Cretan musical legend Psarandonis returns to Australia for the first time since 2009 and his two mesmerising appearances at ATP Mt. Buller and Cockatoo Island.
The mood was different and the crowd gave a standing ovation for his instrumental and singing mastery. It was a musical education for many of the audience who got to hear him.Continue reading
Cat Power has faced bankruptcy and the end of a relationship, but fighting her demons and in a declaration of independence her new album Sun is what she terms a ‘rebirth’. Moving on from her collaborative forays into Memphis soul and Delta blues, Power adopts percussion and electronica sounds to channel her humour, anger and spiritual inquiry into songs that are deeply optimistic, expansive and wonderfully woozy.Continue reading
Get ready for the musical hysteria as The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion bring their fuzzed-up freaked-out live show back to Australia for Golden Plains 2013 plus a handful of headline shows across the country. This time they bring with them a new album, Meat + Bone – their first in 8 years. 12 feverish tracks, burning with a renewed intensity and sense of self – this is Blues Explosion at their finest, a mature album that solidifies JSBX as the originators and the best.
Having completed a sold-out solo east coast tour earlier this year, J Mascis returns to Australia in 2013 for a national tour. This time, however, Mascis is bringing his pals, drummer Murph and bassist Lou Barlow, along with him as they prepare once again to give listeners a dose of the live aural-onslaught that is Dinosaur Jr.Continue reading
Earlier this year Ed Kuepper released Second Winter, a studio version of the recent Kuepper / Dawson live shows that had seen the duo rework tracks from Ed’s earlier works. Electrical Storm and Today Wonder. Inspired by the project and positive audience response to the sometimes radical re-workings the duo recorded the evocative ‘’Second Winter’’, which added acoustic strings and ambient electronics to the mix.Continue reading
“Call it violent soul music, call it cold fear rock. This is music to be felt in the fist, the gut and the base of the spine!” – Murray Engleheart / Remedy
Yep, they are back. The most brutal band in the land finally return to the live scene after a six years hiatus with a brand new album to sell. And what an album it is!Continue reading
