The Underground Stage
“Ed Barnes is exactly one year on from his stage debut tonight with this project, and it’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 there’s wild range […]
“Haters, bless ‘em, have come all the way down from Brisbane for tonight, but the trip hasn’t lessened the fury and urgency of this raucous bag of pleasurable crazy. It’s all madly rough-edged, but it’s bloody huge in its tune, like Lemonheads doing Fugazi. Two-piece punk done *just* right.” Facebook | Instagram | Twitter Subscribe […]
“There’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 other’s instruments too, adding to the stage ensemble vibe.” Facebook | Instagram Subscribe to […]
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 […]
“Boysclub are settling in, totally comfortable owning you. These are big songs, in a big show, and they’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 […]
“Crash & The Carpenters are here to spit in your face. Not if you can think in a straight line, not if you’re on the right line – but if you’re off on the wrong track, with wrong-headed notions, then you’re entirely on your own.” Facebook | Instagram Subscribe to The Underground Stage Playlist Thirty […]
“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 it’s taking the corner at unsafe speeds and the good china is off the shelves and shattering on the floor, it gets exactly where […]
“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 […]
“A Tiarnie set is like cake, rich and sweet and impossible to get enough of. It should come with a warning though – while every song is pumped full of pop sugar, each slice is seasoned with a bitter sprinkle of realism. It may sound like you’re having the purest kind of fun, but there’s […]