The Underground Stage
“If every band in the world played with the sheer visceral joy that Cry Club did, the world would be a better place. This is physical, emotional, and technical, plus the songs absolutely bop too. Leaves you bouncing out of your skin, a jellied mess of giddy and sugary glee.” Gallery Learn More Facebook | […]
“Second Idol’s set is as strident and uncompromising as ever, a determined blast to the face. There’s more focus these days too, a band committed to strike you right in the guts, shatter your retinas for good measure, but make absolutely bloody certain you’re paying attention.” Gallery Learn More Instagram
“Bent and twisted and screwy, Marilyn Maria somehow manage to darken the room when the lights come up. Like a Grimm angel, they roam among the crowd, shadowy tales set to fearsome music.” Gallery Learn More Instagram
“Jack R Reilly’s solo set wraps you up in blankets, soothes and calms. Layers and loops spark like fireflies, warm little gems of light.” Gallery Learn More Instagram
“Amends – even a solo version – in the open air is a different kind of delight, it feels like their natural habitat. We might be just off the Paramatta Road, but it feels like wide skies all around.” Gallery Learn More Facebook | Instagram
Every week, my robots scour the biggest nine New Music Friday playlists in the world to see whose getting backed hard by the big green machine. This week: 🏆 The Champ: Ed Sheeran With his 110m+ Spotify followers, Ed Sheeran was the biggest artist to appear across all of the biggest nine New Music Fridays […]
The Rions latest shiny blast “Scary Movies” got the most spots on the most credible Australian new music playlists this week, taking up space on over a third of them. Most Playlisted This Week 🥇The Rions 🥈Body Type, Milku, dust 🥉Aodhan, RVG, The Teskey Brothers The always-excellent Body Type were hot on their heels though, […]
“The members of Dedpan are playing their debut show tonight, but carry a hefty pedigree of playing on Sydney’s stages with them. Sure, these are no amateurs… but. But but but but but, this is a *magnificently* mad set, no matter how experienced the players may be, a blinding and cathartic jolt of wild electric […]
“At Arm’s Length breed chaos, either in the jazzy undertows or in the obscenely fun wigouts. This is a set designed to keep you on your toes – one minute it’s a noodling reflection on why bass harmonies are worthy of exploration, while the next it’s ripping your filthy face off and using it to […]