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Train Robbers @ Oxford Art Factory, 2nd Dec

“Train Robbers bring some jazzy skills tonight, some silky lines and some shoulder-twitching moves. I’m about as far away from the target demo as it’s actually possible to be, but even I can get my ankles going to this.” Facebook | Instagram | Twitter [flickr_set id=”72157677250585616″]

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Born Joy Dead @ Oxford Art Factory, 2nd Dec

“So, I’ve now seen all three parts of the separated Hungry Kids Of Hungary – Rolls Bayce, Sans Parents and finally, Born Joy Dead. It’s worth thebwait too, with the obvious musical skills backing up some spidery and twitchy tunes, mathematical precision and smooth melodies combjned. It’s OK GO with a sense of paranoia, a […]

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Shutup Shutup Shutup @ The Hideaway Bar, 24th Nov

“Shutup Shutup Shutup drove a long way from Brisbane to see us, and – honestly – not enough of us repaid the favour. Which was daft, because it’s a cracker of a venue in which to see a cracker of a band, yelping and screaming and threatening to tear the walls down. This is not […]

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The Sinking Teeth @ The Hideaway Bar, 24th Nov

“For anyone following along The Sinking Teeth, are yet another of those bands whose songs I’ve been digging for ages but who I’ve missed seeing. Another box ticked, and again, another episode where I’m kicking myself I’d not seen them sooner. This is just about the perfect set, the three-piece in all its glorious action. […]

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The Great Awake @ The Hideaway Bar, 24th Nov

“I’m not one to complain (lie), but it’s been a real grind-it-out kind of week. I arrive tonight knackered, fed up, and basically cross at everyone. Turns out I ended up in just the right place to cheer me right up. The Great Awake play a shut-the-front-door set of high speed racket, overflowing with tune, […]

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Abbe May @ Newtown Social Club, 17th Nov

“Abbe May, all-round badass and multi-faceted songwriting warrior, is baaaack, and kicking off her tour in Sydney. Opening gag “Hi, I’m Delta Goodrem” sets the tone for the sharp fangs that are bared throughout, and the soundtrack is as razor-edged as the attitude. There’s gleeful malevolence in the music – “T.R.O.U.B.L.E”, latest single “Doomsday Clock” […]

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Mike Noga @ Newtown Social Club, 17th Nov

“After the loud of Particles, we get the QUIET of Mike Noga tonight, just him, a guitar, and a smattering of songs from his concept album based on an 18th-century play. Obviously. I used to live in Scotland, and so would frequently see Scott off of Frightened Rabbit do his solo thing acoustically, and aye […]

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Particles @ Newtown Social Club, 17th Nov

“When half the band is made up of Skarlett off of Rackett, Particles were always going to set off some sparks of interest round these parts. When they show up for their third ever gig and bring it like a mix of – (praise be!) Hockey Dad and Queens Of The Stone Age, it’s like […]

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Moreton @ Brighton Up Bar, 12th Nov

“Moreton are on their first headline tour tonight, after causing a rideable swell of excitement with their entrance into the world earlier in the year. The tracks that are out in the wild – including “The Water”, “Johana”, and “Specimen” – all get shaken out tonight, and the reception here feels (presumably) as impressed as […]