Day: 26 January 2013

Live Review: Woods + Wild Oats + Summer Flake + Big Richard Insect – Format (24.01.13)

Adelaide got some loving from the Sugar Mountain Festival sideshows with New Yorkers Woods putting on a grand performance at the hipster art space; Format. I descended the stairs into the pungent, sweltering basement midway through the Wild Oats set and was immediately put at ease by their beguiling tunes. The three-piece know their way…

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A Very Classical Sydney Festival Review: yMusic at the Spiegeltent and 2001: A Space Odyssey at the Sydney Opera House (23 and 24.01.13)

I don’t think I’ve ever reviewed an explicitly classical music production before. Years ago I spoke about Run Lola Run‘s live presentation at Sydney Festival with The Bays, and at this year’s event I’ve already talked about a Jazz Orchestra, but in either case I’m very much out of my comfort zone here. At least…

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