The Underground Stage
“Imaginary People have an anxious undercurrent beneath the fun of the songs, a jagged edge you could cut yourself on. It’s the sound of a band thoroughly enjoying itself, but there’s a warning light flashing somewhere, like trouble around the corner. Uncomfortable fun – just the way you like it.” Gallery Learn More Instagram
“Victoria walk with the light swagger of wisdom, of knowing how and when to do things *just* so, seemingly with the least amount of effort. It takes decades to make a set like this – a masterclass in guitars and song – come off so effortless.” Gallery Learn More Instagram
“Alannah Russack has the rare something that separates ‘musicians’ from ‘people in bands’ – you can’t describe it, but you know it when you come see it. It’s not mere technical skill or a knack for a hummable melody, it’s an irresistible and blazing devotion to music, a love that burns and shines in every […]
“‘Twas the night before Mardi Gras and all through the house, not a creature was stirring… until the first notes of Downgirl, when every living thing within earshot woke the fuck up and wondered, reasonably, whether the world was ending. A fearsome set, where everything is inside out, an impossible puzzle of things that don’t […]
“Peni Parker carries much pop punk in the trunk, but it’s been beaten and mangled and spindled so many times, it emerges as something wildly different. It’s got all the size in the song, but it’s absolutely drenched in sneer and blood and snot and wounds. You can’t not dance, you can’t hold back that […]
“King Stingray (if you haven’t heard) have quite the musical pedigree but if you’ve not heard them play, it’s hard to explain just what a force of nature it is. It is raw, it is rumbling, and it is joyous – it is the sound of a band absolutely *delighted* with the noise they make […]
“Adam Newling’s throat is full of gravel but the songs go down like ice-cream on glass. As bucolic and earthy as it is, it’s clearly what this city crowd needs, and it holds us in its grasp from the opening note to the last dying echo.” Gallery Learn More Facebook | Instagram
“Colbey brings first-person tales of flooding in Lismore, which on its own would be enough to boot us all awake. This hardscrabble and dusty set does it too though, careful steps on rough ground, losing it when it wants to, but with care in everything it does. The sound of sweat on a brow, and […]
“Papa Pilko & The Binrats are the sound of the Devil having fun. Everything thrusts and tempts and beckons us away from a path of righteousness towards a place of filthy, sinful pleasure. Tonight, as restrictions are lifted, we’re absolutely OK with that.” Gallery Learn More Facebook | Instagram