Comedy Festival: Penny Arcade
Penny Arcade would easily make it into my ‘top 3 people to invite to a dinner party’ list, my first remark to my plus one after spending an hour getting to know her at the Spiegeltent this Comedy Festival. This…
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Comedy Festival: Eileen Williams – Irrelevant
Eileen Williams is a delightful character, and her show ‘Irrelevant’ is anything but what the title suggests. With Eileen having to take the mantle of her husband’s bigoted campaign in front of a crowd of people she was unprepared to…
Chandon in the City comes to The Emerson’s rooftop
I like it when people undersell events. It’s an old business equation: under promise + over deliver = happy clients. I think the team implemented the equation for this experience, not that the under promise was anything to be scoffed…
VIP whisky tastings with The Whisky Co.
My ephemeral history as a whisky drinker only lasted about four hours, on a night train from Edinburgh to London. The fatal combination of generous sips straight from the uber-priced bottle of Scotch and good old motion sickness had me…
Melbourne International Coffee Expo
“I can feel my heartbeat in my eyes” says one of my colleagues and I have to agree. My heart is beating in time to the top 30 dance songs in the background. “Maybe this is the end?” I think,…
Next Wave Festival 2016: The Plus Ones’ Guide
The Next Wave is an experimental festival that is unique to Melbourne, running 5 –22 May. Occurring every two years it’s almost a month of performances, dance, art installations, photography and experiences that will get you thinking. With 37 projects…
Brunswick Music Festival: Shane Howard
After Melbourne had brought out the slightly crappy winter preview for a few days, I was feeling a bit wary of the likelihood of an open air concert at CERES. Mother Nature was on the side of the Brunswick Music…
Brunswick Music Festival 2016: Woohoo Revue
Saturday night = dancing. Especially when it’s a whole night of the amazing music from the Woohoo Revue supported by the equally great Willie Wagtails and Galata Express – brass, babes, and big bold Balkan tunes (with a hint of lots…
Reliving 90s Music Mania
Hoop earrings, check! Glow sticks, check!! Reebok high tops, check!!! White denim, check!!!! I ticked off most of my mental list of 90s fashion must haves before I’d even crossed the foyer of Trak. Obviously I’m not the only one excited…
Peninsula Picnic – food, wine, and fab musical acts
Wow. What a day I had at Peninsula Picnic. If I had written this review at around 6pm during the event, it would have looked something like this: MISSY HIGGINS came onstage and then MISSY HIGGINS sang some really great…