When I first heard The Orb as a 15-year-old they detonated my idea of what music was and how ...
On January 11, 2014 / By KateFirst published in The Brag, May 2013 The Hard Ons are still playing when the news starts spreading. “Bar ...
On May 27, 2013 / By KateUsually, if you can hear fan over folk star, the show is just dreadful. But I can now count ...
On April 13, 2013 / By KateOnce upon a time, Cat Power shows cleft audiences in two. So grievous was Chan Marshall’s wrestle with the ...
On March 9, 2013 / By KateThere was nary a big belt buckle, fringed boot or kerchief in sight. Instead, the long sold-out concert was ...
On February 11, 2013 / By KateBerlin’s Mary Ocher. What a gal! Ned Collette & Wirewalker’s support act jingle-jangles her way onstage wearing an outfit that’s ...
On June 20, 2012 / By KateTumbleweed’s first sold-out gig was at the Tote in the early ’90s. You can still hear the thrill of ...
On June 2, 2012 / By KateIn his welcome message in the Dig it Up program, Hoodoo Gurus’ frontman Dave Faulkner says: “Dig it Up ...
On April 27, 2012 / By KateThere’s no music while we wait for Aphex Twin. Just roadies roaming the first few rows bearing video cameras ...
On March 11, 2012 / By KateNever trust anyone over 30 (to review a music festival). Known for our persnickety gripes, misanthropic snipes and general ...
On February 8, 2012 / By KateMy name is Kate Hennessy. I am a freelance arts and travel writer and music critic. I contribute to Guardian Australia, The Sydney Morning Herald/The Age, The Saturday Paper, The Australian, The Australian Financial Review, The Wire (UK), NME and more.