Jess Hutton, Author at Backseat Mafia

Live Review & Gallery: Night Lovell, Haarper, and Standout Opener MUDRAT – Liberty Hall, Eora Land/Sydney, 16.11.25

Night Lovell and Haarper playing the same show already felt like someone stacked the deck in any fan’s favour. Then I saw MUDRAT was opening, and honestly, that was the…

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Live Review & Gallery: Jessie Murph Brings Hollywood Glamour to Enmore Theatre – Eora Land/Sydney, 14.11.25

The foyer was already packed, and by the time you squeezed through to the doors of Enmore Theatre, any hope of reaching the barrier had evaporated. This was night one…

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Live Review: No Cigar and the Art of Outgrowing The Room You’re Standing In – Eora Land/Sydney, 29.10.25

You could tell before the doors even opened that it was going to be a tight squeeze. Both Lansdowne shows had sold out, the first so quickly that a second…

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Live Review & Gallery: The Sydney Opera House Welcomes Gregory Porter – 20.10.25, Eora Land/Sydney

The Sydney Opera House welcomed one of jazz’s most distinctive voices this week as Gregory Porter took to the stage, delivering a performance that showcased exactly why he is one…

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Live Review & Gallery: Connan Mockasin Visits The Sydney Opera House – 16.10.25, Eora Land/Sydney

Before Connan Mockasin took the stage, the crowd was greeted with a bizarre opening: a homemade parody of a disturbing after-school special, starring the musician himself. It was the first…

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Live Review & Gallery: More Music at SXSW Sydney Day 4 – 16.10.25, Eora/Sydney

By day four, we’ve stopped checking schedules. You just followed the noise and hoped you ended up somewhere good (it’s all fantastic). I caught locals Sweetie at the Heaps Normal…

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Live Review & Gallery: All Night at SXSW Sydney Day 3! 15.10.25, Eora/Sydney

By afternoon Day 3 at SXSW Sydney the schedule didn’t matter anymore, it was just venue to venue, whoever was playing next, whatever was happening and where is that sound…

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Live Review & Gallery: Inside Day Two of SXSW Sydney Music with Dug, Managona, Drifting Clouds, Suichu Spica and 2Charm – 14.10.25, Eora/Sydney

We start the afternoon catching the afternoon sun fall behind Tumbalong Park, where Irish-American duo Dug and Taiwan’s Managona play to a mix of conference dwellers, passers-by and early-arriving festivalgoers.…

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Live Review & Gallery: SXSW Sydney Kicks Off With Haley Holgate Ahead of a Big Week for Music

SXSW Sydney officially began today, easing into the week with a performance from local Haley Holgate at the Tumbalong Park stage. Her set brought a warm breath to an otherwise…

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News: Molchat Doma Bring Mystifying Brutalism to Australia’s Cold Wave Revival

Belarusian post-punk outfit Molchat Doma are returning to Australia this December, bringing their uniquely brooding sound to the East Coast for three shows only. The trio will play Naarm/Melbourne’s Forum…

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