Live Reviews in Melbourne
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Two days, two stages, 52 bands, music from the festival goers ‘dawn’ (aka 10:30am) to the traditional dawn (aka 6:00am), made it literally impossible to see everything. But rest assured, merry... [more]
I enjoy 2am at Pony. It appeals to my baser instincts, and at 2am on a Saturday, well, my baser instincts are usually running the show. These days we are seeing the demise of live music in a to... [more]
Tim Freedman tonight addressed a concern that we all must take seriously; why, as a paying punter, would you attend a gig (one of class, perhaps a modicum of earnestness?) and spray your l... [more]
Though I was at first pleased to see the normally open Toff band room warmly arranged with mahogany tables and chairs, they were not to last. Only a few songs into
Flap!’s lively, spirited... [more]
There's really only three things you need to know about the
Meredith Music Festival this year:
1. It rained
2. Holy Fuck blew everyone out of the water.
3. MGMT didn&ap... [more]
Firstly, I must apologise to
Johnny Rock and The Limits; I was unable to arrive in time for their set because I was told that there was to be a three-band line-up on the night. As I walked... [more]
“I think
The Basics should be supporting
The Bawdies” a young man (bearded, apparently) said, unknowingly within earshot of Basics frontman Kris Schroeder. Such was one facet of the s... [more]
Being a warm Sunday afternoon I didn’t expect the crowd to be extremely large at the Tote for the
Heartbreak Club’s O Tempora! O Mores! tour; and unfortunately for the band I was not far o... [more]
“I can’t remember the last time I was here,”
Bob Evans mused after walking out on stage. “May 2007” a precise fan instantly shouted back. This set the mood for the show with entertaining b... [more]
Ah, The Forum – Melbourne’s eccentric theatre. It’s all kitsch Greek statues, wrought iron lamp fixtures and moulded plaster ceilings set in moody blue light, lined with generous booths and ric... [more]