Ash + Andy Martin @ The Zoo, Brisbane, 21.03.2023

Ash play at the Zoo in Brisbane as part their Teenage Wildlife Australian tour, celebrating 30 years of the band, with support from Andy Martin.
Florence + The Machine + King Princess @ Brisbane Entertainment Centre, 17.03.2023

Friday morning finds me doing the weekly shopping and at one stage parked to a very expensive-looking red sports car, its body work adorned with a strange mix of Wiccan imagery but also actual Bible quotes. Later on that evening, I can’t help but wonder whether the driver is here watching Florence + The Machine. […]
In Photos: Camp Cope + Melaleuca @ QAGOMA, 18.03.2023

Camp Cope’s final show in Queensland as part of QAGOMA’s Up Late: Air evenings but with Kelly and touring guitarist Jen coming down with COVID-19, it’s Georgia Maq taking us back to how Camp Cope started, just her and her acoustic guitar, plus some additional help from a specially prepared Power Point presentation.
Carly Rae Jepsen @ The Tivoli, 09.03.2023

Long before the weekly music press – NME, Melody Maker, Sounds, before I had money to buy albums and before I was old enough for live shows, there was Saturday morning TV, Top of The Pops on a Thursday night and Smash Hits. A constant stream of pop music. I’ve used that old adage about […]
Lorde @ The Riverstage, Brisbane, 08.03.2023

You have expectations when you go to a live show. I guess you call them expectations. If you go and see a band playing a small venue, the band are going to be lined up along the front of the stage, the drummer is going to be at the back, possibly on a small riser. […]
In Photos: Carly Rae Jepsen + Memphis LK @ The Tivoli, 09.03.2023

Ahead of playing at the Golden Plains festival, Carly Rae Jepen plays at The Tivoli in Brisbane, with support from Memphis LK.
In Photos: Bikini Kill @ The Tivoli, Brisbane, 03.03.2023

Ahead of headlining the Golden Plains festival, Bikini Kill play a sold out show at The Tivoli in Brisbane.
In Photos: Pavement + Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever @ Fortitude Music Hall, 28.02.2023

Pavement return to Brisbane for the first time since 2010, with a show at the Fortitude Music Hall, supported by Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever.
Peaches @ Brisbane Powerhouse, 17.02.2023

It’s one of those perfect storm nights in the Brisbane music scene, a Friday night when there’s an embarrassing abundance of riches across Brisbane’s music venues, any number of major Australian and international acts vying for your attention. Indeed, the Friday night is just the start of it, with even more over the weekend. Was […]
Song of the Day #781: Summer Flake

Photo by Anita Shao Something from the open browser tab collection that I’ve been meaning to post up for a while. Summer in Brisbane is the worst. The heat, the humidity, where any small task not done in air con leaves you in need of a small sit down, a shower and a change of […]