Keyword results: Alternative
DIE! DIE! DIE!
WHAT
DIE! DIE! DIE!
WHERE
SPECTRUM, 34 OXFORD ST, DARLINGHURST
WHEN
FRI NOV 28, 8PM
HOW MUCH
$15
It's screeching guitars and vocals that are so bad, they're good. You'll start to want to punch everyone around you, and we mean that in a good way, like Judas Priest. Stab! Bawl! Punch! Crawl! Another Taylor Square brawl seems likely, especially when the Ripping Dylans will be warming you up.
Event: Bands
Stimulus: Chaos
Kurt Cobain: About A Son
WHAT
KURT COBAIN: ABOUT A SON
+ Q&A WITH COBAIN’S BIOGRAPHER, MICHAEL AZERRAD
WHEN
WED APRIL 30, 7PM
WHERE
GREATER UNION, WESTFIELD, BONDI JUNCTION
HOW MUCH
$15, $12 CONC.
With the current bombardment of alternative music flicks, most of us have been left unimpressed. AJ Schneck's, About A Son, is what we've been waiting for. Based on over 25 hours of never-before-heard interviews, its told entirely in Cobain's voice. Making it more of an autobiography, wiping out the possibility of yet another faux art-house film.
Event: Film
Stimulus: W
Justice of the Unicorns
Hailing from Puerto Rico Town in New York City, Justice of the Unicorns is a peculiar band. And not just due to their cover art. Within the sound of this five-piece, one might hear vocals variously reminiscent of Nick Cave or My Morning Jacket, drumming that is The National-esque, a musical variety like that of (appropriately) The Unicorns and strange innocence akin to Bright Eyes.
CocoRosie
WHAT
COCOROSIE
WHERE
THE FACTORY THEATRE, 105 VICTORIA RD, ENMORE
WHEN
SAT MAR 8, 8PM
HOW MUCH
$38 + BF HERE
In 2003, Coco unexpectedly arrived on her sister, Rosie's doorstep in France, after being separated for nine years. Since then, the two of them have been playing pianos and harps and manipulating children's toys in bathrooms. Blending folk, opera, gospel, blues and hip hop to create a magical universe in your ears.
Event: Bands
Stimulus: W
The Future Prehistoric
They're creepy and they're kooky, mysterious and spooky...Sydneyfour-some Richard In Your Mind cultivate weird neo-psychedelia similarto The Flaming Lips, Syd Barrett, Beck or Elephant Six. Their debutfull-length THE FUTURE PREHISTORIC is a beautiful mess. They makerambling, quirky, creepy Eastern-influenced psych rock employing atruly awesome arsenal of instruments: air organ, sitar, panflute,backwards loops, space synths, trumpets, maracas and maybe atheremin.
Robyn
WHAT
ROBYN
WHERE
OXFORD ART FACTORY, 38-46 OXFORD ST, DARLINGHURST
WHEN
SUN NOV 18, DOORS 7PM
HOW MUCH
$25
WIN
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Her lyrics may sound threatening. She'll Hammer your toe like a paediatrician. She'll saw you in half like a magician. Tear you down like she's in a demolition and court you out like she's a mathematician. Robyn is a powerhouse of a little blonde Swede who will pop your socks off so hard, you'll give into anything she says.
Event: Bands
Stimulus: E
Holy Fuck
Let's face it - despite the consciousness-raising, spiritual, communal sense of enlightenment and massive endorphin rush they inspire, drum circles suck.
Toronto's HOLY FUCK don't wear ponchos or play hacky-sack, but they do kick out some tribal motherfucking jams. And instead using bongos or pan flutes, they employ old Casio keyboards and lo-fi drum machines mixed with live bass, guitar, and noise.
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