by Effie Karapilafis | Aug 5, 2024 | Music SA News, MusicSA Industry Development, News, News - Featured Post, Touring SA
MusicSA is thrilled to announce the launch of Project: Music South East, a year-long regional live music activation program in South Australia’s Limestone Coast. The initiative aims to revitalise and enhance the live music scene in the Mount Gambier area, building on...
by Effie Karapilafis | Aug 5, 2024 | Music SA News, News, News - Featured Post
Photographer: Ashleigh Noordhoek On Friday 2 August, MusicSA’s Scouted 2024 showcase saw 10 of South Australia’s most exciting unsigned acts perform across two iconic West End live music venues: Jive and Nexus Arts. The lineup consisted of: ...
by Skye Walter | Jan 27, 2016 | Frusic Features
It’s a tried and true tradition for bands – launch a new release as part of the official Fringe music program. It works! And it’s good fun. Kylie Brice and band are taking up the opportunity, with new EP “Broken and Beautiful” to make its...
by Amy Briefs | Nov 16, 2015 | Charts
The Three D Radio Top 20 + 1 holds strong this week with Juliette Seizure and the Tremor Dolls keeping the Number 1 spot. Its no wonder their at the top, after smashing out great sets Friday at Grace Emily and Saturday at Scumfest. Perth band Pat Chow have entered the...
by Kyle Opie | Nov 5, 2015 | Reviews
gentle warrior ****1/2 Eight piece band, Local Revolution, perform a style of music that boasts an impressive mix of Afro-Latin and Indian styles which are merged together over a jazz foundation. After two EP’s and four successful national tours, 2015 brings...
by Michael Hunter | Nov 5, 2015 | Featured Review, Reviews
til night meets the sun ***** It might just be me, but listening to this Loren Kate EP I couldn’t help getting a sense of eavesdropping, as if I was hearing a very honest conversation about feelings, family histories, love and death – and wondering if I really...
by Phil Catley | Oct 22, 2015 | Featured Review, Reviews
nothing’s going on ***** William Street Strikers sounds like a comic strip from a 1960s Boys Own Magazine, but it’s really the name of a rocked up four piece Indie rock band with plenty of experience and talent behind it. Having listened to a few of their...
by Patrick Lang | Oct 22, 2015 | Reviews
nimbus **** Familiar Exploration, the last release from one-man downtempo machine Sirins, was a fairly mellow affair, marrying pealing bass tones with skittering percussion and a strong melodic sense over the course of four intertwined and connecting tracks. His...
by Michael Hunter | Oct 22, 2015 | Reviews
bye ole heart ****1/2 It’s pleasing to know it’s still possible to simply grab an acoustic guitar, maybe add one friend for a few extra instruments that don’t overpower the main event, and come up with a collection of songs that manage to sound not only original, but...
by Skye Walter | Oct 8, 2015 | Featured Artist
[fusion_text]Its been two years since we heard any new material from Menagerie, in the form of EP Shapes Have Passed, but thats all about to change. The acoustic/psychedelic 5 piece are back with new track Foreign Beings, taken from the newly announced EP The Letting...
by Amy Briefs | Oct 7, 2015 | Charts
Taking over from the Wireheads number 1 run on Three D Radio is Babes Are Wolves with their single ‘Wait’. Looking forward to seeing them launch ‘You Only Live Twice’ at The Jade on 16th Oct with Hey Lady (NSW) and Red Desert Ocean. Always good...
by Skye Walter | Sep 30, 2015 | Charts
Third week in a row for Wireheads at #1 on Three D Radio. ‘Big Issues’ is getting some good airplay! Nice to see more locals lingering in the top end of the chart too, including the much anticipated release by Babes Are Wolves. We don’t have to...
by Tristan Newsome | Sep 24, 2015 | Reviews
fracture **** Drown This Fury are a metal core band on the up and up. Another single was recently published on the cover of a well known magazine, and I wouldn’t be surprised to see this single in the same position very soon. Starting off with a Queens of the...
by Matthew Jolly | Sep 24, 2015 | Reviews
be the revolution *** This is a strong record, well written and recorded and in their own words “jammed packed with big guitars, loud drums and soulful singing.” Stephanie Ann has voice that sounds like it should be on the radio – FM Country-Pop-Rock radio that plays...
by Tristan Newsome | Sep 24, 2015 | Reviews
single malt blues **** Lazyeye are relatively new on the scene forming in 2013, but they certainly have hit the ground running. They released their debut album Move Me and promptly won Album of the Year at the South Australian Blues & Roots Awards followed by a...
by Savvy | Sep 24, 2015 | Featured Review, Reviews
self titled ***** iiah have been kicking around the traps of Adelaide for a couple of years now and this is the first time I have come across them. I hit play on their self-titled EP, not sure what to expect. This genre of music – post progressive ambient rock...
by Skye Walter | Sep 23, 2015 | Charts
Wireheads are holding on to the #1 spot on Three D Radio with their ‘Big Issues’, but hot on their heels are a couple of locals with debuts at #3 (Snobby Oxalis) and #5 (Babes Are Wolves). Compilation ‘Rock! Wreck’ & Rule!’ charged up...
by Skye Walter | Sep 15, 2015 | Charts
Wireheads recently ventured across the border to VIC to share the bill for a double EP launch with Old Mate in Collingwood. Now they return home to find their new release, ‘Big Issues’, sitting at the #1 spot on Three D Radio. Welcome back! According to...
by Matt Saunders | Sep 10, 2015 | Reviews
self titled ****1/2 West Thebarton Brothel Party’s new self-titled EP is raw, loose, energetic fun. This is a no-frills rock ’n’ roll record that you can turn up and forget the world. The songs are unapologetically NSFW and sound like they’d pair nicely...
by Tom Gaffney | Sep 10, 2015 | Reviews
cold shadow *** Sunny Sizer appears to be a very honest musician – seriously, go read her comprehensive biography on her website and you’ll be sure to agree. Much like her tell-all musical journey, her music highlights her transparent musical nature through...
by Kyle Opie | Sep 10, 2015 | Reviews
powderkeg **** American born singer Jac Dalton and his band have made their mark on the city of churches this year, scoring a spot at the Clipsal 500 concert series was no mean feat. On the back of this performance was the release of PowderKeg, Dalton’s third...
by Tristan Newsome | Sep 10, 2015 | Featured Review, Reviews
self titled **** Banjo Jackson has been traipsing the streets of Adelaide for quite some time now, formerly of Jimmy and The Mirrors and currently forging a great solo path on a worldwide scale. It is easy to pick straight away – this is folk pop done at its...
by Skye Walter | Sep 8, 2015 | Featured Music
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by Skye Walter | Sep 7, 2015 | Charts
We’ve had a good run of local acts at the top of the Three D Radio charts lately, but this week Thee Oh Sees come in straight at #1 with “Mutilator Defeated At Last”. The USA 4 piece is currently on tour in the States, then off to Japan, and South...
by Skye Walter | Sep 2, 2015 | Top Pick Gig
We were first wowed by Kylie Brice while Music SA was judging a local songwriting competition. She won the title – and some recording time – and our instincts have proven correct. This local Singer/Songwriter sounds like Missy Higgins meets Clare Bowditch, and she...
by Skye Walter | Aug 31, 2015 | Charts
We count no less than 8 local acts with debuts in this week’s Three D Radio airplay charts, and yes (our favourite thing), this includes the #1 spot. Congrats to the Wireheads, who enter the Top 21+1 at, well, the Top! They’re in Melbourne this Friday for...
by Skye Walter | Aug 27, 2015 | Featured Artist
We were first wowed by Kylie Brice while Music SA was judging a local songwriting competition. She won the title – and some recording time – and our instincts have proven correct. This local Singer/Songwriter sounds like Missy Higgins meets Clare Bowditch,...
by Tom Gaffney | Aug 27, 2015 | Reviews
an imaginary life **** Orelia are a fantastic two piece with piano and delightful vocals at their core, underlay by solid, dynamic drum work. The duo have been cruising around the Adelaide scene, playing – quite suitably, given their Dresden Dolls vibe they output –...
by Jonty Czuchwicki | Aug 27, 2015 | Reviews
self titled *** At their worst Favour the Brave come out as a new millennial combination of Disturbed and Fall Out Boy, but at their best the band boasts a lot of great riffs, productions values and instrumental proficiency. ‘Don’t Know Don’t Care’ opens with...
by Tristan Newsome | Aug 27, 2015 | Reviews
drunken monkey **1/2 Cozmo Beregofsky is a emcee based out of Adelaide who has been plying his trade in local scene since late 2012. ‘Drunken Monkey’ is his first full length release and he has received national radio airplay within this short period – an...
by Tom Gaffney | Aug 27, 2015 | Featured Review, Reviews
stay in ****1/2 Grunge, alternative, hardcore, indie, rock. Whatever you want to call it, Horror My Friend are doing it right. The trio appear to be the go-to poster band which Adelaide music lovers reach for when bragging about our best acts – and for good reason,...
by Skye Walter | Aug 26, 2015 | Featured Music
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by Skye Walter | Aug 12, 2015 | Featured Artist
Congrats to California Cousin, who are on the cusp of releasing their newest EP ‘Be The Revolution’ on 20 August, with an official launch at The Bridgeway Hotel. The 4 track EP in early March at House of SAP studios in Adelaide, and the trio says it is “a war...
by Skye Walter | Aug 12, 2015 | SA Acts on Tour
EP Launch Tour August 2015 Saturday Aug 15 – The Retreat, Melbourne Saturday Aug 22 – Jive, Adelaide Friday Aug 28 – World Bar, Sydney West Thebarton Brothel Party are thrilled to announce the release of their self-titled debut EP on Friday. It went out into the world...
by Skye Walter | Aug 12, 2015 | Featured Music
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by Skye Walter | Aug 4, 2015 | Featured Video
We are impressed with The Artisan Rabbits. These young lads have proven they’re not only talented, but can churn out one heck of a catchy tune in the space of a day! As part of the Winter Jams workshops, they wrote “I” during one session, recorded it...
by Skye Walter | Aug 3, 2015 | Charts
Talk about good timing… Stoner Blues & Roots Rock act Kitchen Witch launched their ‘Trouble’ EP on Friday 31 July, the very day it moved up to the top spot on the Three D Radio charts. The title track is the first single off the band’s...
by Tristan Newsome | Jul 30, 2015 | Featured Review, Reviews
flux ***** Timberwolf, or Chris Panousakis, is an upcoming indie folk artist from Adelaide. It seems in a relatively short space of time he’s built quite the swell of support behind him and after listening to his five tracks available online it’s not hard to see why....
by Skye Walter | Jul 27, 2015 | Charts
For your reading pleasure, some excerpts of Soberphobia’s biography – an Adelaide band of “Aussie blokes performing songs about f*&kin’ fightin’ fartin and golf. Plus other stuff. Drums, Guitars and swear words.” Their new...
by Tom Gaffney | Jul 21, 2015 | Featured Music
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by Matt Saunders | Jul 21, 2015 | Reviews
oncoming clouds ***** Clocking in at a brisk 26 minutes, Tom West’s Oncoming Clouds blow through and disperse before you know it, but the comparatively brief time spent in their shadow brings with it a shower of riches that cleanses the spirit and invigorates...
by Savvy | Jul 21, 2015 | Featured Review, Reviews
hiding to nothing ***** Adelaide rockers Bad//Dreems have released single “Hiding To Nothing”, taken from their upcoming album Dogs At Bay. You could compare this single to fishing, in that you’re the fish, and you’re definitely going to get hooked and reeled in. Once...
by Tom Gaffney | Jul 16, 2015 | Reviews
in transit *** If Rapid Transport were a food, they would be a fast-food beef patty. That is, they have potential to be very appealing to the right person – but to a layperson, nothing really stands out. Bands such as Rapid Transport sort of exist to appeal to a...
by Tom Gaffney | Jul 16, 2015 | Featured Review, Reviews
fear the night ft. jesse davidson ***** As soon as this track kicks in, you can instantly identify the trademark production style of Luke Million. His sound reminds me of the awesome 80s and early 90s, the time where people really started to experiment strongly with...
by Jonty Czuchwicki | Jul 16, 2015 | Reviews
moonfaker *** Moonfaker’s self-titled release opens on ‘Cut Your Hands (Get Your Teeth Dirty)’, with its strengths pointed specifically at the fill heavy drumming, breaking down into a double time high hat groove to great effect. While the mildly crunched guitar...
by Tom Gaffney | Jul 16, 2015 | Reviews
truce *** Trent Worley has a knack for a tune and a chorus. This is a solid set of songs entrenched in a tradition of Aussie rock that might be described as rootsy pub-rock. The arrangements give evidence to Trent’s roots leanings with lap-steel combining with...
by Tom Gaffney | Jul 14, 2015 | Featured Video
Red Light Sound have released a film clip for their incredibly passionate, guitar-driven song ‘Latitudes’. The accompanying music video is just as – if not more – dynamic, passing between the band’s appearances in a breathtaking forest...
by Skye Walter | Jul 13, 2015 | Charts
Well… they didn’t land at #1 on the charts – yet – but our favourite debut on Three D Radio this week is Black Coral, with their new offering “Big Nothing.” Coming in at #9, the latest release from this “post-rock,...
by Matt Saunders | Jul 9, 2015 | Featured Review, Reviews
the chosen few ***** Full Tote Odds’ sophomore album begins with an intro that serves as a love letter to hip-hop, collecting samples from Public Enemy, the Wu-Tang Clan, and many more, but the love doesn’t stop there. It’s the through line of the...
by Kyle Opie | Jul 9, 2015 | Reviews
deadbeat *** Chasing Claire is a three piece punk outfit and “Deadbeat” is the latest single from their upcoming debut EP ‘Options’. Deadbeat encapsulates a raw garage punk crunch with coarse, emotively charged vocals. Encroaching on...
by Michael Hunter | Jul 9, 2015 | Reviews
playing dog **** Considering this is Goldstein’s fifth album (already!), it’s no surprise they have developed their own sound, with very Australian themes and delivery and entertaining, relatable vignettes in the lyrics. However, with a slight line-up change,...
by Tom Gaffney | Jul 9, 2015 | Reviews
growing pains ****1/2 It’s so lovely to listen to musicians who are talented in the purest form. Nothing is more of a delight to the ears than a song that flows perfectly well from start to finish. Lucky for us, Mackenzie’s Growing Pains is plentiful of these...
by Tom Gaffney | Jun 30, 2015 | Featured Video
Caper is back with a fantastic new film clip for his track ‘This Is Our Game’. If you’re into passion-driven hip hop that tells it like it is, it’s definitely recommended to treat yourself to what the Adelaide-based wordsmith has given us this...
by Skye Walter | Jun 30, 2015 | Charts
Sure seems like the Sound Lounge was THE place for a ‘Party’ lately… The Hunky Punks’ Sound Lounge efforts have been hanging on the top spot on Three D for a while after being knocked out by an international Punk compilation (as you do). Now...
by Tom Gaffney | Jun 27, 2015 | Reviews
dm-3 ****1/2 Adelaide is full of unique music, and quartet Urtekk are living proof of this. They’ve been kicking around our city for a while, playing big shows such as WOMADelaide, PilotFest and Blenheim music festival, as well as just generally turning heads...
by Matthew Jolly | Jun 25, 2015 | Featured Review, Reviews
rest **** Opening with the cathedral ambience of Fleet Foxes, this song by Juno drew me in with its simple arrangement of voices, finger picked guitar and sparse percussion. The narrative of a broken heart told in two voices is reminiscent of the Indigo Girls – clear...
by Matt Saunders | Jun 25, 2015 | Reviews
glass fool ****1/2 The debut album from roots singer-songwriter Kaurna Cronin announces itself with the sharp shuffle of, ‘Inside Your Town Is Inside Your Head,’ a flawless pop confection that bounces along with an airy harmony and trumpet-bolstered chorus....
by Phil Catley | Jun 25, 2015 | Reviews
goddamn anything ***** Most followers of the Adelaide music scene would have encountered Dusty Lee at some point in their travels. For a man who is still quite young he has fronted or played in a good number of bands, but his latest line up “Wasted Wanderers”...
by Tom Gaffney | Jun 25, 2015 | Reviews
call for my heart **** SKIES were born incredible, I swear. Since the three piece threw themselves head-first into Adelaide’s music scene, they’ve opened for SAFIA, George Maple, and so many more amazing electronic acts. They’ve since released “Call For My...
by Kyle Opie | Jun 25, 2015 | Reviews
calling his name **** Local songstress Sasha March has just released the first single from her up-coming debut album “Don’t Go Falling”. Sasha is about to head off on a 4 month long tour of Europe before touring Australia late November in conjunction with the album...
by Matt Saunders | Jun 25, 2015 | Reviews
rule of thirds ****1/2 Adelaide sextet Rule of Thirds has delivered an album of assuredly gloomy post-punk that defies deconstruction with its unified sonic palette and effortlessly entrancing songs. The hypnotic dirge of opener, ‘Any War’, with its ambiguous...
by Michael Hunter | Jun 25, 2015 | Reviews
nocturnes ****1/2 There is a lot to be said for this debut EP by Koral & The Goodbye Horses, and all of it is good. Very good, in fact. This applies to not just the music itself, but the thought that has been applied to its presentation, down to the way the...
by Tom Gaffney | Jun 23, 2015 | Featured Music
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by Tom Gaffney | Jun 18, 2015 | Reviews
back to you **** Mio is Adelaide’s answer to the best dream pop you’ve never heard of. The duo, comprising of beatmaker (and all-around godlike musician) Mario Spate, and the elusive Annie, make incredibly crisp and addictive electronica. Luckily for us, their...
by Tom Gaffney | Jun 18, 2015 | Reviews
hanabi / starcrossing **** There’s a fantastic quote that reads “music is useless unless it can make a complete stranger break down and cry” – a statement which I’ve never felt comfortable to link a music release, until now. Mischief The Cat are an underground hard...
by Max Tulysewski | Jun 18, 2015 | Reviews
don’t pretend ***1/2 After forming in 2012, disbanding in 2013 and re-forming in 2014, Pink Noise Generator (PNG) have come a long way as a band and matured considerably in their songwriting and performances. Having been described as an “exceedingly polite Joy...
