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GIG REVIEW: Hot Milk – Crowbar, Brisbane
Saturday 23 May Support: Bad/Love Manchester alternative/rock outfit Hot Milk wrapped up their whirlwind three date Australian run in Brisbane this weekend. While the loyal diehards showed up, passionate as ever, the numbers told a different story. Opening the night were Melbourne’s Bad/Love, bringing in some punchy metalcore and post-hardcore that on paper was a…
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GIG REVIEW: Maggie Lindemann – The Tivoli, Brisbane
Sunday 17 May Support: Happy Valley US emo-pop sensation Maggie Lindeman brought her world tour of I Feel Everything to Australia last week, and we managed to witness her performance on the final night of the tour at iconic Brissie venue, the Tivoli. Having followed Maggie since her ‘Pretty Girl‘ era and catching her on…
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GIG REVIEW: Hellions – The Triffid, Brisbane
Friday 15 May Supports: The Beautiful Monument, RinRin, Pilot Crisis Sydney’s genre-defying rock titans Hellions have made their long-awaited return to stages across Australia for the tenth anniversary of their monumental album ‘Opera Oblivia’. Alongside supports Pilot Crisis, RinRin, and The Beautiful Monument, they graced Brisbane’s The Triffid for a night that felt like a…
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GIG REVIEW: Hawthorne Heights – The Brightside, Brisbane
Tuesday 28 April Supports: Armor For Sleep, Tapestry I lined up at The Brightside on Tuesday night with considerably less enthusiasm than usual. I’d just put in a long day at the office, a persistent drizzle was falling from the sky, and unfortunately the Hawthorne Heights show had been booked for the outdoor stage. However, there…
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GIG REVIEW: Hot Mulligan – Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane
Saturday 25 April Supports: Saturdays At Your Place, Forests From the constant crowd surfers, “piss yourself” chants, to the two ladies next to me getting into a fight and being pulled out of the gig, it was exactly what I expected from a Hot Mulligan show – absolutely hectic. It’s been 2 years since the…
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GIG REVIEW: SPITE – The Triffid, Brisbane
Friday 24 April Supports: Varials (US), Diesect, Zuko A relentless build from ignition to impact at the Triffid in Fortitude Valley. The Triffid in Fortitude Valley was already alive before the first note even hit. Fans had lined up for over an hour, eager to get inside, and once the doors opened, that anticipation didn’t…
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GIG REVIEW: Hands Like Houses – Princess Theatre, Brisbane
Saturday 18 April Supports: Dream On Dreamer, The Local Romance, Nervous Light Hands Like Houses brought the house down last Saturday at The Princess Theatre for their Lótus Tour. Along with supports Nervous Light, The Local Romance, and Dream on Dreamer, it made for a jampacked night celebrating some of Australia’s homegrown alternative talent. Local…
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ALBUM REVIEW: LØLØ – god forbid a girl spits out her feelings
Released: 17 April Fearless Records Pop-rock singer-songwriter LØLØ is what you might call Olivia Rodrigo’s edgier alter-ego. Nowhere is that clearer than on her brand new record, god forbid a girl spits out her feelings. A self-confessed fan since she dropped ‘debbie downer‘ alongside Maggie Lindemann, LØLØ’s music has always had a knack for churning…
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EP REVIEW: Wage War – It Calls Me By Name
Release Date: Friday 17th April Fearless Records Hearing a band for the first time can be a wild experience — and Wage War’s newest EP, It Calls Me By Name, feels like getting dropped into the humid swamps of Florida, surrounded by alligators and other creatures ready to take a bite. It’s a solid release…
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GIG REVIEW: A Day to Remember – Brisbane Entertainment Centre, QLD
A Day To Remember rounded up their first headline tour in over a decade last night at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre and honestly, it was hands down the most fun I’ve had in awhile. I’ve seen A Day To Remember more times than I can count and it’d undeniably difficult to not have a good…
