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Regurgitator Sydney Review @ The Metro Theatre
Imagine you're at your mate’s house watching their band jam it out in the shed. They’re making a few mistakes, a few false starts, but it’s really bloody cool.
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Premiere: Watch Winter Witches New Video 'The One'
With a sound that fuses alt-pop, ambient music and slow-wave electronica (think This Mortal Coil if you need an audio reference) Adelaide queer duo Winter Witches are back
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The Women Of Halloween Hysteria Let Their Music Do The Talking
New kid on the festival block, Halloween Hysteria have brought together some of the hardest rocking women in Aussie music for their inaugural event in Brisbane this
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Nothing But Thieves Sydney Review @ Metro Theatre
Have you ever had one of those bands that you love, but somehow manage to continually miss their show or their festival set? For me, Nothing But Thieves were that band, until
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AViVA Won’t Be Silenced
From her home in Sydney to the mean streets of Los Angeles, indie artist AViVA is taking her voice to the world.
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The Great Southern Drone Ensemble: A Gateway To Drone
From the creators of Dark Matter, at last year's Umbrella, comes another grim offering of sonic torment – The Great Southern Drone Ensemble.
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Pale Waves Sydney Review @ The Metro Theatre
There’s a new-wave of goth-pop sweeping through the music industry and Pale Waves are at the forefront.
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Aussie Legends Regurgitator Will Tour Nationally To Promote New Album 'Headroxx'
If living in the modern world makes you feel like you've got rocks in your head, you're in good company with Regurgitator and their brand new album 'Headroxx'.
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2018 Dead Of Winter Festival Review
Dead Of Winter (DOW) is by far Brisbane’s best and biggest live music festival, and it keeps getting bigger and better.
This year just under 3,000 people were... -
Smash Mouth 2018 Australia Tour
Darlings of the '90s alternative music scene, Californian rockers Smash Mouth will return to Australia this November for a run of eight shows along the east coast.
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UniversAlley: A Journey Of Cosmic Proportions Arrives At Umbrella
UniversAlley is a boutique music festival that will unveil a new world of underground, alternative acts in a spaced-out street setting at Umbrella: Winter City Sounds in
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Tumbleweed Blow Back To Town To Celebrate Their '92 Debut Album
In 1992, Australian band Tumbleweed released their self-titled debut record, granting them access to the gravy train of the nascent grunge movement.
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Custard 2018 Australia Tour
Together for close on 30 years, and after a recent tropical sojourn to the northern quarters of Queensland in May this year, Aussie indie-rock royalty Custard have
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DZ Deathrays 2018 Australia Tour
Brisbane thrash-party duo DZ Deathrays have announced a mammoth tenth anniversary tour, set to hit major cities in September and featuring Canadian punk outfit PUP.
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Flynn Effect Brisbane Review @ The Back Room
Like a good chocolate, the flavours of the evening were dark and eclectic - forged in the heart of a back room somewhere, then served up in The Back Room at Chardons Corner
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Tape/Off Take Off With New Album
It's been four years since Brisbane band Tape/Off released their debut album, 'Chipper', and now they're back with their sophomore effort 'Broadcast Park'.
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2018 Vans Warped San Diego Review
Scorching summer days, a warm sense of nostalgia in the air and thousands of screaming fans from all over the world… this is just a taste of what the artists travelling
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Premiere: Stream Dosed's Debut Single 'Too Crazy'
Brisbane/ Sunshine Coast alternative rock trio, Dosed release their debut single 'Too Crazy' tomorrow. Today, scenestr has an exclusive stream of the track for your listening
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The Rising Tide Of British Goth-Pop Band Pale Waves Arrives In Australia
Manchester goth-pop quartet Pale Waves are one of the most talked about bands of the year and in July they will be coming to Australia for the first time
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2018 Dead Of Winter Festival: Promoter Q&A
Brisbane's premier rock and metal festival Dead Of Winter returns in 2018 with a monster line-up of local, national and overseas acts.
This year brings us the...