Latest Reviews

Review – Carminho [Portugal]

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twneT6uY9TA]    So what happened is this: Carminho glided out onto stage, took a deep breath, and proceeded to pour out her hot molten soul all over the audience, dissolving us down into absolute...

Review – Mallakhamb Gymnastics [India]

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EICkwimL3AI]  In what is sure to be the latest yoga craze that sweeps the west, Mallakhamb is the performance of yoga postures from the top of a pole or while hanging from a rope....

Review – Hanggai [China]

If you’re keen for the kind of band you start singing along with, and then realise you don’t speak Chinese – this is your group. And if you just want to see an overweight Asian dude in sunglasses dancing like a horse, well – these guys should still definitely be in your top three.

Airileke [PNG/Australia]

  At the more intimate zoo stage venue band members of Airileke got to get up close with enthusiasts, and explain some of the influences and styles of their Melanesian music. The group taught...

Los Coronas [Spain]

  As the day faded away and city workers walked down to the botanic park Los Coronas greeted those entering the Frome road gateway into this green zone. This Tejano (Tex Mex) band channels...

Review – Wagons

Henry Wagons’ charisma is what really makes this show, so it will be interesting to see how it translates to a studio album. Next time they’re in town, I highly recommend catching their gig. Strap yourself in. Wagons is one helluva ride.

Review – Craig Hill: Tartan About!

it became apparent that [Craig Hill is] really not a fan of Aussie accents. Or maybe he is, but only as fodder with which to constantly insult the audience. As in, “Your accent couldn’t make you sound more like a knuckle dragger”, or, more simply, “Your accent is mingin'”

Review – Xanadu

David Gauci should be commended for his ambition of presenting shows that fail to come to Adelaide professionally. Such is his devotion to the productions that his amateur renditions are a mighty substitute for the original.

Review – Wake in Fright

Based on the novel by Kenneth Cook, Wake in Fright tells the story of a young and cultured teacher who is eager to escape the confines of the city over his summer break. Becoming stranded in the mining township of Bundanyabba, and gambling away his already meagre wages, audiences witness teacher John Grant quickly enter a booze-fuelled downward spiral.