by Jenna Bonavita | May 12, 2019 | Live Music, Reviews
[MUSIC ~ AUS] Governor Hindmarsh Hotel, Sat 11 May. Lachy Doley is undeniably one of the leading proponents of Hammond organ in Australia, and he summoned the sonic demons with fierce intensity as he punished the keys in every song. Doley doesn’t just play the...
by Jenna Bonavita | Mar 14, 2019 | Adelaide Festivals, Adelaide Fringe 2019, Cabaret, Comedy, Live Music, Reviews
Gluttony – The Octagon, Wed 13 Mar. [CABARET/COMEDY ~ SA] Going to a Hans show is like ingesting a euphoric breath of fresh Vienna mountain air. The opening number and reworked iconic footage from the Sound Of Music invoke an anticipated sense of fun. Hans (a.k.a....
by Jenna Bonavita | Mar 1, 2019 | Adelaide Festivals, Adelaide Fringe 2019, Live Music, Reviews, Theatre
[THEATRE/MUSIC ~ RUS] RCC Fringe – The Attic, Wed 27 Feb, 2019. In 2011 Pussy Riot formed in Moscow and quickly earned a reputation for subversive political demonstrations and public activism. Founding members Nadezhda ‘Nadya’ Tolokonnikova and Yekaterina ‘Katya’...
by Jenna Bonavita | Feb 21, 2019 | Adelaide Festivals, Adelaide Fringe 2019, Cabaret, Live Music, Reviews
[CABARET/MUSIC ~ SA] Nexus Arts, Wed 20 Feb. Paying homage to showbiz legend Louis Prima, Zooma Zooma successfully presents an authentic big band era sound despite only being a four piece. As with Prima, Zooma Zooma permeate an exuberant playfulness, and it’s...
by Jenna Bonavita | Jun 23, 2018 | Adelaide Festivals, Cabaret, Live Music, Reviews
[AUSTRALIA] Dunstan Playhouse, Fri 22 Jun. Twenty years ago Archie Roach and three baby-faced young women collaborated to create a demo. Jen Anderson produced the recording and from that demo several reworked and re-recorded songs would later appear on Roach’s much...
