The Underground Stage
Every week I pick out a bunch of interesting shows featuring emerging, DIY, and independent Australian artists. The full list of shows coming up over the holiday break are below – those are the ones to get out to in the next couple of weeks. Don’t forget, there’s also a futuristic-y dashboard here that lets […]
“Stunt Double’s set comes off mainly all brain, smart songwriting and clever instrumentation, but frequently reminds you there’s also brawn aplenty, popping up to slap you around every now and again.” Gallery Listen
“Stagger rip into shoegaze and dream pop with a spike of Newcastle steel, giving the waves of distortion a sharper edge and leaving the woozier moments bloody and wounded. Brilliant.” Gallery Listen
“Benji Mac and The Heart Attacks wrap layers of absurdity over classic garage and rock ‘n’ roll sounds, landing somewhere like The Who playing songs written by The KLF. It’s magnificently daft in places, and thoroughly self-aware throughout, but with its wild guitar and rhythms driving it all, it ends up being both familiar, alien, […]
“MORRIS roar like demons in the late-afternoon sun, frightening away the cobwebs of a lazy day and replacing them with fearsome guitars and ragged throats. Unforgiving, bloodily raw, and enough to rudely awaken even the very snooziest from their Sunday arvo nap.” Gallery Listen
