stood and waited before The Triffid’s stage (11 January).

A gig with Lyall Moloney and Boo Seeka on the line-up (6 January) proved too tempting to pass up.

Empire Of The Sun are one of the richest musical acts I have ever seen, but there was a day's worth of festival before they reached the stage, most of which was a curious

Shrouded by the impossibly large crowd squeezing through Gate 1 at The Riverstage (7 January), my first thought upon entering FOMO was admittedly, ‘Not my