Snarky Puppy’s Melbourne International Jazz Festival gig at The Forum was such a hit that they added a second gig on the same night, both sold out. A dedicated following showed up to hear a band that I was unfamiliar…
If you didn’t already know, the next Australian census is scheduled for August 9, 2016. This year, I managed to sneak-peek a few questions. Goes something like this: Are you an Australian female? Are you 21 years old? Can you…
David Carlin’s music has always had a streak of exhibitionism to it, which seems odd to say given that his musical stories are (I truly hope) 100% fictive. I last saw him perform on his guitar a year ago at…
Authentic American barbeque with a side of bluegrass music. If there are better combos in this world, I’m hard-pressed to find one. So that’s why I found myself heading to the Retreat Hotel in Brunswick for the afternoon when the…
‘What do breasts and gigs have in common? They both need good support.’ Julia Jacklin posted this witty ditty on her Facebook page a fortnight ago alongside her Australian tour dates, and support she has been given! She’s fresh-faced and…
Daughter’s music is beautiful, soft, and hypnotising, with lyrics that will make you check in with just how your heart is doing. Their album ‘His Young Heart’ was the soundtrack to my last big breakup, so hearing the band singing…
It has been about six months since I saw City Calm Down perform live at Howler in the People’s Republic of Brunswick. The band takes the stage and acknowledges how much they appreciate performing before their ‘home audience’ in Melbourne….
Sometimes, I go out of my Fitzroy ghetto. Not very often, but it happens. So I packed a bag, checked my data for Google Maps emergency checks, kissed my wife and children goodbye, topped up my Myki card, and was…
Even the biggest fan of Melbourne (that would be me) has to admit that planning outdoor concerts in April takes a lot of faith in the gods of music. Thankfully, the musical gods rocked a lovely chilled night at the…
Nathaniel Rateliff has an effortlessly smooth voice that I (and plenty of others) adore listening to. On Australian soil for the first time as part of the line up for Bluesfest, Rateliff’s smoothness was on stage at 170 Russell with the…