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    The Orb (Metro Theatre)

    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 Kate
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    Jello Biafra & The Guantanamo School of Medicine – live, The Metro

    First published in The Brag, May 2013 The Hard Ons are still playing when the news starts spreading. “Bar ...

    On May 27, 2013 / By Kate
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    Rodriguez (The Enmore)

    Usually, if you can hear fan over folk star, the show is just dreadful. But I can now count ...

    On April 13, 2013 / By Kate
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    Cat Power (The Enmore)

    Once upon a time, Cat Power shows cleft audiences in two. So grievous was Chan Marshall’s wrestle with the ...

    On March 9, 2013 / By Kate
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    Keith Urban (Allphones Arena)

    There was nary a big belt buckle, fringed boot or kerchief in sight. Instead, the long sold-out concert was ...

    On February 11, 2013 / By Kate
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    Ned Collette & Wirewalker (FBi Social)

    Berlin’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 Kate
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    Tumbleweed (The Tote)

    Tumbleweed’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 Kate
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    Dig It Up! Sydney festival 2012 (Enmore Road venues)

    In his welcome message in the Dig it Up program, Hoodoo Gurus’ frontman Dave Faulkner says: “Dig it Up ...

    On April 27, 2012 / By Kate
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    Aphex Twin (Enmore Theatre)

    There’s no music while we wait for Aphex Twin. Just roadies roaming the first few rows bearing video cameras ...

    On March 11, 2012 / By Kate
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    Laneway Festival, 2012 (Sydney College of The Arts)

    Never trust anyone over 30 (to review a music festival). Known for our persnickety gripes, misanthropic snipes and general ...

    On February 8, 2012 / By Kate
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My 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.

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