by Matt Saunders | Jun 12, 2016 | Adelaide Festivals, Cabaret, Comedy, Music, Orchestra, Reviews
Festival Theatre, Sat 11 Jun We were promised the musical comedy of Tripod, accompanied by the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, and conducted by gaming composer Austin Wintory, all in concert to examine the world of video gaming, and This Gaming Life exceeded any...
by Matt Saunders | Jun 7, 2016 | Interviews, Live Music, Music
by Matt Saunders. Ronnie Taheny’s reputation as a force of nature precedes her, and her recent album is ample evidence, with touching confessional piano ballads crossing paths with up-tempo rock numbers aided by her protégé Ben Ford-Davies, with whom she recently...
by Matt Saunders | May 4, 2016 | Interviews, Live Music, Music
by Matt Saunders. Fresh off the release of their single and video for Psycho Happy late last year, Adelaide pub rock ensemble PlanB have an action-packed 2016 in store, with a new line-up, a new album, and shows starting this Friday night at The Gov prior to embarking...
by Matt Saunders | Apr 1, 2016 | CDs, Reviews
Mike Tilbrook – Blue Solace E.P. It starts with the sound of whispers, reminiscent of Erykah Badu’s Mama’s Gun, then adds a slinking bass line, which is joined by a Rhodes piano with familiar-sounding diminished 6th chords straight out of a classic Roots album, but...
by Matt Saunders | Mar 15, 2016 | Adelaide Festivals, Dance, Event, Live Music, Music, Reviews
Adelaide Botanic Park, Mon 14 Mar As I was rushing down Frome Road to make it to the Foundation Stage in time to catch Mountain Mocha Kilimanjaro’s 5pm performance, my left sandal came apart. This isn’t really unusual, because my thongs are three years old and almost...