The Underground Stage
Frontman of the scene-defining Hüsker Dü, and writer of more gloriously buzzing and roaring guitar masterpieces than it’s easy to count, Bob Mould is one of the all-time undisputed heavyweight champs. On Nov 29th, he’s bringing his solo show to the Metro Theatre. Appearing in Australia for the first time since 2012, this show is […]
A razor-sharp edge amidst the blunt-force trauma of mid 1990s grunge, Therapy? celebrate the 30th anniversary release of their seminal Troublegum album with a series of Australian dates including a night at Sydney’s Metro Social on 21st Sep. While much of the world was sewing itself into plaid shirts and screaming into the void, Therapy? […]
Straight from the top drawer of legendary Australian artists, Dirty Three return to the Enmore Theatre in June for two dates, their first since 2019 – and this time they’re bringing a new album with them. Warren Ellis, Mick Turner, and Jim White carry with them experience and a track record of the sort that […]
Canadian hardcore punk all-timers Cancer Bats are bringing both the “standard” mayhem of their usual show plus their Bat Sabbath alter-egos to Sydney for the first time in five years, playing two nights in June at – where else? – Crowbar. Seven epically aggressive studio albums in, they’ve lost none of their signature fury, which […]
It’s been twenty years since Parkway Drive released their first (solo) EP, and to mark the milestone they’re taking their legendary racket on the road across Australia, with a tour stop in Sydney on 21st Sep at the Qudos Bank Arena. After seven studio albums (the last three of which went to #1 in Australia), […]
Across two decades, Newton Faulkner’s delight of a voice and that picky, plucky style of guitar playing has lit up dark rooms around the world. To go along with his Australian and New Zealand dates in March & April he’s gifting us a new exclusive track too. With seven studio albums behind him, he brings […]
The annual festival of lights also includes some insanely good music – and for anyone looking to catch some real-life legends, it’s shaping up to be a classic. Explosions In The Sky @ Sydney Opera House (Joan Sutherland Room), 24th & 25th May Headlining a two-night farewell to the equally legendary Spunk! Records, who are […]
Legendary WA prog outfit Karnivool are back on the road again, bringing their downtuned wizardry to Sydney’s Liberty Hall on 25th & 26th May as part of their Tri-Continental Drift tour. Credited by Metal Hammer with pushing Australian progressive metal into the world’s gaze, their three studio albums have earned them a long-running career, a […]
Across 30 years and 11 studio albums – and with a twelfth album being release in March – The Dandy Warhols return to Australia for a run of shows including a night at Enmore Theatre on 1st May. One of the shinier stars of a grubby and disoriented late 90s alternative music landscape – and […]