The Blurst of Times @ The Foundry, Black Bear Lodge, and The Brightside, Brisbane, 29.04.2017
Opening The Blurst of Times’ fourth iteration at The Foundry is an exceptionally powerful performance from Brisbane’s 100%. Melding synth pop to harder-edged industrial dance, the trio revamps some of the bleak allure of early ‘80s new romanticism. Casting a commanding stage presence, band leader Lena Molnar croons and smoulders between sudden moments of elevation. […]
In Photos: The Goon Sax + Scraps + The Mosaics @ The Foundry, 28.04.2017
Prior to an upcoming move to Europe, The Goon Sax play a farewell show at Brisbane’s Foundry, with support from Scraps and The Mosaics.
Gareth Liddiard @ The Brightside, Brisbane, 21.04.2017
As a central creative force behind The Drones, Gareth Liddiard has been a cult presence within Australian music for more than a decade. While his group seems to have solidified its claim on popular culture with a growing string of much lauded albums, they remain resolutely on the periphery. Yet all in all, Liddiard doesn’t […]
In Photos: Gareth Liddiard + Orlando Furious @ The Brightside, 21.04.2017
The Drones’ Gareth Liddiard plays a solo show at the Brightside in Brisbane, with support from Orlando Furious.
Glitter Veils + Jeremy Mindharsh + Journeaux @ Alchemix Studios, Brisbane, 01.04.2017
The mesmeric curtain of sound which is Glitter Veils’ Figures in Sight represented a remarkably polished debut for the Brisbane outfit when it dropped in February this year. While Figures has been circulating for a little over a month, the group has taken longer to make an appearance live. But it seems that the reveal […]
In Photos: Honeyblood + Twin Haus @ The Brightside, 31.03.2017
Honeyblood play at The Brightside in Brisbane, with support from Twin Haus.
In Photos: Chain & The Gang + I Heart Hiroshima @ The Foundry, 14.03.2017
Chain & The Gang play a Golden Plains sideshow at The Foundry in Brisbane, with support from I Heart Hiroshima.
Reviewed in call and response: Chain and The Gang + I Heart Hiroshima @ The Foundry, Brisbane, 14.03.2017
Well alright. ALRIGHT! Say what? WHAT? Nice. So I Heart Hiroshima, do you remember them? YEAH! I said, do you remember them? YEAH, WE REMEMBER THEM! Tell me all you know. THREE PIECE, DRUMS AND TWO GUITARS, OVERLAPPING VOCALS, JUST ABOUT DEFINED A TIME IN BRISBANE. GOT KNOWN WHILE KEEPING IT REAL AT HOME. THAT […]
In Photos: The Specials @ The Tivoli, 15.03.2017
A night of skanking in Brisbane with 2 Tone legends, The Specials.
In Photos: Teenage Fanclub + The Goon Sax @ Triffid, 08.03.2017
Teenage Fanclub return to Brisbane for a show at Triffid, with support from The Goon Sax.
