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  • Falls Festival Byron Bay 2016/17 Review

    Despite the warnings made by many about the ‘unbearable heat’ at Byron Bay Parklands over New Year’s Eve, I couldn’t help but surrender to the irresistible Falls Music and

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  • Lake Street Dive @ The Gov Review

    Genre defying, YouTube flying, pop-culture mocking and side-pony rocking Lake Street Dive scat and riff the night away at The Gov (4 January).


    A side pony – Lake...

  • Woodford Folk Festival 2016 Review

    After 2016 saw some of our brightest musical flames go out, Woodford Folk Festival continues to keep the torches burning bright.


    One of Australia’s largest and...

  • Peaches @ The Gov Review

    The Peaches live experience is like The Flaming Lips on heat; an erotic carnival ride of eroticism and fetish.


    An artist is reflected in the audience that they...

  • Peaches @ The Tivoli Theatre Review

    Catcalls and cheers erupt as the lights dim at The Tivoli Theatre (15 December).


    A hush falls over the crowd and mysterious, asexual creatures skulk onto the stage...

  • The Stone Roses @ Sydney Opera House Review

    As soon as they walked on stage, it happened. Like four Jesuses. The Sydney Opera House stage was not big enough for them.


    As Mani started into the bassline of...

  • Angel Olsen @ The Gov Review

    Her music may be predominately bleak, but Olsen is not an angel of darkness; her smile and insight brings comfort to the heartbroken.


    Angel’s backing band took to...

  • Coldplay @ Suncorp Stadium Review

    Last night (6 December) it wasn't uncool to be a Coldplay fan-boy as I sat immersed with 50,000+ loyal, somewhat heat-befuddled, fans at Suncorp Stadium in

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  • 2016 National Live Music Awards Adelaide @ The Jade Review

    Studio wizardry alone no longer pays the bill; musicians need to enchant on stage in the digital age.


    While December is the month for Christmas giving, November...

  • Rodriguez @ Thebarton Theatre Review

    Music fans in the rest of the world were introduced to Rodriguez by the 2012 documentary ‘Searching For Sugarman’.


    In Australia, many have been listening to him...

  • Holy Holy @ The Triffid Review

    My first glimpse of HOLY HOLY was at Splendour In The Grass, 2015.


    They played an early time slot, though I was unexpectedly swept away by their polished...

  • Crowded House @ Sydney Opera House Forecourt Review

    Tonight (25 November), the brothers Finn, Seymour, Hart and Sherrod take to the steps of the Sydney Opera House as Crowded House. As shit as 2016 was, this is already the

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  • British India @ The Triffid Review

    Soda Jerks, Born Joy Dead and British India proved the perfect palette of musical flavours at The Triffid on Friday, 25 November.


    A killer show comparable to a...

  • French Kiwi Juice (FKJ) @ Rocket Bar & Rooftop Review

    Music is the universal language.


    French-based French Kiwi Juice (FKJ) said very little, but through his music he was able to say a lot. In an intimate gig at...

  • Holy Holy @ Miami Marketta Review

    Off the back of their second single release earlier this month, Holy Holy have played a string of shows as part of their Darwinism Tour.


    They stopped at the Miami...

  • Boy & Bear @ The Beach Hotel Review

    Beach-front; a sold-out crowd buzzes in the heat of a Byron Bay summer evening (18 November), after the sultry and stunning vocal performance from support band All Our Exes

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  • RNB Fridays Live @ Eatons Hill Hotel Review

    Undoubtedly one of the best R&B line-ups of the year, if not the decade, Frontier Touring together with Southern Cross Austereo's Hit Network turned Brisbane’s Eatons

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  • Illy @ Woolly Mammoth Review

    Melbourne hip hop artist Illy’s show at Woolly Mammoth (15 November) was always going to be a night of firsts.


    The first of three sold-out album release launch...

  • Caligula’s Horse @ Fowler's Live Review

    The dirty, grungy interior of Fowler’s Live provided the perfect escape for fans intent on escaping the State's unseasonable thunderstorms, packing in to witness some of the

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  • Deftones @ The Riverstage Review

    Deftones were at their commercial peak at the turn of the century, which means the majority of their fan base are now in their 30s.


    It seemed they’d prefer to spend...

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