The Underground Stage
Folk Bitch Trio were notably recommended by both Phoebe Bridgers and M Ward, and despite only releasing three tracks in the last year that sort of backing can only have helped fuel the impressively fast audience growth they’ve seen recently. Last week’s track ‘God’s A Different Sword’ though captured the attention of some heavyweight playlists […]
🤿 Dive into some gigs from killer new artists in Sydney this week: —- thu 22nd fri 23rd sat 24th sun 25th —- 🤤 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. —- 🤔 Wait, wtf […]
“It’s a bit of a left-facing turn towards poppier territory for the normally gossamer-delicate FVNERAL, but this collaboration with jnr highlights both their strengths to create something very lovely indeed”
“The opening high-speed mayhem changes tempo in a screeching gear-change down to something nearing hair metal and classic rock, a bonkers mix of furious fun”
“As the Australian government backs shamefully away from reconciliation and truth-telling, Chasing Ghosts speaks with clarity and defiance, heart-breaking and necessary stories delivered with musical heft”
“A jittery slice of folk-punk musing on what and where means home and safety, wrapped in a bundle of high tune and singalong”
“Rousing and pounding, FANGZ tear off into the distance on their latest, screaming like banshees and waving their melodic flag high enough for all of us to follow along”
The real point of SXSW is to discover what’s next, not what’s already big, so it’s always worth looking beyond the artists you’ve already heard of and hunt out who’s coming up. Here are my favourites from the Indie Rock crop this year. I’ve taken a look at the Australian artists announced so far who […]
Most Playlisted This Week The top three this week was made up exclusively of artists on the rise, those who are coming next placing higher than some more established artists. 🥇DIVEBAR YOUTH 🥈Miss Kaninna 🥉 Folk Bitch Trio 🍟 Takeouts: — 📸 Photo credit: Potionhead —-