The Underground Stage
“There are a lot of sides to Fingermae – there’s that fearsome guitar but it all still swells like an ocean tide. Also tons of really bits. Really rich too, like cake.” Facebook | Instagram | Twitter [flickr_set id=”72157701919182155″]
“Sarah Cherlin is so dramatic, quietly technical, and at the same time so mischevous and witty… my long-standing fantasy that some demonic mixture of Kate Bush, Andrew Lloyd-Webber and a goblin would write the perfect Broadway show may actually be coming true. This is fabulous songwriting.” Facebook | Instagram [flickr_set id=”72157673997765268″]
“The Pits hit that sweet spot between punk, Queen, and oom-pah music. And boy, is it sweet.” Facebook | Instagram [flickr_set id=”72157673997024608″]
“There’s a Brit feel to Nelipot, hints of Wombats, a whiff of Arctics, but there’s an absolute ton of Aussie red meat too. Serious sinew.” Facebook | Instagram [flickr_set id=”72157696069661290″]
“Danny Donehue stands behind a desk and presses buttons and tweaks stuff and mad noises come out. I understand almost none of it. But all the nerve endings in my feet are twitching, which I think is the whole point, right?” Facebook | Instagram [flickr_set id=”72157700350267351″]
“Mr. Sauce (aka Bodie Werleman) is one of those projects where it was started as a bit of a daft idea but has clearly turned into a real actual thing. This is so lovely, it’s a bit daft. Like being sung to sleep. Awesome.” [flickr_set id=”72157701685470514″]
“Holy hell, it’s not everyday you run into an artist like MiCCY. Just… bloody hell. So much class it should be wearing a hat of some kind. So much soul it makes you feel weak at the damn knees. This is how music can make you cry. Shit, they’re good.” Facebook | Instagram [flickr_set id=”72157701685201894″]
“Ashley Iona comes off like a deep red wine older than her years. Mellow blues, with the ragged edge of long dusty roads and squinting eyes against a desert sun.” Facebook | Instagram [flickr_set id=”72157671836116167″]
“Evanda go for their first Sydney show hard, shoving some gleeful hip-hop right in the face. This is smooth flow, witty and joyous, with edges.” Facebook | Instagram [flickr_set id=”72157700349572651″]