Jo Forster, Author at Backseat Mafia

Live Review & Gallery: Richie Lewis & Friends Brass Monkey Cronulla and The Heritage Hotel Bulli 25 & 27.11.2022

Richie Lewis, Australia’s favourite indie frontman of Tumbleweed fame, invited me along to capture his latest project – Richie and Friends, playing live in Sydney and Wollongong late last month,…

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Live Review: RÜFÜS DU SOL at The Domain Sydney 3.12.2022

Sydney rolled out the welcome mat and perfect weather for ex pats, RÜFÜS DU SOL on Friday and Saturday night. 50,000 people greeted the Grammy winners across two nights in…

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Live Review: Toby Martin, The Great Club Marrickville, 18.11.22

Friday night at The Great Club Marrickville marked the start of an east coast tour for Toby Martin, best known as lead singer of Sydney indie band Youth Group. If…

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Live Review: Tim Rogers & The Twin Set, The Great Club Marrickville, 17.11.22

Rounding out a full week of seven gigs in a row, Tim Rogers with his band The Twin Set, delighted a full room at The Great Club Marrickville on Thursday…

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Live Review: Wolfmother, Dee Why RSL, 29.10.2022

Friday night saw hard rockers Wolfmother turn Dee Why RSL into one huge moshpit. Complete with crowd surfers, stage invaders and stage divers, including one brazen audience member telling security…

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News: Gum Ball Festival Returns Triumphant for 2023 with seminal band Mudhoney leading the roll call

One of the Hunter Valley’s most cherished cultural escapes, The Gum Ball, returns in 2023, triumphant in its post-pandemic survival, ripe and ready to return to full strength with three…

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Gallery: Spring Loaded Festival, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, 22.10.2022

It was a rather brilliant return to the nineties with a very special line-up of some of the most engaging Australian indie bands for the Spring Loaded Festival held at…

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