The Underground Stage
“Optic Nerve hit you in the face like – there is no other comparison – a fucking big brick. It’s been donkeys since I got this sort of primal rush, chaotic and feral, all to the sound of your house collapsing.” This band have only done a couple of shows and aren’t online anywhere (yet). […]
“Second time seeing Solo Career and hey, yeah, what a great set. There’s so little here to get a hold of, it’s like smoke in a windy room. Tell you what though – this is lovely and wonderful in about nine or ten ways.” Facebook | Instagram [flickr_set id=”72157709398459711″]
“G2G are like a chainsaw to the face, if the chainsaw was well-dressed, immaculately angry, and made of nails and sharks. This is excellent, excellent stuff – rough as the inside of my boot but brimful of riot and joy all at the same time. Fucking HELL yeah.” Instagram No Kid No Angel by G2G
“Poison Abbey are a two-piece with a mean line in jagged-edged disco electro. It’s one of those bands when your shoulders twitch, involuntarily. Richer than you expect, and all the boogie is in their possession. Facebook [flickr_set id=”72157709398209357”]
“Eternal Dust are playing their debut show tonight, and they’ve not only brought a shot-ton of crowd support but a small wheelbarrow of deeply moody songs. This is B-52s meeting Siouxie territory, evocative and nerve-jangling. It’s vaguely disturbing, and very good.” Instagram [flickr_set id=”72157709398168357″]
“Does anyone else remember when Bjork and PJ Harvey did the Stones’ “Satisfaction” at the Brits? It was the best thing ever. Full Flower Moon Band has a whole set that sounds like that, chugging and bonkers. Except it’s just one woman. Fucking fantastic stuff.” Facebook | Instagram [flickr_set id=”72157709397734427″]
“The Buoys may well be the best band in Australia right now. There is so much here to chew on, it’s easy to end up choking on it. Wit, skill, big hugs, vicious blows to the kidneys, massive grins – it’s all here. Remember when we all went “oh hey, Barnett / Alex Lahey / […]
“Flyying Colours are like a razor blade to the throat, but always a bit out of focus. Imagine being really, really drunk and then getting in a knife-fight. While Ride is on the stereo. It’s exactly that, and as brilliant as it sounds.” Facebook | Instagram | Twitter [flickr_set id=”72157709397723152″]
“The best thing about seeing Good Pash play – aside from the wicked-ripping songs, is the sheer bloody joy they bring to the stage, and then liberally spread over the crowd. All bands should be like this, it’d be a better world, y’know?” Facebook | Instagram [flickr_set id=”72157709397906026″]