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Gig Review: The New Pornographers @ The HiFi, 13th November

Last night the New Pornographers thrilled a packed HiFi Bar crowd with a n extraordinarily rapid-fire and highly entertaining set that culminated in one of the most unique gig moments I have ever witnessed. Andrew.

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Gig Review: The Basics @ The Northcote Social Club, 30th October

Thanks to Keith Parsons for the photos. Last Saturday night Melbourne’s hardest working band, The Basics, played a wonderfully energetic, humorous, and fun show at the Northcote Social Club, very ably supported by Georgia Fair, who themselves seem destined for very big things.

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Gig Review: Powderfinger @ The Sidney Myer Music Bowl, 29th October

Powderfinger played their last Melbourne show to a sold out, enormous, and lovestruck crowd at the Sidney Music Bowl last night. It was a fitting farewell to the Australian music stalwarts, who played a remarkably well balanced set full of old classics. They overcame the inherent problems of playing a venue such as the Sidney […]

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Gig Review: Boy And Bear @ The East Brunswick Club, 23rd October

Last night Boy And Bear played what I believe was one of their first ever Melbourne headline shows. They have developed out of sight as a band since I first saw them at Homebake last year, and this was easily the most complete set I’ve seen them play to date.

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Gig Review: Tyme @ Gertrude’s Brown Couch, 17th October

Last Sunday local rap artist Tyme played a remarkably polished and intimate EP launch at Gertrude’s Brown Couch in Fitzroy which was thoroughly enjoyable for me personally, even though I’m not overly familiar with hip hop music.

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Gig Review: Yacht Club DJs @ The Corner Hotel, 16th October

Without sounding like toooo much of a pretentious dickhead, I honestly believe that a part of writing is accepting that there are some things which words simply cannot adequately describe. The Yacht Club DJs set at the Corner Hotel on Saturday night was one of these things.

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