Motorcycles. Barbeque. The Plus Ones getting photographed for The Age. The Easey Street Smoke Out party was a night to remember. A bit of background: Ironbark BBQ have joined forces with Collingwood motorcycle shop The Kustom Kommune for an epic pop-up barbeque-and-beer joint….
Gauchito Gil is Argentina’s Robin Hood. I’m not sure if he gave wine to the poor — but I do know that Malbec, the famous Argentinian wine, is one of my favourite reds. I have very fond memories of indulging in…
Things got fiery down at the Immigration Museum on Sunday 19 April, and what could be better on a day that saw alternating rain, shine, and an icy cold wind. Chilli Fest is the latest in a series of culturally…
Good Beer Week is a lie. It’s actually more than a week: nine days of the best craft beer from around the world, a convergence of spectacular beer-related events. May 16-24 sees 250 events at 180 venues around Melbourne. How does…
Honeycomb Badgers on Acid is Nicole Henriksen’s fourth full-length comedy show. She is a little ball of energy- we entered the room to her poised artistically in the middle of the audience’s seats, and gathering coats from the audience, before…
A night at the Cabaret with four babes up on stage in matching outfits… except those outfits bear a mighty resemblance to the Wiggly rock stars of your youth. Lady definitely sings it better: if you’ve ever felt the…
“I’m going to a transdimensional pirate comedy,” I told people at the Little Creatures/Little Veggie Patch Pop-Up last night. Yes indeed, the title alone of the Comedy Fest show ‘A Bunch of Pirates: A Transdimensional Adventure‘ got me excited. The plot…
Jude Perl is a delight. Her Comedy Fest show, ‘Is it Just Me?‘ is a solid hour of why-isn’t-this-on-the-radio songs mixed with lighthearted standup. The basement of The Butterfly Club (who knew there was a basement?) was sold out the…
I love character pieces, and have a secret crush on cabaret shows. Marney McQueen’s ‘Hair to the Throne‘ is a wonderful combination of both. It follows the exploits of Rosa Waxoffski, a celebrity bikini waxer from Russia, as she provides…
Ben Russell is, without question, a phenomenal talent. In a festival packed with famous names and recognisable titles, this is a gem of a show that deserves the hype. ‘The Tokyo Hotel‘ is a character masterpiece, backed up by a…