by Dave Bradley | Jul 22, 2016 | Live Music, Music, Reviews
Thebarton Theatre, Thu 21 Jul. The latest in a long, profitable and shamelessly joy-inducing list of ‘nostalgia circuit’ package tours, this particular gaggle of 80s pop stars hit the Thebby to the rabid delight of devoted fans, many of whom turned up in satin pants,...
by Matt Saunders | Mar 12, 2016 | Adelaide Festivals, Dance, Event, Live Music, Music, Reviews
Adelaide Botanic Park, Fri 11 Mar Stage Two – Violent Femmes My first ever WOMADelaide begins with a band I feared I’d never see again after a very public dispute over selling their music for advertising in 2007 eventually led to their break-up in 2009. However,...
by Adrian Miller | Mar 7, 2016 | Adelaide Festivals, Live Music, Music, Reviews
Thebarton Theatre, Sun 6 Mar Arriving at the theatre there are signs warning of the volume of this event and earplugs available at the door, so this is going to be loud! A drone starts up and it seems the performance has started, but there is no-one on stage so the...
by Adrian Miller | Mar 1, 2016 | Adelaide Festivals, Live Music, Reviews
Thebarton Theatre, Mon 29 Feb From the first moment of this concert the lack of any glitz or grandstanding is striking. Sufjan Stevens is in dim lighting behind a piano at the side of the stage for the beginning of the first song, before moving to the centre. With...
by Matt Saunders | Feb 27, 2016 | Adelaide Festivals, Live Music, Music, Reviews
Thebarton Theatre, Fri 26 Feb Unsound is a music festival of experimental and underground club music specialising in extreme textures and volume, which has taken place annually in Poland since 2003, and gradually expanded to several locations around the world. 2016...