by Ian Bell | Feb 26, 2023 | Adelaide Festivals, Adelaide Fringe 2023, Comedy, Interviews
[COMEDY ~ AUS/INT] Feel that, people…? That strange unfamiliar sensation that we live in a place that is an actual place with a cavalcade of things to do, shows to see, experiences to be experienced. It’s a nice feeling, isn’t it? For just a few scant weeks every year...
by Ian Bell | Feb 13, 2023 | Comedy, Reviews
[COMEDY ~ UK] Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Sun 12 Feb, 2023 Comedy giant Jimmy Carr is famous off the telly. He is the snarky host of 8 Out Of 10 Cats (and 8 Out 10 Cats Does Countdown), Big Fat Quiz and a regular guest on countless UK TV shows. But he is also a...
by Ian Bell | Feb 10, 2023 | Live Music, Reviews
[MUSIC/Alt-Country ~ USA] Governor Hindmarsh Hotel, Wed 8 Feb, 2023. Tonight, after thirty years and several reschedules due to that whole ‘global situation’, The Cowboy Junkies have finally made it to Australia and delivered a performance that was sublime, unexpected...
by Ian Bell | Jan 28, 2023 | Live Music, Reviews
[MUSIC/Rock ~ AUS] Governor Hindmarsh Hotel, Wed 25 Jan, 2023. EVEN: What a glorious balancing act of power-pop and Aussie pub rock. Fantastic tunes, brilliant lyrics and a catalogue of songs loved and adored by legions of fans across this wide brown land. Like the...
by Ian Bell | Dec 5, 2022 | Live Music, Music, Reviews
[MUSIC ~ UK] Governor Hindmarsh Hotel, Sun 4 Dec, 2022 A mere forty years after they started making music, and three years after the original tickets went on sale for Liverpool synth outfit, China Crisis, they finally take the stage in Adelaide on their first...