Gigs guide – 251
Saturday 7th February The Maple Trail + Phia The Maple Trail is soft, almost haunting and quite beautiful, though not enough energy to need to be heard live. Phia is divisive; she is certainly making […]
Saturday 7th February The Maple Trail + Phia The Maple Trail is soft, almost haunting and quite beautiful, though not enough energy to need to be heard live. Phia is divisive; she is certainly making […]
Saturday 6th December Little Coyote No points for originality; their influences are pretty glaring, but that’s not a bad thing if you’re into those influences. There is a bit of Josh Homme in there and […]
Monday 24th November The Smith Street Band Look, Smith Street Band isn’t bad and I’d totally check out their show but it’s so powerfully Aussie, overwhelmingly so. Then again, it perfectly suits their style of […]
Sunday 9th November Sweet Lil Rider They play delta blues and they play it good but as easy as this band is to listen to, I’d say they are just as likely to bore as […]
Started by a few blokes with a love of live music and drunken debauchery who wanted to party in their backyard, Junkyard Festival had its first show just earlier this year, quickly followed up with […]
Saturday 27th September Black Bird Hum What first comes off as a pretty common folk sound, soon turns into reggae-infused, John Butler-esque jams. With some maracas and horn thrown in, this band will take you […]
Thursday 18th September Bad//Dreems Like other recent Australiana bands, Bad//Dreems’ lead singer lets his accent shine through and, against my better judgement, it really works. It’s garagey, outsider rock but it’s surprisingly heartfelt and honest. […]
Saturday 30th August Hobo Bordeaux For those who don’t know Hobo Bordeaux, they have been kicking around Sydney for a few years now with their unique mix of rock, blues and hip-hop influences. Enjoy with […]
Friday 22nd August Doc Holliday Takes the Shotgun This is a Sydney band who play some sweaty, swampy thrashabilly tunes and live shows are where they shine. Lots of energy from these boys, which is […]
Thursday 7th August Vienna Teng I’m sure people will disagree with me on this, but Vienna Teng’s music totally sounds like it was written for a Disney movie. I mean this in the best possible […]