Reviews

Report and photos by Jason Rosewarne Day 5 might have been the quietest of the festival in terms of crowd numbers, but certainly not in terms

Report and photos by Jason Rosewarne Bluesfest Byron Bay is the festival that just keeps giving. Just when you thought it couldn’t get any better after

Photos and report by Jason Rosewarne. (*Photographer contract rant by Editor Greg Phillips) Time to pack away the gumboots and raincoats and bring out the shorts

Report and photos by Jason Rosewarne While brilliant sunshine greeted Day 1 attendees at Bluesfest, the weather gods were not as kind to those attending Day

Report and photos by Jason Rosewarne In a week that saw the cancellation of Splendour in the Grass and a continuation of the drama (aka shit

Review by Bryget Chrisfield Clocking tonight’s stage set-up – including separate drum and percussion kits bookending two keyboard consoles (to be played by two keyboardists) –

Review: Bryget Chrisfield   Photos: Jason Rosewarne A vision in billowy, electric-blue layers and high-heeled, knee-high black boots, Judy Collins arrives on stage with her short,

Review: Bryget Chrisfield, Photos: David Harris Handheld paper fans are the savvy accessory of choice with tonight’s overnight low forecast to be a sweat-inducing 26 degrees.

Review: Gary Hodges  Photos: Jason Rosewarne   What a great pleasure to be able to see a living legend and one of the great songsmiths of

Review: Jack Howard  Photos: Jason Rosewarne On a glorious Melbourne evening, the Sidney Myer Music Bowl was happily expectant ahead of one of the most anticipated

  Pic Jason Rosewarne Review: Bryget Chrisfiled. Photos: Jason Rosewarne As soon as we enter Mt Duneed Estate – clocking multi-coloured fluffy leg warmers, glowsticks and

Review: Bryget Chrisfield. Photos: Jason Rosewarne Rose Tattoo hit the stage ten minutes earlier than advertised, at the very un-rock’n’roll hour of 6.50pm, with Angry Anderson

Review: Greg Phillips Photos: Jason Rosewarne Acclaimed singer, songwriter, producer Todd Rundgren is back in Australia for his first tour here since 2018 and last night

Review: Greg Phillips Photo Credit: TAS Rights Management Full disclosure, I am not a ‘Swifty’ and quite likely never will be. Modern pop is not really

Red Hot Summer Series 2: Icehouse, Simple Minds, Noiseworks, Daryl Braithwaite, Bachelor Girl Mornington Racecourse Saturday 10 February Review: Bryget Chrisfield. Photos: Greg Phillips The first

Wednesday 31 January 2024 – Memo Music Hall. Review: Greg Phillips Photos: Jason Rosewarne It’s been around six years since we’ve seen Walter Trout on an

Review: Greg Phillips. Photos: Jason Rosewarne Traditions have to start somewhere and for Vika and Linda Bull’s annual Christmas concerts, it all began last year with

REVIEW: KRAFTWERK – MARGARET COURT ARENA. Fri 8 Dec. Review: Bryget Chrisfield. Photos: Jason Rosewarne. Alongside The Beatles, Kraftwerk are widely regarded as one of the

Review: Greg Phillips Photos: Jason Rosewarne They don’t make ‘em like they used to is a term you’ll often hear from older folks, yearning for the

Review Greg Phillips Photos: Jason Rosewarne Sometimes a music concert is much more than what the label reads. Occasionally one comes along that has a back

Devo Complete Their ’50 years of De-Evolution’ Farewell Tour In Melbourne Review: Paul Cashmere Photos: Lucas Packett Devo may or may not have played their last

Review: Greg Phillips Photos: Jason Rosewarne There’s something about the air in Melbourne when a major international band comes to town. There’s an intoxicating vibe to

Last night at the Brunswick Ballroom, Ashley Naylor launched his new instrumental album Soundtracks Volume 2. In a wonderful performance Ashley and band  laid down some

Def Leppard & Mötley Crüe – Marvel Stadium. Tues 14 Nov Review: Bryget Chrisfield. Photos Mary Boukouvalas (What’s My Scene) This Melbourne show marks the final

Review by Greg Phillips. Photos by Jason Rosewarne It had been ten long years since Steve Vai graced Australian stages, so it was no surprise to

Review  by Greg Phillips. Photos by Jason Rosewarne. Buoyed by the success of their huge open air concert at Hope Estate in the Hunter Valley last

Review: Greg Phillips It wasn’t too long ago that ARIA Hall of Famer and legendary Australian singer songwriter Russell Morris would never have imagined playing to

Words: Bryget Chrisfield Photos: Jason Rosewarne There are fewer selfie posers for us to dodge while entering Harvest Rock II through a giant mouth – think

REVIEW: Bryget Chrisfield PHOTOS: Jason Rosewarne As we stroll down Rundle Street bathed in glorious sunshine admiring the cloudless, azure skies, we already know Harvest Rock

Review: Greg Phillips Photos: Rick Clifford https://www.rcstills.com/ The backstage announcer beckons six time Grammy winner Nile Rodgers and Chic to the Melbourne Forum stage. Niles noodles

Review: Greg Phillips Photos: Jason Rosewarne Compared to most international tour announcements, news of Paul McCartney’s Got Back Australia tour caught us off guard, just three

Finding The Heart of Australia @ Savannah In the Round Report by Leigh Hanna. All photos © Copyright 2023 Nicole Nighthawk – Nighthawk Creative Leigh Hanna

Finding The Heart of Australia @ Savannah In the Round Report by Leigh Hanna. All photos © Copyright 2023 Nicole Nighthawk – Nighthawk Creative Leigh Hanna

Finding The Heart of Australia @ Savannah In the Round Report by Leigh Hanna. All photos © Copyright 2023 Nicole Nighthawk – Nighthawk Creative Leigh Hanna

Late last year Australia thought it had seen the last of the original pyro-rockers Kiss as we farewelled them on their End of the Road tour.