Reviews of live concert performances and events with full photo galleries.
It may have been Australia Day but that didn’t stop music fans from rocking out to some metal as Canadian prog/thrash pioneers Voivod returned to Sydney after a couple of decades to remind people […]
Butch Walker – a name in some circles that is synonymous with musical genius, and to others, despite his 30+ years in the music industry, is still a complete unknown. For me, it’s the […]
Seriously, with Friday night marking the start of the Australia Day long weekend, what right minded West Aussie would be caught dead in Perth and not in the snarling traffic of the herds heading […]
In their first show of their Australian tour, Berliners The Ocean wowed Perth with their progressive majesty. Dodging past a small army of people wielding pamphlets for Fringe shows, I made my way to […]
If ever you’re in Perth on a Tuesday night and have a thing for a bit of live blues music then look no further than The Charles Hotel, where the Perth Blues Club host their […]
Pop Evil returned to Oklahoma City and the historic Diamond Ballroom this past Saturday. After several opening acts, including comedian Don Jamieson, they hit the stage a bit after 10:00 to a crowd ready […]
With Melbourne melodic rockers The Radio Sun’s last hometown show close to 3 years ago, there’s not much better way to return to the stage than supporting Canadian legend Paul Laine at his only […]
After coming off an electrifying show at the Red Hot Summer festival in Western Australia this past weekend where “they pumped out a 60 minute set of her back catalogue including the now iconic […]
The second show of the Red Hot Summer Tour (Series One) rolled into Perth’s Swan Valley with a 10,000 sell-out crowd eager to see the star studded line-up perform in the natural amphitheatre of Sandalford’s […]
You can always count on finding Saving Abel performing somewhere. The seemingly always touring band recently made a stop at the famous New Jersey roadhouse in Stanhope and were joined by local bands such […]
Having only been in Australia less than 9 months prior when Cradle Of Filth spread their gothic black metal across Australia, it was a nice surprise to see keyboardist and solo artist Lindsay Schoolcraft […]
If this doesn’t get you pumped up for the holiday season, then I honestly don’t know what will. The rock band Trans-Siberian Orchestra has became synonymous with holiday music as their songs such as […]
Newcastle larrikins Screaming Jets have swooped into Sydney for a second sortie with the Gotcha Covered collection and it’s a hot and sticky venue that greets them. Dave Gleeson, with all the bug eyed […]
American Christian metalcore band Fit For A King hailing from Dallas, Texas, just wrapped up their US Fall tour supporting fellow American Christian metalcore band The Devil Wears Prada on their 10th Anniversary tour […]
It wasn’t until 9.45pm that the four boys from New York strolled onto the stage at The Astor in Perth for the opening night of their ‘30th Anniversary Vivid Tour’. As has been with […]
Tonight was Perth’s turn to witness those crazy Tasmanian’s Pycroptic on the tail end of a massive grueling Australian tour, here’s how it went down. The venue was Badlands, a fairly expansive venue by […]
Orange County mainstays Atreyu rolled into Chicago at the House Of Blues as part of their ‘In Our Wake’ US tour with support from Memphis Mayfire, Ice Nine Kills and Sleep Signals. […]
American nu metal legends Payable on Death or as we have always known them – P.O.D. – from San Diego, California are on tour supporting their latest studio album Circles. They are touring with […]
The first ever Good Things Festival kicked off in Melbourne on a hot Friday featuring The Offspring, Stone Sour, All Time Low, Dropkick Murphys, Bullet For My Valentine & many more. Wendy Smith reports […]
American symphonic metal titans Kamelot returned to Australian shores this week in support of the release of their latest album ‘The Shadow Theory’. It has been 5 years since the band have brought their […]
1st in Melbourne and what a cracking first night of summer the weather gods delivered for Bon Jovi’s debut night of their Aussie run of the This House Is Not For Sale world tour. It’s been […]
American death metal staple Goatwhore headlined this falls Metal Alliance tour together with punk rockers The Casualties, and such bands as Black Tusk, Great American Ghost, GOZU and Morthereon. On November 28th the […]
Absolutely amazing evening in Bunbury. Walking from the shopping center car park to the venue is always a little bizarre, hardly anyone walking the streets and dismal traffic, I suppose I do live in […]
With over a half million albums sold around the globe, UNEARTH’S astounding legacy has never been more self-evident. Festival vets and road warrior renegades, UNEARTH was a standout in a sea of worthy contenders […]
There are occasions when gig reviewers get a night off & a chance to kick back and Saturday night was one of these evenings for me. As I left The Astor, after being blown […]
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