by Jenna Bonavita | Mar 7, 2016 | Adelaide Festivals, Comedy, Reviews
The Jade Monkey, Sun 6 Mar The unseasonal wild evening didn’t dampen the spirits of The Petty Four, and from the opening jingle-like a Capella song they had the appreciative crowd captured. Safety first though! A thorough and highly amusing checklist was prepared and...
by Jenna Bonavita | Jan 28, 2016 | Interviews, Music
by Jenna Bonavita. Josh Pyke is one of Australia’s most respected troubadours, known for his kooky and eclectic song forms that still manage to weave catchy hooks with articulate and introspectively poetic lyrics. As the waters flowing from the pool of creative output...
by Jenna Bonavita | Jan 11, 2016 | Adelaide Festivals, Classical, Event, Interviews, Music
by Jenna Bonavita. Slava Grigoryan is rightly heralded as one of Australia’s finest proponents of classical guitar with a career spanning over 20 years and accolades galore. Young Australian Of The Year for the Arts in 2000, major prize-winner at the Tokyo...
by Jenna Bonavita | Nov 12, 2015 | Interviews, Music
by Jenna Bonavita. Bob ‘Bongo’ Starkie, guitarist with seminal band Skyhooks, delivered a string of classic songs such as Balwyn Calling, Smut, Ego Is Not A Dirty Word, and Living In The ‘70s. Without question these etched a pivotal groove in the soundtrack to...
by Jenna Bonavita | Oct 24, 2015 | Interviews, Music
by Jenna Bonavita. Katie Noonan began her career at age eighteen when her band George first appeared on the music scene back in the ‘90s. With hits such as The Special Ones, Time To Begin, Snapshot, Breathe In Now and Page One under her belt, the classically-trained...