The Underground Stage
“The KnowgoodsĀ 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. Thereās something of both Elvis Costello in the intelligence and the old school rock ānā roll vibe lurking behind a searing Hives-y sound. New […]
“Japanese Death Machine, bless them, are playing their first ever gig, but itās 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 Mumsā dirty sludge is just right to round off tonight. As raucous ā and if weāre all being honest, as drunk af ā as the crowd, plumbing new depths of dirty rock ānā roll, theyāre 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, everyoneās getting wasted. Itās as loud and loveably loose as ever, with Calumās vocal veering between the mischevious and the funny to the throat-ruiningly harsh. Finale āMDMAtesā is a ripper of […]
“Itās my second time seeing Rackett inside of a fortnight, and I think Iād be happy to go every week. The room fills up as the curtains come back on Frankieās stage, and thereās 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 āHoo Haā which is both an excellent […]
“Pro Vita are a band Iāve been waiting to see for a LONG time. Itās a Sunday night here at Frankieās and theyāre suffering from hangovers but damn if they donāt live up to every expectation their records promise. This is joy bottled and amplified, even if most of the songs are about getting dumped. […]
“Iāve been shooting Bloods since their first ever headline show, so itās like coming home when you see them, especially in their natural Newtown habitat. They are launching the Up At The Marly night tonight, and we get a wicked-ripping mix of old thumpers, newer favourites, and brand-new stuff too. We also get the largest […]