The Underground Stage
“I caught Top Lip’s first ever gig back in February of this year, and from note #1 it’s obvious they’ve not wasted the time. Despite being a man down tonight and limited to a three-piece, there’s no sense of limit here, it blows the doors off. It has the Australian sound down pat, full of […]
“Waax are having a tantrum, a tantrum the size of a bloody big truck, one that sucks you in and throws you up in the air and reminds you that the only things that matter are noise and joy and explosions and totally LOSING YOUR SHIT. In case you don’t get the memo there’s a […]
“Train Robbers bring some jazzy skills tonight, some silky lines and some shoulder-twitching moves. I’m about as far away from the target demo as it’s actually possible to be, but even I can get my ankles going to this.” Facebook | Instagram | Twitter [flickr_set id=”72157677250585616″]
“So, I’ve now seen all three parts of the separated Hungry Kids Of Hungary – Rolls Bayce, Sans Parents and finally, Born Joy Dead. It’s worth thebwait too, with the obvious musical skills backing up some spidery and twitchy tunes, mathematical precision and smooth melodies combjned. It’s OK GO with a sense of paranoia, a […]
“Shutup Shutup Shutup drove a long way from Brisbane to see us, and – honestly – not enough of us repaid the favour. Which was daft, because it’s a cracker of a venue in which to see a cracker of a band, yelping and screaming and threatening to tear the walls down. This is not […]
“For anyone following along The Sinking Teeth, are yet another of those bands whose songs I’ve been digging for ages but who I’ve missed seeing. Another box ticked, and again, another episode where I’m kicking myself I’d not seen them sooner. This is just about the perfect set, the three-piece in all its glorious action. […]
“I’m not one to complain (lie), but it’s been a real grind-it-out kind of week. I arrive tonight knackered, fed up, and basically cross at everyone. Turns out I ended up in just the right place to cheer me right up. The Great Awake play a shut-the-front-door set of high speed racket, overflowing with tune, […]
“Abbe May, all-round badass and multi-faceted songwriting warrior, is baaaack, and kicking off her tour in Sydney. Opening gag “Hi, I’m Delta Goodrem” sets the tone for the sharp fangs that are bared throughout, and the soundtrack is as razor-edged as the attitude. There’s gleeful malevolence in the music – “T.R.O.U.B.L.E”, latest single “Doomsday Clock” […]
“After the loud of Particles, we get the QUIET of Mike Noga tonight, just him, a guitar, and a smattering of songs from his concept album based on an 18th-century play. Obviously. I used to live in Scotland, and so would frequently see Scott off of Frightened Rabbit do his solo thing acoustically, and aye […]