Tag: Swervedriver

Guitar Rock, Live Reviews, Psych, shoegaze

LIVE REVIEW: Swervedriver @ Factory Theatre, Sydney 25/06/16

Guitars, amps, effects pedals and volume were the order of the night for Swervedriver’s return to Australian shores. Local rock ’n’ roll fringe dwellers The Holy Soul were the best of the support acts with a raw, brittle and at times brilliantly inventive set. They showed once more why they are the city’s best kept secret with their fusion of Pere Ubu, Television, The Gun … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: Swervedriver @ Factory Theatre, Sydney 25/06/16

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Guitar Rock, New Release, Psych, Video

NEW MUSIC: Swervedriver | Deep Wound

Swervedriver return with their first single in 15 years. Deep Wound has been floating around for a while now with the footage in the clip below taken from their studio performance for radio station KEXP in Seattle back in April 2012. The single is available now via iTunes, Amazon and the band’s Bandcamp page backed with a dub version called Dub Wound. The single includes backing … Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Swervedriver | Deep Wound

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Audio Stream, News, Opinion

EIGHT DAYS A WEEK: September 20th, 2013

Another week of shake-ups in the local festival scene here in Australia with the cancellation of Harvest Festival and the probably not coincidental announcement that AJ Maddah (Soundwave, Harvest) had become a partner in Big Day Out with Ken West and US company C4. It seems a bit strange that one week Maddah is bemoaning the indie-centric BDO lineup as one reason for Harvest’s slow … Continue reading EIGHT DAYS A WEEK: September 20th, 2013

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

LIVE REVIEW: Swervedriver @ Metro Theatre, Sydney 18/02/11

written by Chris Familton There was a fair amount of anticipation about the return of Swervedriver to these shores – in terms of whether they would live up to the expectation of those who revered the albums but had never seen them live, mixed with a small dose of skepticism about reforming bands trading on past glories. Albums like Raise and Mezcal Head are held … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: Swervedriver @ Metro Theatre, Sydney 18/02/11

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