Live Beach Goth bliss: The Growlers leave Sydney hypnotised once again by Dani Hansen California’s mellowest sons are back. The Growlers’ seventh album is a gorgeous, gritty little package called Casual Acquaintances and it has heralded the return of the Mesa Cosa five-piece to…
Live Interpol’s first-ever Sydney Opera House show was pure decadence by Dani Hansen Sydney’s historic Opera House seemed like a perfectly charming, albeit perplexing venue to see an Interpol show. The notorious New York quartet-turned-trio has built a career upon crafting dark, decadent…
Live Bedroom grunge with a dash of wholesome: Lost Friends are one to watch by Dani Hansen It’s no doubt that Lost Friends are picking up pace at a manic rate. The Epping group got together in the latter half of 2017 after jamming to the likes…
Live A hurricane straight from the South: The Mystery Lights brought energy unending to Oxford Art Factory by Dani Hansen Around two years ago I first started seeing manic shots of this New York outfit called The Mystery Lights trickle through my Instagram feed. Local photographers had started documenting their…
Live Military garb and jazzed-up grooves: Genesis Owusu was a powerhouse at Waywards by Dani Hansen As an impressionable, doe-eyed high school senior, I went through a phase that left me chronically influenced by the jazz and hip-hop scene that emerged in 1980s New York. Jazz…
Live Pure electricity: Olympia lit up The Lansdowne like only a pop star could by Dani Hansen Olympia’s incomparable music has certainly been gaining the popularity it deserves. The Melbourne-based multi-instrumentalist has been on a steady incline since releasing her self-titled EP in 2013. Her debut album…
Live The Charlatans brought waves of swooning nostalgia to the Metro Theatre by Dani Hansen There is nothing like a spot of The Charlatans to induce a bit of swooning nostalgia. The Mancunians emerged from the Madchester/baggy scene in 1989 and hit the ground running…
Live Not a still body in the house: Baker Boy brings Marryuna to The Lansdowne Hotel by Dani Hansen It has been some time since I left a gig feeling so ready to kick ass. Fresh, fiery and full to the brim – that’s the undeniable charm of Danzel…
Live A one-man concoction of synth-pop grooves: GUM leaves Oxford Art Factory in awe again by Dani Hansen Every time I see Jay Watson perform solo, I’m always left a little in awe by the whole experience. He has been flashing his talent about for the last few…
Live After No Mono’s 2nd ever show we’ll say it: the Toms are here to stay by Dani Hansen If you did miss out on the first No Mono live experience, don’t stress. They’ve vowed to come back soon, only bigger. The first highly anticipated shows from Tom Iansek…
Live Mac DeMarco in Sydney: one big hang sesh with some choice tunes thrown in by Dani Hansen Mac DeMarco is a guy who you’re already friends with, despite the fact you’ve never met. His music has such a distinct relationship to his persona that you feel like he’s…
Live Messy-haired nonchalance: The Kooks earn hearts yet again in Sydney by Dani Hansen At Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion in the early days of 2018, The Kooks reminded us all why they’re a centrepiece to the ever-adolescent Britpop compendium. For so many of us, The…
Live Psychedelic Porn Crumpets rocked the Lansdowne so hard it needed a ciggie afterwards by Dani Hansen There’s nothing like an intense head-banger to round out the year. Thankfully Psychedelic Porn Crumpets had our backs. Just before we decidedly flipped off 2017 and ticked in the New…
