Contributed by Michael Gagen

American guitar virtuoso provides a night of spectacular music. Read more

Contributed by Michael Gagen

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

Contributed by Sam Quinlan

Switchfest was an 18-band, 10-hour event at Inflation Nightclub in Melbourne's CBD on Cup Eve 2007. Don't let the venue name fool you, it was only $15 and drinks weren't that expensive either. Basically it was a gathering of some of the local bands in the alt-rock and metal genres. Read more

Contributed by Michael Gagen

"Impossible to label" American instrumental band leave the venue gasping for air. Read more

Contributed by Sam Quinlan

This was the opening show of Something For Kate's tour in support of The Murmur Years, their recent double-disc best-of release. So the setlist was presumably going to be a collection of their singles and better-known classics. Read more

Contributed by Michael Gagen

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

Contributed by Brad Dixon and Nick MacLean

For a country that has been notoriously devoid of regular international tours in the past, Australia is pretty lucky that Opeth have played three tours in the space of five years. Read more

Contributed by Andrew Saltmarsh

As I sit here having just cracked the top off a cold one with my brand new Alchemist bottle opener, my ears still hissing, I cant help but think that I just had a great night. Read more

Contributed by Brad Dixon

It appears that Australian metal is taking a very distinct, unique path: that of nu-metal influenced hard rock. We've seen The Butterfly Effect, we've seen Cog, we've seen Full Scale... and now there's Perth's Karnivool. Read more

Contributed by Andrew Saltmarsh

If you live in Brisbane, like hard rock and metal, and haven’t seen Orochi…you’re a fool. Based on the Gold Coast, Orochi are a four-piece Japanese Kabuki Rock band who are winning crowds over everywhere they play. Read more