Tender Carnage : The Dirty Three Slay Us All In Hobart
The Dirty Three were due to take to the Hobart Odeon’s 108-year-old stage at 9 pm, but they were obviously so excited they bound into view a few minutes early! Jim White (drums), Mick Turner […]
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Live Review: Blues at Sea, Stockholm, Sweden
October 21, 2017 This was my third consecutive trip with this European venture from July Morning and Viking Line cruises. Each year, the event grows in stature and gains support from an ever-widening blues music […]
Live Review: Cahors Blues Festival, Cahors, France
July 11 – July 15 2017 Cahors Blues Festival in the southern, midi-Pyrenean region of France, is now the country’s true premiere annual blues music event, a title previously held by Cognac Blues Passions a […]
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Live Review: Julien Baker, Northcote Social Club
Saturday July 15 “Trash people are people too, you know?” whispers Memphis moodie Julien Baker through the dark Northcote Social Club cavern. Baker makes the call in reference to a scratchy start to her 45-minute […]
Live Review: Jae Laffer, Theatre Royal, Castlemaine
Theatre Royal, Castlemaine June 25 There’s nothing quite like a private concert. On a wintery Sunday evening in Central Victoria, my friend and I ventured away from our firesides and were rewarded like Saudi princesses. “Bring […]
Live Review: Chris Smither, King’s Palace London
London, June 16 Talking with a relaxed Chris Smither a few hours before he opened his UK tour closer at London’s King’s Place, we both enthused about his simply wonderful song, ‘Origin of the Species,’ […]
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LIVE REVIEW: Chastity Brown at The Borderline, London
The Borderline is one of those small, some would say intimate – with good cause – clubs in central London that has hosted many of music’s greats from Ramblin Jack Elliott to Jarvis Cocker and […]
LIVE REVIEW: Patti Smith
PATTI SMITH Festival Hall, Melbourne April 20th 2017 I’m tempted to say simply, “No Words”. But I want to share a scintilla of the life-affirming energy and wonder that Patti Smith transfused us with on […]
Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats
Put on your dancing shoes, Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats are back in Australia. Rarely do you see a large crowd on a Tuesday night, but Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats drew quite […]
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Live Review: Queenscliff Music Festival 2016 – 20th Anniversary by Chris Lambie
25-27 November, Queenscliff, Victoria Tickets sold out for the first time in the Queenscliff Music Festival’s 20 year history. But organisers haven’t sold out in any commercial or artistic compromise of the unique event. They’ve […]