Reviews

Billie Eilish – Riverstage, 2019 Written by Jack Gobbe It was just under eighteen months ago that I saw Billie Eilish at Laneway Festival. Although playing at 2 pm, the then sixteen-year-old played to a packed out tent at the main stage. Armed with just an EP at that point, albeit packed with hits like […]

Captivating is not a strong enough word to describe Khruangbin Australian tour ender at The Tivoli in Brisbane on Saturday night.  With a smaller venue – the set was intimate and sensual, yet still held fast with that classic Khruangbin funk. The jams were flowing hard with psychedelic riffs and as always, a heady baseline.  […]

Download Festival Melbourne 2019 Downloads not like your regular festival, with attendees ranging in age from 18 to 80 the heavy music festival caters for head bangers from all eras. As you walk in a sea of black shirts is basically all you can see, along with more Oakley razors than a pack of wannabe […]

Pianos Become The Teeth, Mowgli, Aburden – Northcote Social Club – 22/02/2019 Local Melbourne indie/punk band Aburden have the privilege of opening the nights festivities and did so with plenty of energy and vigour. The band displayed a mix between heavy, clean and spoken word lyrics that at times channeled American post hardcore outfit, Being […]

Mumford and Sons, Michael Kiwanuka & Gretta Ray – Sidney Myer Music Bowl – 22/01/2019 Written by Liam Head Photos by Vincent Shaw in Brisbane. The first night of two consecutive Mumford and Son’s sold out shows at Melbourne’s Sidney Myer Music Bowl was an intriguing combination of pyrotechnics and electronic synth tunes from the bands recently released album Delta mixed with the banjo-smacking, knee-slapping crowd favorite classics from the bands 10 year discography. By the end […]

Hockey Dad – The Triffid You can’t mention the flourishing Australian rock scene without Hockey Dad. In just a matter of years, Wollongong duo Hockey Dad has emerged as one of Australia’s most formidable rock acts. Filled to the brim with catchy anthems, their 2016 debut record ‘Boronia’ found wide adoration, taking guitarist/vocalist Zach Stephenson […]

DZ Deathrays – The Tivoli Written by Jack Gobbe It’s been a milestone year for DZ Deathrays. Snagging a support slot for Foo Fighters’ national tour kicked the year off before the release of their third and most acclaimed record, ‘Blooly Lovely’. And then there is the ten year anniversary of the band, an obvious […]

Hayden James – Forum Melbourne Written by Tara O’Brien Photos by Mitch Lowe at Mountain Sounds 2018 Hayden James kicks off his ‘Just Friends’ tour tonight with fellow Aussies Happiness is Wealth and Carmouflage Rose at a sold out show at the Forum in Melbourne. Happiness is Wealth opened with a relaxed set of mellisonant […]

Flight Facilities – The Tivoli Written by Jack Gobbe Appearing in 2014 with a refined dance album that sounded at once both ground-breaking and timeless, Flight Facilities have since garnered adoring fans around the world who can’t get enough of the Sydney duo’s deep-house infused electronica. Such fans were present throughout Brisbane’s Tivoli on Tuesday, […]

Franz Ferdinand & MGMT teamed up for one large show! Written by Tara O’Brien Photos by Zennieshia Butts at Splendour In The Grass 2018 Connecticut electro indie duo MGMT and Franz Ferdinand have formed an unlikely alliance tonight to play Melbourne’s iconic Festival Hall, both fresh off the back of headlining Splendour in the Grass. […]