Category: Live Reviews

Live Reviews, Metal/Hard Rock, Post-Rock / Instrumental

LIVE REVIEW: Russian Circles @ Hermanns Bar, Sydney 11/09/11

written by Chris Familton Lo! set the scene early for an evening that was all about volume and the end of the musical spectrum where things are darker, more intense and music isn’t played out in your standard song structures. Lo! mixed up some hardcore, thrash metal and the  metallic hybrid sound of bands like Converge, Mastodon and Baroness. Their frontman had a great vocal … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: Russian Circles @ Hermanns Bar, Sydney 11/09/11

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Electronica, Guitar Rock, Indie Rock, Live Reviews, Post-Punk

LIVE REVIEW: The Adults @ OAF, Sydney (01/09/11)

written by Chris Familton The Scientists of Modern Music is a fairly pretentious name at best but once you see/hear this Tasmanian duo it kind of makes sense. They don’t do anything by halves and delivered a strong set that was high on 80s electro pop anthems, a barrel of fun and an infectious stage presence. There were seemingly no boundaries to their healthy embrace … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: The Adults @ OAF, Sydney (01/09/11)

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Funk, Guitar Rock, Indie Rock, Live Reviews, Pop, Post-Rock / Instrumental

LIVE REVIEW: Pinback @ Manning Bar, Sydney 22/08/11

written by Chris Familton Melodie Nelson was in solo mode for her support slot which was a shame as her band are really starting to find their legs. Playing to backing tracks courtesy of her iPod and filling in the gaps with keyboard and guitar she did however draw the audience further into her simple yet warmly enveloping songs. There is a real melodic richness … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: Pinback @ Manning Bar, Sydney 22/08/11

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Americana / Alt-Country, Garage Rock, Guitar Rock, Live Reviews

LIVE REVIEW: Abbe May @ Annandale Hotel, Sydney 25/08/11

written by Chris Familton Oh Willy Dear! are singer Daniele Marando and guitarist Dan Babekuhl playing predominately bluegrass styled country music – a departure of sorts from the swampy rock n roll blues of their other band The Maladies. They played a mighty impressive set of covers and originals with some quite stunning guitar work from Babekuhl and a reminder of how outstanding Marando’s voice … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: Abbe May @ Annandale Hotel, Sydney 25/08/11

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Garage Rock, Guitar Rock, Indie Rock, Live Reviews, Pop, Psych

LIVE REVIEW: Super Wild Horses/Straight Arrows @ GoodGod, Sydney 12/08/11

written by Chris Familton The Gooch Palms set off the evening with some nudity, tattoos and wild garage rock and it was impressive stuff for a two-piece of just guitar and keyboards. Granted there were some pre-recorded drums thrown into the mix but most punters probably didn’t notice the lack of a drummer with the over-the-top antics of frontman Leroy Macqueen. With an impressive chest … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: Super Wild Horses/Straight Arrows @ GoodGod, Sydney 12/08/11

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Electronica, Experimental, Funk, Live Reviews, Pop

LIVE REVIEW: Donny Benet @ GoodGod Small Club

written by Chris Familton Kirin J Callinan is one of the more eccentric musicians on the Sydney scene creating dark splashes of guitar as sidekick to Jack Ladder and as a solo artist. Tonight he was the latter, playing a set that was stark, noisy, brooding and caustic and ultimately intriguing. His guitar style was open and highly evocative of everyone from the experimental side … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: Donny Benet @ GoodGod Small Club

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Folk, Garage Rock, Guitar Rock, Indie Rock, Live Reviews, Post-Punk, Post-Rock / Instrumental, Psych

LIVE REVIEW: Sing Along 2011 @ Annandale Hotel, Sydney 16/07/11

written by Chris Familton Under the banner Sing Along 2011 this was a night that celebrated a bunch of musicians who for the most part began creating music in the 90s. Duncan Mitchell, one half of Grand Tango Fandango opened the night with a solo acoustic set of songs that fell somewhere amidst the sound of Paul Kelly and Evan Dando. They were high on … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: Sing Along 2011 @ Annandale Hotel, Sydney 16/07/11

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Folk, Live Reviews

LIVE REVIEW: Tiny Ruins @ Notes, Sydney 22/07/11

written by Chris Familton Sam Shinazzi opened the evening in three piece mode with Barry Adamson on guitar and Peabody’s Bruno Brayovic on bass. Playing mainly tracks from his recently released album When the Lights Come Up Shinazzi did justice to the recorded versions, even exceeding them in some cases like the wistful Movie of Your Life and the devotional Everything To Me. Brayovic provided … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: Tiny Ruins @ Notes, Sydney 22/07/11

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Live Reviews, Reggae / Dub

LIVE REVIEW: Katchafire @ Enmore Theatre, Sydney (24/06/11)

written by Chris Familton Rewards come to those who do the hard work and Katchafire have certainly been doing that for the last decade with relentless touring and four albums of exceptional roots reggae music. For a band that probably gets next to no radio airplay in Australia, attracting a large crowd to the Enmore Theatre showed just how large an audience they have gathered … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: Katchafire @ Enmore Theatre, Sydney (24/06/11)

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Live Reviews, Reggae / Dub

LIVE REVIEW: Bad Manners @ Annandale Hotel, Sydney (18/06/11)

written by Chris Familton Ska’d For Life was the name given to the second night of Bad Manners’ Sydney gigs at the Annandale. This one was billed as a whole afternoon/night of ska music celebrating the original form of reggae and all its various mutations with mods, punks and 2 Tone fans gathering to celebrate ska and one of its longest serving bands Bad Manners. … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: Bad Manners @ Annandale Hotel, Sydney (18/06/11)

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Electronica, Indie Rock, Live Reviews, Pop

LIVE REVIEW: The Paper Scissors/Pluto Jonze/Guerre @ OAF 17/06/11

written by Chris Familton Guerre set the scene for night that was high on artful ventures into electronica, pop and indie music. His approach consisted of electronic samples and backing tracks and some astounding vocals all woven together with a healthy dose of reverb and delay. Guerre didn’t seem phased by a sparse early crowd, instead he seemed to be reveling in the performance. He … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: The Paper Scissors/Pluto Jonze/Guerre @ OAF 17/06/11

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Funk, Guitar Rock, Live Reviews, Soul

LIVE REVIEW: Joan as Police Woman @ Factory Theatre, Sydney (09/06/11)

written by Chris Familton With each new album Joan Wasser releases she seems to be loosening the reins and allowing more of herself to emerge in her music. Live she is clearly doing the same with this show on her The Deep Field Tour surpassing her last visit to Australia a few years ago. The promoters were clearly over-ambitious with the original venue – Enmore … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: Joan as Police Woman @ Factory Theatre, Sydney (09/06/11)

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