Review and photos by Peter Coates – Inside Edge Photography – for LifeMusicMedia.com
ISSUES kicked off the night with an enthusiastic performance for the growing crowd. Excellent tight drumming from Josh Manuel and a mammoth performance on bass from Skyler Acord built the platform for the twin vocals of Tyler Carter and Michael Bohn, who often displayed some high-quality R & B singing, with really clean, strong harmonies. There is a variety in the set list that covers extreme metalcore through to some progressive melodic metal, and the pop angle the band coined as ‘New Nu Metal’, which probably stems from the fact these guys have been doing their stuff for over 5 years, and we got a selection of material displaying their development, as well as from the new record, Headspace.
Continue reading Live Review : A Day To Remember + Tonight Alive + Issues at Adelaide Entertainment Centre – 13 December 2016
Category Archives: Review
Live Review : Unwritten Law + Mixtape For The Drive at Manning Bar, Sydney – 10 December 2016
By Meghan Player
Noting a strange sense of deja vu, Mixtape For The Drive are back for another supporting slot, albeit on a slightly confined stage. What they lack in stage size, they make up for with catchy pop-punk tunes that have, in the past, been likened to genre heroes, Blink-182.
Continue reading Live Review : Unwritten Law + Mixtape For The Drive at Manning Bar, Sydney – 10 December 2016
Live Review : Culture Club at Hope Estate, Hunter Valley – 10 December 2016
Photos and review by Wendy Robinson
A couple of hours north of Sydney, nestled in the lush green expanse of the Hunter Valley, sits Hope Estate Winery, the serene and picturesque location for the NSW leg of Culture Club‘s Encore Tour. Featuring a lineup that seems to have come straight from the posters on my teenage bedroom wall, the concert featured support from five of Australia’s most iconic bands from the 80’s.
Continue reading Live Review : Culture Club at Hope Estate, Hunter Valley – 10 December 2016
Live Review : THE CULT at Eatons Hill Hotel, Brisbane – 23 November 2016
Review and Photos by Peter Coates
The Art turn out to be a great option for The Cult tour, offering a punchy set of big solid indie rock driven by Kara Jayne on bass and the monstrous Jordan McDonald on the drums, differentiated from the pack by the contrasting lead vocals of Azaria Byrne and Kara Jayne which add to the tonal depth of the songs. Max Warne delivers in the spirit of young and reckless guitar-slingers, and we get some glorious echoes of Marc Bolan from the front man. The Art have just released their new album, “All In The Mind”, and they were the ideal support act and well received by the Brisbane crowd who were pretty happy to get a solid dose of The Art.
Continue reading Live Review : THE CULT at Eatons Hill Hotel, Brisbane – 23 November 2016
Live Review : Live at the Foreshore, Newcastle – Sunday 6th November 2016
Live at the Foreshore, Newcastle – 6 November 2016
Photographer: David Jackson
Review by Natasha Wyborn
Hits & memories Live at the Foreshore! Picturesque Nobbys Beach, could you ask for a better backdrop for a concert? One of Australia’s most scenic beaches complete with a working lighthouse, a bustling harbour and all in the heart of Newcastle. “Live at the foreshore” returned to this venue, this time selling out with a week to spare. Record sales prove yet again this country’s fixation with past music icons is not going away, in fact it will only get bigger.
Continue reading Live Review : Live at the Foreshore, Newcastle – Sunday 6th November 2016
Live Review : A Day On The Green – Bimbadgen, Hunter Valley – 5 November 2016
Photographer: David Jackson
Review by Natasha Wyborn
5 great Aussie bands, a perfect opener to this year’s Day on the Green. Something is in the air every November; a day all Hunter Valley music fans look forward to every year, the season opener of A day on the Green!
Continue reading Live Review : A Day On The Green – Bimbadgen, Hunter Valley – 5 November 2016
Live Review : Mariachi El Bronx – Manning Bar, Sydney – 2nd November 2016
By Meghan Player
It’s been a pretty rad few days for fans of LA punks, The Bronx; who, having been added to the hectic bill of Violent Soho, Luca Brasi and Tired Lion – are currently doing a big old lap of our shores.
Continue reading Live Review : Mariachi El Bronx – Manning Bar, Sydney – 2nd November 2016
Live Review : This Crazy Life Tour, Newcastle – 22 October 2016
Review by Natasha Wyborn
A mini rocking country fest arrived in Newcastle on Saturday night lead by Australian country music’s latest thing, The Wolfe Brothers. The packed house enjoyed music from 6 artists spanning 3 countries. For the fan it was a unique experience, for the person wanting to check out where country music is heading, it was a great sampler.
Continue reading Live Review : This Crazy Life Tour, Newcastle – 22 October 2016
Live Review : Montaigne at Corner Hotel, Melbourne – 13 October 2016
Reviewer: Ben Connolly
A stage moniker borrowed from a 16 th century philosopher; an Unearthed gong before finishing high school; a teasing EP which was salivated over; and a 3-time ARIA nominated debut album. And all of this before your first headlining tour. It’s a helluva back-story for Montaigne’s eagerly anticipated run of headlining shows in support of her world-beating debut Glorious Heights.
Continue reading Live Review : Montaigne at Corner Hotel, Melbourne – 13 October 2016
Live Review : Deni Ute Muster 2016
Photographer: Natasha Wyborn
Deniliquin Ute Muster 29th & 30th September 2016
Review by Natasha Wyborn
20,000 die hard fans came, saw and eventually slid out of the 18th Deni Ute Muster on the weekend. No matter what the vehicle from a 100K cruiser right down to the standard suburban car, all fell victim to the mud. For a festival conceived on a swamp in the middle of the plains of the Murrumbidgee any down pour becomes an issue. Days prior to the event the region was having its heaviest rainfall in years. Confronting the punter was the mud bath starting on the road to the front gate and never left your boots for the entire festival. Many an expensive foot wear became carnage to the deluge. For the hardcore it was fun, something to play in, for the “glampers” it was an excuse to justify why they never like camping in the first place.
Continue reading Live Review : Deni Ute Muster 2016
Live Review : EARTH WIND & FIRE at Asia Expo, Hong Kong – 24 September 2016
Review and photos by Pete Coates
This was the first visit to Hong Kong ever by the any incarnation of Earth Wind & Fire in their 47 year history, made all the more poignant coming only a few months after the death of founding member Maurice White in February this year.
Continue reading Live Review : EARTH WIND & FIRE at Asia Expo, Hong Kong – 24 September 2016
Live Review : The Angels + Mi-Sex at Belmont 16s, Newcastle – 6 August 2016
Review by Natasha Wyborn
Photos by David Jackson
Continue reading Live Review : The Angels + Mi-Sex at Belmont 16s, Newcastle – 6 August 2016
Live Review : Adam Eckersley Band Live at Central Charlestown Leagues Club – July 23, 2016
by Natasha Wyborn
Central Coast based four piece country rock outfit The Adam Eckersley Band sent the local football club into overdrive last Saturday night with a full on assault of their unique brand of country rock. Lead by one of Australia’s best on the axe, Eckersley is both modest and quiet in approach. Take this man and his band to a performing stage and they unleash the beast within to provide the bands ever growing audience with more than their monies worth.
Continue reading Live Review : Adam Eckersley Band Live at Central Charlestown Leagues Club – July 23, 2016
Live Review : The Kills at Enmore Theatre, Newtown – 26 July 2016
Reviewed by Meghan Player
This time of year in Australia always heralds an influx of phenomenal bands gracing our shores for Splendour in the Grass; which ultimately means, killer sideshows.
For those that choose The Kills as their priority tonight, there is little doubt that the right decision has been made.
Continue reading Live Review : The Kills at Enmore Theatre, Newtown – 26 July 2016
Live Review + Photos : William Crighton + Claire Anne Taylor at The Junkyard, Maitland – 21 July 2016
Photographer: David Jackson
Review by Natasha Wyborn
Continue reading Live Review + Photos : William Crighton + Claire Anne Taylor at The Junkyard, Maitland – 21 July 2016