This gig was part of SXSW Sydney 2024 – head here for all the shows & STUFF “Keelan Mak’s pop is velvet on the outside, pleasurable on the skin. The emotions are high though, and the feels hit both outside and in.” Listen Spotify Gallery
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This gig was part of SXSW Sydney 2024 – head here for all the shows & STUFF “Mannequin Death Squad may be too much for this time of day but they’d probably be too much for any time of day to be honest. This is not a bad thing. Full-bore, relentless, and ear-splitting, it never […]
This gig was part of SXSW Sydney 2024 – head here for all the shows & STUFF “Just like pain, past a certain point you achieve something like a state of grace. This is not unrelated to a Party Dozen set. Taking what’s considered normal sound and stretching it long past breaking point, it transcends […]
This gig was part of SXSW Sydney 2024 – head here for all the shows & STUFF “Try to pick nine of the best songs by The Buoys and you’d need to pick at least twenty, but this powerhouse of a set comes pretty damn close. Even when singing about distance or heartbreak, this is […]
This gig was part of SXSW Sydney 2024 – head here for all the shows & STUFF “I’d like to take a moment to extend my respects to the Traditional Owners of ripsnorting hard rock and great big throbbing party times, Mulga Bore Hard Rock. Always was, always will be.” Listen YouTube Gallery
This gig was part of SXSW Sydney 2024 – head here for all the shows & STUFF “DIVEBAR YOUTH struts and stalks the stage while the set moves with precision through great big hairy monsters and softer moments of silky pleasure. While the music ranges in tone and pace, the effort going in and effect […]
This gig was part of SXSW Sydney 2024 – head here for all the shows & STUFF “Scattery and crazed guitar lines pepper the jerky post-punk of Coldwave’s set, but there’s a definite manic joy in what is often a fairly dour genre. Maybe it’s the trumpet that does it – whatever, it’s a twitchy […]
This gig was part of SXSW Sydney 2024 – head here for all the shows & STUFF “Bakers Eddy’s precision energy isn’t so much infectious as near-immediately fatal, pumping up pulses to dangerous levels from the off. A hatful of instantly catchy songs careen around like mad scamps, impossible to nail down or resist.” Listen […]
This gig was part of SXSW Sydney 2024 – head here for all the shows & STUFF “Juice Webster’s set rolls over you in gentle waves, a comfort and a balm. Neck-deep in it, its hard not to want to stay there for a very long time indeed.” Listen Spotify Gallery