“ As daft as six brushes but as adorable as a bag of kittens, Hard-Ons keep this train on its rails but only barely – a wild and dreamy ride of grinning, arm-waving fun.”
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Hard-Ons – Ride To The Station
Author: Alex Kirk
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Late November – Sleepy
“ Full of remarkable possibility and sparkling optimism, this is a carnival of musical pleasures, every inch full of magic, every nook a riot of noise and colour and fun.”
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Chimers – Glossary
“Tempestuous and thundering, Chimers’ latest is a bruised sky and the threat of a storm, looming ahead and above like impending doom”
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Late November @ The Burdekin, 7th Sep
“It’s hard to overstate the level of joy that explodes out of Late November’s set. This is – from start to finish – one of the very best times I’ve had watching a show. It’s face-wrenchingly good fun, and it leaves you bouncing so hard there are dents in both the ceiling and the floor. […]
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FVNERAL @ The Burdekin, 7th Sep
“FVNERAL’s deceptively gentle songs have always hidden their fangs and spikes, but tonight they’re a bit more visible than usual. If you’ve ever listened to – or burst into wailing, uncontrollable tears to – a track of theirs, you’ll know they don’t need any more emotional weight, but tonight the whole thing lands with added […]
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Lamphead @ The Burdekin, 7th Sep
“Lamphead. might bring bags of loud guitar racket with them down from Newcastle but the thing that stays with you are the melodies, rich and fun and bouncing on the balls of their feet. The songwriting is taut and complicated, but nothing gets wasted and giant bursts of tune shine through it all.” Gallery Learn […]
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SXSW Sydney 2024 Music Venue Guide
16 of SXSW Sydney’s 2024 music venues have either been confirmed by SXSW or reported elsewhere, and excluding the larger outliers of the ICC and Tumbalong Park, they’re so far focussed around Chippendale and Ultimo. All but one of these venues (The Commons) were used at SXSW Sydney last year, and the geographic concentration is […]
Every week I scour the latest releases from emerging, DIY, and independent artists in Australia. The best of them end up on the playlist. Follow The Playlist Listen to this week’s edition here, 100% made up of the best brand-new music from the best new artists in Australia – never pay-to-play, and always only new […]
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Making Noise: Mac The Knife
Mac The Knife have been carefully and steadily releasing tracks and playing shows this year, and the payoff is starting to show up in the numbers in the form of rapid audience growth and strengthening playlist support. Overall, it feels like a band with the potential to take it up a notch in the coming […]