Sweet Jean @ Northcote Social Club, Melbourne (Sun 19 Jan 2014)
Sweet Jean are a band that as much as we’ve wanted to see live, we’ve never managed to do so until now. I used to work with Sime Nugent a…
John Waters – Looking Through A Glass Onion @ Crown Casino, Melbourne (Sat 18 Jan 2014)
“Do you want to see Looking Through A Glass Onion? We think it’s about John Lennon.” That was the call I got from my mother a couple of weeks ago.…
Meredith Music Festival @ Meredith Supernatural Amphitheatre, Meredith (Fri 13 – Sun 15 Dec 2013)
It’s mid December once again and in amongst the craziness of all the Christmas parties and work deadlines comes one of my favourite events of the year: The Meredith Music…
Bon Jovi @ Etihad Stadium, Melbourne (Sun 8 Dec 2013)
This was a very last minute gig. A friend of Wifey’s saw that there were cheap tickets available to see Bon Jovi, so we figured- why not? $35 for a…
Active Child @ Melbourne Recital Centre, Melbourne (Sat 26 Oct 2013)
The first time we saw Active Child was at the now defunct East Brunswick Club in February last year. At the time I knew nothing about him but loved the…
Calexico @ Corner Hotel, Melbourne (Wed 25 Sep 2013)
After last nights sensational gig, we were pretty amped for tonight. As I said about last nights gig, I was disappointed not to hear Epic, and tonight they opened with…
Calexico @ Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne (Tue 24 Sep 2013)
Sensational is the only word to describe that. Sen-fucking-sational. The Athenaeum is a full sit-down venue which is pretty hard going at a gig like Calexico. As soon as they…
Splendour In The Grass @ North Byron Parklands, Byron Bay (Fri 26 Jul – Sun 28 July 2013)
This was the first Splendour ever that I actually doubted whether I’d go. To say I was disappointed when the lineup was released would be a major understatement. I’d not…
Killing Joke @ Billboard, Melbourne (Fri 7 Jun 2013)
Not a hell of a lot to say about this Killing Joke show except that Billboard as a venue really does suck. The sound tonight was horrible. It was too…
Frightened Rabbit @ Corner Hotel, Melbourne (Wed 8 May 2013)
I’d been wating for this gig for almost 3 years. At Splendour In The Grass 2010, Frightened Rabbit played at the ungodly hour of midday, so they were missed. From…
Michael Kiwanuka @ St. Michael’s Church, Melbourne (Tue 26 Mar 2013)
After missing most of Michael Kiwanuka’s set at Splendour last year, I vowed that I’d be first in line for tickets the next time he toured. As it happens, it…
Bruce Springsteen @ Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne (Sun 24 Mar 2013)
Oh my. Oh my lord. By far, without question, this was the best live show I have seen in a very long time. I know I say that a lot,…
George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic @ Billboard, Melbourne (Sat 9 Mar 2013)
George Clinton is one of those artists that I don’t know a huge lot about, but have always wanted to see live, purely for the legendary status he holds in…
Stone Roses @ Festival Hall, Melbourne (Thu 7 Mar 2013)
OK- It’s been a while. March was a busy month for gigs as well as work, so I haven’t had a chance to write about much. This show was about…
Fun. @ Palace Theatre, Melbourne (Tue 5 Mar 2013)
When the Future Music Festival was announced earlier in the year, I was supremely bummed that The Stone Roses, as well as fun were on the bill- no one else…
Sodastream @ Northcote Social Club, Melbourne (Sun 3 Mar 2013)
Like everyone else at The Northcote Social Club tonight, it’d been at least 6 years since I’d seen Sodastream live. We’d hoped to make it to last night’s show, but…
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds @ Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne (Sat 2 Mar 2013)
The last time we saw a Bad Seeds gig was eleven years ago (almost to the day) at Festival Hall in Brisbane. That show was the loudest in living memory,…
Neil Finn & Paul Kelly @ Palais Theatre, Melbourne (Sat 16 Feb 2013)
This tour was announced some time ago, and on sale day, I was at the laptop eagerly pressing refresh refresh refresh until the Ticketmaster site let me in and delivered…
Godspeed You! Black Emperor @ The Forum, Melbourne (Fri 15 Feb 2013)
I’d had a reasonably hectic night leading up to the gig with one friends birthday drinks and another’s going away drinks, as well as a hypnotherapy session for quitting smoking,…
David Byrne & St Vincent @ Arts Centre, Melbourne (Mon 14 Jan 2013)
To say I’d been looking forward to this show for a while would be a massive understatement. I grew up listening to Talking Heads and they’ve been one of my…
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…