The Underground Stage
“Jet City Sports Club blow the doors off Kelly’s On King’s King Street Carnival event tonight with levels of unbridled joy that would see you barred from most respectable establishments. Despite the vim and voltage, it’s done in such a way that makes it seem like no efffort at all, laconic and wired all at […]
“King Stingray are opening up to a packed-out Vanguard and this fabulous venue rumbles to their language and song. It’s nothing less than an extraordinary sound, persistently keeping eyebrows raised, pulses quickened, and souls soothed. It fills the air and ears and the lungs until we’re bursting with it. Just astonishing.” Gallery Learn More Facebook […]
“Adam Newling’s rich and generous songwriting crackles and pops today – as soft as a puppy’s ear in places, as rough as the sole of a boot in others, it flows effortlessly between the sky opening up above you and the walls closing in.” Gallery Learn More Facebook | Instagram
“In their own shy way, Amends blow the bricks out of Crowbar’s walls tonight, with songs from their album “Tales Of Love, Loss, And Outlaws” delivering exactly that. Rich and dusty stories merge into soaring melody, and before you know it you’re at too high an altitude to let go. With zero hesitation – one […]
“Chasing Ghosts plays solo tonight, and while this often strips back the recorded or full-band product, in this case it just focuses the effect into a narrow beam. The power of these songs is fearsome – unbearable pain wrapped up in a set of gorgeous songs that sidle up to you and then stab you […]
“Mowgli craft precise songs out of massive slabs of granite. Everything is cut with surgical accuracy, but it’s there to provide a solid frame, a base for near-primal releases of noise and howling. It’s like being caught in a storm, buffeted by winds you can’t predict or control.” Gallery Learn More Unearthed | Instagram
“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 […]