Allah-Las + Nice Biscuit @ The Zoo, 12.05.2017
Relative newcomers to the Brisbane music scene, psych pop outfit Nice Biscuit were on hand to open the evening. Live they may not cut psychedelia in its purest strain, but there’s an undeniable pull to the funk-laden pulse and intuitive pop flourish underscoring the six piece’s sonic concoctions. What really pushes the group forward is […]
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. […]
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 […]
“It’s not pastiche. I think people can tell the difference”: An Interview with The Allah-Las’ Miles Michaud
There’s an undeniable crate-digging obsession driving LA’s The Allah-Las. A quartet of self-confessed record junkies, the group overlay a gentle melancholy upon a core amalgam of R&B and gut punching garage psych. Yet far from simply venerating the acid-dazed brilliance of the ‘60s, there are also touches of bubblegum pop, surf, country and later revivalist […]
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 […]
