Dan Deacon, Beaches, High Places, Lawrence Arabia, Mark Barrage. Oxford Art Factory February 27th 2009 Mistletone had a big year in 2008 releasing a raft of indie albums from Beaches, High Places, El Guincho and Beach House. They’ve started off 2009 with a bang and should be commended for putting on the Summer Tones festival in Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney, which highlighted a nicely varied … Continue reading REVIEW: SUMMERTONES Festival Live
Oxford Art Factory, NSW 26th February 2009 Tame Impala are surfing the wave of hype at the moment and their sold out Sydney show was a chance to check out what all the fuss was about. Did they live up to the press plaudits, do they have the songs and the performance to justify their recent signing to Modular? First up were local shoegazers The … Continue reading REVIEW: TAME IMPALA Live
The Basement, Sydney NSW 11th February 2009 Jolie Holland last visited these shores in 2006 and on that tour she was accompanied by a guitarist and drummer who provided a suitably acoustic and jazzy feel to her songs. This time she fleshed out her band and on the back of her recently released The Living And The Dead album she delivered a more varied and … Continue reading REVIEW: JOLIE HOLLAND Live
Jack Ladder was the first full set we got to early in the day and it was a nice relief from the early afternoon sun to descend into the Basement venue to check out his indie rock ‘n’ soul sound. Ladder finally got going after some guitar issues and proceeded to play a set from his recent Love is Gone album. With the Pivot rhythm … Continue reading REVIEW: ST JEROME’S LANEWAY FESTIVAL 08/02/2009
Sparse attendances have been reported at a few gigs this summer and the Laneway Festival sideshow for Born Ruffians was another to add to that list. The venue was nowhere near capacity and as a result the atmosphere wasn’t one of fervent anticipation for a band widely considered as one of the bright new indie talents of 2008. Hailing from The Blue Mountains, Cloud Control … Continue reading REVIEW: BORN RUFFIANS LIVE @ OXFORD ART FACTORY 05/02/2009
The influences of a band often become transparent when they play live and Primal Scream is one of those bands that has morphed and shape shifted across the many phases of their now 27 year old career. They have taken in post ecstasy comedown electronica, dub, blues rock and nihilistic electro rock, all of which raised their heads and crooned and screamed in the faces … Continue reading REVIEW: PRIMAL SCREAM LIVE @ THE FORUM 04/02/2009
The Oxford Art Factory was host to a fascinating night of electronic based music infused with human emotions as Barcelona’s El Guincho and Melbourne’s Mountains In The Sky brought together disparate influences to create singular musical visions… READ OUR FULL REVIEW OVER AT FASTERLOUDER Continue reading REVIEW: EL GUINCHO/Mountains In The Sky @ Oxford Art Factory
Enmore Theatre | Sydney NSW Australia | January 29 2009 The recent online posting by Ryan Adams explaining his intention to step away from the Cardinals and music in general came as a surprise to many people. When you read the full content of the blog it becomes clear that he is seeking a new balance in his life with writing being one new passion. … Continue reading REVIEW: Ryan Adams & The Cardinals
It has been 26 years since I first saw Neil Young perform at the Mt Smart Supertop in Auckland, New Zealand. I was 11 years old at the time and it was a moment that changed my life. It was the first concert I had been to where the act played two contrasting sets, one acoustic, the other electric. Neil was hit by a coin … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: NEIL YOUNG @ Sydney Ent Centre, 24th Jan 2009
21st January 2009 Bon Iver’s For Emma, Forever Ago was Doubtful Sounds’ number one album of 2008 so you can imagine the feeling of anticipation heading into this gig. Justin Vernon and band were in town as part of the Sydney Festival and as well as three nights at the Famous Spiegeltent they also appeared for two nights at the City Recital Hall that normally … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: BON IVER Live @ City Recital Hall, Angel Place
15th Jan, 2009. Oxford Art Factory, Sydney NSW One of the best things about the plethora of summer festivals is the sideshows that accompany them. The bands get to stretch out with longer sets and multiple acts are often presented on the same bill. This show featuring Fuck Buttons, Dead Meadow and Afrirampo was a fantastic lineup choice that was diverse in sound but worked … Continue reading Live Review: Fuck Buttons, Dead Meadow, Afrirampo
What a magnificent day, I’ll say it from the outset. From the anticipation on the boat trip out to the island to the vibe of the crowd, the fantastic music on offer and Little Creatures on tap, it was a truly great day and one of the best festivals I have experienced. Cockatoo Island was the perfect spot to get away from the city for … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: ALL TOMORROW’S PARTIES, COCKATOO ISLAND
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