Part of the Sydney Fringe Festival, Ups & Downs held an album launch at Sydney’s Annandale Hotel with guests Knievel and The Worker Bees – the new outfit for Greg & Darren of, Ups & Downs. Pete Dovgan was there with his camera and brings you these photos.
It’s been a long five years since I last caught the Austin, Texas based alternative rock quartet …And They Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, in which context they were supported by Blood Brothers at a truly memorable performance in Vancouver. Since then, the iconic group have released two albums: The Century of…
Just hitting the stage as I arrived at the Oxford Art Factory, Melbourne’s The Frowning Clouds mirror bands like The Beatles, The Kinks, The Monkees and The Rolling Stones with total conviction. From their hair and clothes to their 7 inches – they’ve committed to a 60s aesthetic and are doing it ample justice. It…
Sunderland quintet Frankie and The Heartstrings’ debut album Hunger, is a shout back to doo-wop from decades back. It oozes poppy, milkshake-in-a-diner type melodies mixed with the type of innocent romanticisms that make holding hands seem like you’ve hit a home run. Opening track “Photograph” contains jangling, summer guitar, strolling bass, complete with a thickened…
In 1977, the dawn of punk, the Misfits were born. This year, over three decades later, they descend on Australia, with a legacy of musical history that has withstood the test of time. The Misfits hit up Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Adelaide in November / December. From inception, the Misfits were primal. Their music was…
As we move into the tail end of the year, things aren’t letting up for the extremely talented songstress, emma louise. Shortly after her notable wins at the Queensland Music Awards, the announcement has come for her first national tour starting this November. emma is no stranger to the touring circuit. Her first time on…
More great news for discerning music fans! The upcoming ‘Harvest’ music and arts festival (taking place in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne in November), today unveils new artists joining the already stellar line-up of in Portishead, The National, The Flaming Lips, Bright Eyes, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Holy Fuck, The Family Stone, Mercury Rev, Death In Vegas,…
To celebrate this year’s upcoming JÄGERMEISTER INDEPENDENT MUSIC AWARDS (JIMA’s) being held in Melbourne on Wednesday 12 October, Jägermeister is giving music fans the chance to get up close and personal with some of the nominees with a series of free music events at the Jägermeister Hunting Lodge from October 7 – 11. After the…
You’ve heard the rumours and now we can confirm our brand new stage whereby Homebake Music, Film & Arts Festival and Sydney Comedy Festival are teaming up to present an exciting new initiative in 2011. The inaugural Homebake Comedy Stage, presented by Sydney Comedy Festival, will feature some of Australia’s best beloved comedians as well…
Who are you and were might we know you from? Mikelangelo, I’m playing with my surf ‘n’ western band The Tin Star at Changing Lanes. You may also know me from my Kabaret Noir group The Black Sea Gentlemen or from the Famous Speigeltent’s circus/sideshow extravaganza La Clique. A story you’ve probably told far too…
Jazz musician, Jon Cleary, caught up with AU Review’s Simon Clark to discuss the culture of New Orleans, dream collaborations, the upcoming ‘Legends of New Orleans’ Australian Tour and much more! Hello! Hello there. Good Evening, well I think it’s evening there!? Yeah, it’s about ten to nine. So are you playing a gig tonight,…
A band who may have faded into the memory banks for some… while others have been holding their breath waiting for this moment for years… are One Dollar Short, a Central Coast based punk rock band who made quite a few waves in the early two thousands. In 2002, their debut album Eight Days Away…
Illusive and Totem Onelove are extremely excited to announce the birth of a brand new under 18s music festival – BREAKOUT – and its inaugural events in Melbourne at Sidney Myer Music Bowl (Fri 25 Nov) and Sydney at Hordern Pavilion and Byron Kennedy Hall (Fri 2 Dec). The first two acts to be announced…
We’re pleased to announce today that hip hop icon EMINEM will perform at Melbourne’s Etihad Stadium on Thursday 1 December, and Sydney Football Stadium on Friday 2 December, with special international guest LIL WAYNE plus multi ARIA Award winning HILLTOP HOODS and much more to be announced soon. As seen recently at V-Festival (UK) and…
Gotye achieves a fourth consecutive week at the ARIA Singles Chart summit, with his stunning track “Somebody That I Used To Know” featuring Kimbra. The single maintains extraordinary sales, rating as the third-highest individual sales week of the year so far, and achieving Gold status two weeks running. Adele’s “21” returns to the top of…
After the recent success of Rewind – 80s Festival in England and Scotland, Australia is getting ready for some of the best loved music icons of the 80s to descend upon thebeautiful BlueScope Field in Kembla Grange from 28 to 30 October, 2011 for the inaugural Rewind Festival Australia, boasting the biggest live outdoor line-up…
With a new album to be released on September 23, Confession will be hitting the road on “The Long Way Home” Tour this October. Following the success of their debut album Cancer (2009) and sold-out national tours throughout 2010, Australian hardcore band Confession prepares to push forward. With members living in Adelaide, Byron Bay and…
After a little bit of arm twisting and encouragement we’ve been able to convince Tensnake to bring his live show to two super sneeky intimate clubs with us. The first at one of our favourite Melbourne venues the Mercat Basement, home to Animals Dancing and C Grade, and our night Adult Disco in Sydney. Tensnake…
FBi today announced Oliver Tank and Rainbow Chan as the two winners of the 2011 Northern Lights Competition. These two solo artists will be heading to Reykjavik in October to check out (and play at!) the Iceland Airwaves Festival, meet and collaborate with other musicians, and experience the magic of the aurora borealis. FBi is…
In addition to their already announced performance at Meredith Music Festival, lovers of garage rock will rejoice at the news that Mudhoney will tour Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth and Hobart this December. This will be their 6th journey to Australia throughout their triumphant 23 year career. It’s no question that Mudhoney were the band that…
Sweden, Mexico, Canada, France, Brazil, Norway, these are just a handful of the 24 countries that will be represented during FILTER’s Culture Collide music festival coming up this October 6-9 in Los Angeles. To celebrate the colliding of the many cultures involved in the festival, FILTER is partnering with the Busy Beaver Button Co. to…
Last week I had the opportunity to catch up with Richard Archer, lead singer of British outfit Hard-Fi, to talk about their just-released record Killer Sounds – their first in four years. We talk about the long process to getting the album released and much more… Where abouts am I speaking to you? I am…
Ahead of his performance at Changing Lanes Festival in Sydney, we catch up with Spookyland. Who are you and were might we know you from? Marcus Gordon, I write songs.. I perform and record them under the name SPOOKYLAND. A story you’ve probably told far too often… but where do you come from? (How did…
Oh, the comedy! One of the most talked about events of the year – and as equally anticipated – has been the debut of the world famous Just For Laughs Festival in Australia, courtesy of the fine folks at the Sydney Opera House. With John Cleese, Martin Short and Margaret Cho leading a star studded…
As the night started off with a devilish Oporto ‘Feisty’ burger and ended with angelic Feist-like vocals, somehow in a parallel universe the evening also transitioned like a time machine in reverse, with supporting act Swimwear delivering synth-tastic sounds from the ’80s, and featuring act Melodie Nelson sending us back to the swinging ’60s. The…
The emotive Carry Nation opened in a fashion of quiet nicety. She gave us music of intricacy and loneliness giving off emotion which doesn’t normally seem normal for an opening act. Three songs in, the little quartet were evidently overwhelmed by the sight of a packed venue on this night which made it more special…
Brisbane alt-folk 5-piece Mardi Lumsden & the Rising Seas will be artists in residence at the Brisbane Powerhouse throughout September. As part of The Residents series, Lumsden and her band will play at the Turbine Platform every Friday in September from 6-7pm. Fresh from releasing their new video clip in Brisbane and Sydney, the series…
On Saturday 24 September, Abby Dobson will headline an evening of internationally renowned musicians united to aid cancer research. The Thornbury Theatre will come alive as Dobson, former lead singer of acclaimed Australian band Leonardo’s Bride, performs sets alongside Bernadette Carroll, Mandy Wragg, Amanda Grafanakis, Sally Chatfield, Ben Jackson and Neva2L8 as part of A…
Six-foot frontwoman Emily Lubitz with her flaming red hair and a voice-to-drown-in calls out as guitarist Jesse Lubitz thumps up dust from the floor of the stage. Imagine Edith Piaf in the body of Mrs Jessica Rabbit, wandering through a landscape of suburban fairy tales and electric static clouds. The drums rumble, the organ whirrs…
Sydney’s Kaleidoscopic 4 piece, Bell Weather Department will be doing a run of dates this coming September before bunkering down to work on their debut LP. Having shared stages with the likes of The Holidays, Boy & Bear, DZ Deathrays & WIM in the short time they’ve played together, things may have seemed quiet over…
