The Underground Stage
“Verticoli were one of the early bands I shot in Sydney, but I still remember their sheer skill from way back then. Nowadays, holy hell – they sound like houses collapsing, massive musicality coupled with architectural-sized tunes. Sounds like something taking off.” Facebook | Instagram | Twitter [flickr_set id=”72157709909031897″]
“Regionals know how to carve songs out of rock. Really massive rocks, huge fuckers, big enough to crush your house, and still have some heft left to damage the rest of the street. Great, big, songs.” Facebook | Instagram | Twitter [flickr_set id=”72157709907946796″]
“The thing that jumps out at you from Aislinn Young’s set is just how well-paced the whole thing is. There’s bags of light and shade, and it comes off like every note has been carved, carefully. Rich, and deep, and lovely on all levels.” Facebook | Instagram [flickr_set id=”72157709844362746″]
“Goodside are a light touch, attached to a strong arm. Each song is a delight, airy and filling all at the same time. There’s less menace than I remember from the last time I saw them, but there’s a confidence that warns of strength and deep waters lurking beneath.” Facebook | Instagram [flickr_set id=”72157709825587871″]
“Boysnlove mine the very best of those fuzzy-guitared US singers of the 90s, Breeders and Muses, Hershes and Donellys, and put a new spin on the whole thing. Every song is rich in tone and rhythm and emotion, and the voices just bloody SOAR. Music to come home from a hard day to.” Facebook | […]
You don’t get to say you like music if you never go to a damn show. These are five of the best ones coming up in the next month. See you there, ok? “Fearsomely Bonkers” THU AUG 1: Fait Accompli, Witch Fight, We Are Not Robots, Chemical Restraint @ The Lansdowne Fait Accompli have long […]
“HOON are elemental, a grab bag of flailing limbs and noise. It ain’t exactly soothing. But then again – that ain’t exactly what you’re after, is it?” Facebook | Instagram | Twitter [flickr_set id=”72157709763099502″]
“Scab Baby don’t make the cardinal error of overthinking things. Two people. Guitar. Drum. Massive racket. Then barrel like loonbats through metal and grunge and punk and R&B and blues and rockabilly and generally lose your shit. If it’s more complicated than this it’s wasted effort.” Facebook | Instagram [flickr_set id=”72157709760888276″]
“If you’ve ever found yourself hankering for a universe in which the B-52s, the Slits, and the Dead Kennedys were obsessed with food, and made up songs on the fly about recipes held up by audience members who brought their own cookbooks, then friend… courtesy of Cookbook Book Club, today has all the makings of […]