The Underground Stage
“There’s a Brit feel to Nelipot, hints of Wombats, a whiff of Arctics, but there’s an absolute ton of Aussie red meat too. Serious sinew.” Facebook | Instagram [flickr_set id=”72157696069661290″]
“Danny Donehue stands behind a desk and presses buttons and tweaks stuff and mad noises come out. I understand almost none of it. But all the nerve endings in my feet are twitching, which I think is the whole point, right?” Facebook | Instagram [flickr_set id=”72157700350267351″]
“Mr. Sauce (aka Bodie Werleman) is one of those projects where it was started as a bit of a daft idea but has clearly turned into a real actual thing. This is so lovely, it’s a bit daft. Like being sung to sleep. Awesome.” [flickr_set id=”72157701685470514″]
“Holy hell, it’s not everyday you run into an artist like MiCCY. Just… bloody hell. So much class it should be wearing a hat of some kind. So much soul it makes you feel weak at the damn knees. This is how music can make you cry. Shit, they’re good.” Facebook | Instagram [flickr_set id=”72157701685201894″]
“Ashley Iona comes off like a deep red wine older than her years. Mellow blues, with the ragged edge of long dusty roads and squinting eyes against a desert sun.” Facebook | Instagram [flickr_set id=”72157671836116167″]
“Evanda go for their first Sydney show hard, shoving some gleeful hip-hop right in the face. This is smooth flow, witty and joyous, with edges.” Facebook | Instagram [flickr_set id=”72157700349572651″]
“Jones The Cat kick off tonight with some solidly-built, Smith Street-fuelled, eyeballs to the wall guitar frenzy. Gosh darn it, they’re instantly loveable.” Facebook | Instagram [flickr_set id=”72157671835478497″]
“Anyone who’s anyone knows that Grant Hart was as big a part of Husker Du as Bob Mould. Sleepy seem to know this in their bones, full of rough tunes with a gentle core. Connoisseurs of the form – for connoisseurs of the form.” Facebook | Instagram | Twitter [flickr_set id=”72157671143316847″]
“Oh my word, I’m just loving The Shrugs – any band who fills the world with more Breeders-driven guitar fabulousness is alright in my, or anyone’s, book. Literate, crisp, and a paring knife to the ribs. Many pleasures abound.” Facebook | Instagram [flickr_set id=”72157699624110191″]