The Underground Stage
“BIG NOTER are like all the good things about being hit in the face with, say, a fridge. Heavy as hell, generationally angry, and relentless in rhythm and rhyme and riot, it’s a blast you’ll struggle to get up from but one you’ll never regret taking squarely on the chin. Quality, quality mayhem.” Gallery Listen
“DOWNGIRL’s explosive noise fills The Chippo’s basement until the floor above it bulges and cracks, the sound of the building collapsing on top of quite the most marvellous party. End of the night, end of the world – it’s hard to tell the difference and I honestly don’t care a single bit.” Gallery Listen
“The Rubens celebrate ten years of their ‘Hoops’ album tonight and while the band and (most of) the fans in the crowd have aged alongside it, they’ve aged like good wine, a patina of experience and familiarity. It’s a long way from pure nostalgia too – we get brand new material tonight, which fits seamlessly […]
“Last Quokka’s edge is both as jagged as ocean rocks but as sharp as a freshly-whetted blade, furious rage landing with murderous precision. If you’re on their side, as angry and infuriated as they are by the injustices of the world, then you’re in the clear, and it’s a party fit to take the breath […]
“smallways.‘ shriek and yelp is not for the faint-hearted, angular jabs and high kicks coming from sharp left. If you’ve got the spine though, it’s always worth getting bent out of shape right along with them.” Gallery Listen
“Civic Video roll like they’re on well-oiled bearings, smooth and untroubled by rough ground. It’s an easy, enjoyable ride, sky-high melodies delivered with well-earned confidence.” Gallery Listen
“SWAPMEET cut with a scalpel and cauterise with heat, a gentle movement the feint before crushing pain. At its loudest it’s dark and raging, but it’s still oddly optimistic – you’re in very real peril, but it’s strangely and hypnotically beautiful to watch.” Gallery Listen
“Chris Lanzon plays to a crowd made almost entirely of adoring gazes and raised phone cameras, a delicious mix of glittering and vulnerable acoustic-driven songs. Adorable and – clearly – adored.” Gallery Listen
“KyoYoko come armed with enough electronics to put a man on Mars, and enough explosive power to fuel the rockets that take them there. Just about every element of modern music rears its head, from slap bass to chaotic guitars to pounding digital beats to experimental noise, one of the wildest shows I’ve seen in […]