The Underground Stage
“Charlotte & The Harlots don’t so much play a set as lay down a truckload of bricks and then smash you in the face with them, one by one, to the soundtrack of the widdliest guitar solo ever. It is absolutely as excellent as that sounds.” Facebook | Instagram [flickr_set id=”72157710946613432″]
“I saw Hockey Dad thrashing about a thousand years ago at the Q Bar. I just saw Mimi The Desert Pearl and it’s exactly the same flavour of crazy. You know when there’s a hurricane warning? This lot are coming to fuck up your house.” Facebook | Instagram [flickr_set id=”72157710946045706″]
“So, I was two songs in and going to make a very clever comparison between Sal & The Mandas and Joan Jett, and then they went and blew it by doing a Joan Jett song. Shit. Still, the rest of it also sounds like Julia Why?, so this band clearly fucking rule. Not enough people […]
“FiKa feel like the first beer after a long day, full of cheer and brimming with possibility, but with a lingering sense of being hacked off at many, many things. Some days, this is exactly what you need, right?” Facebook | Instagram [flickr_set id=”72157710946020636″]
“Hygge bring some proper grown-up shit tonight. These are adult songs, written by functioning humans with deep songwriting skills. It’s rarer than you might think. It’s also got oodles of talent, and is more sophisticated than a bunch of opera-singing cats lost in the countryside.” Facebook/ | Instagram [flickr_set id=”72157710736059721″]
“King Tiger Zero – and stay with me on this – have all the wailing and musicality of Muse BUT! have a sense of humour to go with it that makes it all worthwhile. This is one of those shows you don’t forget, and remember with a massive bloody grin.” Facebook | Instagram [flickr_set id=”72157710735026193″]
“Dirty Spells bring six buckets of technical skills tonight plus a grab-bag of songs that all wave their arms around like bloody mad. Chock full of fine moments PLUS they’re bursting at the edges with a sense of fun that’s often depressingly missing from waaay too many of the rock lot.” Facebook | Instagram [flickr_set […]
“Keen’s Mustard bring rays of sunshine sparkling off a wave, the feel of a fresh towel on salty-wet skin, and the sound of emptying sand out of your shoes. This is really lovely stuff.” Facebook | Instagram [flickr_set id=”72157710522163986″]
“There’s something really *pure* about a band like Honey Nothings, where everyone’s got one job; each is done with skill here, and a fair bit of panache to boot. Formidable musicality, you’ve been warned.” Facebook | Instagram [flickr_set id=”72157710521154683″]