Cedric Burnside – Live Hill Country Blues
By Samuel J Fell. Cedric Burnside / Warren Earl Band – Mullumbimby RSL – March 12, 2020. The rain has stopped. Mullumbimby gleams under street lights, the odd car moving slowly down the main drag […]
Live Reviews
Port Fairy – Crowd Surfing, Special Events and Virtuosity.
44th Port Fairy Folk Festival – 6-9th March 2020 Rhythms subscriber Alan Calder sums up his Port Fairy experience. Award-winning Canadian modern folk trio The East Pointers may well have just endangered the somewhat staid stereotype of the Port Fairy […]
Womadelaide 2020 – A Smorgasbord of Musical Delights
By TONY HILLIER (Photos by Rob Sferco) If the age-old aphorism is accurate in suggesting that variety is indeed the spice of life, last weekend’s WOMADelaide 2020 festival served up a smorgasbord of delights sufficient […]
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Nick Lowe @ The Forum
Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets – Forum Theatre, Melbourne – Tuesday February 18, 2020 By Brian Wise. In an alternative universe somewhere, Nick Lowe is packing large arenas and outdoor venues like Elton John is […]
Elton John: Brilliance at A Day On The Green
ELTON JOHN: FAREWELL YELLOW BRICK ROAD A DAY ON THE GREEN, ROCHFORD WINERY – SATURDAY FEBRUARY 1, 2020 By Brian Wise It seems astonishing that Elton John has been coming to Australia since 1971 and, […]
Out On The Weekend
By Brian Wise. All photos by Stephen Boxshall. OUT ON THE WEEKEND – SEAWORKS, WILLIAMSTOWN – SATURDAY OCTOBER 12, 2019 If you want to know what the ideal size for a music festival is then […]
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Rainforest Festival, Sarawak
Rainforest World Music Festival (Sarawak, July 2019) By Chris Lambie On trips across Vietnam in 2012 and 2103, I was surprised to hear very little traditional music. The closest I came – outside Ha Noi’s […]
Herbie Hancock Live In Melbourne
By Tony Hillier Herbie Hancock runs hot at Hamer Hall (2019 Melbourne International Jazz Festival) Melbourne, Saturday, June 8 Like great artists in other realms, American jazz musicians seem to defy Anno Domini. Age has not […]
Tweedy – Solo in Australia: Review!
By Martin Jones. Jeff Tweedy – Brisbane Powerhouse – Wednesday May 22, 2019 Anyone who has seen a Wilco show appreciates how much manpower, equipment, preparation and coordination is applied to make it so great. […]
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Gumball 2019 – A Boutique Festival That Gets Things Right.
Gumball 2019 – Thursday April 25 – Sunday April 28, Belford, Hunter Valley, NSW By Stuart Coupe. (Photos by Susan Lynch). Beware of the brown acid. Music festivals and I don’t have a great history. Mainly […]