Live Reviews in Sydney
As Jeff Martin said throughout the night, The Armada is here.
And it’s not going anywhere. Of course, they didn’t arrive until two hours after the doors opened at Sydney’s Metro Theatre. It’... [more]
A diverse range of punters filled the sold-out Metro theatre on a gentle Thursday evening. The crowd was generally a more mature looking crowd, yet there was an encouraging hint of young blood... [more]
It’s been a long time since your humble scribe has had to choose between two gigs in Newcastle on a Saturday night. There was a time when one could deliberate for hours over what band to see, a... [more]
The Grates are kind of like the childhood I never had, or more like the childhood I wish I’d had. Bright, bubbly, energetic and very, very sweet . Their live show proves to be even more fu... [more]
Conor Oberst is much shorter than he sounds. With such a resounding voice, with such passion in his music, it struck me as odd to see such a little guy crossing the big stage of the Enmore... [more]
Maybe it was the weather. Temperatures soared to well over 30 earlier in the day, and at 10pm the thermometer had barely dropped. A hint of rain suggested a cool change was on its way, but cool... [more]
Tonight the very warm Hopetoun Hotel takes on some local support in the name of
Sierra Fin, a seriously enriched band sporting spunky boys and talented musicians.
Support comes in the sh... [more]
I’ll be straight with you. I’m a fan of
Mammal. Those avid fans following my work here at The Dwarf may have noticed. Those who’ve seen me strutting around in my Mammal t-shirt would defin... [more]
As far as the Australian live music scene goes, you often go through periods of jadedness where nothing impresses, where you feel like you’ve seen it all. Then there are the moments, historical... [more]
Nary a devil horn had been raised before Priest Feast, the original line up of metal gods
Judas Priest’s first outing to Australia, had almost become a debacle.
The bill would have been... [more]