by Ian Bell | May 9, 2019 | Interviews, Live Music, Music
[MUSIC ~ AUS] by Ian Bell. Icecream Hands are a classic pop group. Not in a boy band sense, but their songs have all the classic melodies, hooks, harmonies and singalong elements of The Beatles or Elvis Costello. My favourite quote about them came from Melbourne...
by Ian Bell | May 7, 2019 | Live Music, Music, Reviews
[MUSIC ~ Indie/Power Pop ~ USA] Governor Hindmarsh Hotel, Sat 4 May. Tonight is the last night of Stephen Cummings tour. In fact, it is the last concert of his career; After a career of over forty years, he is done. In some ways it is appropriate that the last show...
by David Robinson | May 6, 2019 | Live Music, Music, Reviews
Governor Hindmarsh Hotel, Sun 5 May. Hugh Cornwell and his band kick off this Sunday night show, fittingly, with the opening song from Monster, his latest album. Pure Evel gets things going, and this is followed by Leave Me Alone and I Want One of Those, a couple of...
by Luke Balzan | May 1, 2019 | Live Music, Music, Reviews
[MUSIC ~ Alternative Metal/Nu Metal ~ USA] Governor Hindmarsh Hotel, Mon 29 Apr. I’ve been a fan of Sevendust pretty much since the beginning, coming on board with their first eponymous album and second album Home cementing the Atlanta Georgia metal band’s place in my...
by Contributor | Apr 30, 2019 | Live Music, Music, Reviews
[MUSIC ~ SA] Nexus Arts, Lion Arts Centre, Sat 27 April. Paula Standing is a local singer/songwriter who has worked hard at her craft, and is making a considerable name for herself both locally and nationally. On Saturday afternoon she launched her latest compositions...
by Adrian Miller | Apr 28, 2019 | Live Music, Music, Reviews
[MUSIC ~ Indie Rock/Indie Folk/Lo-Fi ~ USA] The Gov, Sat 27 Apr. Kurt Vile and band meander onto the stage and launch into the first song Loading Zone with barely any acknowledgement of the audience, setting a pattern which continues for most of the evening. He...