Soaked in rich melodies, cathartic emotions, and coming-of-age themes, Gretta Ray’s debut album ‘Begin To Look Around’ was an impressive and deeply honest affair. But due to the ongoing pandemic, the Melbourne based singer-songwriter wasn’t able to bring the album to the live-stage, the way it deserved. 10 months on and she has finally hit…
Category: Live Reviews
LIVE REVIEW: Cat & Calmell – The Brightside
Sydney based duo Cat & Calmell introduced themselves to the world in the middle of a global pandemic, and immediately their music resonated with a coming-of-age audience who related to their youthful experiences and honest lyricism. But while they enjoyed a quick incline in success, they weren’t able to tour and physically see their fans…
LIVE REVIEW: Dermot Kennedy – Fortitude Music Hall
At the start of 2020 I chatted with Dermot Kennedy about the massive Australian tour he was set to do in late April of that year. Sadly as we would later find out, that wasn’t meant to be. With the world facing a global pandemic, touring was put on pause and the continuous rescheduling of…
LIVE REVIEW: Lime Cordiale – Riverstage
Lime Cordiale are quickly heading towards arena status with their polished live show receiving a big production upgrade. Closing out their 14 Steps To A Better You Tour in Brisbane at The Riverstage for their biggest headline show yet to 9500 people, the energy was undeniably ecstatic. The merch line was just as long as…
LIVE REVIEW: The OG Wiggles Reunion Tour – Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Your childhood memories are precious, and for a lot of people watching The Wiggles was a major part of that journey. The original line up of Anthony, Greg, Jeff and Murray changed the way that children entertainment is perceived globally, and for that their legacy lives on through a new generation of Wiggles who are…
LIVE REVIEW: Broods – The Triffid
Every time Broods hit the road their show gets bolder, stronger, and more engaging. First witnessing them open for Ellie Goulding in 2014 at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, the New Zealand sibling duo (Caleb and Georgia Nott) were riding the waves of the success of ‘Bridges’ and ‘Mother & Father’, and were finding…
LIVE REVIEW: Methyl Ethel – Fortitude Music Hall
Methyl Ethel has been trying to tour for the past two years, but leaving Western Australia proved to be an issue with all of the lockdowns. So his Brisbane show at Fortitude Music Hall marked Jake Webb (aka Methyl Ethel) and his band’s first gig out of the 6000 postcode, and it felt like a…
LIVE REVIEW: DMA’S – Fortitude Music Hall
In 2020 DMA’s released their critically acclaimed third studio album ‘The Glow’, which saw them honing a pop-rock sonic that was destined to be heard in big venues. Packed with big singalong hooks, these tracks are anthemic at their core and have finally been taken on the road for their biggest run of headline shows…
LIVE REVIEW: Jessica Mauboy – QPAC
Jessica Mauboy is here to remind you that she is THE Boss Lady. The Australian pop royalty’s career has spanned 16 years, with dozens of hits that have continually been stuck in your head and hearts respectively. After opening a new chapter with her recent signing to Warner Music Australia and the release of the…
LIVE REVIEW: BENEE – Fortitude Music Hall
Last time BENEE was on Australian shores it was February 2020, and everything seemed hopeful. She was playing Laneway Festival, and we were promised to see so much more of the breakout star with the release of her highly anticipated debut album under her sleeves, and a world tour. But then the world locked down,…
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