The Underground Stage
“I’ve seen Second Idol in many forms over many years but I’ve never heard them even close to as ferocious as tonight. That, by the way, is truly saying something. It’s not the normal, run of the mill savagery they’re capable of though, it’s like they also seem to be having… fun? Don’t get me […]
“By turns stomping, sultry, or sinister – or all three – Lunar Tide’s cinematic wigouts are cleanly delivered but remain as filthy as all hell. It’s got gigantic bits and tiny details, a vocal strong enough to stun a cow, but a sound that weaves tricksy narratives. If this is the soundtrack then I really, […]
“lucidbloom are complex and rich, multi-layered and thoughtful. Nothing seems left to chance – every moving part here is precise enough to draw blood – but somehow the set still bounds free of gravity, floating and swooping around the rafters. It’s got weighty matters on its mind, but it’s still as delicate as a dust […]
“media puzzle’s one-man DIY punk may be set the lo-est of fi but it’s a bloody distance from lightweight. Ragged beats rattle the skull, matched with sharp-fanged earworms that chew through the side of your skull like the bone wasn’t even there. It howls and barks at the moon, sure, but it’s got the teeth […]
Taylor Swift may have conquered February, but the pop hits keep coming in March, with punky fury, classic songwriting, and grebo sampling mayhem also soundtracking the month. Starting with the pop, the biggest show of the month sees P!nk’s Summer Carnival shows come to an end in Sydney with a huge show at the 80,000-plus […]
“Oscar The Wild’s glorious chaos lands squarely on our heads tonight, pecking at our eyes and stealing our sandwiches. Great big flapping wings of song attach themselves to the edge of a mad bag of chaos, a sky-high ride full of mayhem and fun. What a joy.” Gallery Learn More Instagram | TikTok
“The Sweaty Bettys howl like creatures free of tethers, either ignoring or disgusted by the constraints this dumb world might want to place on them. It just bloody *sings* with freedom – snarling, soaring hymns for those looking beyond the bars of the cage.” Gallery Learn More Instagram | TikTok
“Raised As Wolves sound absolutely bloody furious tonight. Not just a bit of a huff, not a low miff, but absolutely raging with anger. They’ve always been right on the edge of a blazing temper, but tonight these wild songs push right up against a towering, thundering mood that tears the earlobes off. Yikes, and […]
“I’ve literally never, not once, ended up in a place where the first band of night two is the same as the last band of night one. If it was going to happen though, I’m really glad it was with Organs, a band of blistering pace and energy whose impact doesn’t lessen with repeated exposure. […]