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Album Review: Geese’s Getting Killed is a chaotic triumph of noise and tenderness

On Getting Killed, Geese channel existential dread and dark humour into a frenetic, unpredictable record that veers from chaos to tenderness without ever losing its grip.

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News: Deacon Blue announce 2026 Australian tour for 40th anniversary

Deacon Blue will return to Australia in early 2026, celebrating their 40th anniversary and new album The Great Western Road with shows that span their entire career.

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News: Cameron Winter to bring Heavy Metal solo show to Sydney Opera House

Cameron Winter, frontman of Brooklyn band Geese, will headline the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall on 16 February 2026 with songs from his acclaimed solo debut Heavy Metal, a record praised for its raw intimacy and lyrical power.

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EP Review: The legendary Sneeze return with visceral and louche EP ‘Bands Jobs and Girlfriends’.

Sneeze are a legendary Australian pop rock band formed in 1991 by Nic Dalton (who runs the band’s record label, Half a Cow and was in The Plunderers) on vocals, bass guitar, guitar, keyboards,…

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Album Review: Supergroup SnarskiCircusLindyBand (with members from The Go-Betweens, Black-eyed Susans and The Triffids) unveils sparkling debut album ‘what’s said and what’s left unsaid’ ahead of launch dates.

With founding members Lindy Morrison (legendary drummer from The Go-Betweens) and Rob Snarski (the iconic Black Eyed Susans) at the helm, and joined by ‘Evil’ Graham Lee (The Triffids, The Blackeyed Susans), Shane O’Mara…

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News: Canadian troubadour, Ron Sexsmith announces Australia/New Zealand ‘Hangover Terrace Tour’ in 2026

Triple Juno Award winner, Ron Sexsmith, one of Canada’s most accomplished singer-songwriters, will make a more-than welcome return to tour NZ & Australia with his band in April 2026. The…

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News: DOGMA announce debut Australian tour for November 2025

talian collective DOGMA will make their Australian debut in November 2025 with the Time To Be Free tour, bringing their ritualistic live show to Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney.

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News: KT Tunstall brings Eye To The Telescope 20th anniversary tour to Australia and New Zealand

KT Tunstall will return to Australia and New Zealand in May 2026 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of her era-defining debut album Eye To The Telescope, performing the record in full at a run of exclusive headline shows.

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Live Review & Gallery: 85 and Funking with George Clinton & Parliament-Funkadelic at Enmore Theatre – Gadigal Land, Sydney 21.09.25

At 85, George Clinton has earned the right to take things easy, but clearly no one told him that. Clad in gold, he launched the Enmore Theatre straight into the…

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News: Nilüfer Yanya confirms first Australian shows in seven years

Nilüfer Yanya will return to Australia in February 2026, with shows in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth. The tour marks her first visit since 2019 and promises material from My Method Actor, PAINLESS and Miss Universe, alongside her recent Dancing Shoes EP.

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