Gig Review
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SAFIA @ The Tivoli Review
Maybe it was the pulse of heaving bodies joined in dance. Or the music punctuated by tribal beats. Or perhaps it was the feeling of euphoria at being witness to something
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2016 Caloundra Music Festival Review
Caloundra Music Festival celebrated its 10th anniversary and proved that the Sunshine Coast holds its own in the festival stakes.
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Garden Sessions: Backyard Gig Boasts Another Successful Turnout
The humble, handmade sign that hung upon the picket fence was hardly necessary to distinguish the home of Garden Sessions in West End, Brisbane.
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Osaka Punch @ The Townie Review
On record, Osaka Punch is a pop-metal-bastard-fun-daughter. I admire the concept of a band loyal to neither genre, awesome at both and not giving a f....
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2016 Caxton Street Festival Review
Last Sunday (2 October) for the 22nd year in a row, the Caxton Street Festival closed the roads around Paddington and started the party.
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David Bowie: Nothing Has Changed @ BCEC Review
The Thin White Duke, Ziggy Stardust, Major Tom, rock & roll bitch, genre-bender, sexy motherfucker.
These are just same of the faces re-counted by Deborah... -
Louis Theroux @ QPAC Review
In his debut appearance down under, BBC journalist Louis Theroux packed out Brisbane’s QPAC Concert Hall over the weekend (1 October) for a night of laughs, poignancy and
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Ocean Grove @ Enigma Bar Review
UNFD hardcore up and comers Ocean Grove performed a headline set at Enigma Bar (30 September) in support of their latest single ‘Lights On Kind Of Lover'.
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Joe Bonamassa @ QPAC Concert Hall Review
Slick but unpretentious and stylish without looking stuck up, the undeniably talented Joe Bonamassa played to a sold-out crowd at QPAC’s Concert Hall (28
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Reverend Horton Heat @ The Gov Review
Being the support act can be a tough gig. You hope people will arrive early, and even if they do it's often a battle to coax them from the back of the room. Unless, that is,
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Cog @ HQ Complex Review
Despite only releasing two albums and two EPs during their 18-year career, Cog have crafted a legacy to easily rival any other Australian hard-rock
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Koriko Treehouse @ Rocket Bar & Rooftop Review
Adelaide’s own, Koriko Treehouse's distinctive style — a blend of hip hop and funk — will provoke even the most self-proclaimed 'I don’t dance' people to get on their feet
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The Sonics @ The Gov Review
The Sonics are back in Australia for the first time since 2012 and they aren’t showing any signs of slowing down.
With the release of 2015’s 'This Is The Sonics' –... -
The V Room Launch Party Review
V is for victory. It was no surprise that opening night (23 September) of The V Room at Villa Noosa was a full house, with the featured line-up presented by Beats Cartel
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Enter Shikari @ The Gov Review
Adelaide may have still been hurting from the cancellation of Architects and Bring Me The Horizon on Tuesday at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre.
However, two days... -
Henry Rollins @ Thebarton Theatre Review
A black-clad, muscled, tattooed bolt of energy bursts into a patch of white light on the otherwise darkened stage.
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Enter Shikari @ The Triffid Review
Only a year after their last visit, Enter Shikari return to Brisbane (20 September) with more energy and just as much fury.
Opening the show were Sydney metalcore... -
Bigsound Official Closing Party @ The Triffid Review
After an epic three days, leaving many bleary eyed and a touch worse for wear, not even the miserable weather could keep party-goers from revelling in the glow of Australia’s
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Suicide Silence @ Fowler's Live Review
Wow what a night it was at Fowler's Live with Suicide Silence (8 September). You couldn’t have planned for a better atmosphere in Adelaide for one of America’s great
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Motion City Soundtrack @ Metro Theatre Review
It’s never easing saying goodbye, but there’s some happiness that can be taken from it when you’re told in person.
In this case, Minneapolis emo pop-punks Motion...