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Live Review : Mogwai at The Tivoli, Brisbane – March 4, 2015

Review by Stephen Goodwin
Photos by Stuart Blythe
Mogwai

Mick Turner spends 40 minutes creating slow-moving, somnolent guitar figures interspersed with distorted drags of cello bow, while a Jim White sound-a-like softly layers staccato drum patterns underneath. It’s a “solo” mode that could almost be The Dirty Three on benzos, but if so it shows that D3 is much more than the madcap antics of Warren Ellis.

Mogwai has eight studio albums under its belt now. It’s the sort of longevity that adds friction live: inevitably something must give way.
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FRANK TURNER – Australia & New Zealand Tour – April 2015 ** Supports Confirmed **

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Supporting Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls this April, Jon Snodgrass (Drag The River) brings his raucous live set to stages nationally, with a sense of humour and ability to instantly engage an audience. For The Love of Punk declared, “his voice has a breathiness that lingers in the background, allowing him to create really tender moments and then surprise you when he really pushes his tone and achieves a mellow yet strong timbre.”

Some great local additions including Lincoln Le Fevre, Isaac Graham, Dan Cribb and Luke Carlino round out the bills. Details below…
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Live Review : Conor Oberst at Metro Theatre, Sydney – March 4, 2015

Review by Tess Kerbel
Conor Oberst + The Felice Brothers at Metro Theatre, Sydney

There are gigs that go down in history, gigs where something very rare and very special happens, where people come together and experience the extraordinary. This was one of those gigs.
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Photo Gallery : Soundwave Festival 2015 – Brisbane – Day 2

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Photos by Josh Woning and Stuart Blythe
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Live Review : Soundwave Festival 2015 – Day 1 – Sydney

By Scott Singh
Gerard Way at Soundwave Festival 2015 - Sydney
Soundwave Day 1

With a new format and a festival spanning the entirety of a weekend, it was time for day 1 of Sydney’s Soundwave to kick off. Being Australia’s premier rock experience, Sydney Olympic Park was filled with black cladded fans and an assortment of coloured hair and accessories. It was from the moment the gates opened that fans rushed in with pure excitement as they scoped out the grounds and prepared themselves for the intensity of the weekend.
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Photo Gallery : Soundwave Festival 2015 – Sydney – Day 2

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Photographer: Alicia Stephenson
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Photo Gallery : Soundwave Festival 2015 – Sydney – Day 1

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Photographer: Alicia Stephenson
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