Gig Review
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Review: Kublai Khan TX @ The Prince Bandroom (Melbourne)
The fifth stop on their 11-show takeover of Australia, Kublai Khan TX returned for a triumphant headline tour across the nation including Melbourne's The Prince Bandroom on
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Review: Belle and Sebastian & Badly Drawn Boy @ Hindley Street Music Hall (Adelaide)
On a Sunday night (or bath night, as it was called in 1970s Glasgow), it was a time for celebration and remembrance, as two of novelist Nick Hornby's favourite "sad bastard"
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Review: Tones And I @ Hordern Pavilion (Sydney)
Winter attempts to break around Sydney's Hordern Pavilion where Tones And I's long awaited Australian tour commences.
Coterie kick off the night (23 August)... -
Review: Electric Six @ The Triffid (Brisbane)
Electric Six have returned to Australia on their Cheap Salvation tour, claiming the stage at Brisbane's The Triffid last night (22 August) to serve up their quirky lyrics
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Review: SPEED @ The Princess Theatre (Brisbane)
When I think about what I missed most during the pandemic years, particularly when we were in lockdown, I think about live music – that feeling of community, where everyone
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Review: Greta Van Fleet @ The Fortitude Music Hall (Brisbane)
Once upon a time, in the year 2012 a band was formed in Frankenmuth, Michigan.
The band, Greta Van Fleet (GVF), made its indelible mark in the world of rock... -
Review: Full Of Hell & Thou @ Crown & Anchor Hotel (Adelaide)
It's official. Adelaide's cherished live music venue The Cranker has been saved!
What better way to ring in a collective sigh of relief that one of Adelaide's... -
Review: Griff @ Northcote Theatre (Melbourne)
Kat Edwards, a local indie artist from Melbourne, supported Griff during her show at Northcote Theatre last Saturday (17 August).
Kat stepped onstage and... -
Review: The Menzingers @ The Triffid (Brisbane)
Last night The Menzingers played The Triffid in Brisbane.
It's their first time back since being one of the last international acts to play down under before... -
Review: Griff @ Enmore Theatre (Sydney)
Griff returned to Sydney last night for a second time in just six months, a testament to her skyrocketing popularity and undeniable talent.
Her show at the... -
Review: Boy & Bear @ Hindley Street Music Hall (Adelaide)
The 10th anniversary tour celebrating Boy & Bear's 2013 sophomore album 'Harlequin Dream' paid a visit to Adelaide, amidst a slew of heavily sold out concerts across the
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Review: Full Of Hell & Thou @ The Brightside (Brisbane)
Strange weather brewed on Brisbane's midweek public holiday.
Usually, the EKKA holiday sees the city overwhelmed by cold gales. Instead, the depths of this... -
Review: Spiderbait @ The Fortitude Music Hall (Brisbane)
A trip down memory lane fortified by a performance of heavy, prog rock mashed with indie rock goodness and a surging, almost epileptic energy that was sustained throughout a
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Review: Underground Lovers & Youth Group @ The Brightside (Brisbane)
"Awkward banter and kind of awkward physicality as well," chuckled Vincent Giarrusso, as the he six members of Underground Lovers shuffled past each other on the stage at
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Review: Kingswood @ The Triffid (Brisbane)
Last Friday, Kingswood brought with them two Melbourne-based bands to help rock fans attending their Microscopic Wars 10 Year Anniversary tour at The Triffid in
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Review: Story Of The Year @ The Tivoli (Brisbane)
Celebrating two decades of anything is an achievement, especially in an era dominated by fast fashion, viral trends with a seven-second lifespan, and planned
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Review: Alpha Wolf @ The Fortitude Music Hall (Brisbane)
Alpha Wolf blew the roof off a sold-out Fortitude Music Hall in their Half Living Things tour finale on Saturday.
For most regular patrons of Brisbane's... -
Review: Hugh Cornwell @ The Gov (Adelaide)
At 74, Hugh Cornwell remains a regular gigging musician, his live performances inextricably linked to his time fronting punk forebears The Stranglers – even though he has now
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Review: RIDE & Mercury Rev @ Hindley Street Music Hall (Adelaide)
After taking 30 years to return to Adelaide on their last tour in late 2022, it has been a relatively quick turn around for RIDE to return.
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Review: Angus & Julia Stone @ State Theatre (Sydney)
The interior of Sydney's State Theatre never fails to stun, the intricate walls carrying the echoes of so many musical notes.
A few more notes will be added...