Fresh Music Fridays #1: 06/04/18
Welcome to the first instalment of Fresh Music Fridays, where new releases of the week are put under the microscope by SURG's resident music writers.
Review: FBi Takeover of The Marly
What can you expect from a two dollar show? Is this too good to be true? Did we drink enough beforehand? How and why did we eat that much Chinese food?
Gig Review: The Story So Far @ Factory Theatre
It’s clear why The Story So Far are at the very front of the rising punk scene — their live performance is just as rich as their studio sound, ever-evolving and growing fiercer and fiercer.
Review: SUDS’ The Aliens
There are only three characters in The Aliens. Set entirely in the back alleyway of a coffee shop in Vermont, nothing much happens either. That, however, is entirely the point in this play punctuated by silence.
SURG MUSEings on MUSE’s Parade
The musical explores rumour and misjudgement and general mistrust in a community, placing it in the Trump induced, distrustful and prejudiced nature of present day. Its relevancy is paramount.
Concert Review & Gallery: Sydney City Unlimited
I watched a woman crying tears of joy from the thrill of the music, and another one deriving a lot of joy from eating her orange.
Ocean Rhythms Music Festival Announces ALL-FEMALE Lineup for 2018
What’s better than a beachside music festival celebrating the ocean and the rhythms that make it? One with an all GRRL lineup – that’s what! Ocean Rhythms Music Festival is back for its third year and is bringing with them their loudest proudest femme-fulled line up to the coast!&n
MUSE’s Spring Awakening: Melancholy, Upbeat and Slightly Arousing
It's not often one can leave a packed, somewhat antique theatre feeling all sorts of melancholy, upbeat and slightly aroused, but thus is the power of MUSE’s Spring Awakening.
MUSE’s City of Angels: Sexy, suave and oh-so-much-fun!
MUSE’s City of Angels is the type of show you can’t help falling in love with. With its sultry, jazzy score, formidable chorus and multi-talented cast, it is a true homage to the film noir genre. First and foremost, it is a technically difficult show, as there are two interweaving plots to deal
Growing Pains and the Struggles of Urban Planning: City Road Podcast
Australia has one of the fastest growing populations in the world with most of us living in major urban centres. This puts pressure on urban planners, who have to deal with the city’s growth. To add to the pain, state governments do not always have the financial resources to cope with the devel