by Michael Coghlan | May 5, 2019 | Reviews, Theatre
[THEATRE ~ SA] Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide Festival Centre, Sat 4 May. The Greek island of Hydra has long been known as a haven for international artists. Principal among them was Leonard Cohen, who met and fell in love with the woman he sang about on his debut album...
by Michael Coghlan | Apr 6, 2019 | Adelaide Festivals, Comedy, Reviews, Theatre
[THEATRE/COMEDY ~ SA] Holden Street Theatres – The Studio, Fri 5 Apr. Bordertown is a convenient half way marker on road trips between Adelaide and Melbourne. Apparently Bob Hawke was also born there. He spent most of his childhood in Perth but a trip back to the town...
by Michael Coghlan | Mar 18, 2019 | Adelaide Festivals, Adelaide Fringe 2019, Live Music, Reviews
[MUSIC ~ USA] RCC Fringe – Elder Hall, Sun 17 Mar. Like many, I was introduced to the concept of ambient music via Brian Eno’s Music For Airports in the late ‘70s. LARAAJI was ‘discovered’ by Eno around that time. Ambient music is about space and silence as much as it...
by Michael Coghlan | Mar 17, 2019 | Adelaide Festivals, Adelaide Fringe 2019, Comedy, Live Music, Reviews
[MUSIC/COMEDY ~ WORLD PREMIERE ~ SA] Regal Theatre, Sat 16 Mar. Arriving on stage looking like the Blues Brothers’ ukulele cousins the Ukulele Death Squad don’t waste any time launching into their peculiar brand of musical freneticism. Three ukes and a saxophone is...
by Michael Coghlan | Mar 16, 2019 | Adelaide Festivals, Adelaide Fringe 2019, Live Music, Music, Reviews
[MUSIC/FOLK ~ GBR] Church Of The Trinity, Thu 14 Mar. Streets Of London is 50 years old this year, and both the song and its composer are aging gracefully. Ralph McTell is a Londoner born and bred but learned to play guitar by listening to black American blues and...