The Underground Stage
“flowerkid stripped back is a thing to behold, a raw, unfiltered display of the harshest experiences mixed with defiant joy in the face of it. It’s as delicate as gossamer and as tough as steel all at the same time, some kind of wonderful wound.” Gallery Learn More Instagram
“lovemedo strips it right back, not just playing solo but also mostly playing the songs that he grew up playing. A set like this reveals a lot about an artist, and it’s a rare treat to hear the songs behind his own, a performance and a confessional all in one.” Gallery Learn More Instagram | […]
The annual festival of lights also includes some insanely good music – and for anyone looking to catch some real-life legends, it’s shaping up to be a classic. Explosions In The Sky @ Sydney Opera House (Joan Sutherland Room), 24th & 25th May Headlining a two-night farewell to the equally legendary Spunk! Records, who are […]
In a slightly slower week for releases, Elsy Wameyo was still a clear favourite on the best Australian new music playlists, with ‘Piny Lara’ gaining support across the board. For an emerging act to nab top spot is always impressive, and makes her a clear one to watch this year. Most Playlisted This Week 🥇Elsy […]
“Anyone who has three guitarists is clearly in the mood to screw with your mind, and Trillion’s giganto-normous shoegaze rattles the back teeth out of your head, just as it should. Fuzzed and distorted beyond recognition, thumping in ways that are sure to please you, it’s a set to rip the hair off your scalp […]
“So I Says To Mabel drop a bone-twitcher of a punk set tonight, thrown out without regard for your joints. Enough to shudder an ankle off, it’s hard to keep control of the important junctions of your body, which merrily shudder and judder along to these high-speed, harmony-fuelled, buzzsaw tracks. We fall for it all […]
“Gully Days give it the beans this afternoon, a selection of tracks designed with enough chug to saw through hard wood. It’s all energy – raw voltage and twitching and big choruses exploding all over the place. It’s an absolute ton of fun, and enough to escape into – what on earth else do you […]
“Butterknife’s dark and danceable set takes the heat out of a hot Sydney afternoon, a rich and strange mood to lower the temperature and dial down the glare. There’s so much going on here though – it’s madly clever songwriting – that it’s easy to forget whether it’s day or night. Witchy and wonderful.” Gallery […]
“Thoughtful and frequently epic, Sam Allen‘s set bears much of the hallmarks of Pablo Honey-era Radiohead, giant swells of sound and intricacy, and a voice that stuns as often as it soothes. Mighty in many ways – and the hair surely swings and flies all set – but it all still seems as close and […]