Reviews of live concert performances and events with full photo galleries.
Opening the night at the Astor Theatre, was one man and a keyboard, by the name of Euros Childs. He is from the south of Wales, a Welsh lad who has come over to Perth […]
It was a melting public holiday Monday night as people crowded into the main band room of the Rosemount Hotel, vying for a spot of the stage and awaiting the music to come. They didn’t […]
It was an incredible privilege to be invited to the opening of Jonathan Rach’s Nine Inch Nails gallery. While standing outside waiting for the doors to open a handful of us gather outside 524 Flinders […]
How Jacob Fitzgerald has not been on my radar in the time I have lived in Melbourne is astounding to me. It actually took his support of The Struts to even look up his name […]
Nashville-based pop-rockers The Band CAMINO touched down in Australia and New Zealand for a series of debut headline shows in February and March. Since relocating from Memphis to Nashville in 2018, the three-piece outfit – singers/guitarists […]
Finishing up their Australian tour POP WILL EAT ITSELF aka PWEI aka POPPIES hit Freo Social and played a Greatest Hits Set for the First Time Ever! The career spanning set list included ‘Ich Bin […]
I walked into a packed out Milkbar amongst a sea of bodies on Saturday night, where there were a lot of leather jackets on a crowd of all ages, but mostly older than their 30s. […]
Wanstock was started in 2018 by Geoff Wansborough. “It was his way of keeping the music alive” Quote – Steve Mulry (Ted Mulry Gang). So with not a USB in sight and maybe the nursing […]
The second concert I ever went to was Tina Turner. At that point in her career February 24th 1984 at The Haven Theatre in Boston U.K. she was on the verge of a huge […]
A warm breeze blew through the gates of Fremantle Prison on the evening of 1 March 2024, as the crowd poured into the Parade Grounds courtyard. The sold out 2,700 capacity venue was a buzz […]
On a breezy summer night the Summer Carnival has come to Perth! With Optus Stadium and the nearby Matagarup Bridge bathed in pink it could only mean the return of one of our country’s favourite […]
Celebrating 20 years of Calexico’s much-loved Feast of Wire is a live show featuring the album played in its entirety alongside a selection of fan faves. Taking their name from the border town of California and Mexico, […]
It was as though static electricity had gone through the crowd as they waited for the doors to open at Milk Bar last night. Everyone talking excitedly about seeing Ash Grunwald play, wondering what songs […]
A sold out show in Perth’s glorious Kings Park is a wonderful way to end any tour, and this years Red Hot Summer Series Two concluded on an unusually cool night that appeared out of […]
GLAM FEST AUSTRALIA’s second installment descended upon Sydney this Sunday with a bang that you could hear from space. To say that it went well would be the understatement of the year, and as the […]
Scottish post-rock monarchs Mogwai are bringing their epic live show back to Australia for the first time in six years. As part of the Perth Festival 2024, they hit the Rechabite unleashing their colossal sound […]
While I was both shocked and disappointed to learn that Slash only ranked 65th on Rolling Stone’s infamous (and arguable) list of the100 greatest Guitarists of all time, (but No. 2 in TIME Magazine’s top […]
Coal Chamber opened the proceedings with the ever popular ‘Loco’ as the crowd went banana like I expected. The energy from Coal Chamber is wild, with their electric light show, their enthusiasm, there’s no way […]
The City Varieties Music Hall was established in 1865 as a room over a pub for the working class. It is a living, breathing homage to the music hall era. You can feel it, hear […]
Putting together a line up of fourteen bands across only two stages is an ambitious undertaking for any promoter. Execution has to be flawless and run so ruthlessly. Mixing some of this countries best hard […]
The 9th Annual Ravo Bluesfest at Ravenswood Hotel proved to be an unforgettable celebration of Australian Blues music, set against the picturesque backdrop of the Murray River. With twelve amazing acts spread across two stages, […]
The original Queen of rock’s little sister Nat Allison showcased her new project ROCK CHICK at Geelong’s Festival Of The Sails on Australia Day. The four piece band which is made up of Anthony Licciardi […]
There is a real buzz in the air tonight at the Stylus Venue at Leeds University for Dirty Honey. The doors may have been an early (6.30pm with curfew of 10.00pm) but the Stylus is […]
Australian heavy trailblazers Northlane took the stage last night as part of their first and only headline tour of the country in 2024. It’s been a blockbuster two years for Northlane. Emerging from the pandemic with […]
This was a sweet deal for me as a reviewer because I got to cover The Butterfly Effect playing ‘Begins Here’ in full. I couldn’t believe my luck when I found this out because this […]
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