Gig Review
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Daughter @ Enmore Theatre Review
Daughter should not be on stage right now.
Having just flown onto our shores from the US (10 April), the band is suffering from some major jetlag which has in turn,... -
Valtozash Bigband @ Brisbane Jazz Club Review
Valtozash Bigband appeared at the Brisbane Jazz Club (8 April) as Gregorian monks, on a smoky stage set against the magnificent city skyline.
They opened the first... -
Asking Alexandria @ 170 Russell Review
After cancelling the New Zealand leg of their tour due to travel mishaps, English band Asking Alexandria kept their promise to us Aussies and arrived (8 April) with their new
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Hilltop Hoods @ Brisbane Entertainment Centre Review
A hip hop group, symphony orchestra, pyrotechnics and choir make strange bedfellows.
But at the Hilltop Hoods’ Brisbane leg of The Restrung Tour (8 April), this... -
Low @ Black Bear Lodge Review
It’s been six years since Minnesota trio Low last graced Brisbane with their presence, and the crowd that packs out the Black Bear Lodge on this Thursday night (7 April) is
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The Bennies @ Adelaide Uni Bar Review
The grass has always been greener in Adelaide according to The Bennies.
For the Melbourne party rockers, Adelaide was the first major capital outside of their home... -
Cold War Kids @ Metro Theatre Review
In the decade or so that Cold War Kids have been in the public eye, their live show has been what has carried them.
Public opinion – both on the consumer based and... -
Bluesfest 2016 @ Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm Review
It was the start of the Easter long weekend and many, including me, were making the journey to Byron Bay for Bluesfest 2016.
I call it a journey because travelling... -
Buzzcocks @ The Gov Review
Local Adelaide outfit Subtract S warm-up the crowd with a stream of darkly danceable tunes.
It’s rare to see a support act so successfully encourage its audience to... -
90s Mania Dance Festival @ Eatons Hill Hotel Review
All I can say is Friday (18 March) was absolute mania.
When I heard the glorious news that the world’s biggest '90s dance festival was coming to Australia for the... -
Madonna @ Brisbane Entertainment Centre Review
Madonna is arguably the most influential and iconic female pop star to exist to date, and after a 23-year-long absence from Australia, her 'Rebel Heart' tour landed in
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Mary Black @ QPAC Review
St Patrick's celebrations came to Brisbane two days early when Mary Black, renowned Irish ballad singer, entertained the QPAC Concert Hall (15 March).
Mary Black is... -
Karen Anderson And The Fortunate Sinners @ Brisbane Jazz Club Review
They may be regular performers at the Brisbane Jazz Club, but no one could accuse Karen Anderson And The Fortunate Sinners of being predictable.
A recent show (10... -
Sevendust @ The Gov Review
It was not your typical Monday night (14 March) in Adelaide. In fact it was a public holiday to celebrate a horse race, but that didn't stop fans enjoying recent Grammy-award
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Illy @ The Gov Review
For the Frankston rapper Illy, much time has passed since the release of his smash hit album ‘Cinematic’.
He happily informed the packed house at The Gov (12 March)... -
A Day On The Green: Bryan Adams, Baby Animals & The Superjesus @ Sirromet Winery Review
It’s not always easy to manage the daylight slot in an afternoon to evening concert event, however The Superjesus did a good job of warming up the growing crowd on the green
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iOTA: Wolf Number Nine @ Adelaide Fringe Review
iOTA is a figure in the Australian arts scene many love, lots don't know, but most would definitely recognise.
He's been around, creating beautiful poetry/... -
Madonna @ Rod Laver Arena Review
Madonna was at the start of the pop era: she helped craft the up-beat, synthesized culture with songs that still endure across radio stations around this vast
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2016 Red Hot Summer @ Sandstone Point Hotel Review
With a hot summer’s day as the backdrop for a true-blue Aussie rock legends’ concert, The Red Hot Summer Tour at Bribie Island’s Sandstone Point Hotel was this year’s
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Belinda Carlisle @ Eatons Hill Hotel Review
Melbourne’s Pseudo Echo were the support act for US popstar Belinda Carlisle, at Eatons Hill Hotel (5 March), and if their job was to warm up the crowd, they all deserve gold
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