Jess Hutton, Author at Backseat Mafia

Live Review & Gallery: Short Stack’s Debut ‘Stack is the New Black’ Turns 15 and Yes, It Still Slaps – Roundhouse, Eora Land/Sydney, 07.06.25

I was never a scene kid, and I’ve accepted this as a huge loss on my part. I wasn’t allowed to hang out at a Westfield, nor was I on…

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Live Gallery: Ezra Collective Light Up the Opera House From All Sides for Vivid LIVE – Eora Land/Sydney, 31.05.25

One moment the Concert Hall was full of chatter, the next it was all brass and a single giant spotlight – Ezra Collective had arrived to perform their Vivid LIVE…

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Live Review & Gallery: No Catch-Up Needed as Ball Park Music Return to Enmore Theatre in Full Swing – Gadigal Land/Sydney, 30.05.25

Seeing Ball Park Music feels like running into the oldest of friends, no awkward catch-up, just straight back into the rhythm. Timing still perfect. And that comfort kicked in before…

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Live Review & Gallery: Ichiko Aoba Brings Stillness to Vivid LIVE at the Sydney Opera House – Eora Nation, 29.05.25

It simply felt like a dream. That’s the only real way to describe Ichiko Aoba’s performance at the Sydney Opera House for VIVID LIVE. In the middle of a festival…

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Live Review & Gallery: Pale Jay Debuts Eora/Sydney with Spectacular Vivid LIVE Performance

Masked and mysterious, Pale Jay stepped onto the stage of the Sydney Opera House for his first Eora/Sydney appearance and only his second show ever. As part of this year’s…

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Track & Video: DIIV Confront Hope and Loss Amidst Californian Wildfire Aftermath With New Release ‘Return of Youth’ + UK/EU/AUS Tour Dates

A year after ‘Frog in Boiling Water‘, DIIV return with their first new release – ‘Return of Youth‘, a quietly devastating single that trades widescreen collapse for something far more…

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Live Review & Gallery: LANDMVRKS Get Loud and Stay Loud at Metro Theatre For Their Australian Debut – Eora Land/Sydney, 10.05.25

French metalcore outfit LANDMVRKS didn’t need to bother with dramatics when they hit the stage at the sold-out Metro Theatre over the weekend. As part of their Australian debut, they…

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Track: Gut Health’s ‘Stiletto’ Finds New Legs in DJ PGZ Remix

Gut Health and DJ PGZ have just released a remix of ‘Stiletto’ – I repeat. Dance-punk arthouse goth darlings Gut Health have joined forces with Naarm producer DJ PGZ for…

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News & Track: Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers Return With Latest Single ‘Balcony’ Ahead of Pearl Jam Support Slot & US Headline Shows

Remember when Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers dropped their debut album ‘I Love You’ way back in 2023? I do. Around that same time, I caught their all-ages show…

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News & Track: Fool Nelson Refuse to Slow Down, New Track and Upcoming Skeggs Support Slot

After selling out their first national headline tour and packing out rooms across the country, Fool Nelson could’ve coasted for a minute. Instead, they dropped ‘Bad Dreams’ – another strong…

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