The Underground Stage
“Okin Osan might just be the cutest band I’ve ever seen. Imagine if Belle and Sebastian thought they were being a bit too *hard*, and went for super-sweet instead – they’d still be pigs compared to this bucket of puppies. Blondie, Motown, garage, laughter, utter bloody loveliness. Grinning.” Facebook | Instagram | Twitter [flickr_set id=”72157676977925373″]
“PLTS are down from Byron Bay, touring in support of their freshly released single, and they’ve brought their biggest sounds with them tonight. Each tune is hewn from old rock, serious stuff with a lot of flesh on the bones. Towering stuff.” Facebook | Instagram | Twitter [flickr_set id=”72157678817239740″]
“It’s fun going to another city to see a band from your hometown – you recognise the songs, but the crowd’s just that *bit* different. Tonight’s set from Top Lip is as rough-and-tumble as always though, with muscular rhythms underpinning freewheeling songs that just shine with summer sun. Even the bar staff were dancing along […]
“It’s really hard to write concisely about The Football Club, a band that drop so many highlights into one set it’s hard to keep score. It’s like watching Camp Cope, Smith Street Band, and Brendan Maclean all smooshed into one four-piece. It’s got everything – it’s hairy, poptastic, glam, loud as, neurotic, SO ANGRY, funny […]
“Self Talk have long been able to prick up ears round here on record, but live, it’s like they grow wings and teeth and muscles and special weapons. Every song is spiky as hell, jittery and wired, but still smiles at you – it’s like being mugged by someone who says please and thank you. […]
“There are few bands that understand guitars like Horror My Friend. It’s just so full of bounce and scream and tone and joy, you can feel the electricity thrumming through the air. Tracks off last year’s titanic Stay In, Do Nothing LP tear up the room, and new track “DIYS” is as fearsome as on […]
“It’s been waay too long since I last saw Step-Panther. Their stoner fuzz and metal licks just never get boring – it’s bags of wide-pupilled fun, enough shred to feed a family of four, and so much dopey charm it should need a license. Really good to hear older ones like “Fight Like A Knight”, […]
“I went about two years not seeing White Blanks, and I’ve now seen them twice in a fortnight and three times in four months. The maddening thing is they keep getting more fun. You’d think a bunch of ratbags from the ‘Gong would make a mess at some point. Nope, not so much.” Facebook | […]
“Baxter’s show starts with an awards ceremony, where the support bands get participation awards, and they win a songwriting award. That’s about as sensible as tonight gets. With inter-song banter including “Can I get more applause in the foldback, please”, Baxter are Australia’s punk Spinal Tap, and someone needs to give them a TV series, […]