Category: GIG
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Uncle Hank Says “Be Exceptional”
Click or not: Uncle Hank Says “Be Exceptional”Henry Rollins, Sydney Opera House The Festival of Dangerous Ideas is the perfect setting for a former punk frontman to vent his anger at those things in the world that still make his bile rise. However, there is less bile and more hope than I would have imagined. When Rollins opens his spoken word telling… …
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NZ Set For A Blast Of Heat
Click or not: NZ Set For A Blast Of HeatThe Reverend Horton Heat y’all. If you like your rockabilly with a heapin’ helping of psychosis, if you hanker for some hardcore sour-mashed with hoedown, or you just need an excuse to rock the slicked-back hair and one those little ropey tie things that hipster cowboys wear, you best be making a date with the Reverend… …
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Gig: Lloyd Spiegel, Camelot Lounge, Sydney
Click or not: Gig: Lloyd Spiegel, Camelot Lounge, SydneyA bit of gravel in the voice, a soft touch on the strings with a strong thump and a driving stomp, Lloyd Spiegel is billed as a driving force in Australian blues and one of the most respected guitarists in the country. I had expected a serious, intense artist. Spiegel has designed and built his own… …
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God Is (Still) In The House: Looking Back At Two Nights Of Musical Geniusery
Click or not: God Is (Still) In The House: Looking Back At Two Nights Of Musical GeniuseryWhen expectation is high, things can only go one of two ways. And expectation was through the roof (or the wonderfully ornate ceiling) before Nick Cave even set foot on the St James stage on Monday night. When he did, without playing a note or saying a word, he’d already received a standing ovation; a… …