The Underground Stage
“Holy hell! Paper Thin are in from Newcastle and blimming crikey, they’ve packed their van with some serious tune. This is massive, raw, and wired to the gills. Hilariously big songs, blank verse, Smith Street heart-on-sleeve hugeness, what a damn band this is. I’ve been listening to them on record all week and it doesn’t […]
“Max Quinn is off of Triple J, so he’s got a pretty high bar to clear in terms of stage banter – and that one gets cleared easily. Being on the radio *and* having a kickass band is an even higher one, and holy hell, it makes me want to vomit how easily the talented […]
“If Scabz are the shittest band in Newtown, then Newtown is fucking blessed. Tearing about like drunk puppies, they’re as cute and as terrifying as a baby monkey with a knife. Sharp as a an edged weapon, caustically funny, and as fast and loud and tuneful as you’re ever likely to require. Shittest band in […]
“Murray Darling have got some serious heft. Lots and lots of lots of blood going in lots and lots of directions. Big and hairy tunes that reek of sweat and musk, but infused with some extraordinarily sharp wit too. Really enjoying this, it’s a bloody ride.” Facebook | Instagram [flickr_set id=”72157695560936901″]
“RK Ally tear wide strips of flesh off our backs tonight. Deep, fathomless buckets of shred and muscle that rip your eyeballs out and put them on cocktail sticks for the sake of nothing but amusement. Big, massive and meaty lumps of me are left on the floor. Oof.” Facebook | Instagram | Twitter Take […]
“Naughty Boys are only three gigs into their life but are well in the same bin as Pist Idiots or Drunk Mums. There’s all the snot you’d ever need, but they’re also the most playful bunch of ratbags you’ll ever see, messing with the punk formula to include all sorts of daft genre notes. Punk […]
“That Georgia Mulligan howl is something special. It’s a Tuesday night, the whole venue is as dark as the inside of a cow, and that typhoon of a voice – overlaid on the most delicate of music – just sweeps everything else out of sight. I could die standing right here and barely even notice. […]
“One of the guitarists in Good Pash starts off tonight by pondering whether to keep the leopard-print jacket on or not. The decision is made to keep it on, but wear it *over* the guitar straps. This may be one of the greatest rock n roll decsions ever made while onstage. With that settled, they […]
“Aw, hey Pals! There’s such a warm and electric sense of urgency in every note here – there’s a perfect balance here between utter chaos and rich songwriting, it’s like watching a troop of drunk monkeys performing an Ibsen play. That’ll mash your synapses.” Facebook | Instagram | Twitter [flickr_set id=”72157694959015641″]