by Bobby Goudie | Jun 18, 2017 | Adelaide Festivals, Cabaret, Reviews
Her Majesty’s Theatre, Sun 18 Jun. Meow Meow continues to be one of the most intriguing as well as terrifying cabaret performers with her haunting and powerful vocals and erratic comedy. Her 2017 Adelaide Cabaret Festival show, Souvenir, is written as a celebration of...
by Matt Saunders | Jun 18, 2017 | Adelaide Festivals, Cabaret, Music, Orchestra, Reviews
Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide Festival Centre, Fri 16 Jun. Live music is unique in that it can be experienced in many contexts, often governed by genre and intended audience, and those contexts dictate the experience of seeing a singer-songwriter: there’s the...
by Bobby Goudie | Jun 18, 2017 | Adelaide Festivals, Cabaret, Reviews
Magic Mirrors Spiegeltent, Sat 17 Jun. Courtney Act first came to the attention of the nation when she appeared in the debut season of Australian Idol in 2003, at a time when a fluid gender expression and drag was much less visible on mainstream television. She is...
by Adrian Miller | Jun 17, 2017 | Adelaide Festivals, Cabaret, Live Music, Reviews
Magic Mirrors Spiegeltent, Fri 16 Jun. The ghoulish makeup of the trio of musicians on stage sets the scene for what is to follow. The Tiger Lillies – Martyn Jaques on falsetto vocals, accordion, ukulele and piano, Adrian Stout on double bass, saw, and theremin, and...
by Michael Coghlan | Jun 17, 2017 | Adelaide Festivals, Cabaret, Music, Reviews
Artspace, Fri 16 Jun. Grin is a wonderful double act featuring original material from Dusty Limits and his long-time collaborator Michael Roulston. The songs are dense with witty and dark lyricism, and reveal a perceptive take on life through the filters of honesty...
by Lynette Washington | Jun 17, 2017 | Adelaide Festivals, Cabaret, Music, Reviews
Her Majesty’s Theatre, Fri 16 Jun. Paul Kelly is an icon of the Australian music scene, and his fan base know that his oeuvre is wide and varied and are prepared to swoon over whatever he presents. Irish-French singer Camille O’Sullivan is less well-known to...