José González – Sydney Opera House: 31st of March 2018
The Sydney Opera House audience travelled a winding and philosophical journey last night with Swedish…
Event reviews
Womadelaide – Adelaide Botanical Gardens: 9th -12th of March 2018.
Womadelaide 2018 boasted some pretty big names. From the desert blues of Tinariwen, to the…
Adrian Sherwood Live at The Curtain – 14th March 2018
Sometimes reviewing an event is like trying to describe a dream upon waking. Some details…
The Ironing Maidens – Little Red Launderette – Griffith NSW – Tue 23rd January 2018
The Ironing Maidens are principally the duo of Melania and Patty, who perform electronic music…
The 30th Love and Anarchy Film Festival, Helsinki, 14-24 September 2017
The Helsinki International Film Festival (HIFF) or Love and Anarchy, as it is better known,…
London Round-Up: By Tony Mitchell
Visiting London for ten days this September, I was fortunate to see gigs by the…
Flow Festival Helsinki August 11-13 2017
This year’s Flow Festival featured expanded terrain and sold out to 75,000 visitors over three…
Jazz-Espa Helsinki 24 July – 4 August 2017
The 18th edition of the annual Jazz-Espa open air summer festival coincides with the 100th…
From Isabelle Huppert to Wallis Island: 28th Alliance Française French film Festival Sydney 7-30 March 2017
The annual French Film festival, held throughout Australia and New Zealand, has just been extended…
Mutek Barcelona: 9th -11th of March 2017
Two weekends ago we witnessed the 8th edition of the Spanish version of Mutek, the…
Womadelaide: Adelaide Botanical Gardens – 10th-13th of March 2017
Something happens to you when you step into the Adelaide Botanical Gardens for Womadelaide, an…
Near Myth: ‘Idiot Mystic’ Album Launch – Worker’s Club Melbourne 2nd of Feb 2017
There are timeless, musical universals we can connect with and Near Myth’s ‘Idiot Mystic’ LP…
The Bats – The Deep Set with Strings: Sydney Festival Jan 29th 2017
The Bats were reputedly the main reason Roger Shepherd started the Flying Nun label, although…
‘A spectacle for the imagination’: Autechre live in Estonia and Hellsinki – 13th and 14th of November 2016
Last week we witnessed two nights of the European tour of Autechre. Getting really busy…
Sydney International Women’s Jazz Festival 2-13 November 2016
This was SIMA’s fifth Sydney International Women’s Jazz Festival, and a resounding success all told.…