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Bart Hennephof (Textures)
Not a band to dilute their musical messages, the mighty Dutch progressive metal act Textures have entirely self produced their three album discography including their new record, 2008's Silhouettes. Every aspect of the album has been entirely handled by the six members with no need for an external producer. Impressive. > Read more
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Kaki King @ The Visy Theatre, Brisbane
American guitar virtuoso provides a night of spectacular music. > Read more
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Crowded House @ Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Neil Finn and the boys' reunion tour cements their place in Australian (and Kiwi!) rock history, and from opening chord to final encore, remind a grateful Brisbane audience exactly how important their music is in the Australian musical climate. > Read more
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Porcupine Tree - Fear Of A Blank Planet
Ok, so it's been a few months since the initial wow factor that any new Porcupine Tree disc will generate, the question at hand now is: how does new album Fear Of A Blank Planet stack up against past glories? > Read more
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8.5/10
Sub Inc - Sky-Hi
Queensland based cyber-rockers coming to you in high-fidelity! > Read more
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Pelican @ The Zoo, Brisbane
"Impossible to label" American instrumental band leave the venue gasping for air. > Read more
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The Kidney Thieves @ Club Phoenix, Brisbane
There's been an awful lot of fuss made over Brisbane's newest alternative venue Club Phoenix in recent months, particularly the inclusion of a more varied monthly lineup. And it's not surprising with locals turning out in droves to see local acts. > Read more
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never - not here
Brisbane 4-piece atmospheric rockers never (the n deliberately not capitalized) manage to blur several musical boundaries with this, their debut EP. Despite the band loosely defining themselves as progressive a strong case could be made that they aren't. > Read more