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Cloud Control, Leader Cheetah In Brisbane
Tuesday, December 8 2009
Cloud Control and Leader Cheetah's co-headline "East Coast Smackdown Tour" culminated with a performance at The Troubadour in Brisbane on December 4. Photos by ELLENI TOUMPAS. 1-6 Leader Cheetah 7-16 Cloud ControlRead NewsHomebake At The Domain
Monday, December 7 2009
Handmade singlets, fluoro safety vests and overt displays of nationalism were ubiquitous as Homebake celebrated its 15th anniversary at Sydney’s Royal Botanic Gardens on Saturday (December 5). Tumbleweed, the Underground…
Static Age 2009
Monday, November 30 2009
The Static Age festival brought some of Australia’s finest practitioners of unpopular music to Melbourne’s Lithuanian Club on November 28. Performers included Grey Daturas, Naked on the Vague, Robotosaurus, Primitive Cal…
Painters and Dockers EG Awards Farewell
Wednesday, November 25 2009
After being inducted into the EG “Waldo” Hall of Fame, iconic outfit Painters and Dockers played one final 75-minute set before calling it quits for good at Friday’s EG Awards at the Prince Bandroom in Melbourne. Wagons …
AIR Awards ’09 At The Forum
Tuesday, November 24 2009
Between shots of Jagermeister, a bunch of AIR Awards were handed out at The Forum Theatre in Melbourne on November 22. Winners on the night included The Drones, Bertie Blackman, The Nation Blue, Philadelphia Grand Jury a…
Wagons At X&Y
Monday, November 16 2009
Wagons’ ‘Drive All Night ‘Til Dawn’ tour rolled into Brisbane’s X&Y Bar on November 13. Supports by Edward Guglielmino. Photos by ELLENI TOUMPAS.
John Steel Singers At Brisbane's Old Museum
Tuesday, November 10 2009
John Steel Singers previewed songs from their forthcoming debut album Tangalooma in a beautiful old building on the outskirts of Brisbane's Fortitude Valley on November 7. Photos by ELLENI TOUMPAS. Review of the show h…
The Dirt's Tribute To Dean
Wednesday, November 4 2009
Magic Dirt played an emotional show at the Corner Hotel on October 28 in tribute to bass player Dean Turner, who passed away in August. Filling in on bass was Matt Sonic from Sons of the Sun. The show doubled as the laun…
Root! On The Wireless
Thursday, October 29 2009
Hillbilly hell-raisers Root! performed live at Triple R’s performance space in Brunswick East, Melbourne, on October 22. The gig was recorded live-to-air on Max Headroom as part of Triple R’s “Spring Loaded” series. Ph…
Grong Grong Return
Tuesday, October 13 2009
Weathering 25 years in the wilderness and a couple recent mishaps, Adelaide's Grong Grong made their triumphant return to Melbourne at The Tote Hotel on October 10. Supports by Witch Hats and Kim Volkman & The Whiske…
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