The Underground Stage
“Headstrong play their first headliner tonight like it’s their thousandth, like it ain’t no thing. This kind of scale and breadth and bounce takes proper work though; when they drop the one last song tonight – a *vicious* version of Sk8er Boi – it takes what’s left of us and them and leaves it right […]
“Days Like These have no problem getting right up your nostrils and screaming direct into your brain. That they do it with such terrifying precision makes it totally worth it.” Facebook | Instagram Subscribe to The Underground Stage Playlist Thirty freshly-released goodies from the very best new Australian artists. Updated all the time.
“A Swift Farewell have the tautest set going. It’s like being operated on, a scalpel cutting with a steady hand behind it. They could be severing an important artery and you’d still be trusting them to get it all right.” Facebook | Instagram Subscribe to The Underground Stage Playlist Thirty freshly-released goodies from the very […]
“Afterthought open up tonight and set a high bar – this is tight as a highwire, and full of song. Every blast leads you down a winding, twisty ride, and you’re hanging on for dear life as every inch whizzes by.” Facebook | Instagram Subscribe to The Underground Stage Playlist Thirty freshly-released goodies from the […]
“Thanks to the virus, Clay J Gladstone aren’t totally used to playing to crowds on their feet – but it’s not them that need the practise, it’s us. When a band like this gets this up in your face with songs as wild and untethered as these, it’s time to relearn how to lose it, […]
“Watching Birthday Raven is like picking a fight with a car crash in a temper, with the noise and the screaming and the inevitable headwounds. While they may be in a dangerous and constant huff, they’re also dead right – which makes getting your skull caved in a curiously pleasurable experience.” Facebook | Instagram Subscribe […]
“We Are Not Robots are in three-piece mode tonight, and it’s a savage noise they conjure, serrated and threatening. It might sound like it’s going for your throat more than usual, but it’s as hard to escape as ever.” Facebook | Instagram | Twitter Subscribe to The Underground Stage Playlist Thirty freshly-released goodies from the […]
“Bugs drop sugar hit after sugar hit this afternoon, be it in the rush of the songs, or in the collective fun of watching bassist Jordan relegated to dispensing sweet treats to the crowd, replaced for a song by a preternaturally talented crowd member. Even though the songs are sometimes tinged with stories of sad […]
“Ninajirachi drops in for a DJ set this afternoon, and it’s of note because I understand almost none of it on a conscious level. I recognise there are deep parts of my brain that are lighting up like fireflies, and there may be something wrong with my shoulders. It’s brilliant fun, even if I’m clearly […]