Archive for the ‘Live Reviews’ Category

A Wilhelm Scream at Rosemount Hotel

Monday, May 23rd, 2016

A Wilhelm ScreamThursday 19 May 2016 – Written by Karen Lowe For a Thursday night, the Rosemount was surprisingly quiet considering an international band was due to take stage in just a couple of hours. While many pre-sale tickets weren’t sold, the […]

Live Review: RÜFÜS at Red Hill Auditorium

Monday, May 16th, 2016

Rufus_RedHill_0516_AshWestwood_17Saturday 30th April, 2016 – Review by Valentina Carboni An average of 10 degrees on Saturday May 30, about an hour’s drive from Perth City, and the Red Hill Auditorium is packed with a sold out crowd waiting to hear RÜFÜS […]

Live Review: Lionizer at 459 Bar

Monday, May 9th, 2016

LionizerFriday 6 May 2016 – Written by Karen Lowe While it was a cool, blustery autumn night, the temperature inside the 459 Bar was heating up in anticipation of the eclectic night of music ahead. As we got there, YIANNOS […]

Live Review: The Drones at The Rosemount Hotel

Thursday, May 5th, 2016

09) The Drones, at RosemountSaturday 30th April, 2016 – Review by Chris Gardner Back at the last ever Big Day Out in Perth, I watched The Drones play to roughly seven people while Tame Impala blared in the background.  In a way, it’s a metaphor […]

Live Review: Millencolin at Metros Freo

Wednesday, April 27th, 2016

Millencolin_BannerTuesday 26th April, 2016 – Review by Simon Clarke A familiar face on our shores, a year after being in the country with Soundwave, MILLENCOLIN are back with their new (ish) album “True Brew” in tow. Their gig on Tuesday 26th at Fremantle’s Metros […]

Live Review: Brian Wilson at Riverside Theatre

Monday, April 18th, 2016

brian_wilson_performs_pet_sounds_perth-1457629947Thursday 7st of April, 2016 – Review by Cicely Binford.   There is no doubt that Brian Wilson is a living legend, and his appearance Thursday night at the Riverside Theatre is without a doubt an experience Perth audiences can count […]

Live Review: Pat Chow at The Bird

Monday, April 4th, 2016

24) Pat Chow at The BirdFriday 1st of April, 2016 – Review by Chris Gardner. In another universe, The Bird is much less of a fashionable, quirky hole in the wall, ‘hipster’ in the common parlance and is instead a scuzzy den of rock fury.  […]

Review: City and Colour at Red Hill Auditorium

Friday, April 1st, 2016

City&Colour_RedHill_0316_AshWestwood_28Wednesday 30th March, 2016 – Review by Charmaine de Souza. Thousands of fans made a mid-week trek up to Red Hill Auditorium on March 30 to see indie powerhouse CITY AND COLOUR in action on the Perth leg of their Australian […]

Live Review: Ball Park Music at The Astor Theatre

Wednesday, October 29th, 2014

Ball Park Music Astor Theatre-3Friday 24th October, Review by Sophie Dunsford. As the sun started to set, Perth’s triple j listeners formed a line along the shop windows of Beaufort Street, ready to stake prime floor positions inside The Astor Theatre. The line began […]

Live Review: Say Anything at Amplifier

Friday, October 17th, 2014

18) Say Anything, at AmplifierWednesday October 15, 2014 Review by Charmaine de Souza After a solid couple of years, SAY ANYTHING were back on our shores on Wednesday night to reunite with their first batch of loyal Aussie fans at Amplifier Bar – and […]