The Underground Stage
“Suzi – annoyingly – has more than one boss-level talent. It would usually be enough for one person to be satisfied with writing and singing songs with power, skill, empathy, and insight. Just to rub it in though – and in the same way that Frightened Rabbit’s Scott Hutchison used to, God rest him – […]
“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 […]