Morrissey @ Festival Hall, Melbourne (Wed 19 Dec 2012)
Quite possibly one of the best, if not THE best show of 2012 for me. I really wasn’t sure what to expect for this gig. Would it be all solo…
Elton John @ Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne (Sun 18 Nov 2012)
So, much like The Beach Boys and Steely Dan, this was another bucket list show. By that statement, one might think I’m having a mortality crisis. Fear not, I’m not…
Shihad: Beautiful Machine – Melbourne premiere
Tonight we had the good fortune to be able to attend the Melbourne premiere of Shihad’s new documentary, Beautiful Machine. It was excellent in every way, and I recommend it…
Harvest Festival @ Werribee Park, Melbourne (Sun 11 Nov 2012)
Harvest 2012 was finally upon us. This year the organisers had implemented a scheme, where all those that went last year became “Foundation Members”. This meant we got sent a…
Gomez @ Corner Hotel, Melbourne (Sun 21 Oct 2012)
This was my third, and favourite Gomez show. In an interesting move, you could vote via the bands website on what songs you wanted to hear at your nominated show.…
Tortoise @ Corner Hotel, Melbourne (Sat 13 Oct 2012)
I’ve been a passing fan of Tortoise for a long time, and saw them once about a decade ago at The Livid Festival in Brisbane, but remember nothing of the…
Snow Patrol @ Regent Theatre, Melbourne (Sun 30 Sep 2012)
Today’s the 28th of November 2013- over a year since this Snow Patrol show happened. I actually wrote this on Boxing Day last year but for some reason never published…
The Beach Boys @ Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne (Fri 31 Aug 2012)
Brilliant. Odd. Sad. All at the same time. Honestly, I don’t know that much about The Beach Boys. Of course, I know a lot of their music (who doesn’t?) but…
Splendour In The Grass @ Belongil Fields, Byron Bay (Fri 27 Jul – Sun 29 July 2012)
Well, my favourite festival of the year is once more upon us. Having been to every one so far, it wasn’t a hard decision that I’d be going to this…
The Tea Party @ Palais Theatre, Melbourne (Sat 14 Jul 2012)
This was the first time I’d seen The Tea Party in almost a decade. They’ve always been a band that I’ve had a love/hate relationship with. I love all of…
Prince @ Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne (Mon 14 May 2012)
Well, this is now something I can cross off the bucket list. A great show, and an excellent performance. It seemed to take Mr Nelson a while to get the…
My Morning Jacket @ Palace Theatre, Melbourne (Wed 4 Apr 2012)
When My Morning Jacket’s Melbourne show was announced, I’d already bought tickets to see The Pogues on the same night at Festival Hall. After much deliberation, I sold the Pogues…
Elbow @ Festival Hall, Melbourne (Wed 21 Mar 2012)
First things first, if a ticket says “Doors 7:30pm”, then I assume that doors will open at 7:30pm, and the first band would be on around 8pm. Alas, no. As…
Trailer Park Boys @ The Forum, Melbourne (Tue 13 Mar 2012)
What a trip. I never thought these guys would tour their show, especially to Australia. I didn’t even know they HAD a show until I got the email that tickets…
Death Cab For Cutie @ Palace Theatre, Melbourne (Tue 21 Feb 2012)
That was great. Everything I wanted to hear (except Tiny Vessels) and a whole lot more. I was especially chuffed to hear Marching Bands Of Manhattan which I was hoping…
Active Child @ East Brunswick Club, Melbourne (Wed 8 Feb 2012)
SO. When the 2012 Laneway Festival lineup was announced, it was, as I had expected, full of bands whom I’d not heard of, would never likely listen to, and had…
PJ Harvey @ Princes Wharf 1, Hobart (Sat 21 Jan 2012)
When PJ Harvey announced this tour, we were quite excited. My wife is a huge fan, and I’d heard good things about her new album, Let England Shake. We’d been…
Meredith Music Festival @ Meredith Supernatural Amphitheatre, Meredith (Fri 9 Dec 2011 – Sun 11 Dec 2011)
After a fairly late night on Thursday from the Explosions In The Sky gig, I decided to hit the snooze button a few times before getting underway to Meredith 2011.…
Explosions In The Sky @ The Forum, Melbourne (Thu 8 Dec 2011)
This was a show I’d been looking forward to for some time. When the Meredith lineup was released, and Explosions In The Sky were on it, I was a little…
Dolly Parton @ Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne (Wed 23 Nov 2011)
As expected, this show was pretty spectacular. Dolly Parton is an incredible performer, and one of the most professional and polished I’ve seen (I suppose she’d want to be after…
Harvest Festival @ Werribee Park, Melbourne (Sat 12 Nov 2011)
So the organisers of this one pretty much looked at my music collection and made a festival just for me. That’s how it felt when the initial lineup was released…
Steely Dan & Steve Winwood @ Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne (Thu 27 Oct 2011)
So, I don’t really know Steely Dan at all, and my exposure to Steve Winwood is pretty much limited to his “Back In The Highlife” album of 1986. I don’t…
Mono @ The Forum, Melbourne (Fri 7 Oct 2011)
This was a truly outstanding show. I’d not seen Mono before, and didn’t know too much about them at all. They’re one of those bands, that when you tell people…