Author: Rory McCartney
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Vendulka becomes Aya Yves and swaps strings for electronic grooves in the excellent ‘(in)Sanity’
[Independent Release] Local songstress Vendulka is well known about town for her smooth folk-pop performances. Now she has swapped easy ...

Jarrow ‘Keep A Tab (On All My Friends)’
[Independent Release] Melbourne singer-songwriter Daniel Oke, AKA Jarrow, first launched his musical career with the 2015 EP Legitimate, followed by ...

Eliza & The Delusions deliver an EP bursting with a bright, fuzzy energy
Eliza & The Delusionals A State of Living in an Objective Reality [Cooking Vinyl] Following on from their debut EP ...

The Rubens’ ‘Live in Life’ offers the confessions of a seriously confused guy to a serious earworm of a tune
[Ivy League] The Rubens originated as a five-piece from the tiny town of Menangle, just off the Hume Highway between ...

Alex the Astronaut’s ‘I Think You’re Great’ is the perfect antidote for a troubled, nervous world
[Minkowski Records] Do you believe that light can be emitted by imploding bubbles when they are excited by sound? Sydney’s ...

Lachy Doley Group’s ‘No Key Left Unbroken’ lives up to its title; a full-on soul extravaganza from start to finish
The Lachy Doley Group is quite unlike any other blues bands. The signature sound comes from the incredible wave of ...

Three-piece punk outfit Cable Ties hit out with an angry, righteous go at people who cannot handle diversity with new track ‘Sandcastles’
Cable Ties are a three-piece punk outfit which laid its credentials down in 2016 with the appealing rhythms of the ...

Indie-pop-punk duo Cry Club’s single ‘Robert Smith’ is a rollicking egotistical fantasy exploring self-image and the desire to appear as others want you to be
Wollongong-spawned indie-pop-punk duo Cry Club won a place on the Lorne leg of the Falls Festival, courtesy of JJJ Unearthed ...

Keith Potger @ Beyond Q, Saturday, November 21
Live music venues are a bit thin south of the lake, especially anywhere outside the Woden area. It is a ...

Grace & Hugh @ Beyond Q, Sunday, 29 November
Have piano will travel! While it is only a small outfit, the sound-check for Grace & Hugh took longer than ...