Review and Photos by Stephen Goodwin
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Trail of the Dead may have shed almost half their members since their last visit, but an evening at the Hi-Fi with this leaner line-up remains a punishingly loud experience.
Five back-to-back cuts from latest release Tao of the Dead give the feeling that the band is rushing to get the new material out of the way. Still Ebb Away and The Fairlight Pendant, in particular, are anything but second-rate. |
Photographer: Chris Dornan Photography
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Photographer: Pete Coorey
Photographer: Pete Coorey
Continue reading Regurgitator @ The Hi-Fi, Brisbane – 20 August 2011 | Photo Gallery
Review by Billy Geary
On Sunday night in Melbourne; Periphery, Tesseract and Twelve Foot Ninja claimed gig of the year. It’s that simple. Upon arriving 20 minutes before the doors opened, in order to get barrier spots, the line to get in was already stretching 75 metres down Swanston St, causing that idea to be promptly dismissed. To put it in perspective, the other shows on this tour were at venues with capacities of 400-500 people and only Sydney managed to sell out.
The Hifi, a 1200 capacity venue, was forced to turn people away after about 8pm. Not a bad effort for a band on their first headline tour of Australia.
Continue reading Live Review | Periphery + Tesseract @ The Hi-Fi, Melbourne with Twelve Foot Ninja – 31 July 2011
Photographer: Stuart Blythe
Photographer: Stuart Blythe – stuartblythe.com
Artists: FloatingMe
Electric Horse – www.facebook.com/electrichorse – www.facebook.com/pages/Floating-Me/144012038959446
>Forever the Optimist – www.facebook.com/forevertheoptimistmusic
Venue: The Hi-Fi, Brisbane
Date: 23 July 2011
READ OUR REVIEW – A Thousand Reasons Tour @ The Hi-Fi Bar, Melbourne – 16 July 2011 | Live Review
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Photographer: Charlyn Cameron
Photographer: Charlyn Cameron
Artist: Jebediah, Violent Soho, Numbers Radio
Venue: The Hi-Fi, Brisbane
Date: June 3, 2011
Photographer: Charlyn Cameron
Continue reading Jebediah @ The Hi-Fi, Brisbane on June 3rd, 2011 w/ Violent Soho, Numbers Radio – Photo Gallery
Photographer: Chris Dornan Photography
Photographer: Chris Dornan Photography
Continue reading Against Me! @ The H-Fi, Brisbane w/ Dead Riot & Off With Their Heads – 5 May 2011 – Photo Gallery
Photographer: David Burness
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The young Miss Nash has transformed into a powerful and enigmatic pop musician.
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The new album My Best Friend Is You, perfectly demonstrates this story. The album naturally progresses through grungy pop, steering you blissfully with catchy hooks and humourous lyrical narrative. The help of 60s sounds of full brass pipes and twanging surf guitar show her diversity and ability to make poignant yet playful music. Often crude and clearly unafraid of a little bloodsport, Nash splashes playfully on the shores of innocence and idiosyncrasy. This juxtaposition is her most powerful weapon and is quintessentially, Nash. |
One thing is certain, the coming performances at Playground Weekender and on Australias east coast are going to be unmissable. A clever musician with a compelling persona – shes not afraid to show them how its done. Get your tickets through the venue or through the Playground Weekender website.
Tour Dates:
Metro Theatre – Sydney, NSW – Wed 16 February, 2011
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The Hi-Fi – Brisbane, QLD – Sat 19 February, 2011
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Billboard The Venue – Melbourne, VIC – Fri 18 February, 2011
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Underground thrash-sludge messiahs HIGH ON FIRE have set a new standard in doom metal.
Boasting apocalyptic riffage and gravel-gargling vocals, their latest opus ‘Snakes for the Devil’ solidifies HIGH ON FIRE as one of the most important bands in metal today, Absolute Punk affirming, “…the band has burned the metal rulebook and forged a new archetype.” Equal parts molten metal and earthquake panic, HIGH ON FIRE’S outrageously loud and absolutely punishing live show is descending upon Brisbane and Melbourne this March. |
With stage displays firmly rooted in chaos, an arsenal of releases to back it up, and fervent touring, TRASH TALK has continually astonished loyal fans and newcomers alike. Pushing onward and upward since inception, TRASH TALK has defined, refined, and re-defined themselves as a punk/hardcore juggernaut.
Intelligent and complicated songwriting structures drawing from an array of dizzying musical sources have set KYLESA apart from their sludge-metal peers. Rounded off with an onslaught of psychedelic undercurrents; and jarring, triple-team vocal interaction, KYLESA has truly earned a well-deserved place as the “dark psych-metal titans” (Spin) of the stoner metal community.
HIGH ON FIRE, TRASH TALK and KYLESA will unleash the doom on their Sidewaves this March.
Tour Dates:
TUESDAY 1 MARCH
BRISBANE, THE HI-FI – 18+
www.thehifi.com.au – 1300 THE HIFI
Buy Tickets Here – Moshtix
WEDNESDAY 2 MARCH
MELBOURNE, GERSHWIN ROOM – 18+
www.espy.com.au, www.ticketek.com.au 132 849 & Oztix outlets
Visit Soundwave for full details.
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