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 this week are below – those are the ones to get out to in the next few days. Don’t forget, there’s also a futuristic-y dashboard here that lets you look ahead if you […]
“The Dead Love play tonight’s surprise set at the surprise soft open of Darlinghurst’s new venue Dead Set under Kinsela’s and hey! No surprise! They kill. It’s not just the band though, it’s the whole package tonight. We’re so horribly used to bad news stories about live music it’s almost jarring to get the other […]
“Babitha’s bucolic twang is both sharp and wispy, a finely-honed edge that somehow also drifts around in the air, like the hem of billowy dress around its boot. Big stomp, glitter and sparks – but still as gentle as a feather on skin.” Gallery Listen
“The Blamers kick off with the speed set to full, which is exactly where it stays for the whole set. No, you don’t get a breather, no you don’t get a change of pace – you’re flat out and red-lined right along with them for the whole ride, and God help you if you can’t […]
“The Melodrones stomp with purpose and poise, never out of control but never fully inside the box either. High-contrast and smoky, it’s the soundtrack to dark capers and darker schemes, clever and twisting, moody as all hell. “ Gallery Listen
“MEOW MEOW AND THE SMACKOUTS snap and crackle but never forget to bring the pop too, biting at your knees and feet while you jerk and dance. A fearsome sense of humour runs through it but it’s deadly serious too – socks, rocked.” Gallery Listen
“Problem Green’s furious joy draws you in and in until you realise your whole world is now made of teeth and sandpaper. You want to get closer, but then you realise someone is calmly and deliberately carving a hole in your arm with a razor blade. Jagged, ragged and tons of bloodied fun.” Gallery Listen
“Raising Ravens play for – sob – the last time for long time, their great big slabs of dark and roaring song exploding like the fireworks at the end of a night. If you’re going to have one last blast then this is how, loud and deafening and fabulous, leaving nothing but an echo and […]
“Retail Therapy are playing in the open-fronted downstairs bar of Kelly’s, which means they may as well be playing in the middle of the road – you can hear their glorious racket up and down King Street. To be fair though, given how colossal and ringing these songs are, you could lock it in a […]