by Michael Coghlan | Nov 30, 2019 | Live Music, Reviews
[MUSIC ~ UK] Governor Hindmarsh Hotel, Fri 29 Nov. As Jethro Tull’s lead guitarist Martin Barre spent decades in the shadows of front man Ian Anderson. In the Martin Barre Band he is free to step forward and be the front man and it suits him. It’s always interesting...
by Ian Bell | Nov 28, 2019 | Entertainment, Live Music, Music, Reviews
[MUSIC/Pop ~ AUS/UK] Thebarton Theatre, Wed 27 Nov, 2019. Y’know, in the ‘90s, the ‘00s and the ‘10s, people would often refer to the 1980s as the decade that taste forgot. The fashion was mocked, the hairstyles ridiculed and the music dismissed as disposable, synth...
by Paul McGowan | Nov 13, 2019 | Live Music, Music, Reviews
Governor Hindmarsh Hotel, Tue 12 Nov [MUSIC ~ AUS] Even after 20 years, Gomez continues to break new grounds with their ecstatic live shows and masterpiece albums. For the 20-year anniversary of their landmark album, Liquid Skin, the band is performing around New...
by David Robinson | Oct 27, 2019 | Live Music, Music, Reviews
[Music ~ AUS] Governor Hindmarsh Hotel, Sat 26 Oct. It’s a decent-sized crowd, without being oxygen-depriving, at The Gov this evening. It’s clear that those in the know are here. Radio Birdman are in town, along with some special guests. The Stems have just...
by Ian Bell | Oct 25, 2019 | Live Music, Music, Reviews
[MUSIC ~ Dream Pop] Jive, Sat 19 Jan. Oh sportsball, why do you so often get in the way of me getting to gigs? Tonight’s fiasco involved a snail’s pace crawl on sort of the right route before a frolic over hill and dale resulting in me missing Gauci completely....
by David Robinson | Oct 13, 2019 | Live Music, Music, Reviews
[MUSIC ~ AUS] Governor Hindmarsh Hotel, Sat 12 Oct. There’s a decent-sized crowd at The Gov from quite early on tonight. There are very few tables set out on the upper level, an indicator that ticket sales for Melbourne Ska Orchestra have been quite healthy. As...