The Underground Stage
“Ghoulies’ machine-gun pace and stuttering bark is unrelenting, insistent, and a bloody joy. Wired to the eyeballs and incapable of anything less than a sprint, it’s a barrage of ragged breathing and sweat, a race to the finish line among all the wild things.” Gallery Learn More Instagram
“Djanaba’s trilling voice is a counterweight to its frequently hefty blows, a flutter of delicate wings that are more than capable of laying you flat out. The beats shine like fireflies, weaving between precise pitter-patter and thudding four-four, while that voice hypnotises with its left before landing a killer blow with its right.” Gallery Learn […]
“Salty’s pop is as precise and polished as the choreography, a wild set of shiny gems set to dancing like lives depend on it. Make no mistake though, there’s as much middle finger-raising as there is hip-shaking, a work of joy with a healthy dose of fuck you.” Gallery Learn More Instagram | TikTok
“Zia Jade’s smooth set has razor-honed edges, a sharp wit wrapped in fluffy pillows made of R&B and hip-hop tones. It’s all silky good times until you realised it’s opened up a vein. Formidable and fun, what a mix.” Gallery Learn More Instagram
“lovemedo’s glorious set of pop and guitars lights up this particular school night, touching and earnest while still loving every second. The melancholy mixes into mile-high euphoria, a sad sigh matched with a lung-busting roar.” Gallery Learn More Instagram | TikTok
“Pulling an Aerosmith-vs-Run-D.M.C. is always a tricky move, but this seemingly unlikely pairing fits like a jigsaw to produce a joint effort as urgent and rowdy as its individual pieces would suggest. A *perfectly* executed – but gloriously faked – social media beef between the two (yup, fell for it!) hooked us in the buildup to release, but this track is more than enough of a punchline to deliver on the fabulous promise offered by both artists 🧩”
Rolling, propulsive drum and bass kicks in with a near-zero wait time here, setting up a backdrop for Becca Hatch’s precision-weapon vocal. It’s all as tough as tempered steel but still somehow floats effortlessly, hovering and striking at will. It’s fast, accurate, and it comes at you from the air 🦅”
“A perfect late-summer shuffle, KIAN’s latest lopes and strolls with an easy charm and a relaxed confidence. Sun out, windows down, volume up 🌅”
I scour through the gig guides to see if I can find those artists that have truly had an effect on the culture after decades of being in the game. Anyone I can find ends up on this curated gig guide of legend-only shows in Sydney. nb If you’re on a mobile, you might want […]