The Underground Stage
This gig was part of SXSW Sydney 2024 – head here for all the shows & STUFF “What a joy it is. A Late November set bursts with fun, spilling metaphorically and literally well off the stage. All eight of them – horn section and all – create a racket so happy and delirious that […]
This gig was part of SXSW Sydney 2024 – head here for all the shows & STUFF “CLEWS are a delight with teeth, beautifully crafted songs delivered with rich grace, yet you’re never far away from a sharp edge to cut yourself on. By turns floral and muscular, it’s a set to delight in but […]
This gig was part of SXSW Sydney 2024 – head here for all the shows & STUFF “The OBGMs’ intensity never flags for a second at this epically mad show, a masterclass of making the most of every second, and dragging every ounce of energy from the crowd. A blistering pace is set and it’s […]
This gig was part of SXSW Sydney 2024 – head here for all the shows & STUFF “We’re close up and inches from Bakers Eddy’s raucous good times, and it’s a shot in the arm of neat adrenaline. It’s a hell of a skill – even when they’re singing about insomnia or depression, they’re keeping […]
This gig was part of SXSW Sydney 2024 – head here for all the shows & STUFF “Cook Island-born and now based in Auckland, Brendn Shiraz brings reggae-tinged beats and wicked-ripping, lip-splitting bars to the set, as madly bouncy as it is technically sharp.” Listen Spotify Gallery
This gig was part of SXSW Sydney 2024 – head here for all the shows & STUFF “Sharp and clanging, savagery alternating with atmospherics and feedback to create a magnificent, thunderous racket.” Listen Spotify Gallery
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This gig was part of SXSW Sydney 2024 – head here for all the shows & STUFF “Titianic and boiling with energy, 3% are a force of word and sound. The core of the project is protest and fury, and the delivery is defiance and inspiration but they’re clearly relishing every second of it, as […]
This gig was part of SXSW Sydney 2024 – head here for all the shows & STUFF “Mixing and playing around with styles, Kayps’ inventive and skilful delivery matches a formidable stage presence. Bars are spit, verses are sung, and full-on guitar solos are shredded as this young, precociously talented (and fully live) project tears […]