Beirut is very much on the verge of being a band you’d never listen to. Musically, they’d be placed in the ‘world’ section – and I don’t know about you, but I can’t name another band on earth that would sit here. Pairing their gypsy-inspired sound with some, well, just inspired lyrics – they have forged a new genre...
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Words: Penny Langfield The low guttural sounds resounding up the hill beyond The Grande stage at Woodford had the punters inside pumping. Even the relaxed folk outside the tent were tapping their feet rather enthusiastically. It could have been a Pearl Jam concert. The band may even have been singing in English, judging by the...
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Words: Josh Bush Saturday night rolls around once more and we find ourselves at Woodland, eager to catch the latest offering from the Sydney enigma that is Songs. Little Casino offer the major support slot of the evening and this dapper crew from the Brisbane and Byron Bay area offer some honeyed indie-pop to the early crowd....
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Here’s one way to escape the rubbish end of the week and start planning for the weekend ahead!! The guys behind Naysayer and Gilsun have put together a mixtape to prepare us for the weekend (in particular, the amazing Track & Field boutique event taking place this Friday evening at the Arena). Just click play to the right and...
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Friday November 11 Celebrating the release of his new solo album, Australian Idle, Tim Freedman and company were at the Zoo tonight. Kicking of the night’s festivities were locals Holland. With a chilled indie-folk-rock vibe about them, mixing both acoustic and full-band tracks into the set. One highlight was definitely...
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