The Underground Stage
“26 Street mostly channel ‘Kerplunk’-era Green Day, fast of foot and raw of edge. Not even out of high school, they summon all the snot and sneer of youth, rough as a boot but with a loud, swaggering magic that only the young can conjure. A full bag of noisy promise.” Gallery
The very best thing about SXSW Sydney is getting to see artists you’ve not seen before. A lot of times, this is because the acts are brand new. If you’re me though, a lot of the times is only because you were an idiot and just missed them up until now. If you’ve already seen […]
Every week I pick out a bunch of interesting shows featuring emerging, DIY, and independent Australian artists. The full list of shows this week are below – those are the ones to get out to in the next few days. Don’t forget, there’s also a futuristic-y dashboard here that lets you look ahead if you […]
I’ve seen about a quarter of the 100+ homegrown artists playing at SXSW Sydney before, and if you’re going through the schedule looking for emerging, independent, or DIY artists to check out, you won’t go wrong with any of these excellent acts. Beryl WHAT I’VE SAID: “Beryl beam in tonight from outer space, intergalactic distances […]
As ever, all the tracks that make it onto the playlist are aces in my book but if I absolutely, positively had to pick no more than five to check out this week, it’d be these.
“Flight To Dubai are well versed in the game and we get a fully pro set tonight, one not for beginners. Mighty, pounding rhythms, raucous guitars, and *that* baritone vocal conjures as much mayhem as magic, and it all piles in together to create the soundtrack to the bar fight that you’d always lose.” Gallery […]
“Ess-Em celebrate ten years on the tools tonight, with this first set playing the self-titled 2015 album in full, both a reminder of how musical this set has always been and how snarly it has become since. Ess-Em’s decade-grown growl adds a layer of fuck-you to the OG mad shanties, technical chops and music hall […]
“Amends age like bourbon in a barrel, richer and heftier with time. Old and new songs tonight burn the throat and warm the cockles, something to ward off the cold and the dark, an ever-fabulous band that only get better the more time spent with them.” Gallery Listen
Every week, I scour the latest releases from emerging, DIY, and independent artists in Australia. The best of them end up on the playlist. Follow The Playlist Listen to this week’s edition here or below, 100% made up of the best brand-new music from the best new artists in Australia – never pay-to-play, and always […]