LIVE REVIEW: Wildlands Weekender – Brisbane Showgrounds

2021 was a weird year. Everything seemed to be finally going back to normal and then it all got worse. Much worse. One of the industry’s majorly affected was the music industry. Interstate touring was locked back up, and International touring was (and is) still a distant memory. Bands that tried to tour were met…

LIVE REVIEW: Hope D – The Tivoli  

With the ongoing touring restrictions in place, Brisbane’s music and arts scene has really been deeply impacted. So when we get a chance to head along to live music it’s been such a wholesome and soul reviving moment. It’s genuinely just really nice to stand inside a concert venue along with like-minded people and scream…

LIVE REVIEW: Budjerah – The Triffid  

Budjerah is first and foremost a storyteller. His debut headline tour captured that raw power behind his words as he stunned audiences with the contrast of his emotional lyrics, and his energetically delivered anecdotes in-between songs. Closing the tour in Brisbane at The Triffid, the journey for the singer-songwriter to play this particular show had…

LIVE REVIEW: Amy Shark – Riverstage

Amy Shark is only two albums into her career, but she’s already created a discography that has soundtracked the heartbreaking, romantic and emotionally charged moments of people’s lives. To celebrate the release of her sophomore record ‘Cry Forever’, the Gold Coast singer-songwriter has hit the road for her biggest headline tour yet that he has…

LIVE REVIEW: Thelma Plum – Fortitude Music Hall

Thelma Plum has been trying to hit the road for over a year now for her ‘Homecoming Queen Tour’ but due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic the shows have continued to get pushed back. With restrictions beginning to ease, she’s finally hit the road to bring some wholesome vibes to audiences who just want to…

LIVE REVIEW: Genesis Owusu – The Triffid

Genesis Owusu IS the future of Australian hip-hop. His debut album ‘Smiling With No Teeth’ is a versatile and honest collection of tracks that creates its own immersive world for the listener to lose themselves within. Hitting the road for a national headlining tour, his two sold out shows at The Triffid in Brisbane were…

LIVE REVIEW: The Veronicas – Fortitude Music Hall

The Veronicas have always been the unapologetic pop-rock queens that have proudly honed a discography that has soundtracked the angsty, loved up and heartbroken moments in so many people’s lives. From their debut album ‘The Secret Life Of…’ right through to last weeks ‘Godzilla’ and the later accompanying album ‘Human’ (out June 25) the dynamic…

LIVE REVIEW: Confidence Man – The Tivoli

Confidence Man want to take you to the party of the year, and as they kicked off their Australian Tour at The Tivoli in Brisbane they really delivered on that promise. After a handful of festival shows, this run of dates marks their proper return to the stage since COVID with a live show that…

LIVE REVIEW: Odette – The Triffid

Earlier this year Odette set the benchmark for what albums should be striving to invoke from listeners in 2021 with her beautifully penned sophomore record ‘Herald’. Already cementing a very special place in my heart as one of my favourite albums of the year, the singer-songwriter has finally been able to bring the record to…

LIVE REVIEW: Eves Karydas – The Triffid

Eves Karydas is one of Australia’s most exciting pop star’s currently in full trajectory. With the expansive commercial success of ‘Complicated’, the singer-songwriter is really diving into the experimental side of her artistry and delivering a polished sound that is making her forthcoming sophomore studio album a definite must listen.  With restrictions finally easing, she…