Gig Review
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Review: Nothing But Thieves @ The Fortitude Music Hall (Brisbane)
With their late addition to Groovin The Moo and a sprout of headline shows appearing, an instant buzz formed around the return of Nothing But Thieves (NBT) to
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Review: Cloud Nothings @ Stay Gold (Melbourne)
Monday night gigs can be a challenge, but this particular one, on the eve of a public holiday (24 April), may as well have been on a Saturday; and it was very clear by the
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Review: Modest Mouse @ Thebarton Theatre (Adelaide)
As a sideshow for touring festival Daydream (eastern states), headliners Modest Mouse's first visit to Adelaide is a welcome one and with fellow Daydreamers Beach Fossils in
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Review: Escape The Fate @ The Tivoli (Brisbane)
Brisbane fans of Escape The Fate (ETF) were lined up around the corner of the block at The Tivoli (22 April), with the flock gathering to see The Dead Masquerade Tour that
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Review: Bluesfest Melbourne @ Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
Welcome to Bluesfest Melbourne, where there is no mud and you can wear your finest shoes without fear of ruining them.
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Review: Daydream @ Sidney Myer Music Bowl (Melbourne)
The inaugural Daydream music festival kicked off with a bang, and not one in a good way, with shoegaze icons Slowdive pulling out due to a back injury sustained by drummer
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Review: The Cat Empire @ Fremantle Prison
For a place that was once filled with dark moments, Fremantle Prison was brought to life and colour with the presence and performance of The Cat Empire on Saturday evening
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Review: 2023 Groovin The Moo @ Adelaide Showground
A sparkling, sunny day set the perfect scene for Groovin The Moo at Adelaide Showground, with the event sprawled across a vivid green oval across two stages side by side and
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Review: Guitar Wolf @ The Bearded Lady (Brisbane)
How do you define rock & roll? A genre of music? A fashion? A lifestyle?
Since forming in 1987, rock & roll is everything for Japanese rocker Guitar... -
Review: The Smashing Pumpkins @ Eatons Hill Hotel (Brisbane)
A last-minute call-up saw your reviewer dashing to Eatons Hill Hotel Saturday night, hustling to catch The Smashing Pumpkins headlining 'The World Is A Vampire'
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Review: The 1975 @ Aware Super Theatre (Sydney)
It's not just Wallice's labelmate status with tonight's headliner, The 1975, that makes her a pitch-perfect selection for the gig.
Her hazy, post-Tumblr indie... -
Review: 2023 Bluesfest Part Two @ Byron Events Farm (Byron Bay)
Just as the heavens are about to descend upon Bluesfest, LP comes out to set Friday on fire.
Her operatic vocals are interspersed with addictive beats and blues... -
Review: 2023 Bluesfest Part One @ Byron Events Farm (Byron Bay)
A staple of Australia's music calendar for three-plus decades, in 2023 Bluesfest was once again welcoming international arrivals with a steady stream of world-class
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Review: Beck @ ICC Sydney
"I'm a young and upcoming songwriter," 65-year-old Robert Forster quips as he tunes his guitar. "This is my first time playing to an audience larger than 30
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Review: 2023 Vintage Vibes @ Tomich Wines (Adelaide Hills) Part Two
A leisurely drive through the picturesque Adelaide Hills towards Woodside leads you to the fertile grounds of Tomich Wine Vineyard and site of the very first Vintage Vibes
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Review: 2023 Vintage Vibes @ Tomich Wines (Adelaide Hills) Part One
As an Adelaide Hills dweller, the chance to enjoy a festival just ten minutes from home doesn't come along very often.
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Review: Regurgitator's 25 Years Of Unit Festival @ Eatons Hill Hotel & Outdoors (Brisbane)
When you want to celebrate the 25th anniversary of one of Australian music's seminal albums, you should probably book a bunch of friends to come along, find a really good
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Review: Ice Cube & Cypress Hill @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre
Adelaide was gifted a concert from not only one of the biggest names in hip hop, but one of the hottest tours to grace the country this year.
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Review: Ash @ The Croxton (Melbourne)
Last year Ash turned 30, which is quite the milestone considering frontman Tim Wheeler is still just 46.
Over those years, the Northern Ireland pop-rockers have... -
Review: Megadeth & In Flames @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre
For Adelaide metal fans who missed out on the travelling (and sold-out) Knotfest – Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane this weekend – the city hosted one of the hottest side-show
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