The Underground Stage
“I’ve only ever seen Viral Eyes once before tonight but they made more of an impact in one set than lesser bands make in five shows. It’s a HUGE sound, dripping with tune, serrated and deadly, but enough to suck you right in to your doom. An absolute gem of the scene.” Facebook | Instagram
“Fresh up from the ‘Gong, Scab Baby seem to have travelled all this way to shout themselves hoarse and put a sharp brick in the back of our heads. Fitting neatly into the Mini Skirt / Pist Idiots. / Drunk Mums bracket of flat-out punk one minute, then going brutally heavy the next, this is […]
“Jugular Cuts have got two instruments, neither of which are guitars. How, then, is it possible to make an ear-splitting racket like this with just a bass and a set of drums? Christ, it’s formidable stuff.” Facebook | Instagram triple j Unearthed Embedded Player [flickr_set id=”72157693028602651″]
“Straight Arrows are scene pros, and you never expect anything less than badass, swaggering brilliance. And so it comes to pass tonight. There are few more beloved outfits in Sydney, a bands’ band, and – once again – they prove why. Just so much bloody fun. Mandatory listening.” Facebook | Instagram | Twitter [flickr_set id=”72157694767862375″]
“Rosa Maria their trade through the medium of vaguely unhinged garage and surf, while psyche and blues seep their way into the timbers. They swap vocal duties, drop some slicked-back riffs, yelp a fair bit, play the maracas like their lives depended on it, and generally have / cause a whale of a time. It’s […]
“Particles are only made of singer Dan and drummer Skarlett, but they’ve always made a sound that’s so much bigger. Songs like “Tennis” are big and muscly enough on record, but live it’s like being slapped with a tornado, the air just rushes around your insides as fast as it possibly can. Both are in […]
“Hachiku are playing their first Sydney headliner tonight, and it couldn’t be any less like the vomit-stained St.Patrick’s Day antics happening everywhere else tonight. Delicate, mischevious, elfin songs abound, with a glint in its eye – it’s rich and gorgeous, but it’s as hard to catch hold of as moonlight. Lovely, lovely stuff.” Facebook | […]
“In the year and a bit since I last saw Imperial Broads, they’ve grown a swagger and an imperious sense of urgency that demands attention. The songs are like an edged weapon, glinty and threatening, but are wielded with skill and a throughly demented grin. It slices through you in all the good ways.” Facebook […]
“Every damn time I see Okin Osan they knock my damn socks off. In two-piece mode tonight, they dish out ladle after ladle of happiness in the form of song, more infectious than the flu, more full of spring than a newborn lamb. If you can’t enjoy this, the core of you is dark and […]