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Smile Practice @ Factory Theatre, 12th Jul

Post author By Alex Kirk
Post date 12 July 2026

“Smile Practice balance right on the edge of total collapse, that narrow golden-hour stretch between far too bright and pitch black. Charming as hell, full of hard left turns and gentle thoughts, it’s perfectly pitched between jangly and urgent. Wonky and very-nearly broken music for hearts in the same state.” Gallery

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I would like to acknowledge that the gigs that are pictured here, the stages they’re played on, the bars and venues they’re held in, and the good times they represent, are all held on lands that were never ceded by Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. I acknowledge these First Australians as the traditional custodians of the continent, whose cultures are among the oldest living cultures in human history. I pay respect to the Elders of the community and extend my recognition to their descendants.

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