Gig Review
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Lord Byron’s Don Juan @ 2016 Adelaide Guitar Festival Review
Spanish guitar melodies seduce one great Scot.
The tagline for this year’s Adelaide Guitar Festival is 'strumming to every beat'. This is intended to convey that... -
Punch Brothers @ 2016 Adelaide Guitar Festival Review
You missed the Punch Brothers? O Brother where were thou?
According to Punch Brothers’ mandolinist and lead vocalist Chris Thile, bluegrass music encompasses two... -
Selena Gomez @ Brisbane Entertainment Centre Review
Selena Gomez took to social media to warn fans of a possible Brisbane cancellation on show day, but she braved her strep throat to deliver the Australian finale of the
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Acoustic Artists Flourish At Garden Sessions In Brisbane
Tucked behind a charming Queenslander home in West End, a backyard gig is revolutionising the live music scene in Brisbane.
The monthly-run Garden Sessions... -
Page Sheens McHenry @ Grainger Studios Review
Adelaide is fortunate indeed to have access to musicians as eloquent and innovative as Adam Page, Matt Sheens and Ross McHenry. Three artists with strikingly different
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Sleepmakeswaves @ The Gov Review
Sleepmakeswaves have been on a constant touring cycle since their most recent release, ‘Love Of Cartography’ in 2014, having hit Adelaide three times since its release (and
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Peter Garrett & The Alter Egos @ The Gov Review
Music and activism still matter to Peter Garrett; and he still matters to us.
During the Opening Ceremony of the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, Peter Garrett and... -
Troye Sivan @ Brisbane Riverstage Review
For someone with a collective 17 million followers across Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram, Troye Sivan is impressively humble.
On his first headline tour,... -
At The Drive-In @ The Forum Review
When you've waited nearly 17 years to see a certain band and you secure tickets to their show, you know it's going to be a great night.
The line for the sold out At... -
Turn Up Your Radio 2016 @ The Gov Review
At some point in the past three decades, Adelaide’s nightlife became the punchline to a joke in the eastern states. It is possible that envy was at least partially
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The Cure @ Stadium Australia Review
It’s a Monday night (25 July), just another school night in Sydney, but at 7pm sharp, the broad plaza near the Qudos Bank Arena is already filling up with nu-goths, old
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Splendour In The Grass 2016 @ North Byron Parklands Review
If there was one thing this year's Splendour In The Grass was lacking in comparison to 2015, it was mud.
The heavens opened up on Friday and stayed open for... -
2016 Splendour In The Grass Pre-Party @ The Triffid Review
In their first ever Brisbane show, Years & Years turned The Triffid (21 July) into an electro-pop party dome with the help of fellow music-makers Lido, Moonbase Commander
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Beach Slang and Spring King @ Oxford Art Factory Review
The co-headline tour is a funny beast, it can either be a genius move and offer punters twice the value and introduce fans of one band to a likeminded act, or split an
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SixFtHick @ The Bearded Lady Review
After 20 years of trashing stages, both at home and abroad, Brisbane wild boys SixFtHick showed absolutely no signs of slowing down when they took to the stage at The Bearded
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Cog @ 170 Russell Review
Now and then, during this crazy job of reviewing, interviewing and photographing musicians at work, I come across a band that makes me utter out loud: “WOW!”. Just three,
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Broods @ The Tivoli Review 2016
In support of the recent release of their sophomore album, New Zealand duo Broods debuted their new live show at The Tivoli in Brisbane.
Machines aren’t usually... -
Stonefield @ Woolly Mammoth Review
In preparation for the release of their second album, Victorian rockers Stonefield hit the road to preview tracks live, with their first stop at Brisbane’s Woolly
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The Living End @ Forum Melbourne Review
With the Forum lights lit up outside, the line started to form. This was going to be a magical night (24 June) as the venue had packed out to see one of Melbourne's best The
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Steel Panther @ HQ Complex Review
Steel Panther are no strangers to our shores, making regular appearances at the now-defunct Soundwave as well as numerous headlining tours.
Despite having seen them...