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Review: Osees @ The Croxton Bandroom (Melbourne)
Last Thursday (6 March), attendees of Melbourne's Croxton Bandroom were battered to bliss by kraut-punk trailblazers Osees.
Spanning numerous monikers and... -
Review: JPEGMAFIA @ The Fortitude Music Hall (Brisbane)
Brisbane's The Fortitude Music Hall was overrun on Friday. Overrun by a lone individual who needed no entourage – JPEGMAFIA.
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Review: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark @ The Fortitude Music Hall (Brisbane)
Thirty eight years. No, not the average age of the crowd or the wait time of a Fortitude Valley taxi rank. It's how long since tonight's headliners last played in
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Review: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre Theatre
For a certain generation, the music of Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (OMD) is intrinsic to their formative years.
Their long-awaited return to our... -
Review: The Flaming Lips @ The Fortitude Music Hall (Brisbane)
If you've never been to a Flaming Lips concert, it can be a little difficult to fathom why diehard fans – me included – lavish Wayne Coyne and his intrepid band of musicians
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5 Reasons To See Georgia Fields Perform Live With A String Quartet
Singer-songwriter and sonic shapeshifter, Georgia Fields presents her String Theory national tour in February and March.
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Review: The Flaming Lips @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre
While The Flaming Lips' original intention was to perform their 2002 album, 'Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots', as a whole for the 20th anniversary, it seems fitting their
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Review: Wardruna @ The Fortitude Music Hall (Brisbane)
Wardura brought their unique brand of Norse-inspired, ambient folk to the heart of Brisbane, delivering an unforgettable performance that blended ancient rituals with
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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... -
ΩHM Festival of Other Music 2025 Line-up
Now entering its third instalment, Brisbane Powerhouse's annual ΩHM Festival of Other Music is serving up a programme of genre-defying artists from across the
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Review: Lancey Foux @ 170 Russell (Melbourne)
The 29 year old, East London-raised Lancey Foux is a music and fashion force representing a new vanguard of rap stars.
With a signature sound that mixes trap,... -
Review: Mk.gee @ Max Watts (Melbourne)
If you haven't heard the name Mk.gee, you need to learn his name and with good reason.
Exploding onto the scene with his echoing samples and plucky guitar,... -
Review: Fat White Family @ The Brightside (Brisbane)
The crunch of Angus Young's 'Highway To Hell' riff filled the dark inside of Brisbane's The Brightside (4 December). Only the riff; no other instrument from AC/DC's iconic
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Review: Thom Yorke @ Sydney Opera House Forecourt
In an age when the value of music is being undermined by algorithmic preferences and streaming fatigue, it's always good to reflect on what makes music worth listening to in
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Review: Thom Yorke @ Sidney Myer Music Bowl (Melbourne)
Thom Yorke was on his own onstage at Melbourne's Sidney Myer Music Bowl last night joined by a few thousand fans as well as two guitars, keys and a variety of
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Review: TISM & Machine Gun Fellatio @ The Riverstage (Brisbane)
"Ninety-nine per cent of art is sh.t!" declared a growling Ron Hitler-Barassi to the masses gathered at Brisbane's The Riverstage last Sunday. At least, I think it was
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Review: Party Dozen @ Black Bear Lodge (Brisbane)
"This jumpsuit was a real bad idea for a Brisbane show," Party Dozen saxophonist Kirsty Tickle told the crowd.
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BADBADNOTGOOD Australia 2024 Tour
For the first time in almost a decade, instrumental hip hop, jazz fusion group BADBADNOTGOOD return to Australia.
The Canadian ensemble of Chester Hansen,... -
Gut Health Australia 2024 Tour
Dance-punk sextet Gut Health have shared the title track/ music video from their forthcoming debut album, 'Stiletto', alongside announcing three east-coast headline
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Review: Kim Gordon @ Open Frame @ Brisbane Powerhouse
A black silhouette stalked across the Brisbane Powerhouse's stage last Sunday (21 July).
Flashes of light erupted, revealing a black-clad Kim Gordon. Beneath...