Archive for 'Live Reviews'
[MUSIC: Live Review] Maceo Parker @ The Basement, Saturday April 15
The Basement was packed wall-to-wall to see this old-timey funkmaster, and it didn’t take long to see why. The band quickly settled into a groove, led with effortless style by keyboardist Will Boulware. When we’d been waiting just long enough, the man himself, Maceo Parker, took centre stage, sporting rockstar shades and his tenor sax, [...]
Posted: April 29th, 2012 under Brag 459 (April 23), Live Reviews, Music.
Tags: Maceo Parker, Roslyn Helper, The Basement, The Brag
[MUSIC: Live Review] Supafest @ ANZ Stadium, Sunday April 15
Hip hop has a big place in mainstream culture these days, thanks to tumblr, Odd Future, YMCMB and basketball singlets. The extent of this influence amongst teens was something to behold at Supafest – signified by a distinct lack of beer queues. Naughty By Nature were the cheesy nostalgic crowd-pleasers that everyone wanted them to [...]
Posted: April 29th, 2012 under Brag 459 (April 23), Live Reviews, Music.
Tags: Chris Brown, Ice Cube, Kelly Rowland, Ludacris, Lupe Fiasco, Naughty By Nature, Rach Seneviratne, Supafest, T-Pain, The Brag, Trey Songz
[MUSIC: Live Review] Earth, Wind & Fire, Watussi @ Hordern Pavilion, Thursday April 5
Earth, Wind & Fire are basically the musical version of the Planeteers and have spent the last 43 years saving the world with their irresistible funk, soul and peace-happy RnB grooves, which lie… Whoa whoa whoa… 43 years you say? That’s right. With only three original band members still performing, my dad is the main [...]
Posted: April 22nd, 2012 under Brag 458 (April 16), Live Reviews, Music.
Tags: Behind the Screens, Earth Wind & Fire, Roslyn Helper, The Brag, Watussi
[MUSIC: Live Review] Justin Townes Earle @ The Factory, Wednesday April 4
Flanked by an upright bass and an additional guitar player who occasionally dipped into an all-important mandolin number, Nashville resident Justin Townes Earle gave his humblest and congenial best to a packed venue tonight. Much has been made of Earle’s recent sobriety – he referred to it himself at one point, saying “there ain’t nothing [...]
Posted: April 22nd, 2012 under Brag 458 (April 16), Live Reviews, Music.
Tags: Benjamin Cooper, Justin Townes Earle, The Brag, The Factory
[MUSIC: Live Review] Blitzen Trapper, The Preachers @ Oxford Art Factory, Thursday April 5
Locals The Preachers opened the evening’s proceedings with conviction, trading female and male vocals back and forth through the same microphone as I walked into the room. Frontwoman Isabella is charismatic, sure, and everyone does their job effectively. The tricky thing about generating a following with this kind of shiny alt-country in Australia, however, is [...]
Posted: April 22nd, 2012 under Brag 458 (April 16), Live Reviews, Music.
Tags: Benjamin Cooper, Blitzen Trapper, Oxford Art Factory, The Brag, The Preachers