Jess Hutton, Author at Backseat Mafia

Live Review & Gallery: A Gentle Nostalgia as Real Estate Returns to Australia After Seven Years – Gadigal/Sydney, 16.11.24

On Saturday night, Manning Bar transformed into a tranquil suburban haven as Real Estate returned to the stage. With their signature breezy sound and jangly guitars, the New Jersey five-piece…

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Live Review & Gallery: Witnessing Fleshwater’s Sweat-Soaked Grunge Revival at Crowbar – Eora/Sydney, 15.11.24

Walking into Crowbar for Fleshwater‘s much-anticipated Eora/Sydney debut felt like stepping out of a time machine. The barrier was already packed with young fans, and the vibe was pure 90s…

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News: Laneway Festival 2025 Sideshows Announced Featuring Olivia Dean, Joey Valence & Brae and julie

The countdown is on as (we) punters prepare for the iconic 2025 Laneway Festival. With tickets already sold-out across Sydney and Melbourne, it’s a snatch-and-grab to catch some of the…

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Live Review & Gallery: The Amity Affliction Celebrates Ten Year Anniversary of ‘Let The Ocean Take Me’ at Eora/Sydney’s Enmore Theatre – 11.11.24

Earlier this week, Eora/Sydney’s iconic Enmore Theatre hosted a celebration that was a decade in the making. The Amity Affliction hit the stage, marking ten years since ‘Let The Ocean…

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News: Fleshwater Brings Grungegaze To Australian Shores, Tour Starting Next Week!

Fleshwater are finally bringing their gritty, American grunge-gaze to Australia this November! Originally slated to debut at New Bloom Festival earlier this year, Fleshwater had to pull out last minute,…

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Live Review & Gallery: A Little Love, A Little Hope and a Whole Lot of LANY – Eora/Sydney, 06.11.24

Just moments before fans packed into the Hordern Pavilion to catch the iconic LA-Based pop duo LANY, news of the surprising American presidential election results had settled in, casting a…

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Premiere: Rowan Smith’s ‘Slow Clouds’ Drifts by With a Timeless Jangle and Melancholic Spirit

Lutruwita/Tasmania-based singer-songwriter Rowan Smith shares an exclusive premiere with Backseat Mafia today for the release of his latest single, ‘Slow Clouds’. The track floats ahead of an upcoming show on…

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Live Review & Gallery: A Sharp Step Forward in Dance-Punk as Gut Health Releases Debut Album ‘Stiletto’ – The Lansdowne, Eora/Sydney, 25.10.24

Fresh from the release of their (highly, highly anticipated) debut album ‘Stiletto’ and a recent stint supporting Hiatus Kaiyote (in which Deb Pelser covered beautifully), Gut Health brought their unique…

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Live Review & Gallery: SXSW Sydney’s Grand Finale With Fest X Inner West

Closing out the monumental week of SXSW Sydney, Fest X Inner West transformed Enmore Road into a live music playground, offering a full day of free gigs across some of…

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Live Review & Gallery: Velvet Parade Launch Gothic Australian Debut ‘Ghost’ Live at Eora/Sydney’s Moshpit – 18.10.24

Does anyone do darkness better? Friday night at Moshpit, the hole-in-the-wall dive on Eora/Sydney’s King Street, was the perfect place to find out. Velvet Parade, hailing from Naarm/Melbourne, were there…

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