Words: Josh Bush It’s somewhat of a rude treat to walk into Brisbane’s The Hi-Fi this steamy November evening to discover that Kevin Devine, Harvest Festival stablemate of Bright Eyes, has been added to tonight’s line up. Brooklyn born and raised, Devine commands the stage and interest from the swelling crowd as he delves...
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Sometimes I feel extremely privileged to witness talent. It’s a rare and beautiful thing in pure and unadulterated forms, especially when seen live. Talent can touch us, transport us. It can connect uswith those we watch and shake our souls. We’re all aware of this. Many of us at one point or another have felt the shiver of...
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Life is full of preference, taste, and choices. In a perfect world I would steer well clear of the mellow ‘yokelling’ of country inspired music, and Neil Young for that matter. Both are just are not my cup of moonshine. Then again, over the years I’ve always noticed the difference seeing a band live can make on your...
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Words: Amber Shadlow Ominous music, eerie smoke, a space suit, and …….. an old El Paso taco kit? This is how a Sunday night at the Speigletent begun in which I asked myself ”what the?” more times than I can remember. A word of warning: don’t go to a Sam Simmons show expecting a linear narrative. Go prepared to be...
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Words: Jane Scarffe Photo: Kate Scantleton Take two on Big Sound and we started at The Zoo with Brisbane band, The Jungle Giants. They played a solid set to a rather sizeable crowd considering they were one of the first bands of the night. A little static on stage they rolled out a set of indie-pop songs that had the audience...
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