It was a quiet Sunday when artists got loud to a crowd at Lazybones to celebrate record label Art As Catharsis‘ fifteen-year anniversary. It was a smaller lineup than at The Bendigo, but just as large...

On a fine Friday night, both artists and audience descended upon The Bendigo hotel to celebrate record label Art As Catharsis‘ fifteen-year anniversary. Those playing were: Aphir (music | socials) Dip...

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A few years ago we spoke to Evan McGregor about his drumming journey and Hashshashin. More recently, we were afforded the opportunity to chat with Evan once more, though this time about his project wi...

Migret are a duo exploring sound and how it works for them, with the result being some rather affective music. I had the good fortune of speaking with Fran about Migret‘s music, and the upcoming Art A...

Brian Campeau has been part of many a musical project. To mention a few, he’s in Green Mohair Suits, Cannibal Spiders, and he’s been involved with Josh Pyke’s touring band. However, he’s more known fo...

There are a lot of bands that use heaviness as expression, and many of them do it with a certain kind of intensity that feels relational. Diploid are one of the finer bands that do this. I was fortuna...

Becki Whitton has been working on music for a good while now, both for others and on her own stuff under the name Aphir. With an album, Avarena, releasing soon and her being on the lineup for the Art ...

Benjamin Shannon is a musician in a long list of bands and projects. Ben also helps run Art As Catharsis in Brisbane. He’s someone I’ve had the good fortune of seeing perform, and also the good fortun...

If you haven’t heard of Hazards of Swimming Naked, they’re a Brisbane-based post-rock band that have been around for a while. As they’re playing at the Brisbane show celebrating Art As Catharsis‘ fift...

Hana Macklin is a Brisbane-based musical artist who weaves a number of sounds and musical forms together to create and express, leading to an expressive, eclectic and cohesive whole. She’ll be playing...

Fifteen years is a long time to be doing anything, and it’s not much time at all. Art As Catharsis is celebrating fifteen years of its pursuit of music with three shows in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydn...

You may have heard the recent news regarding the closure of the Lazy Thinking organisation’s gig venue. I was fortunate enough to talk with Jim of Lazy Thinking about what’s happening with Lazy Thinki...

The last time I wrote about Milton Man Gogh, I said that they exist. I’m certain they still do. I’m certain they are not some fabrication found within a dream I had once. Fairly certain. Any claims th...

Recently Psychedelic Porn Crumpets found themselves at Oxford Art Factory to rock people’s faces off whilst sharing various tunes old and new. Supporting them was Roxferry. Psychedelic Porn Crumpets a...

So the first thing to get across is that Melt-Banana’s 3+5 is relentless. From the opening squeals forming into song on “Code” to the final thrust of energy in “Seeds”, Melt-Banana don’t do much in th...

It’s a Friday night, and you’re looking for a good time. You find yourself in a underground, dingy industrial nightclub bathroom and you came for one thing in mind… When you leave the bathroom you’ll ...

If you’re into Opeth, then you know Martín Méndez and his tasteful bass playing. Near the end of 2024 I was afforded the opportunity to talk to Martín about Opeth stuff. Opeth are currently on tour, a...

Brendan has been immersing himself within music for a good long while, and part of that immersion has involved the creation of and playing some. Shortly after playing shows with Dumbsaint and Altars, ...

As part of their tour in support of Apsides, Black Aleph recently played at The Vanguard. Supporting them were Manton/Dawes, Bonniesongs and Coast.

Opeth are now up to The Last Will and Testament, which is all about the reading of a last will… and testament. It’s conceptual. It contains music. It also finds itself fitting comfortably within the l...

Recently Nubya Garcia and her band played a joyously-received set at Oxford Art Factory, with Setwun as support. Nubya Garcia is currently touring in support of her album, Odyssey. Her upcoming tour d...

It was with great elation that toe were received at Manning Bar on the past Friday as part of toe’s first tour of Australia and New Zealand. Supporting toe was Dumbsaint, who joined the tour for the A...

Dumbsaint: if you know them, you know them, and if you don’t, that can change. Regardless, you’ve a chance to see them live. The band haven’t played in a while. Things change. Life happens. However, t...

Alright, it’s toe’s NOW I SEE THE LIGHT. I’ll cut to the chase: it’s good. So toe aren’t the loudest band, and that’s fine. They rely a lot on clarity to convey their sound, and considering their musi...

If you don’t know who Nubya Garcia is, here’s some information to start you off: Is an artist working with the medium of music. Soon Nubya Garcia‘s album, Odyssey, will see release. I was afforded the...

Infusion were and are a group that originated from Wollongong. They spent a lot of time touring and fostering a strong and dedicated audience. As with Manny Sharrad, I recently had the good fortune of...

As part of their It’s So Invasive… tour – the tour in support of their album INVADER – Regurgitator played a fantastic show UNSW’s Roundhouse with Monster Zoku Onsomb!, Cry Club and Party Dozen joinin...

It was with great gusto that Polish Club made their return to the Sydney stage. Joining them on this occasion was Rat Public, Jet City Sports Club and Sesame Girl. Polish Club recently released a song...

As part of their tour behind Blame My Ex, The Beaches took to The Metro with Lotte Gallagher as support. Any future dates for The Beaches are viewable here.

Infusion were and are a group that originated from Wollongong and, for a short while, took hold within a specific arena. During their first run they had a number of releases; one of which was their se...

As part of their ROCKMAKER tour, the tour in support of their album ROCKMAKER, The Dandy Warhols played at Enmore Theatre with Magic Machine supporting. Any future tour dates for The Dandy Warhols can...

Recently Presqué Vu released their album Every Flightless Bird. In support of the release, they played at Bootleggers – a small venue in Kelly’s on King – with Smallways. and Holy Forrest supporting.

This Friday Regurgitator‘s INVADER – their (currently) newest album – sees release. Very soon they’ll be going on tour in support of it. As such, I was afforded the opportunity to talk to Ben Ely abou...

A good few weeks ago I was afforded the opportunity to speak with Chimers, a drums and guitar band that makes music, of the audible variety. My speaking with Chimers was preceded by my driving to Woll...

With Fractures and AKA Lui supporting, TORA recently played at The Metro as part of their first Australian tour in a rather long time. Later on this year TORA are releasing Temps de Flors. Both inform...

As part of their tour supporting their album Endless, recently Clowns played at Crowbar. Supporting them were The Darrans, FANGZ and VOIID. If you want to check out Clowns, their tour dates are availa...

It was recently announced that Oceansize‘s EP Home & Minor will see a limited re-release as part of Record Store Day. As such, I was able to pick Mike Vennart‘s brain about the release. — Ez: What doe...

Recently Turtle Skull performed at Marrickville Bowling Club as part of the tour behind their recent single, “Heavy As Hell“. More info on when Turtle Skull are touring is – aside from the above links...

Recently Psychedelic Porn Crumpets performed at Crowbar in support of their recent album, Fronzoli. Supporting them was Hot Machine and Nice Biscuit. As of this writing CPP are on a large tour, of whi...

A few nights ago and with KIAN supporting, The Band CAMINO played with a great deal of enthusiasm at The Metro. Head on over here to see when The Band CAMINO are next playing.

Forgiveness & The Grain ends with “Seventy Six”, this monolithic slab of rock. Mike Vennart’s vocals call out across the sound landscape – not a soundscape, but a sound landscape – and they move outwa...

In touring to support their recent album Our Best Place, Shonen Knife performed at Crowbar. Supporting Shonen Knife were Ben Ely & The Mungo Fungo Band, The Glycereens and Chimers. Any upcoming Shonen...

This review of Scorn contains spoilers. Have you ever experienced something so very confusing, and yet made so much sense at the same time? And how do you break down such an experience over a review? ...

At the moment Dinosaur Jr. are touring in celebration of Where You Been turning 30. Here are some shots from their show at The Enmore, where they were supported by Stepmother. If you want to see when ...