The Underground Stage
Bugs’ superpower is the ability to casually drop grinalong singalongs, and this is another of their finest. Brimful of their usual energy, it’s a guaranteed pit pleaser and sounds almost exactly like the best night out you ever had. Lyrically though, there’s another level at work – the whole song may sound like joy in […]
“Babitha is also a music video director, and while playing tonight she’s also – literally while on stage – being nominated for an ARIA. That story-telling skill seeps through into this set, every song as cinematic and sweeping as the next, alt-country shot in 75mm. It’s not as simple as writing a twangy riff and […]
“Bored Shorts’ laconic and twangy dolewave is almost entirely made of wry, arched eybrows, and remains one of the more refreshing gig experiences. Funny, bouncy, ironic, and smart, it’s hard not to walk away feeling invigorated.” Facebook | Instagram Subscribe to The Underground Stage Playlist Thirty freshly-released goodies from the very best new Australian artists. […]
“Boysclub are playing their second ever gig – as headliners! in the Factory main room! – and it’s like they were born on stages this size. That Hole / L7 sound, mashed up with modern themes and deep thinking around identity and gender make for a *titanic* experience, a monster of sound that pummels you […]
“The defining characteristic of Lucid Hoops is pure bloody joy. The genres flail and veer wildly, but the mood of absolute ecstatic happiness is a constant. As the set builds, so do the songs, and by the end every last one of us is soaring.” Facebook | Instagram Subscribe to The Underground Stage Playlist Thirty […]
“Anyone who has seen We Are Not Robots will be aware of the scope and scale of their impressive sound, but the addition of the imperious Jess (The Mis-Made, Jessamine, Raising Ravens) damn sure hasn’t made them any quieter. This additional weapon in the arsenal makes them a dangerous foe indeed.” Facebook | Instagram | Twitter
“Bruise Pristine are never an easy listen, and their pounding, piledriving sound is ratcheted up several notches in the Factory’s main room. A relentlessly defiant set that finds its spirit animal in their insanely intense cover of Bjork’s ‘Army Of Me’, transformed here into an artillery barrage of sound.” Facebook | Instagram | Twitter Subscribe […]
“Every time I see Mac The Knife it strikes like a hammer just how much they fill up the room – it thickens the air, it stresses the seals, it makes the joints audibly creak. This outfit are solid pros by now, but every time I see them I think of new reasons why I’m […]
“Stranded Nationals are playing their second show ever, but there is wisdom here – a control of sound and pace and tone that is both freshly new and comfortingly familiar. There’s a frequent (early) 90s groove that keeps rearing its floppy-haired head, but it’s paired with some really large-scale songs that bring it bang up […]