The Underground Stage
“Summer Blood, for some reason, keep apologising for being too loud. Which is like a Brit apologising when you bump into them – what they actually mean is “get it together you cockwomble, I’m awesome and you’re a tool”. In this, they are correct about being awesome, since the tunes are long on distortion and […]
“Hello Bones aren’t playing their new one yet, they’re too busy telling daft stories about camping with swingers and being awesome. It’s my first time seeing them, at their first time playing the Vic On The Park (which makes them happy) and it’s loud, bluesy, raucous stomping all the way. There’s widdly guitar bits, screaming, […]
“The Knowgoods are no strangers to this game. Assured, sharp as the point of a pin, this is galactically good fun, with well-honed guitars and harmony over precise and mightily hammered-out rhythms. There’s something of both Elvis Costello in the intelligence and the old school rock ‘n’ roll vibe lurking behind a searing Hives-y sound. New […]
“Japanese Death Machine, bless them, are playing their first ever gig, but it’s not their first time on stage, clearly. An excellent opener, full of feedback and thudding, breaks into a grunge-heavy set of bass-y roaring guitars and Bleach-era Nirvana sounds, with the added bonus of an Stooges cover for a bit of light relief. […]
“Drunk Mums‘ dirty sludge is just right to round off tonight. As raucous – and if we’re all being honest, as drunk af – as the crowd, plumbing new depths of dirty rock ‘n’ roll, they’re made for venues like these. Shout your face off, sprain a muscle in your neck, and bump into stuff […]
“Green Thief hover somewhere, threateningly, between rich and soupy psychedelia and biker madness. It reminds me of old footage from Woodstock or the Isle Of Wight, only filtered through a lens made of goblins and noise. When they let go though, by crikey it bloody goes. Hard work, but the fun kind.” Facebook | Instagram
“Lunatics On Pogosticks bring their usual arsenal of screaming, swooping, punky, and poppy cacophony tonight and pretty much decide that from here on in, everyone’s getting wasted. It’s as loud and loveably loose as ever, with Calum’s vocal veering between the mischevious and the funny to the throat-ruiningly harsh. Finale “MDMAtes” is a ripper of […]
“It’s my second time seeing Rackett inside of a fortnight, and I think I’d be happy to go every week. The room fills up as the curtains come back on Frankie’s stage, and there’s clearly a buzz going on, not only of the beery kind. Seems like everyone here has been hearing about them from […]
“The Ivory Elephant have driven up from Melbourne, the plucky buggers, just to basically show off two things. First, that their singer-guitarist has the BEST SCRATCHPLATE OF ALL TIME and secondly that they know how to play some kickass blues with shades of psyche. Final track is called “Hoo Ha” which is both an excellent […]