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Last time I saw Tony Hadley IRL (hey I’m old but I’m up with the TikTok talk) it was 1985 ...
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Less than four hours before doors, I got a text asking me to review tonight’s concert. Given I had no ...
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When I first read about this line up, I couldn’t help but smile. I mean come on, The Chats, Mean ...
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On a rainy Thursday night a sold out crowd arrived at the Hordern Pavilion for the rescheduled Hoodoo Gurus 40th ...
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10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 was the feature of the Midnight Oil gig at The ...
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The Rolling Stones Revue started out with the brilliant Sticky Fingers shows. This time around they're concentrating on Exile on ...
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On arriving at the venue you can’t help but notice the die hard, rusted on, fans of Kiss in various ...
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KISS End of the Road Australian tour debuts in Melbourne. It’s been hailed as the biggest and best KISS show ...
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With the closure of live music venues, the Edgy in the ‘Tone and the Caravan Club (in Oakleigh), punters have ...
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This Sunday evening commenced with a welcome to country by Senior Wurundjeri Elder, Aunty Di Kerr, whose every word was ...
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by Maryanne Window Photo: Mary Boukouvalas Live music in Melbourne is back and what a great way to welcome it ...
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If you enjoy an old school gory horror movie with a side of obscure (and not so obscure) musical jokes, ...
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The Victorian Opera musical theatre production of Tommy enjoyed a triumphant opening and Australian premiere last night at the majestic ...
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There's a lot of classic album shows going around these days. Sticky Fingers is a particularly good choice beacuse it's ...
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The 17th annual Music Victoria Awards honoured the best acts, albums, songs and musicians from across the state. The event ...
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Ashley Naylor, Davey Lane and Brett Wolfenden came together to provide us with a Sunday sesh worth getting out of ...
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You know, it’s easy to forget when battling for a precious car park in Richmond and thus running to catch ...
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A home ground show for the legendary Melbourne group, The Avalanches, was always going to be an exciting event. After ...
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Great idea, the April Sun gigs. Impressive venue incorporating quality food, awesome stage vision and most importantly class acts. Distant views of ...
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Firstly, it felt like such a privilege being back at the Forum watching a rock band. Melbourne’s most impressive live ...
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When I heard of Michael Gudinski's death my tweet declared that in the pantheon of Australian rock industry stars, Michael ...
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During COVID-19 lockdown in Melbourne, some reassessed their careers and lives, and many including our local music industry, were financially ...
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Even have been playing the Corner Hotel on X-mas Eve for so long that X-mas Even has become a long ...
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Billed by Silverback Touring as “an intimate Sunday session with Melbourne icons The Casanovas,” this event certainly delivered the promised ...
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What does it take to entertain a music starved Melbourne crowd recently released from a stringent lock down and aching ...
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@mavisstaples @emmadonovan_music #rightnow @zootwilights Photos: @angeliqueontour Mavis Staples and the Melbourne Zoo, an incongruous pairing but one embraced with enthusiasm ...
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by Maryanne Window Melbourne Zoo has proven itself through the summer twilight series to be one of the premier outdoor ...
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Queen & Adam Lambert, AAMI Stadium, 19th February 2020 click for gallery Queen flew into Melbourne for 2 huge shows ...
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Pauline Bailey Blues Portrait: a profile of the Australian blues scene 2019 The blues. By its very nature this genre ...
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The sure fire rule of thumb at any ADOTG winery show is that there will be three distinct demographics present ...
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Three piece kings of Lo-fi Sebadoh were born out of the prolific nature of Dinosaur Jr back in 1988. Founding ...
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Truckfighters, Sweden’s finest fuzz-rock band, somehow make the desert/ stoner rock sound ‘fun’ when plenty of their equals are far ...
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Evan Dando -photo by Maryanne Window By Dan McMahon Note to self – next time Evan Dando announces a last ...
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By Ellie van Werkhoven Christmas would not be the same without the annual Milk! Christmas show. On the 22nd of ...
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Andrew Eldritch, one of the founding members of The Sisters of Mercy abhors his band defined as goth, but the ...
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On this warm Spring evening, many eschew their jackets, and those driving, take delight in the multitude of parking spaces, ...
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When Ride last toured here in 1992, The Palace in St Kilda was a thriving live music venue, and the ...
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Following on from successful seasons in New York, London and Toronto, Melbourne is currently hosting the Australian premiere of Come ...
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at Melbourne’s Her Majesty's Theatre is purely magical. Roald Dahl’s classic story has been brilliantly ...
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The Melbourne Guitar Show, Caulfield Racecourse 3rd August 2019 Having attended a few previous Melbourne guitar shows at Caulfield Race ...
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The Melbourne performance of Thoroughly Modern Mille has been brought to us in all its splendor by seasoned professionals The ...
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As Portishead blares through the speakers, Sharon Van Etten and her five-piece band make their way to the dim lit ...
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The Palais has probably hosted all of these artists at one time or another over the decades but the APIA ...
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Lazaruswritten by David Bowie and Enda Walsh officially opened at the Playhouse at Arts Centre on the 21stof May 2019 ...
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How the hell did that happen? Well that’s a good question! We thought it was a good question anyway and ...
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Muriel’s heart-warming tale takes a flamboyant leap onto stage! It’s been 25 years since PJ Hogan grabbed our attention with ...
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If there was such a genre of music called ‘art punk’ Do Re Mi certainly qualified. I last saw the ...
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By Byron Boukouvalas EMINEM 2019 Photo Credit: Jeremy Deputat Marshall Mathers, EMINEM, touted as a Rap God, lived up to ...
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From the outset, this bill of Mental As Anything, Do Re Mi, Sunnyboys, The Church and Icehouse promised to be ...
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With the recent tour announcement of Butterfingers' 15 Years of Fatboys, we throwback to a CD review by Mary Boukouvalas ...
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