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Carla Geneve – Dog Eared

Wow – when Carla Geneve lets it all go, you’re going to want to duck. Following on from a series of (musically, not lyrically) more gentle songs, this one is let off its leash and is commanded to go for the throat. “I’ve been listening to screamo / I’ve been feeling real emo… again” goes […]

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Ed Barnes @ Moshpit, 30th Jan

“Ed Barnes is exactly one year on from his stage debut tonight with this project, and itโ€™s fun to hear all the ideas that have been buzzing around in his head this whole time. His Dylan crush is still strong – and the Inner West kitchen-sink stories still ring loud – but thereโ€™s wild range […]

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Haters @ Moshpit, 30th Jan

“Haters, bless โ€˜em, have come all the way down from Brisbane for tonight, but the trip hasnโ€™t lessened the fury and urgency of this raucous bag of pleasurable crazy. Itโ€™s all madly rough-edged, but itโ€™s bloody huge in its tune, like Lemonheads doing Fugazi. Two-piece punk done *just* right.” Facebook | Instagram | Twitter Subscribe […]

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Shrug @ Moshpit, 30th Jan

“Thereโ€™s something musical theatre-ish about Shrug – the songs vary between buzzy Fleetwood Mac-style pop, folk flourishes, and martial piano-driven numbers, like the soundtrack to a story or chapters in a book. The various members seem to play all of each otherโ€™s instruments too, adding to the stage ensemble vibe.” Facebook | Instagram Subscribe to […]

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Start Your Own Cult – Brick Red Heart

Over the last year, Start Your Own Cult have morphed from a previous band into this current form, emerging not as a fragile and organic buttterfly, but as something a lot more shiny and technical. Following in the heavy steps of bands like Redhook this has certainly got density and mass, but its armour is […]

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Boysclub @ Factory Theatre, 24th Jan

“Boysclub are settling in, totally comfortable owning you. These are big songs, in a big show, and theyโ€™re stomping all over your feet. The message from this set is clear – get out of the way or get on board. Or get beaten.” Facebook | Instagram | Twitter Subscribe to The Underground Stage Playlist Thirty […]

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Crash & The Carpenters @ Factory Theatre, 24th Jan

“Crash & The Carpenters are here to spit in your face. Not if you can think in a straight line, not if youโ€™re on the right line – but if youโ€™re off on the wrong track, with wrong-headed notions, then youโ€™re entirely on your own.” Facebook | Instagram Subscribe to The Underground Stage Playlist Thirty […]

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Shit Tinnies @ Factory Theatre, 24th Jan

“Shit Tinnies may project an aura of chaos but these are freshly-stoned blades, sharp and glistening. Each song is like a train about to come off its rails, but even though itโ€™s taking the corner at unsafe speeds and the good china is off the shelves and shattering on the floor, it gets exactly where […]

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Operation Ibis @ Factory Theatre, 24th Jan

“Operation Ibis bring sharp-edged skank and from note one they stick it swiftly and neatly right between the ribs. It might be mostly cooked on an off-beat, but every song is bang on target.” Facebook | Instagram Subscribe to The Underground Stage Playlist Thirty freshly-released goodies from the very best new Australian artists. Updated all […]