*Ahem*. This is the number one gig of 2016 and one of the best live acts you’ll ever experience. Do not miss seeing Client Liaison. Do I have your attention? Allow me to elaborate. I say ‘experience’ because one does…
Before you read this, put on Fatima Al Qadiri’s track ‘Breach’ from her latest album Brute. I’ll wait. When you have the ability to blur the lines between onomatopoeia and industrial electronica and expertly filter it through teeth-rattling bass that…
Last week I was offered the opportunity to review Harvey Sutherland and Bermuda on Queen’s Birthday Eve, not really knowing what I was in for. I am a big fan of The Toff in Town, though, so any excuse to get…
José James is the embodiment of smooth raw organic chocolate in your ears. His show at the Melbourne International Jazz Festival was an ode to the music of Billie Holiday. While his musical arrangements of Billie Holiday’s songs demonstrated influences…
Oneohtrix Point Never, also known as Daniel Lopatin, is an experimental sound artist hailing from the United States. He has earned a name for himself by pushing the boundaries of sound, exploring the darker sides of the human condition and…
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…