The Underground Stage
“There’s just bags of smarts in Warwick Kennedy’s set tonight – there’s some meaty head-losing pace, some truly witty guitar lines, Smudge / Lemonheads comfy-blanket songwriting that gives way to stuff that sounds it’s been propelled by a damn jet engine. Sharp as.” Facebook | Instagram
“Abby May and Eilidh McGuire are separate artists who tonight make up one Voltron-like tapestry of lovely. Rich and airy and light and delicious – plus bonus points for a Britney cover.” Facebook | Instagram
“Blue Velvet have absolutely no brakes and this is good. Humour mixes with high-speed chases through crowded streets, harmonies hammer against the walls until they threaten to collapse, good times abound. Spring is here, and everything is fucking blooming.” Facebook | Instagram | Twitter
“Spit Chewy have this marvellous balance between utter chaos and tight control, songs that effortlessly clear the roof of the building alongside a sense that it could all burn down at any moment. Tense, massive, and such eager fun. Love it.” Facebook | Instagram
“Second time seeing Hatakaze and – wait, what? – it seems like they’ve grown even more muscular and sharpened the fangs to an even finer point. This is urgent and insistent and razor-bloody-sharp. Oh, yes please.” Facebook | Instagram
“Skid fucking Row, at Frankie’s fucking Pizza. Jackpot.” Facebook | Instagram | Twitter
“Wes Pudsey & The Sonic Aces have a double bass and, thus, exponentially more boogie than you do. Dare I say it, they have more woogie too. The whole lot. Super fun.” Facebook | Instagram
“Mucho Sonar send me directly back to the heady days of London and the mighty Snuff, hardcore and horns, hilarity and harmonies. Christ, I’ve missed that feeling. Awesome stuff.” Facebook | Instagram | Twitter
“Lillye bring the big guitar tunes tonight, some obscenely sized riff and rhythm, a truck full of big hairy tunes, and a vocal to match up against a 747 taking off. Whoosh.” Facebook | Instagram | Twitter