Awakened by the supporting sets of Fairchild Republic and Glass Towers, the crowd was ready to welcome Queensland’s own The Medics’ to the stage. At this moment in time, they are in the weeks that precede their debut album release, Foundations. This set was surely a taste of things to come… They’ve been...
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Words: Brodie Stoker The 45 minute drive from Brisbane to Eatons Hill or the 300 metre walk from the muddy car park didn’t dampen the excitement for the first live show The Darkness had played in Australia for 6 years. Despite an enigmatic performance from “Nine Sons of Dan” the crowd, filled by black shirts and leather...
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A DZ Deathrays live show is unlike any I have been to in quite a while. Loud, wild and unpredictable this two piece are a guitar and drums driven maelstrom hard driving guitar riffs with deceptively rhythmic beats that force the crowd away from the sidelines and onto the dance floor. The name Velociraptor fits the support band well;...
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Bluesfest as a music festival is a marathon, not a sprint. Considering the huge line-up that featured this year I came to realisation that I wasn’t going to see everything but I was going to damn well try. Bluesfest was one of the best run festivals I have ever attended, not once over the five days did I see an overflow of...
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Local talent Dune Rats took to the stage for a second time that day in support of the main act Bleeding Knees Club. Having played an all-ages gig earlier that day, the boys had still enough in the tank to back it up with a second set. Was it me, or was the crowd exceptionally young? Cheap drinks were being knocked back like water...
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One can not so much as think about the history of Australian rock without giving considerable mention to Melbourne band The Dirty Three. Warren Ellis, Jim White, and Mick Turner have valiantly made an international name out of their bold, omnipotent, and often bizarre instrumental tracks for the last twenty years. Ellis reminds the...
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