The Underground Stage
“Johnny Hunter‘s strength is deep across their whole band, every member giving everything they’ve got – it’s hard to know where to look at times, as the theatre unfolds in every part of the stage, and then out into the audience as well. There’s only one thing to listen to though, this wonderful collection of […]
“It’s a little heart-breaking to watch Forest Hall without their much-missed bassist Millzy, to know that hole in the world exists. It’s a lot heart-mending though to hear them smash through this blistering set, to feel that energy and love. Both tribute and legacy, landed.” Gallery Learn More Facebook | Instagram
“Peel carry density with them, every note weighs the same as a Toyota, every riff sounds like a meteor landing on your head. Occasionally off-kilter, frequently off-piste, and always off-the-chart, a Peel set is enough to bash the back of your skull right inwards.” Gallery Learn More Instagram
“Nick Nuisance & The Delinquents emerge with a two-piece format, a drum machine, and a set of songs that are somehow as mental and as twitchy as the full band versions of old. Always a pleasure, never a chore.” Gallery Learn More Facebook | Instagram
“Julia Why?’s tense and rich songs have shone on audiences for years now, and remain a high-water mark for dark-outlined moodiness. A band that simply never stops inventing, creating, and impressing, and a perennial favourite round these parts.” Gallery Learn More Facebook | Instagram
“Murray Darling haven’t played live for an age, but their roughneck jangle still hits all the right nerves in all the right ways. As dusty and leathery as the back seat of a country ute, it’s a sound that takes you places – it’ll be a hard trip, but it’s worth it once you get […]
“Moody Beach are down to two of their usual five pieces, but with just a bass and a drumkit this is rock-solid goth disco. As moody as you’d ever want, with enough reminders of beach sunshine to keep you smiling from beginning to end.” Gallery Learn More Facebook | Instagram
“Iain T. McKelvey may be newly shorn of his locks, but he and The Midnight Tangos provide more than enough strength that may have been lost, the whole set flexing and bulging throughout. Where the solo versions of these songs haunt, the full-band show gives them ankle-breaking jumpability and energy, amplifying the volume but also […]
“Germ Donor squall and tear their way through the opening salvo of today’s happy-sad festivities in honour of Dickie “Millzy” Mills. It’s an explosive opening, and a jagged-edged weapon of a set, tearing and rending its way through the super-heated air. When it menaces with post-punk, you shrink, but when it lets its hair go […]