More MoreSalyu x Salyu @ The Aurora Spiegeltent Reviewed on Friday January 23 One of the more curious additions to this year’s Sydney Festival program, Japanese contempo-pop singer Salyu brought her Salyu x...
More MorePassenger @ Qantas Credit Union Arena Reviewed on Friday January 23 (photo by Katrina Clarke) On paper, Passenger delivered a stereotypical – almost painfully so – folk rock set. When he...
More MoreHow To Dress Well @ The Aurora Spiegeltent Reviewed on Saturday January 24 “We’re Coldplay, this next song is called ‘Sky Full Of Stars’. Thank you.” Thus Tom Krell of Chicago introduced the...
More MoreKid Congo @ The Aurora Spiegeltent Reviewed on Saturday January 24 (photo by Jamie Williams) Kid Congo Powers has long been known as a sidekick, rather than a frontman. A founding...
Features FeaturesThe Artist Live In Concert In a stroke of sheer brilliance, the award-winning French composer Ludovic Bource commissioned Dutch-born conductor Ernst van Tiel and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra to recreate...
More MoreBody/Head @ The Aurora Spiegeltent Reviewed on Thursday January 22 “Is this part of the song?” It was a quiet, careful whisper from one concerned punter to another during the...
More MoreLatest ARIA Figures Reveal Streaming And Subscription Services Revenue Doubled In 2014 Australian music fans continue to embrace online streaming and subscription services. According to ARIA’s wholesale figures for 2014, released today, both doubled in revenue in...
More MoreNas @ Enmore Theatre Reviewed on Thursday January 22 (photo by Ashley Mar) “Nothing beats the first album” – it’s an old-mate thing to say, and oftentimes it’s just...
More MoreIceage @ Oxford Art Factory Reviewed on Wednesday January 21 The Iceage frontman, Elias Rønnenfelt, seems intent on provoking a response from his audience. He smacks a phone out of...
More MoreOlivia Chaney @ The Famous Spiegeltent Reviewed on Sunday January 11 (photo by Jamie Williams) “I’ve played some pretty far-out places, but this is something else,” Olivia Chaney softly speaks as...
More MoreReturn To Rio Festival Announces 2015 End-Of-Summer Lineup Partygoers will make an early Return To Rio this March for an end-of-summer celebration that follows last November’s festival. The festival has now revealed the...
More MoreFrikstailers @ The Famous Spiegeltent Reviewed on Saturday January 17 After being revamped last year, Festival Village is one of the best things about Sydney Festival. With DJs, lawns to...