Unsound Adelaide
Review: Illuminate Adelaide’s Unsound is a treasure trove of experimental music
Lovers of alternative music look forward to Illuminate Adelaide‘s Unsound weekend as it always brings a wide selection of local and international musical artists. Held over two nights, it started at Lion Arts Centre on Friday and finished at Hindley Street Music Hall before the closing acts performed in the suitably grimy basement of Ancient…
Review: Unsound Adelaide wind up marathon weekend of music with Australian firsts, a world premiere & more
Sunday, after lucky, bag-eyed fans waded through a marathon weekend of music, was a delightful and unique way to close out Unsound. With a world premiere, and two Australian firsts, the festival still had plenty of surprises in store. The striking element about the stage for the Abrahams/Avenaim/Ambarchi trio is the twin kick drums mounted…
Review: Robin Fox illluminates Thebarton Theatre during Unsound Adelaide’s Friday night out
We return to Thebarton Theatre for Unsound 2017, the third time the experimental music festival has utilised this venue, but the first as a standalone event in Adelaide. This is hugely exciting because it emerges from the coat tails of the Adelaide Festival to really stretch out into other spaces and engage in different ways…
Review: Unsound Adelaide kicks off strong with gorgeous displays in the Botanic Gardens Conservatory
The first event for Unsound 2017 Adelaide takes place in the delightful Botanic Gardens Bicentennial Conservatory. Surprisingly, it is the first amplified sound event that has ever taken place in the beautiful venue, which looks like a discus fell from the skies to be buried almost completely. Effectively it is two sound shells bolted together,…
UNSOUND Adelaide returns in November with two world premieres in the mix
Expanding into its own festival institution this year, UNSOUND Adelaide has unveiled its huge line up boasting some incredible and indeed eclectic works for its November event. As the Australian leg of the global UNSOUND brand, from November 16th to 19th represents the forefront of experimental and electronic music and for Adelaide fans, they can expect two…
UNSOUND Adelaide returns as its own independent music festival in November
The Unsound Festival was one of the main drawcards of the Adelaide Festival program between 2013 and 2016 for many experimental music fans; the themed concert series drew music lovers in from around the country for its eclectic and unique line up, while on an industry level, Unsound enjoyed much critical acclaim during its time under…