Gig Review

Review: Fatboy Slim @ Langley Park (Perth)

From the moment you walked into Perth's Langley Park (14 April), it was clear this was going to be a full-scale festival experience.

The hyped crowd rushed...
Review: 2025 WOMADelaide @ Botanic Park / Tainmuntilla (Adelaide) Part Two

WOMADelaide is its own little world for the four days it is held at Adelaide's Botanic Garden early in March every year.

Some bands you have never heard of...
Review: Kristin Hersh @ Grace Emily Hotel (Adelaide)

A band room in a pub the size of Adelaide's Grace Emily Hotel is somewhere you would not usually see an artist of with a performing career as long as Kristin Hersh (13
...
Review: Cat Power Sings Dylan @ QPAC Concert Hall (Brisbane)

With the memories of a cyclone mostly behind us and Brisbane's cultural precinct relatively unscathed, it was back to business with the outstanding Chan Marshall, aka Cat
...
Review: New Order @ The Riverstage (Brisbane)

What more can be said about a group that transcends genre, era and opinion? A plethora of content exists that unpacks every whirring gear that turned from the evolution of
...
Review: PJ Harvey @ Plenary Theatre (Melbourne)

It's been eight years since PJ Harvey last graced Australian stages, and her return was nothing short of transcendental.

Currently touring after the release of...
Review: 2025 New Bloom Fest @ The Timberyard (Melbourne)

After last year's hugely successful event, New Bloom Fest returned in a big way to Melbourne.

Now hosted at Port Melbourne's The Timberyard, this year saw the...
Review: 2025 WOMADelaide @ Botanic Park / Tainmuntilla (Adelaide) Part One

Another hot weekend beckoned for WOMADelaide 2025, with Adelaide's Botanic Park in beautiful condition for the festival (7-10 March).

Long, green grass under...
Review: Golden Plains 2025

The Meredith Supernatural Amphitheatre, where Golden Plains happens, is a special place that people keep coming back to.

There is a sense of trust as thousand...
Review: Cat Power Sings Dylan @ Adelaide Festival 2025

Atlanta-born singer songwriter Chan Marshall, more commonly known as Cat Power, has built a career with soulful original releases like 'The Greatest', but also through
...
Review: The Cruel Sea @ Live At The Gardens (Melbourne)

Thousands of souls gathered on a predictably hot summer afternoon at The Observatory in Melbourne's Royal Botanic Garden.

It was there in this undeniably...
Review: Fontaines D.C. @ Palace Foreshore (Melbourne)

As punters walked into Melbourne's open air Palace Foreshore, the sea breeze and a sweltering summer afternoon made it the perfect mix for Irish post-punk legends Fontaines
...
Review: Magdalena Bay @ Palace Foreshore (Melbourne)

Last Friday (7 March), Melbourne's Palace Foreshore played host to an unforgettable night of electronic-pop magic, as thousands of fans gathered to witness the spellbinding
...
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: The Kooks @ Red Hill Auditorium (Perth)

There is nothing quite like the grit and groove of iconic indie rock to invoke that feeling of youthful angst and heartfelt nostalgia from our troublesome teen
...
Review: New Order @ Sidney Myer Music Bowl (Melbourne)

Above trials and tribulations, New Order held a ceremony for collective catharsis to thousands of adoring fans, delivering a phenomenal 19-song set at Melbourne's Sidney Myer
...
Review: Ice Cube @ ICC Sydney Theatre

There's no other musical style that vibrates your physical organs and your soul quite like hip hop.

Its pulsating rhythmic snares juxtaposed with low-end bass...
Review: Alestorm @ The Tivoli (Brisbane)

There is a huge variety of music under the banner of metal. It does sometimes feel like we're crossing off squares on a bizarre metal music bingo card.

Soilwork...
Review: The Kooks @ Hindley Street Music Hall (Adelaide)

Almost 20 years ago I was introduced to The Kooks as they played their first Isle of Wight Festival in June 2006, hot off the heels of releasing debut album 'Inside In /
...
Review: BABYMETAL @ The Fortitude Music Hall (Brisbane)

As part of the highly successful Knotfest line-up, Japanese trio BABYMETAL played a very crowded Fortitude Music Hall in Brisbane last night (4 March).

A couple...

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Gig Review

From the moment you walked into Perth's Langley Park (14 April), it was clear this was going to be a full-scale festival experience.

WOMADelaide is its own little world for the four days it is held at Adelaide's Botanic Garden early in March every year.

A band room in a pub the size of Adelaide's Grace Emily Hotel is somewhere you would not usually see an artist of with a performing career as long as Kristin Hersh (13

With the memories of a cyclone mostly behind us and Brisbane's cultural precinct relatively unscathed, it was back to business with the outstanding Chan Marshall, aka Cat

What more can be said about a group that transcends genre, era and opinion? A plethora of content exists that unpacks every whirring gear that turned from the evolution of

It's been eight years since PJ Harvey last graced Australian stages, and her return was nothing short of transcendental.

After last year's hugely successful event, New Bloom Fest returned in a big way to Melbourne.

Another hot weekend beckoned for WOMADelaide 2025, with Adelaide's Botanic Park in beautiful condition for the festival (7-10 March).

The Meredith Supernatural Amphitheatre, where Golden Plains happens, is a special place that people keep coming back to.

Atlanta-born singer songwriter Chan Marshall, more commonly known as Cat Power, has built a career with soulful original releases like 'The Greatest', but also through

Thousands of souls gathered on a predictably hot summer afternoon at The Observatory in Melbourne's Royal Botanic Garden.

As punters walked into Melbourne's open air Palace Foreshore, the sea breeze and a sweltering summer afternoon made it the perfect mix for Irish post-punk legends Fontaines

Last Friday (7 March), Melbourne's Palace Foreshore played host to an unforgettable night of electronic-pop magic, as thousands of fans gathered to witness the spellbinding

Last Thursday (6 March), attendees of Melbourne's Croxton Bandroom were battered to bliss by kraut-punk trailblazers Osees.

There is nothing quite like the grit and groove of iconic indie rock to invoke that feeling of youthful angst and heartfelt nostalgia from our troublesome teen

Above trials and tribulations, New Order held a ceremony for collective catharsis to thousands of adoring fans, delivering a phenomenal 19-song set at Melbourne's Sidney Myer

There's no other musical style that vibrates your physical organs and your soul quite like hip hop.

There is a huge variety of music under the banner of metal. It does sometimes feel like we're crossing off squares on a bizarre metal music bingo card.

Almost 20 years ago I was introduced to The Kooks as they played their first Isle of Wight Festival in June 2006, hot off the heels of releasing debut album 'Inside In /

As part of the highly successful Knotfest line-up, Japanese trio BABYMETAL played a very crowded Fortitude Music Hall in Brisbane last night (4 March).