Archive | September, 2010

Gig Review: Washington @ Corner Hotel, 17th September

September 19, 2010 by Lachy 2 Comments

Washington set an all time record for most ticket sales in a single tour at the Corner Hotel as part of her current national tour, selling out a staggering total of fives shows. Friday night saw the first of these five shows to go on sale take place, and Washington’s performance completely justified such phenomenal […]

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The Holidays Debut Album And Tour

September 13, 2010 by Lachy 0 Comments

Sydney foursome The Holidays have been around the Australian music scene for a while now. I saw them open for Bluejuice earlier this year, and then again for Hungry Kids Of Hungary recently. Both times they were really enjoyable, playing a great blend of pop hooks, rhythm, and plenty tropical influences. More than a year […]

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Gig Review: Peter Combe @ Rats, 11th September

September 12, 2010 by Lachy 2 Comments

Last night, in one of the strangest gigs of my life, I saw children’s entertainer and the first musician I ever listened to, Peter Combe, play a show at Rats to a hoard of adoring twenty-something-year-old fans. It was remarkable how many songs I remembered, having not listened to his music for a good 12 […]

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Foster The People

September 10, 2010 by Lachy 0 Comments

I’ve been pretty slack with Pluck lately, although in all fairness it has been a quiet period in Australian music. I call it post-new-years-festivals-lineup-announcements-depression. Basically we already know most of the big bands that will be touring here during the remainder of the year, and there are no big Aussie releases coming up either. I […]

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Gig Review: The Bedroom Philosopher @ The Northcote Social Club, 5th September

September 6, 2010 by Lachy 1 Comment

Playing a musical comedy show with an emphasis on the former rather than the latter is never an easy thing to do, but that is exactly the challenge that The Bedroom Philosopher, aka Justin Heazlewood, undertook when he moved his tried and tested show from comedy clubs to music venues. Last night he played a […]

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