Tag Archive: live

Live Review: MONA FOMA, part one

Somethingyousaid.com’s Chloe Mayne checks out MONA FOMA, an annual festival based in Tasmania: I’m going to hazard a guess and say that you’ve all heard of MoMA , the elegant New York governess of… Read More

Event Review: Sydney SMACs back

Last week in the confines of Redfern’s Carriageworks we witnessed our beloved FBi Radio announcing the winners of Sydney’s Music Arts and Culture awards (SMAC). For the sixth year running it was a… Read More

Live Review: Falls Festival, Marion Bay

Musical mayhem tangled paths with a stretch of unsuspecting countryside as over ten thousand punters converged upon the picturesque Marion Bay for the Tasmanian leg of the Falls Music and Arts Festival. It… Read More

Live Review: Field Day in Sydney

Somethingyousaid’s Colin Delaney overcame his hangover just in time to head to Field Day: I woke on New Year’s Day feeling sceptically fine, managed to make breakfast for the rest of the household… Read More

Live Review: I Know Leopard in Sydney

Somethingyousaid.com’s Melissa Oey checks out some Australian acts: Halfway through the opening set, I realise it has definitely been a while since my last visit to Oxford Art Factory. The Gallery Bar is… Read More

Live Review: Violent Soho in Sydney

Last month saw Violent Soho headlining Sydney’s Oxford Art Factory on the Sydney leg of their Australian tour, following the release of their third full-length album, Hungry Ghost. With the show comprising of… Read More

Britany Nola performs live with Gambles

Not only is New York-based Britany Nola a somethingyousaid.com contributor and renowned model, but she’s now heading into the music world too. Here she tells us about her debut stage performance with Gambles:… Read More

Live Review: AlunaGeorge in Sydney

AlunaGeorge’s excellent set at Sydney’s Listen Out was closely followed by the obligatory sideshow, this time at Oxford Art Factory. I therefore spent the week largely hustling for AlunaGeorge tickets, going to see… Read More

Live Review: Gooch Palms in Sydney

The Newcastle aficionados of punk and punk stage antics – Gooch Palms – have been making memorable impressions on unsuspecting audiences for a few years now. With a live set which is known… Read More

Live Review: The Drones in Sydney

There is something painful, raw and Shakespearean about The Drones. It’s a long stretch to compare a largely underground homegrown band to Old William, but when watching Gareth Liddiard on stage, a front… Read More

Live Review: The Paper Kites in Melbourne

Somethingyousaid.com’s Jess O’Callaghan checked out the hometown show from one of Melbourne’s finest: There was a simmering smugness in the crowd on Saturday night when The Paper Kites played at The Forum. “I… Read More

Live Review: Bigsound, days one and two

BIGSOUND, Australia’s biggest music industry conference, which takes over Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley for the best part of a week each year, can be taxing on the minds, livers and wallets of its attendees.… Read More