Gig Review
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Review: Boris Brejcha @ Carriageworks (Sydney)
Boris Brejcha is one of the biggest influences in the electronic music scene.
Yet trying to pin his music down to a single genre is like trying to bottle the... -
Review: Cavalera Conspiracy @ The Tivoli (Brisbane)
On Saturday, The Tivoli hummed with anticipation.
Outside, the humid night clings to the air, but once I step inside, it's the tang of wet clothing and freshly... -
Review: Stepson & She Cries Wolf @ Crowbar Brisbane
Stepson celebrate a decade, as She Cries Wolf say farewell.
As this reviewer's first venture to the somewhat-newly reopened Crowbar Brisbane – now calling home... -
Review: Boris Brejcha @ The Fortitude Music Hall (Brisbane)
Crikey, it's not every Friday night that Brisbane's The Fortitude Music Hall transforms into an intergalactic rave.
Boris Brejcha's opening Australian tour show... -
Review: CMAT @ Factory Theatre (Sydney)
The iconic Ella Hooper opened the stage in a sparse, but quickly swelling Factory Theatre (16 January).
The one-time (and occasionally still) vocalist from... -
Review: Dionne Warwick @ Hamer Hall (Melbourne)
As a music lover, reviewer and long time fan of Dionne Warwick, I had pretty high expectations for this show.
Ms Dionne Warwick even at the age of 84, exceeded... -
Review: Band Of Horses @ Enmore Theatre (Sydney)
On a wild and stormy evening, Sydney's Enmore Theatre played host to the only side show from of Band Of Horses' A Day On The Green” Australian shows.
With a... -
Review: Jalen Ngonda @ The Princess Theatre (Brisbane)
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings. Charles Bradley. Naomi Shelton & the Gospel Queens. Brooklyn's iconic Daptone Records is home to some of the modern era's most
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Review: City and Colour @ The Riverstage (Brisbane)
Canadian crooner Dallas Green (aka City and Colour) returns to serenade Australia once more.
Returning to my second home, Brisbane's iconic The Riverstage, on a... -
Review: Primal Scream @ The Fortitude Music Hall (Brisbane)
There is this running joke with my Kiwi friend that I am just making up band names.
If I was to mention 'Gut Health' and 'Primal Scream', she'd probably think I... -
Review: FINNEAS @ Forum Melbourne
On a gentle summer night, Melbourne's Forum played host to the first of two sold-out, all-ages shows by FINNEAS, marking his much-anticipated return to
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Review: The Space Lady @ Northcote Social Club (Melbourne)
I never thought the stars would sufficiently align for me to be in the same room as Susan Dietrich, better known as The Space Lady.
That popular internet cliché... -
Review: Rufus Wainwright @ Melbourne Recital Centre
It's an extraordinarily warm feeling to see a mature and still wondrous Rufus Wainwright live.
He performed in all his glory at Dame Elisabeth Murdoch Hall at... -
Review: Caribou @ Fremantle Arts Centre
Under gorgeous clear skies, with the stars twinkling and a fresh coastal breeze keeping temperatures beautifully perfect, Caribou signed off on their Australian tour (aside
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Review: Tinashe @ Forum Melbourne
American singer-songwriter sensation Tinashe made her way down under and put on a phenomenal performance at Forum in Melbourne (7 January) for her 'Match My Freak' world
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Review: Caribou @ Enmore Theatre (Sydney)
While EDM producers and DJs continue to be a dominating force in contemporary 21st century music, there is a conscious and positive shift in the current electronic music
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Review: Wildlands @ Arena Joondalup (Perth)
Blessed under gorgeous blues skies, with Perth's scorching heat somewhat muted with a lovely coastal breeze throughout the day, Wildlands descended on Arena Joondalup just
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Review: The Roots & Talib Kweli @ Hordern Pavilion (Sydney)
In 2025, hip hop music will be celebrating its 52nd anniversary in existence and throughout this long passage of time, the genre has emphatically spread its creative wings
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Review: The Roots @ Sidney Myer Music Bowl (Melbourne)
The Roots are known as being one of the greatest live bands. After a ten-year wait, they proved why at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl (Melbourne) on New Year's Day.
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Review: Custard @ The Princess Theatre (Brisbane)
Listening again to the catalogue of music of Brisbane band Custard, the first thing that strikes the listener is the brevity of the songs.
The average song is...