Reviews
Words and photos: Dameeka Middleton Sunshine Coast music enthusiasts were in for a treat on Friday night when Kings Beach Tavern hosted Aussie rockers Pacific Avenue for their sold-out show. After releasing the number-one chart ranking album “Flowers” last year, Pacific Avenue showed fans why they are known for their electrifying live performances. Being the
Photos: Luca Capetta Words: Penny Brand Photo: A female fan looks adoringly at The Smith Street Band. It’s a quiet one on the Ocean Street strip as the majority of Maroochydore’s bars are closed up for the Good Friday midnight curfew. But it’s packed to the rafters at Solbar, with Sunny Coast revellers and devout
Emerging from the residential suburbs of Perth, The Southern River Band has brought back the groove in old-school rock ‘n’ roll. Carving inspiration from iconic Aussie rock acts AC/DC and Cold Chisel, the boys put a bluesey-rock spin on their performance, with hints of ZZ Top and Stevie Ray Vaughan. After supporting British rock band
Photos and words by Harriet Wensley An elegance and youthful energy Morcheeba fired up the stage at the Tivoli on Friday night on their return to Australia, but not before a delicate opening performance by R ‘n’ B artist Ruby Jackson. Accompanied by vocalists Arlo Sim and Ebs, Ruby needs nothing more than her voice
Photos: Maddie O’Brien With huge energy and great crowd engagement, Le Shiv were a spectacular support act. Some of their transitions and breakdowns gave me Radiohead vibes… albeit a very energetic version that made me dance instead of cry! Their drummer stood out for his snare technique. He was in the pocket and driving every
Review by Claudia Sheils Brisbane’s best brought their fury to the Sunny Coast on Saturday night to show us how it’s done! Following the release of their first ever collaboration, “Young Dreamers”, Brixton Alley and Boof Heads celebrated by spoiling us with a free Solbar show. Supporting them were local legends Chamber Lane who always
Photos by Dameeka Middleton (stills on a 2013 Handycam) Bands, beers, and a bloody good time! The Chats has kicked off their nationwide “Bargain Bin” tour at frontman Eamon Sandwith’s native Sunny Coast, where they played at Ocean Street’s most iconic music venue, Solbar. Sharing the stage with big names such as Guns ‘n’ Roses,
Whyyyyy do all the bands you want to see have to clash on the same night? I was pulled in a few different directions with three popular punk bands – Chamber Lane, Catching Salmon and Pricey – all going head to head at Nambour’s newest live music venue, The Presynct. But also, Kingswood. The four-piece,
As I was about to jump in my car and head off into the night in my new Christmas playsuit (thanks, Mum!), and my 90s Doc Martens in tow, with the hair in a side plait trying to fight the god-awful heatwave, a car flicked its lights at me. My man friend who I didn’t
Photographer Ben Rusoniello from Green Room Media grabbed these ridiculously slick shots of The Fabulous Caprettos at Caloundra’s The Events Centre on Friday. The band is an Aussie rock supergroup consisting of Dave Gleeson, Jack Jones, Russell Morris and Rai Thistlethwayte. It was a full house and Ben says the boys smashed it out of
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