Indie Rock
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Review: The Killers @ Qudos Bank Arena (Sydney)
When The Killers burst onto the scene in 2004 with their auspicious debut album 'Hot Fuss', it would have been a little farfetched to imagine that 20 years down the line,
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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: The Wombats 'Oh! The Ocean' DJ Party @ Ric's Backyard (Brisbane)
There's something special about getting to see your favourite band up close and in person. It's another to get the opportunity to meet them and ask any burning questions
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Review: The Gaslight Anthem @ The Tivoli (Brisbane)
It's hard to believe it's been nearly ten years since The Gaslight Anthem last played shows in Australia.
After concluding touring their then-most recent record... -
Review: Waxahatchee @ Sydney Opera House
It's the second day of summer, an absolute scorcher, but nothing including today's heat and yesterday's manic thunderstorms will quell the anticipation for this evening's
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Review: Missy Higgins @ A Day On The Green at Centennial Vineyards (Bowral)
Grey skies threaten ominously, but that won't stop a packed A Day On The Green crowd from whipping on their gumboots and heading to Centennial Vineyards in Bowral (30
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Review: The Church @ The Fortitude Music Hall (Brisbane)
While waiting for the doors to open, a genuinely curious stranger in their mid-20s approached to ask me if the line-up to the venue was for a church. He'd inquired along the
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Review: Ash Grunwald @ Miami Marketta (Gold Coast)
Last Friday, Ash Grunwald visited the Gold Coast with Mark Crotti supporting him.
It was a pretty easy setup – two guys, their guitars and various other noise... -
Review: Eliza Hull @ Low 302 (Sydney)
Sydney has served up one of the hottest days of the year, but welcome relief can be found at Low 302 in more than one way.
Eliza Hull, fresh from guest starring... -
Review: The The @ The Fortitude Music Hall (Brisbane)
Last Saturday, post-punk royalty packed out The Fortitude Music Hall. The The were in town for two nights in a row and this was show numero uno (23
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Review: St. Vincent @ Forum Melbourne
Under a twilight sky ceiling in Melbourne, the darkness lifted for an hour and a half to reveal a goddess of nighttime supremacy – St. Vincent.
Before the... -
Review: Ben Lee @ Miami Marketta (Gold Coast)
For some Gold Coasters, 'Ben Lee' aka 'Beenleigh' is the next exit if you are heading north on the M1 and have just passed Yatala.
For the rest of us, Ben Lee... -
Review: Glass Animals @ The Riverstage (Brisbane)
After several days of non-stop rain, the outlook for Glass Animals' Brisbane performance at The Riverstage (22 November) looked uncertain.
Having faced many... -
Review: Hozier @ The Riverstage (Brisbane)
Under moody grey skies, Hozier crooned to his sold-out crowd at Brisbane's The Riverstage (18 November) who watched on with reverence and wonder, swaying in tandem to music
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Pixies Australia 2025 Tour
Currently at the tail end of their Australian tour supporting Pearl Jam, garage-noise rockers Pixies will return late 2025 for their own run of headline
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Phosphorescent & Okkervill River 2025 Australia Tour
American indie artist, Phosphorescent returns to Australia early 2025 and he's bringing his old label mate Will Sheff performing solo as Okkervil River.
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Premiere: Stream Lakefield Temple's 'The Days That Surround My Throat'
An indie rock band deserving of a bigger audience, Lakefield Temple are a new discovery to excite any music lover.
Initially the bedroom project of singer and... -
Review: Pixies @ The Croxton (Melbourne)
Pixies made a quick pitstop in inner Melbourne for an intimate gig within an expansive arena tour with the legendary grunge band Pearl
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Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Australia 2025 Tour
American indie group, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah are celebrating the 20th anniversary of their debut, self-titled album with a run of live shows throughout 2025 that will
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The Kooks Australia 2025 Tour
British indie royalty, The Kooks return to Australia in 2025.
Already slotted in to play...