by David Robinson | Oct 27, 2019 | Live Music, Music, Reviews
[Music ~ AUS] Governor Hindmarsh Hotel, Sat 26 Oct. It’s a decent-sized crowd, without being oxygen-depriving, at The Gov this evening. It’s clear that those in the know are here. Radio Birdman are in town, along with some special guests. The Stems have just...
by David Robinson | Oct 1, 2018 | Live Music, Music, Reviews
Governor Hindmarsh Hotel, Sun 30 Sept. The crowd at The Gov has been building steadily since the doors opened; right through the impressive sets by The Sunday Reeds and “the Spanish MC5”, Los Chicos. By the time 10.30 rolls around, one might wonder if...
by David Robinson | Nov 8, 2017 | Interviews, Live Music, Music
by David Robinson. The Stems have kicked off a seven-date national tour, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the release of their classic debut album, At First Sight, Violets Are Blue. Back in the day, The Stems epitomised ‘80s indie rock, and are one of only a...
by David Robinson | Jun 13, 2016 | Live Music, Music, Reviews
Governor Hindmarsh Hotel, Sun 12 Jun It’s just about eighteen months since the reformed and (slightly) reformatted Radio Birdman played a most memorable show at The Gov. And now they are back, and so are the faithful, for a night where high expectations will require a...
by David Robinson | Nov 11, 2014 | Live Music, Reviews
Governor Hindmarsh Hotel, Sat Nov 8 Looking around the Governor Hindmarsh, about 20 minutes before the scheduled start of the evening’s on-stage entertainment, it is surprising to see how sparsely populated the venue is. There are very few people inside, milling...
