Melbourne trio Damn Terran – comprised of guitarist/ vocalist Lachlan Ewbank, bassist/vocalist Ali Edmonds (Heavy Beach, Little Athletics), and drummer Leigh Ewbank – are finally releasing their debut self-titled LP this September. The latest single from the release is called “Lost” and shows the influence of touring around Australia with bands like DZ Deathrays and…
On Friday and Saturday afternoons, as part of the King Street Wharf Festival in Sydney, the restaurants that live on the wharf took part in a two day event called “On The Wharf”. It was a chance to enjoy tasting plates from restaurants like The Malaya (soon to celebrate their fiftieth birthday!), Kobe Jones, Georges…
It’s always a pleasure to go out for a night of soulful, (mostly) acoustic music when it seems that many are swamped by the electronic. Never mind the knowledge that attending a sideshow (this one for Splendour In The Grass) means that you get up close and personal to the act with the time and…
Stereophonics played the Enmore Theatre on Thursday night. Gwendolyn Lee was there and brings us these photos from the pit.
UK DJ ‘Pangaea’ aka Kevin Mcauley, has announced that he will playing select cities from across the country. Hailing from North London via Leeds, Pangaea will be bringing his banging dubstep sets to Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth and Sydney. Australian Tour Dates Friday 9th August: Melbourne, Brown Alley Sat 10th August: Adelaide, Sugar Fri 16th August:…
The Grates have added two sideshow dates in conjunction with their performance at Brisbane’s ‘Red Deer Festival.’ The band will be playing with The Bleeding Knees Club’s Alex Wall. Tour Dates Thursday, September 5: Spotted Cow, Toowoomba $22 +BF pre / $25 door Friday, September 6: Elsewhere, Gold Coast Price: $22 +BF pre / $25…
Sydney pop-punk band, Tonight Alive, have announced a national tour in September with special guests Hands Like Houses and D At Sea. Tonight Alive are also set to play the The Vans Warped Australian Tour in September. Australian Tour Dates The Hi-Fi, Sydney – Thursday Sept 5 Alhambra, Brisbane – Saturday Sept 7 The Zoo,…
With horror films these days, it’s difficult to avoid either the “torture-porn” sort of films – Saw, Hostel etc. – or the “found footage” stylings of the surprisingly never-ending Paramormal Activity series. But for those who hold the genre close to their heart, it’s hard not to look back to films like The Excorcist or…
the AU review is proud to premiere the track “Complicate”, which is is the launch single for Sydney solo artist Christo Jones’ forthcoming debut EP, due in September. Jones uses a towering self-built rig overflowing with guitars, keyboards, samplers and pedals to write, record and perform his “beautifully twisted tunes”. The video has been put…
Indigenous musician Vic Simms took some time out to chat to Larry Heath about the re-release of his classic record The Loner through Sandman Records, the late Mandawuy Yunupingu our good friends The Medics and much more. You’ve just re-released The Loner. Can you tell us about the process of getting that back together? We’ve…
Experimental pop merchant, Eden Mulholland, is set to release his debut solo album Feed the Beast. Inspired by his compositions for theatre and dance, Feed the Beast is Mulholland’s follow up to the EP “Jesus You Don’t Get My Jokes.”You may have heard of him from his previous work as a singer and writer with…
Way back when in January, we peered into our crystal balls and sought to predict the top albums of 2013 with the help of our excellent contributors. Whilst some of the albums are yet to be released, it’s now exactly half way through the year and time to check out how well our predictions went…
One of our Reverb Nation winners, Nashville singer/songwriter Merry Ellen Kirk, presents the title track off her EP Feather and a Leaf. It’s a beautiful track that reminds us of local artists like Kate Miller-Heidke and Lisa Mitchell. Currently residing in Alaska, Merry spent much of her upbringing in Mongolia! Talk about a variety of…
Splendour, like many festivals around Australia and the world, is going to leave music lovers with some tough choices to make. Clashes are inevitable, and as much you as you say you’ll flit between both, it never quite works out as planned. Plus with some many high profile international and national artists on the bill,…
In the midst of preparations for local shows ahead of their debut album Leisure Coast due out in September, including an appearance at the At First Sight event at Carriageworks this weekend, Antigone Anagnostellis talked to Shining Bird’s Russel Webster about their single “Distant Dreaming” on Rage, living on the coast and song-writing from scratch….
With the dates for Big Day Out now set in stone – and two shows in Sydney (and a venue upgrade in Adelaide) proving they have something MASSIVE up their sleeves – the rumour mill is now in full swing for the 2014 Big Day Out Festival. Based on trends of past years, and the…
While on the Vans Warped tour in the USA, Larry Heath caught up with Trenton Woodley from Canberra band Hands Like Houses to talk about their upcoming record, their successes overseas, life on the road and much more… You’re currently on the ‘Vans Warped’ tour in the USA. How has it been going? It’s been…
Five girls plus three guitars does not equal “all-girl psych-rock” band. According to Antonia, guitarist and co-vocalist of Beaches, there are more elements at work. In looking back at the creation of their latest album, Antonia (who also has art projects) finds a crossover in the creative worlds of music and art. “I looked at…
Frenzal Rhomb played the Manning Bar on Friday night with support from Bloods and Batfoot!. Gwendolyn Lee was there and brings us these photos from the pit.
Good friends of the AU review, Melbourne’s Metals, recently packed their bags and headed to the UK to perform at the legendary Glastonbury festival. They compiled a tour diarty exclusively for the AU review, which you can enjoy here… Above: Ehsan and Chris picking up our stage set from our friend, artist Holly-Anne Buck. She’s…
American rock band, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, are coming to Australia thanks to an entirely crowd sourced tour. The tour will follow a ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ concept, meaning that the band will play six Australian cities and it is up to the fans to decide exactly which cities they play. Pledging opened on the…
The Aussie hip hop due Jackie Onassis have announced their first headline tour in the “Smoke Trails Tour”! The pair, Kai Tan and Rapheal Dixon, will kick off on the Gold Coast and will be playing all major cities across the country. Having gained a strong reputation overseas and having made a killer impact on…
Musicians Making a Difference and the Salvation Army have teamed up to create a charity dance party. On July 26, the two organisations are putting the call out for Australians to get involved in the country’s biggest dance party – all you have to do is dance for one hour. It can be anywhere you…
Seja,Ginger and the Ghost and Jenny Broke the Window will be teaming up with Fbi Radio to perform at the Desmond and Molly Jones Salon in Surry Hills. The space, a two level live music space, is set to be the next hottest thing, with the following live performances to be only the first of…
