Photos and review by Peter Coates – www.facebook.com/InsideEdgePhotography
ELECTRIC MARY

Photos and review by Peter Coates – www.facebook.com/InsideEdgePhotography
ELECTRIC MARY
Review by Peter Coates – www.facebook.com/InsideEdgePhotography
Released – 9th May 2025
Conquest Records / Little House Music
There was a huge outpouring of loving tributes to Bernie Marsden since he passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on 24th August 2023 at the age of 72. I was lucky enough to see Bernie as part of the classic Whitesnake line up in the late 1970s and early 80s, and also got to meet him a couple of times at shows, and he was the most un-pretentious person you could hope to meet.
Continue reading Album Review: Bernie Marsden – IconsUNDISPUTED TITANS OF THRASH METAL ANNOUNCE AUSTRALIAN TOUR
Bay Area legends TESTAMENT are set to lay waste to Australia in June 2025; their first headline tour since 2010.
Continue reading Tour News: TESTAMENT Australian Tour Supports AnnouncedReview and photos by Krista Melsom – Kristabella Photography
You’d be forgiven for forgetting it was a Sunday night—and one of Canberra’s first real tastes of winter, despite still being autumn. The chill in the air didn’t stop punters from arriving shortly after doors, rugged up and ready to throw down. It didn’t take long for UC Hub to fill out as fans streamed in early, a clear sign that this four-band bill had drawn serious interest. With two heavy-hitting co-headliners in Currents and Chelsea Grin, and local favourites Bloom and Heavensgate rounding out the support, the night promised mayhem—and it absolutely delivered.
Continue reading Live Review: Chelsea Grin + Currents + Bloom + Heavensgate at UC Hub, Canberra – 4 May 2025Photos by Krista Melsom – Kristabella Photography
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Continue reading Photo Gallery: Chelsea Grin at UC Hub, Canberra – 4 May 2025Photos by Krista Melsom – Kristabella Photography
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Continue reading Photo Gallery: Currents at UC Hub, Canberra – 4 May 2025Photos by Krista Melsom – Kristabella Photography
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Continue reading Photo Gallery: Bloom at UC Hub, Canberra – 4 May 2025Photos by Krista Melsom – Kristabella Photography
Review and photos by Peter Coates – https://www.facebook.com/InsideEdgePhotography
As the PR blurb states – Rules are to be broken. Expectations are there to be defined, and glass ceilings are there to be shattered.
Having spent the past decade carving out her own unique space in the male-dominated world of blues-rock, Texas guitarist Ally Venable’s combative sixth album, Money & Power, demands more of both – for herself, for women around the world, and for anyone else who thought they weren’t worthy of a seat at the table.
“I hope these songs allow people to see into my life in a vulnerable way and hold a strong perspective that empowers women and breaks the glass ceiling.”
Continue reading Album Review: Ally Venable – Money & PowerReview by Wanda Hill
Shake up your juju, power up your mojo, get your stars aligned and come for the ride that is Bluesfest 2025. Saturday and Sunday were full tilt jammed up with people loving the weekend offerings. What a way to spend a precious few days of holiday being surrounded by artists who have found their voice, internal fire and instruments of choice with which to share their insights for all to be grooved and enlightened by. Thousands came to have their hearts soothed, vibes raised, joints loosened and greased by this musical manna for the body and soul.
Continue reading Live Review: Byron Bay Bluesfest 2025 – Day 3 and 4Photography by Ant Ritz Photography
Featuring 19-Twenty, Allison Russell, Bill Chambers, BJ The Chicago Kid, Chaka Khan, Cimafunk, Hussy Hicks, John Butler, Kasey Chambers, Kim Churchill, Missy Higgins, Miss Kaninna, Neal Francis, Rag’n’Bone Man, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Roshani, WILSN
Review and photos by Peter Coates – https://www.facebook.com/InsideEdgePhotography
Back in Australia for BLUESFEST once more, Gary Clark Jr also managed to throw in a few sideshows in Australia, and Sydney got the third of these the night before he played the festival. I was lucky enough to see this astonishing bluesman play the Factory Theatre and the Corner Hotel in 2013, and those two shows will long remain burned into the brain.
Continue reading Live Review: Gary Clark Jr. + Hamish Anderson at Enmore Theatre, Sydney – 17 April 2025Photos by Peter Coates – https://www.facebook.com/InsideEdgePhotography
Photos by Peter Coates – https://www.facebook.com/InsideEdgePhotography
Photography by Ant Ritz
Featuring Allison Russell, BJ The Chicago Kid, C.W. Stoneking, Clarence Bekker, Gary Clark Jr., Marc Broussard, Melody Angel, RY X, The Cat Empire, The Memphis Three – Fiona Boyes, The Memphis Three – Frank Sultana, The Memphis Three – Jimi Hocking, Vance Joy, WILSN, Xavier Rudd