The Underground Stage
16 of SXSW Sydney’s 2024 music venues have either been confirmed by SXSW or reported elsewhere, and excluding the larger outliers of the ICC and Tumbalong Park, they’re so far focussed around Chippendale and Ultimo. All but one of these venues (The Commons) were used at SXSW Sydney last year, and the geographic concentration is […]
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, 100% made up of the best brand-new music from the best new artists in Australia – never pay-to-play, and always only new […]
Mac The Knife have been carefully and steadily releasing tracks and playing shows this year, and the payoff is starting to show up in the numbers in the form of rapid audience growth and strengthening playlist support. Overall, it feels like a band with the potential to take it up a notch in the coming […]
🔮 If you’re in Sydney this week, I predict loud noises and good times in your future: —- thu 5th fri 6th sat 7th sun 8th —- 🤤 Want more gigs? Hey, there’s also a futuristic-y dashboard here that lets you look further ahead if you want to see similar shows a bit further out. […]
Most Playlisted This Week An absolutely storming victory for A.Swayze & The Ghosts (pictured) this week, crashing into the list in the top spot, with ‘Tell You All The Time‘ bagging more slots on more of the best Australian new music playlists than any other artist. 🥇A.Swayze & The Ghosts 🥈annie hamilton, Barkaa (ft MINTY), […]
“The Tinnies fire it up on a Sunday night, to the point where the neighbours hear the racket and come and join in the fun rather than complain. Not that there’s much to complain about – it’s precise but chaotic, pointy but with heft, and it’s Rancid-y good fun from start to end. Complaints would […]
“Victoria released their preposterously good ‘Treats’ album last year, but have only just (hurray!) made a vinyl version of it, which means we get a rock-solid excuse to show up and hear a bunch of these shining, jangling, pounding songs all over again. No, nothing’s changed – it’s as accomplished and solid and bouyant as […]
“Sachet’s set is a wonky and distorted pleasure, made of sharp edges to cut yourself on, fuzzy roaring to lose yourself in, and acute-angled turns in strange directions to ensure you trip over your own ankles while dancing. Never trying to be anything other than it is, it’s smart and fast on its feet, bookish […]
“Rich and complex, dark but uplifting, this is one of Mac The Knife’s best to date, retaining their trademark thundering, but with a softer and more fractured centre”