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News: BLAK DAY OUT 2026 returns with a powerful First Nations lineup at The Princess Theatre

BLAK DAY OUT returns to Open Season for its fifth edition, transforming The Princess Theatre into a living, breathing celebration of First Nations artistry on 24 July. Curated by Alethea Beetson, the night…

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Live Review : Adam Beattie ‘Home Fires Burning’ Album Launch at Stoke Newington’s Old Church 02.05.26

Adam Beattie – Home Fires Burning Album LaunchLive at Stoke Newington Old Church Featuring:Fiona Bevan – vocals, double bassZac Gvirtzmann- bass clarinet Sarah Beattie – violinFilippo Ferazzoli – electric guitarAdam Beattie – voice, guitarsDave Hamblett…

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Album Review: Modern Woman – ‘Johnny’s Dreamworld’: A fully fledged, opening statement from the London art-rock dynamos.

As ‘Johnny’s Dreamworld’, the debut album by London art-rockers Modern Woman, goes to show, the slow evolution of an idea often brings the finest results. The fourpiece first cut through…

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Live Gallery: Frank Turner and Bowling for Soup turn the Roundhouse into a riot of hugs and hooks 03.05.2026

The crowd is in a buoyant mood at the Roundhouse tonight as I catch the tail-end of Talk Heavy’s set, already mid-swell, and it lands with surprising weight, a reminder that even…

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News: The Living End announce regional ‘I Only Trust Rock n Roll’ tour for July/August 2026

Legendary Australian rockers, The Living End have announced a 9-date regional tour on the back of the band’s latest album, and first in eight years, I Only Trust Rock n…

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Live Gallery: Katy Steele brings ‘undressed’ intimacy to Northcote Social Club with Queenie 2.05.2026

At Northcote Social Club, Queenie set the tone early, easing the room into an atmospheric hush before Katy Steele stepped in with her ‘undressed’ tour, delivered in a pared-back format that favoured intimacy over…

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Live Review & Gallery: Deftones lead a towering Sydney return with Interpol and Ecca Vandal in support 02.05.2026

The walk into Qudos Bank Arena is carried by a clear sense of excitement tonight, the Deftones have returned to Australia after nearly a decade away. Ecca Vandal opens with a set that…

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Album Review: Dave Graney and Clare Moore do a delicate pirouette with rock and an arched brow in their new album ‘Laburnam of the Mind’

There’s always been something gloriously unbothered about Dave Graney and Clare Moore — a sense that the rules of engagement (hits, trends, relevance) are for other people. ‘Laburnum Of The…

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Live Gallery: Bad//Dreems Bow Out in Sydney with Raw, Unvarnished Final Show at Marrickville Bowlo 01.05.2026

There’s a particular weight to a “last show,” even when nobody quite wants to say the word out loud. At the Marrickville Bowling Club, that weight hung low and steady as Bad//Dreems stepped…

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Album Review: Anenon – ‘Dream Temperature’: Enthralling, dream-state miniatures from the singular LA composer/instrumentalist.

‘Dream Temperature’, the second release on Tonal Union by saxophonist and composer Brian Allen Simon (aka Anenon), is an album of departures and returns. While 2016’s ‘Petrol’ captured the energy…

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