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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 …

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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 …

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That last time I saw Dave Graney live, performing as the Dave Graney Show, was supporting Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds at the Brixton Academy way back in 2001. Graney had the ability then to turn the drafty cavernous venue into an intimate lounge room soiree filled with his particular brand of showmanship and …

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George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic this past Sunday night brought the “Just for the Funk of It!” tour to the historic Paramount Theatre in Seattle Washington. The packed theatre was on their feet dancing from the moment George Clinton lead a line of Parliament Funkadelic members to the stage. It was sure to be a …

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Mullingar-based indie rockers The Academic played their first and only Dublin headliner this summer at Bulmers Live at Leopardstown this week. Live at Leopardstown takes place after an evening at the races at Leopardstown racecourse. The crowd gathered after the final race of the day at 8.30 and the Academic took the stage at 8.35 …

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On Thursday, July 13th, Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová, or The Swell Season, took to Vicar Street to celebrate the 15th anniversary of their Academy Award winning musical film ‘Once’. The Irish-Czech duo have reuinted after quite some time away from touring together for a string of shows accross America next month. However, Hansard said …

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Last night, Anders Trentemøller and his full band played the last night of the musical part of the Dark Mofo Festival in the vast cold cavern that is the MAC 02 hall. A performance so immersive and cathartic it made the venue feel like an intimate cavern, and heated up the interior like a solar …

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The marvelous thing about Dark Mofo is the opportunity to witness bands you normally wouldn’t know about or have experienced before. While I had to miss Drab Majesty due to a timetable clash, I witnessed the powerful performance of the support, Melbourne-based band Bitumen (who have a few Tasmanians as constituent ingredients). Powered along with …

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Playing as part of the Rising Festival – Melbourne’s foray into winter entertainment – Weyes Blood captivated a packed house at the Forum and quickly made us forget about the wintery weather outside as she brought her distinctive style to Melbourne. Drawing from her acclaimed albums “Titanic Rising” and “And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow,” …

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The dynamic Dark Mofo Festival kicked off on Thursday with a night entitled ‘The Gathering’, a curated lineup of First Nations artists in a precinct-wide takeover of the MONA-owned venue In The Hanging Garden. It was, as expected and indeed hoped for, a cold dark night in the semi-open precinct but the two-way stream of …

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