Music – Reviews Archive

A Majestic Musical Journey Celebrating the Human Voice is impossible not to be moved by this majestic musical journey celebrating the human voice. Paul Dyer Artistic Director and Conductor of the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra (ABO) undertook that his daring concert entitled ‘Mozart …

Audiences expecting earnest retro cheesiness and zero subtlety will be satisfied by the production of Ghost the Musical, currently playing at Sydney’s Theatre Royal. New York banker Sam (Rob Mills) and girlfriend Molly’s (Jemma Rix) romance is put to the test when …

Honorary Aussie, Carl Cox, was a man on a mission when he brought his renowned style to Perth before heading North for the summer festival season. This gig not only showcased Cox and his music, but it also gave Perth a taste …

In a year of the deaths of giants we say goodbye to George Martin: the fifth Beatle, the producer who made them sound like The Beatles. The man who framed those songs in those patchouli psychedelic frames, or equally in those woody bucolic …

Battles at Sydney University’s Manning Bar is one of the band’s few Laneway Festival sideshows in Australia in February. The New York three-piece has gained something of a cult following around the world, and is touring in support of their third album, last year’s wholly instrumental La …

Not having graced our shores since 2011, Perth was more than ready for Leftfield’s return, selling out the show months in advance. But a lot has changed since their last festival appearance with Neil Barnes now running the outfit solo as former …

The recorder – mainly the descant – is responsible for turning generations of school children off making music from a very early age. A featureless instrument in many ways, its flat tone conjures out-of-tune ensembles parping away amongst the pencil shavings in a …

From the outset this gig had some mystery about it. The Perth International Arts Festival (PIAF) Chevron Gardens had a new home at the brand spanking Elizabeth Quay and The Dub Pistols had never been to Australia before. Seeing the main stage …

Vaudevillian entertainer Godfrey Uke and his ensemble of award-winning jazz musicians will be very busy in February. The fun begins in the Blue Mountains with Tin Pan Alley, a debut theatrical homage to the great composers of American popular song, performed as …

A program of Beethoven symphonies too often gives modern orchestras an excuse to really blast and shake the concert hall rafters. After all, Beethoven’s symphonies are full of pile-driving riffs and slammin’ power-chords. It’s all very exciting – as any heavy metal is …