Live Review
Live Review and Gallery: DMA’s, Enmore Theatre, Sydney, 15/10/2023
There’s a certain frisson of excitement detectable when you see a band play its hometown, and tonight’s performance by Sydney’s DMA’s was no exception. You cannot help but imagine that at some point the members of the band were themselves part of some seething, moshing crowd at this very same venue, perhaps only dreaming about …
Live Review and Gallery: Fazerdaze, Enmore Theatre, Sydney, 15/10/2023
I can’t deny my adulation of New Zealand’s Fazerdaze (the project of Amelia Murray) ever since the release of the album ‘Morningside’ on one of my favourite labels, Flying Nun Records back in 2017. I wrote at the time that ‘Morningside’ …reminded (me) of The Jesus and Mary Chain in the album’s delivery – sweet …
Live Review: Black Country, New Road – O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London 10.10.2023
Words and photos by Fearghal McGlinchey On Tuesday night, the O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire in London was treated to a captivating performance by the enigmatic and experimental band, Black Country, New Road. It was my very first time seeing the band perform so I wasn’t too sure what to expect, but from the very first …
Live Review and Gallery: The Lovetones, Lewis Goldmark and The Wednesday Night, Marrickville Bowling Club, 14/10/23
Marrickville Bowling Club was a hive of activity out on the industrial fringes of Marrickville and a funny old place it is. Areas taped off for safety reasons, the ubiquitous sticky carpets, an evil pokies den tucked away in a corner, an economy sized mirror ball and a ceiling of brown square ceramics that looked …
Live Review: Inhaler – Berns Hotel, Stockholm 09.10.2023
Words and photos by Anastasia Baranovskaia Monday nights typically carry the weight of the workweek’s onset, but the concert with Inhaler provided the perfect remedy for those early-week blues. Hailing from Dublin and named one of Ireland’s most exciting bands they returned to Stockholm after quite recently playing at the festival Lollapalooza Stockholm. The beautiful …
Live Gallery: Phony PPL at Liberty Hall, Sydney 15.10.2023
Phone Ppl weave an auditory tapestry that is as eclectic as it is mesmerizing.
Live Review: Pigs, Pigs, Pigs, Pigs, Pigs, Pigs, Pigs – O2 Kentish Forum
All Words & Pictures: Henry Groves – All Rights Reserved On the final show of the UK leg of their ‘Ultra World Tour’, Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs (A.K.A Pigs x7) had come to play their biggest show in the capital to date, at O2 Kentish Town Forum. The first support of the …
Live Review: Those Damn Crows & The Cruel Knives, Leeds Stylus. 12th October 2023
Rock, rock and more rock was the order of the night on this midweek encounter with these two out and out rapidly growing and evolving rock ensembles. As the doors opened, and the minutes ticked past towards show time, the cavernous Stylus rapidly filled up with all manner of rockers with each one of them …
Live Review & Gallery: The Ethereal Tia Gostelow at The Lansdowne Hotel -13.10.23, Sydney
Sydney’s iconic Lansdowne Hotel was the scene for a remarkable evening of magic as Tia Gostelow brought her ‘Head Noise’ tour to town. The night, which featured supporting acts Dennis and Pixie, was an eagerly awaited celebration of Tia’s musical journey and her recently released album ‘Head Noise’. Tia Gostelow, an indie powerhouse with Yuwi …
Live Review: The Cult – Spokane, Washington – 11.10.2023
There was a sense of the 80’s as the iconic British goth/rock band The Cult performed this past Wednesday in at the Pend Oreille Pavilion in Spokane, Washington. The pavilion was packed with fans spanning generations to help The Cult celebrate the bands 40th anniversary and their 2022 release Under the Midnight Sun. As lights …