New music from Australia in pictures, words, and numbers

Author: Alex Kirk

Shows

The Escapes @ Vic On The Park, 22nd Jul

Post author By Alex Kirk
Post date 23 July 2016

“The Escapes are having a lot of fun. Amid some amusing face-pulling, and some daft onstage banter, it’s a fun set of cheerily spiky guitar pop delivered by a bunch of blokes old enough to know better, but who clearly couldn’t care less. It’s entertaining as hell, and funny to boot. Just what the doctor […]

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Rackett @ Vic On The Park, 22nd Jul

Post author By Alex Kirk
Post date 23 July 2016

“It’s my first time seeing Rackett, and while they’ve only been around for six months or so in this form, they come with a pedigree, featuring members of Bec & Ben, Fait Accompli, Salvador Dali Llama and Mylee & The Milkshakes. From the off, it’s clear they’ve got their scalpels out for this project, with […]

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I would like to acknowledge that the gigs that are pictured here, the stages they’re played on, the bars and venues they’re held in, and the good times they represent, are all held on lands that were never ceded by Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. I acknowledge these First Australians as the traditional custodians of the continent, whose cultures are among the oldest living cultures in human history. I pay respect to the Elders of the community and extend my recognition to their descendants.

Please also see my personal Music Industry Collaboration Commitment