The Underground Stage
Fresh off the Tumbalong Park stage having performed the very first live music of SXSW Sydney 2025, Haley graciously let us capture a note-perfect version of ‘Philosophers‘. Haley Holgate plays SXSW Sydney at The Loft UTS on Weds 15th at 7pm, and at The Eveleigh Hotel (with a full band) on Thurs 17th at 6.30pm.
“Haley Holgate plays the first live music of SXSW Sydney 2025, a set of sparkly charmers as bright as today’s sunshine.” Gallery Listen
Can the artist you’re seeing at SXSW Sydney really land it live? The best test is with one mic, one camera, and one take – Lady Lyon nailed it today without even blinking. Despite howling winds, threatening rain, and actual dogs, Hayley planted this super stripped version of “Cut Back” first try to show just […]
“So I Says To Mabel celebrate their excellent album of spikes and speed with a set to match, a SoCal sun blazing over the skatepunk racket. Enormous and hugely melodic song, delivered at pace direct to the bloodstream.” Gallery Listen
“A golden rule among many is that if you’re going to lean on 90s grunge, then for God’s sake don’t stint on the volume. Earth Cadet are clearly aware of this, and the titanic – spine-wrenching, eyeball-bursting – noise level tonight is surely the *only* way to deliver a set of haymakers like this. Every […]
“The Limited’s vibrato vocal and pummelling speed – not to mention their aversion to Nazis – make for a modern Dead Kennedys-style racket, delivered with untethered enthusiasm and wild-eyed intensity. “ Gallery Listen
“St. Heartless drive with insistence, regardless of pace or mood. Deliberate steps, fast or slow, pounding relentlessly at the floor with noisy glee.” Gallery Listen
Every week, I scour the latest releases from emerging, DIY, and independent artists in Australia. The best of them end up on the playlist. Follow The Playlist Listen to this week’s edition here or below, 100% made up of the best brand-new music from the best new artists in Australia – never pay-to-play, and always […]
As ever, all the tracks that make it onto the playlist are aces in my book but if I absolutely, positively had to pick no more than five to check out this week, it’d be these. If you’re looking for new albums, all the new long-players I’ve spotted from emerging, independent, and DIY artists are […]