The Underground Stage
“You have to love a two-piece guitar-and-drums outfit like Mimi The Desert Pearl that adds a member, but that member is another guitarist. Bass? Hell no, more guitars. I look forward to them adding a third and then a fourth. Before that happy day though, we can still bathe in 100% more six-string fun than […]
“Amends’ singer Luke McDonald plays solo tonight, showing the bones of these wonderful songs. The full band version – live or on record – is wide and rich and expansive, a desert shot on 70mm film. Without the band the strength and heart at the core of the music is sharper, not diminished. If you […]
“Is anyone else amused that The Plane Sailors came to Sydney by *car* ? No? Just me then. Fair enough. However they got here, it was totally worth it from our end – barrels and barrels of humour, big thick guitar, humungo rhythms, and just charm coming out of its ears. Worth the trip, by […]
“Hugs’ musical t-shirt bulges with muscle in all the right places, enough to make you slightly intimidated, but also quietly impressed. As well as some absolutely ginormous sounding songs, they have the sense to balance the racket with some outrageous moments of intricate and delicate guitar work. It’s a pleasure to watch, despite the sneaking […]