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Gig Review: Tame Impala @ The Palace Theater, 15th October

I went to this show due in no small part to the support act, John Steel Singers, who are one of the best smaller Australian bands going around at the moment, however I was also looking forward to seeing Tame Impala live again after having been underwhelmed with the first time I saw them. What […]

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Gig Review: Cloud Control @ The Corner Hotel, 1st October

Last Friday night was no less than my seventh time seeing Cloud Control live, so it’s safe to say that there were few surprises. However there’s a good reason they’re my most seen live band, and they put on a show that demonstrated this perfectly.

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Gig Review: The Good China @ Pure Pop Records, 19th September

Yesterday, The Good China played an intimate and achingly beautiful set to a capacity crowd at the iconic Pure Pop Records courtyard (which admittedly is about 40 people). It was a stunning, albeit short, set, and I couldn’t have been more impressed.

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Gig Review: Washington @ Corner Hotel, 17th September

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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Gig Review: Peter Combe @ Rats, 11th September

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

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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