“The Toothpicks soar and wheel like mad birds, flittering between rhythms and keys and riffs within songs, strange constructions somehow making perfect, poetic sense.” Gallery Listen
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Ben Lee @ North Sydney Festival, 2nd Nov
“There’s as much bright charm in Ben Lee’s banter as in his music, smiles and wit in word and songs. His playful set keeps some of the more serious subject matter hidden from the family-friendly audience, but it’s never fully out of sight. It’s a rare skill to entertain both childlike and grown-up minds, and […]
“The opening of a train station is an odd reason to put on a street gig, but if it gets bonafide legend Sarah McLeod on the stage, no-one’s complaining. Her time in The Superjesus and (count ‘em) three ARIAs propels us a solo set of blistering quality, her acoustic pounded and hammered while that voice, […]
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Kat Edwards @ Waywards, 31st Oct
“Kat Edwards’ set carries massive weight, gargantuan heft in both songwriting and emotion. It’s incredibly personal, a diary reveal of accusations and celebrations that lesser artists would struggle to pull off. This series of bittersweet, hard-battling vignettes are taken by the scruff of the neck and made to soar, moments of sadness and disappointment and […]
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Haley Holgate @ Waywards, 31st Oct
“Haley Holgate’s voice is as gentle as spun silk but is still acrobatic and theatrical enough to flit and bounce around the room like a bird. These sad and beautiful songs, sung with terrible determination and skill, are a pleasure fit to rend the heart.” Gallery Listen
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Kyle Charles Hall @ Waywards, 31st Oct
“Kyle Charles Hall’s voice is fit to rattle the spine, but combined with nothing but an acoustic guitar it’s a near-perfect display of how energetic, pounding songs can be conjured out of what seems like thin air. Bags of twitching energy sit behind each song, wildly complex in every technical part but still immediate and […]
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Gigs This Week In Sydney [30 Oct-3 Nov]
🎃 Halloween or not this week, there are some frighteningly good gigs on offer in Sydney this week: It’s all treat and no tricks this week, with gigs from MAY-A (Thu & Fri, The Red Rattler), Hayley Mary (pictured, Fri, Waywards), and PJ Orr & Yeevs (Fri, Petersham Bowlo), plus a cracking free afternoon lineup […]
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Straight Arrows @ Crowbar Sydney, Oct 27
“Straight Arrows are as crisp and sharp as ever tonight, a set of reliable groove and enviable knowledge of song. Catchy, energetic, and epically good fun, you know what you’re going to get and it’s only ever delivered to the highest of standards.” Gallery Listen