Check out Tessa Manning’s fantastic photos of the bands and crowds at Laneway Festival at Hart’s Mill, Port Adelaide.
Gang of Youths
The emphasis on homegrown talent was apparent from the line-up announcement for Laneway 2019. For placing such confidence in our local talent, the organisers of Australia’s biggest nationally touring festival should be congratulated. It also made for a bloody great show.
The Adelaide leg of Laneway Festival is nearly upon us. This year’s line up has a real emphasis […]
The big winners at last night’s National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) included Baker Boy, Stella Donnelly and Tropical Fuck Storm. Meanwhile, veteran rockers Magic Dirt were Hall of Fame inductees and SA’s Electric Fields won their first national award.
Neil & Liam Finn at Bird In Hand Winery – (for the most part) uplifting, gloriously catchy as all good pop should be, and played with an infectious passion and verve.
As 2017 draws to a close, The Upside News hands down its verdict on the 30 best albums of the year.
Put simply, Gang of Youths are the best band in the country right now. And they are a band in the true sense of the word, with the five members working together to create something truly special in a dynamic, high-energy live show.
Some big albums dropped this past month, so we’re catching up on releases from Gang of Youths, Arcade Fire and Paul Kelly.
The annual Laneway juggernaut is only a couple of weeks away from arriving in town and, it its 2017 incarnation, will boast a very impressive line-up. The Upside News has picked 5 things not to be missed at Hart’s Mill on 3rd February.
Gang of Youths are the real deal. In an era of producers and manufactured music it’s great to see a band who clearly enjoy making music together and who do it so damn well.
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