The Underground Stage
“The Dead Set chisel out their set tonight, using freshly-hewn chunks of flinty rock, notes of QOTSA, Metallica, and Ginger Wildheart. Big bits of it come flying off the Metro’s expansive stage, enough to cause headwounds but worth taking the risk for.” Facebook | Instagram Subscribe to The Underground Stage Playlist Thirty freshly-released goodies from […]
“Amends claim tonight, out loud, that they only do this for fun. It’s a nice sentiment, but there are precious few bands who actually mean it and who have this level of talent. Their recent LP was a work of wonder, being able to bring it to life on stage with this level of energy, […]
“Snape have put some thought into this. Flirting with late 80s Cure, welcoming the less noodly bits of shoegaze, and generally constructing great big slabs of shadowy song, this is literate and muscular all at the same time. This is how the air in a room gets thicker through sound.” Facebook | Instagram Subscribe to […]
“Every note Raised As Wolves play is the key in the ignition of your night out. This is a set of songs so sharp they can’t be sold to children in supermarkets, songs with such pulsating joy in them that it spills off the stage and collects in our boots. It’s a set that puts […]
“At one point tonight, Bugs’ singer Connor reminds us that although they’ve been playing together for years, the shows just keep getting better. He’s not wrong. The old ones fire everyone up, and the new one – “DCP” – is as instant and airborne as ever, but with the added heft and muscle of experience. […]
“Teenage Joans may have not played that much in Sydney, but that doesn’t stop tonight’s crowd (the early crowd, no less) belting out the words from start to finish. It sounds like a simple formula – write fizzing songs that brim with youthful wit and vim, and that can be played on two instruments. That […]
“Melaleuca delve into Australia’s history of loud and fuzzy guitar song, hitting the best notes of Smudge and delivering a sun-drenched set of bright, but thoughtful gems. Literate, well-built, and enormous fun.” Facebook | Instagram Subscribe to The Underground Stage Playlist Thirty freshly-released goodies from the very best new Australian artists. Updated all the time.
“Wicked Things – the four brothers of the hairpocalypse – drag us all up to their galaxy-brain level of rock tonight, and it’s impossible not to feel it. Right down in your bones, you just know that this is right and correct. Reach out and feel it.” Facebook | Instagram Subscribe to The Underground Stage […]
“Grander Things have an inordinate amount of fun for a band that acts like everything they’re dropping ain’t no thing. Rich, chewy, and shuddering, this is full of OG rock swagger. Class, earned the hard way – you know it when you hear it.” Facebook | Instagram Subscribe to The Underground Stage Playlist Thirty freshly-released […]