Steering By Stars
Shakespeare once wrote that “a rose by any other name would smell as sweet”, yet it seems impossible there could be another name that could so accurately sum up the atmospheric dreamscape of Steering By Stars. From tense, personal introvertedness to epic, heart-stopping breathlessness the group’s sound and name so beautifully capt...
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Doing it a Little Different
Sincerely Grizzly meld different time signatures, keys and rhythms to create interesting and often hypnotic musical patterns. They aren’t straightforward – which is perhaps why they make for such an intriguing listen. The songs on their MySpace, which will be featuring on their upcoming self titled EP, are evidence of a band who take gr...
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Ash Grunwald @ The Cooly Hotel
Rock on in to The Cooly Hotel this Thursday night (March 4) and catch musical master Ash Grunwald live in action. Kicking off at 8pm, Ash brings you an exciting mash of musical styles from his studio album Fish Out of Water. Featuring stunning collaborations with Countbounce from Aussie hip hop group TZU, mixed with his trademark deep vocals, it...
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ForceFed
Always a crowd favourite, ForceFed is on at Ruby Tramp Friday night, Mar 5. A propermerge of local art and great music featuring DJ Boogs. BigManDJ Boogs is coming back to Surfers Paradise toget yougroovin' at the next ForceFed on March 5th, it'san art focused night that should bein the minds ofeveryone in the 'creative appreciation society'. A...
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Mama Kin & Tinpan Orange @ The Loft
It's gonna be a night to remember, with two well known Aussie acts performing an intimate gig at The Loft this Friday night. Melbourne folk pop musicians Tinpan Orange bring their own unique style of gypsy-infused acoustic sound, and will perform their new LP The Bottome of the Lake. While bittersweet songbird Mama Kin brings her stomping piano ...
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GCMIA Summer Showcase & Networking Event
Forget petrol sniffing, it's not good for you, but there's no mistaking the sweet smell of the Bowser. Ok, the boys from local act Bowser would obviously be weirded out if you actually wandered up and started snorting around them like some filthy predator smelling the scent of the kill... But if you head to Miami Tavern Shark Bar on Friday 29th ...
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Fresh Out The Box
Indie group Box Elder are a fairly new, yet glorious arrival to the Adelaide scene. I spoke with the lads to get their take on all things musical... Box Elder are…a 5 piece that play alternative noise based songs. We’ve been playing around Adelaide for the past year or so and are working on recording for an EP. Our major musical...
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Talking Shop: Cross Promotions
Doof, doof, doof - yep we can hear it coming. Around 30,000 punters hit Summafieldayze every January. Some scantily clad and others fluoro adorned, trashing up Doug Jennings Park (in a fun-spirited, non-destructive kind of way) at one of the most intense festivals of the year. But how much effort actually goes into planning an event of such epic pr...
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Live Music in the Cool Afternoon
It's a Sunday sesh with a difference, rocking out to acoustic music among the beauty of nature and checking out the art gallery at Tokonoma. Matthew Pitts spent 12 years in Japan as a pro surfer and released two albums over there, the singer-songwriter will be joined by Hibiki (the fabulous Tokonoma cafe owner and chef) and percussionist Yaoki. ...
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A Word With Harris Robotis
Go to all the music festivals. Go to all of them and make a documentary and sell it for squillions to commercial TV– that’s our suggestion! However, if you’re not feeling as misanthropic as all that, perhaps the one to check out is the first-run Midsummer Circus festival, which local, too-cool-for-you club, Electric Circus is co-p...
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