The Underground Stage
“Well? do nothing by half-measures, everything is cranked into the red, everything that is inside spilling out and onto the floor. Every note explodes and bursts and blows gaskets.” Gallery Learn More Instagram | TikTok
“Blake Cateris is built for sunshine, despite the darker thoughts running through his songs. For rarity value, there are few male voices that carry as far and cut as sharp as his – the new ones blare like sirens to watch it all carefully for the year ahead.” Gallery Learn More Facebook | Instagram | […]
“Untethered from electronics or band, Sarah Yagki’s voice fills still air, taking the songs from whispers to roars at will. Smooth, even jazzy in places, it’s all power and mood and feeling, even thickening the outdoor summer heat.” Gallery Learn More Instagram
“Bronte Alva’s outstanding song chat is as witty and sharp as the storytelling in her songs. When the big notes come it’s enough to blow the sweat off our foreheads.” Gallery Learn More Instagram
“Taken from Sesame Girl’s self-titled second EP, Payphone closes a collection of sparkly, near playful-sounding tracks that carry deep sadness and occasional savage fury at the state of an uncaring, patriarchal world. Glorious music with lyrical bite 🦷”
“Growling then roaring, Gypsy Road return in a wall of distortion, somewhere between The Hard Aches and Smith Street Band, jangling and ringing and smashing. It starts in high-gear and stays there, a heavy accelerator foot mashed into the floor 🏎️”
“A pure delight of a song, giddy and funny and a bit wonky, where heavy holiday feelings are pondered, yet the whole thing is wrapped in bouncy and head-nodding indie-pop. The perfect stocking filler🎄”
“Long-serving guitar-slingers Antiskeptic keep the edges sharp on their latest, keen enough to wound, and heavy enough to leave a bruise. Clever and accurate, right on the mark 🎯“
“Bloody Legend may sound bloody funny, but their hard rock lark is no joke, taking its source material deadly seriously. From its screamer-filled opening to every swipe of an *epic* snare, it bangs its head and raises its horned hands to the sky. And so, friends, will you 🤘”