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Gig Review: Local Natives @ The Corner Hotel, 8th January

February 9, 2011 by Lachy 2 Comments

“This is out first ever headline show in Australia, and you guys have been everything we could have possibly hoped for.”

Last night, LA band Local Natives played one of their two Australian headline Laneway sideshows this tour, at The Corner Hotel. They played a set full of harmonies, hyper-active drumming and plenty of charm, consisting of the entirety of their brilliant debut album ‘Gorilla Manor’.

There was absolutely nothing not to like about this show, and it only further demonstrated that Local Natives are here to stay, and have a live show to back up their infectiously fun studio material.

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Laneway Review

February 7, 2011 by Lachy 2 Comments

Yesterday, my favourite Australian one-day music festival, Laneway, returned to Melbourne. With a lineup boasting a wide variety of big international acts as well as a few nice surprises, and considering that the festival remained at the same excellent venue as last year (the Footscray Community Arts Centre), Laneway this year looked to be as close to a sure thing as you could possibly get.

And perhaps this is part of the reason why, looking back on my day, I am ever so slightly disappointed. However it’s probably only natural that the festival didn’t meet my lofty expectations after the absurdly good day I had last year, and all in all I still had a great day that was well worth the money, albeit scattered with a few let-downs.

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Gig Review: Sufjan Stevens @ The State Theatre, 31st January

February 2, 2011 by Lachy 5 Comments

“Hello, my name is Sufjan Stevens and I will be your entertainment for the night.”

I can safely say that I enjoyed this show just as much as the Opera House show, and that it was yet another simply magical and flawless set that left the entire crowd in awe of what we had witnessed and in little doubt that we had just seen one of the best musicians in the world.

It was so amazing and so special that even attempting to review it feels a little like trying to describe the indescribable. But here goes.

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Laneway Playing Times

January 17, 2011 by Lachy 0 Comments

By now you’ve probably seen the playing times for the Laneway festivals happening around the country in the near future, but if you haven’t then the Melbourne times can be viewed by clicking the image above, and all other states can be accessed from the official Laneway website. For anyone interested, I think it’s about […]

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

November 14, 2010 by Lachy 6 Comments

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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The National Falls Festival Sideshows

September 29, 2010 by Lachy 11 Comments

Update: Everything is confirmed now. The dates were right, but the Melbourne venue is actually the Palais. Tickets will be available for $75 Monday morning from here, however there is a MyTicketMaster presale from midday tomorrow. Here’s a poster that was up in the Melbourne CBD advertising that The National will be playing a Falls […]

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