Reviews

The Damned’s 13 September performance at Melbourne’s Forum was a raucous celebration of punk’s enduring legacy, with The New Christs and US garage-punks The Darts setting

Photos by Jason Rosewarne Ballarat turned on a fabulous weekend of blues across 15–16 August, with the Ballarat Blues Festival bringing a broad mix of established

Photos and report by Mary Boukouvalas (Florence shots via iPhone) and Karen Dean It was with much good fortune that Melbourne music photographer Mary Boukouvalas and

Review Craig Eriksson. Photos: Craig Eriksson and Winston Robinson. Australia’s legendary rockers The Angels are currently on tour honouring 50 years of their classic hit Am

Review: Greg Phillips. Photos: Jason Rosewarne. As Australian punk pioneers The Saints declared back in 1978 … “Know Your Product!” Read the label, do your research

HUXTON CREEPERS – CROXTON BANDROOM – THORNBURY – 08.08.2026 Review: Craig Eriksson. Photos: David Harris. There have been a lot of incredible milestone gigs lately and

GANG OF YOUTHS – SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE CONCERT HALL- Saturday, August 8 , 2026 Report and photos by Tania Graham-Brown Multiple ARIA Award-winning rockers Gang of

Report: Greg Phillips. Photos: Jason Rosewarne We had such a blast last week at the first of the Blues Guitar Roadshows featuring Ana Popovic at Memo

Review: Greg Phillips. Photos: Jason Rosewarne. As a regular gig attendee, I find that the consistency of sound quality going from one location to another can

LAUFEY ‘A MATTER OF TIME’ – ROD LAVER ARENA, MELBOURNE, 31 JULY 2026 Review: Mun and Bella Rosewarne. Photos supplied: Nicole Mago Known for her witty

Review: Greg Phillips. Photos: Jason Rosewarne The Blues Guitar Roadshow rocked back into town last night, featuring an amazing lineup of musicians on stage bringing joy

KARNIVOOL – MARGARET COURT ARENA – MELBOURNE – 24.07.2026| Review: Craig Eriksson. Photos: David Harris. On Friday night we attended Melbourne’s Margaret Court Arena to witness

Review: Craig Eriksson. Photos: Jason Rosewarne. It had been almost 2-years since we last saw Australian post-grunge rockers Spiderbait perform a stellar show at the Forum

Review: Greg Phillips. Photos: David Harris. The music and mythology surrounding Joy Division and New Order have stalked me since I was a young teenager. Seeing

Review: Bryget Chrisfield. Photos: Laura Manariti  It doesn’t get much better than celebrating 50 years of NAIDOC Week with Emma Donovan and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra,

AL JARDINE & THE PET SOUNDS BAND – HAMER HALL – MELBOURNE June 28, 2026 Review: Bryget Chrisfield. Photos: David Harris Photography Just over a year

FOXY SHAZAM/BIG RED FIRE TRUCK/ABLAZE – MAX WATTS – MELBOURNE June 13, 2026 Review: Joshua Batten. Photos Wayne Gunn (Studio 150 Photography) Hailing from Cincinnati, Ohio,

Review: Craig Eriksson. Photos: Mary Boukouvalas After a successful 2023 Australian tour, Southern California’s punk rockers Descendents returned to our shores on their Run Down Under

BLACK FLAG – THE CORNER HOTEL – MELBOURNE – 28.05.2026 Review: Craig Eriksson. Photos: David Harris There was a sea of flannel shirts, studded leather jackets,

Review: Greg Phillips. Photos: Ravyna Jassani & Bevan Triebels When LA-based brothers Russell and Ron Mael, aka Sparks, last toured Australia in 2023, it had been

Review: Elyce Phillips. Photos: David Harris Photography After kicking off the Australian leg of their 30th anniversary tour at the Sydney Opera House, as part of

KT Tunstall w Germein Sisters @ Northcote Theatre Eye To The Telescope 20th Anniversary Tour – May 24, 2026 Review: Joshua Batten. Photos: Jason Rosewarne It’s

MORGAN EVANS – FORUM THEATRE – MELBOURNE – 23.05.2026 Review: Craig Eriksson. Photos: David Harris Nashville-based, Australian Country music singer-songwriter Morgan Evans is currently on his

THE WATERBOYS supported by Ella Hooper – PALAIS THEATRE – MELBOURNE – 16.05.2026 Review: Craig Eriksson. Photos: Jason Rosewarne. Australian Musician attended the historic Palais Theatre

In order to help promote July’s fabulous annual Echuca-Moama Winter Blues Festival, the promoter’s have come up with a tradition of celebrating the event with a

Review: Craig Eriksson. Photos: David Harris Australian Musician attended the iconic Corner Hotel in Richmond to see acclaimed alternative rock and indie-pop band Eskimo Joe celebrate

SPLIT ENZ – ROD LAVER ARENA – MELBOURNE – 13.05.2026 Review: Craig Eriksson. Photos: Jason Rosewarne. It was such a nostalgic trip down memory lane attending

Review: Greg Phillips. All Photos: Ian Laidlaw for Frontier Touring Grammy winning music chameleon Beck Hansen has returned to Australia for the first time since 2023,

Report: Greg Phillips. Photos: Jason Rosewarne. Humans have been performing some form of music for thousands of years. In fact, evidence of musical performance dates back

Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Evening @ Palais Theatre. Celebrating Physical Graffiti – April 25, 2026 Review: Joshua Batten. Photos: Jason Rosewarne. British-born drummer Jason Bonham has

Review: Greg Phillips. Photos: Jason Rosewarne. Returning to Australia for the first time in almost a decade, this time presented by David Roy Williams, acclaimed Canadian

Review Greg Phillips. Photos: Jason Rosewarne. Celebrated Mutti Mutti, Yorta Yorta and Nari Nari Songman Kutcha Edwards has long stood as one of Australia’s most moving

Review: Greg Phillips. Photos: Jason Rosewarne Three-time Grammy-nominated artist and one of the most respected voices in contemporary blues and roots music, Eric Bibb is currently

Review: Bryget Chrisfield. Photos: David Harris Photography On support duty this evening, Melbourne’s cacophonous, synth-led quintet Screensaver are clearly chuffed to be here. Sawing guitar, metallic-y

Review: Greg Phillips Photos: Jason Rosewarne. The Red Hot Summer touring juggernaut has to be one of Australia’s most successful music enterprises, constantly offering quality lineups,