[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]It’s been a big year for Sydney’s folk-pop queen ILUKA, wrapping up with another huge announcement very soon! (Soz, under embargo, can’t tell ya 😉 ) She shares with us a stripped-back performance of her latest single Sympathy, and chats to Hayden about her upcoming EP Ritual, touring with Killing Heidi and her perspectives on women […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Pierce Brothers are bringing back the coastal blues and roots which we as Australians find synonymous with summer days and those uplifting moments of unity. Xavier Rudd and John Butler Trio brought us together in ways we can remember wistfully under the glow of a December sunset and a cold beer. But those days are not […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=”19 November, Sydney Opera House”][vc_column_text]In an interesting transition from comedy to music, Carl Barron took to the stage on Saturday night under the pseudonym Paul Kelly, to perform some of his music at the Sydney Opera House. … just kidding. When the topic of Aussie music legends is brought up, always in the mix […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=”26 October, Solbar” color=”white”][vc_column_text] Solbar was the place to be if you needed a dose of live music straight at your doorstep and enjoy some midweek drinks. These exact antics were present in the venue’s bandroom when Australian songwriter Kim Churchill brought his Weight Falls album tour to the Sunshine Coast. As punters filled […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Heartbreak is an absolute mindfuck. You probably know that too well. I know that. Vera Blue knows that. How do we get through it? Celia Pavey is a gorgeously gifted human who channelled hers into the Vera Blue project. The result is a debut album, Perennial, that confirms her place as one of Australia’s […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”4481″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]Vera Blue’s debut full-length Perennial is an album of healing, growth and reflection. Sydney’s Celia Pavey has bravely documented the past 18 months of heartbreak, emotional turmoil, learning and hope, following a break-up in the midst of her whirlwind artistic success. Here, the personal meets the profession, Pavey drawing on her story […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Band:Â The Real Mac Dimarco? Answered by:Â Mark D’Amico Give us your wicked-cool backstory. Where did the name come from and how did you start out? The Real Mac Dimarco? started after I played a solo gig supporting Ben’s band, Roacher Poacher, which he plays bass in. I was looking for musicians with a love of […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=”10 June, Factory Theatre”][vc_column_text]Nestled deep in the heart of Marrickville lays the Factory Theatre; an ex-warehouse come live music venue standing in stark contrast to the various industrial estates with which it shares boundary lines. It was here that two old friends reconvened late Saturday night to kick off their joint nationwide Distant Call […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=”8 June, Metro Theatre”][vc_column_text]There’s no denying the fact that Killing Heidi fall under the ‘legendary’ category when it comes to Australian music history. Thrust into the spotlight with their triple j Unearthed win in 1996, their emotion-driven pop-rock tugged at the hearts of every teen to 20-something during the back end of the ’90s. […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Answered by: Simon Okely aka Slow Dancer Where do you hail from? Melbourne, Australia Give us your wicked-cool backstory: I was born in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. I am left-handed and a Taurus. I played Wide Open Road with Rob McComb once. I am my mother’s favourite son. If your sound had to be described as a meal, what would […]