by David Robinson | Sep 12, 2018 | Interviews, Live Music, Music
by David Robinson Adelaide four-piece outfit Satan’s Cheerleaders strike an enviable balance between accessibility and inventiveness that makes them easy to like yet difficult to categorise in any meaningful way. Anyone who has been lucky enough to see the band...
by Clayton Werner | Sep 3, 2018 | Live Music, Music, Reviews
Nexus Arts, Lions Arts Center, Sat 1 Sep. Saúde, evidently a Portuguese reference equivalent to cheers or a toast – was a gig in two parts. The first part of the show was presented by the very fun local outfit Abraska (formerly Conchillia). While this started firmly...
by Bián Hickman | Aug 28, 2018 | Live Music, Music, Reviews
Governor Hindmarsh Hotel, Sun 19 Aug. For the first time in twenty-nine years, Southern Californian Christian metal group Stryper rocked the halls of Adelaide’s Governor Hindmarsh Hotel as part of the 2018 God Damn Evil Australian Tour. Having lost guitarist Oz Fox to...
by Clayton Werner | Aug 13, 2018 | Adelaide Festivals, Classical, Live Music, Music, Orchestra, Reviews
[FESTIVAL EXCLUSIVE ~ AUSTRALIA/BRAZIL/CHINA/SOUTH AFRICA] Festival Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre, Sun 12 Aug. There is more to the Adelaide Guitar Festival than the performances over the weekend, specifically I refer to the Winter School (there are also gigs in...
by Clayton Werner | Aug 12, 2018 | Adelaide Festivals, Classical, Live Music, Multimedia, Music, Reviews
[ADELAIDE PREMIERE ~ USA] Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide Festival Centre, Sat 11 Aug. Kaki King has a well-deserved reputation as an innovative guitar phenomenon, backed by years of performance. But it’s clear that her art is moving beyond that of a guitar player. This...
by Janine Spearpoint | Aug 11, 2018 | Adelaide Festivals, Classical, Live Music, Music, Reviews
[WORLD PREMIERE ~ SPAIN/BRAZIL] Space Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre, Fri 10 Aug. Chrystian Dozza, an up and coming Brazilian composer and guitarist, brilliantly takes the stage first up with his own compositions with inspirations from prominent Brazilian...