Despite the evening’s sweltering heat, the Corner Hotel was almost packed by the time opening band New War took the stage. It must be difficult to open for a band with such a strong fan base, but the local four-piece seemed to take it all in their stride. Their shoegaze-synth style was an appropriate mood…
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‘Fall At Your Feet’ by Crowded House is such a good song, I don’t think anyone could ever do a bad cover, unless they were tone deaf and actually trying to get hurt. But then there are the good covers, and the really, really good covers. Boy & Bear fall under the really, really good…
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Firstly, I must commend Ninja on her fitness level. The woman is unstoppable. That gig was essentially an hour and a half of cardio, and she did not miss a single beat. She even incorporated high kicks. Yes, high kicks. That’s what you get with The Go! Team. Pulling out all the stops, including double…
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After seeing Black Mountain perform at the Corner Hotel in Melbourne on February 21st, 2011, my friend, Calvin, summed them up perfectly: ‘One of the best bands I’ve never heard of.’ Despite garnering much attention within the psych rock genre and spawning a collective of artists in Vancouver, BC, appropriately named the Black Mountain Army,…
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