Hiatus Kaiyote
I’m never quite sure how to describe Hiatus Kaiyote to people. It usually just ends in me throwing a bunch of adjectives at the other person before forcing my headphones towards them so they can hear the beauty for themselves….
Category: music
Tash Sultana: one hell of a musician
Tash Sultana is one hell of a musician. At only 20, she’s already been playing guitar for 17 years (seriously), as well as having an amazing voice and beatboxing skills that raised my eyebrows somewhere near my hairline. Mix all…
Being a mench at the Shir Madness Jewish Music Festival
“We didn’t expect our first festival to sell out. There are 150 volunteers here today and I hope they’ll be enough. We’ll, at least nobody fainted so far!” These were the first words I heard from one of the organizers…
Whiskey and fish with Megan Washington
I’m going to open with a disclaimer– I love Megan Washington. I have adored her since I Believe You Liar came out in 2010 and was blasted through my 16 year old self’s bedroom non-stop, lyrics in margins, the whole…
Shadow Electric’s ‘Visions’ fest at Estonian House
The Shadow Electric team are bringing in the end of winter with their latest creative project, Visions. Bringing back to life Estonian House in West Brunswick, the team have yet again pulled out all the stops to revive both winter-beaten…
Rubber Soul Revolver tour
The team behind Beatles Live hand-picked four of the best voices to pay tribute to (disputably) two of the best Beatles albums: Rubber Soul and Revolver. Marlon Williams, Jordie Lane, Fergus Linacre (of Kingswood) and Husky Gawenda jumped on stage…
Supersense – The Arts Centre’s Festival of Ecstatic
Supersense was the Arts Centre’s first foray into a psychedelic multi-day aural and visual festival for the senses. The Arts Centre has a ton of cool events lined up during any given year but this was meant to be something else. It had…
Kitty, Daisy & Lewis’ family affair in Melbourne
A bunch of Splendour in the Grass acts have been spreading their love round the country, with U.K. family band Kitty, Daisy & Lewis taking to the stage in Sydney, Melbourne, and Perth. In a crowded 170 Russell, swarms of extra…
July recap: our favourite events
A pop-up night market in a hidden laneway. A band named ‘Sex on Toast’. And a theatre performance that will leave you needing an entire packet of tissues. These are a few of the best events we went to in…
MSMR in Melbourne
MSMR took to the stage at 170 Russell last night to a sold-out audience. It was their first show here in over two years, and the people were more than ready for it. MSMR have always had some super interesting…