The day I went and saw Japanese Breakfast at the Opera House on a whim and a prayer
Japanese Breakfast is a musical project I had definitely heard of before May 2025, but my knowledge did not extend beyond this fantastically textural name. It was only when a friend mentioned that they were heading to the Opera House to see the act, who were performing as part of Vivid, that I sat d
Old mervs at the roundhouse
Henry Carringtonn-Jones and David House – the twosome that comprises Old Mervs – looked casual and comfortable onstage at the UNSW Roundhouse. It was as if they’d been plucked from the crowd in front of them and instructed to use just an electric guitar and a drum set to expertly command an ot
Wild Fun at Manning
Indie folk band Wild Rivers impresses and entertains at USYD’s student bar It was difficult to discern everything that Devan Glover and Khalid Yassein of Canadian indie folk band Wild Rivers said in between songs at Manning Bar last Saturday over the techno rave happening in the venue’s courtyar
MODE FESTIVAL 2024
What is this “cultural celebration” that they claim takes place at Mode Festival? Here Finn Cameron finds out the truth. Mode held its third edition on Wareamah (Cockatoo Island) on Saturday 12th October. Improving on each year, it seems they are well on their way to creating an annual q
Cancer Bats storm Crowbar
My leather jacket just isn’t cutting it anymore. It’s a frigid sabbath like this that sees me only dare to brave the Crowbar floor with a down-padded winter jacket zipped to my chin and covertly thick socks tucked under bootcut jeans. “We’re here to see Cancer Bats and then we’re fucking r
The Chemical Brothers Live Again
Davo Reviews The Chemical Brothers Live @ The Dome Sydney Showground – 29 February 2024
SURG’s Best Albums of 2023
2023 was a big year for music, and what better way to wrap it up then to share our favourite albums. Forget the paid critics and big music magazines, SURG is bringing you the crème de la crème of this year’s record releases. Now read on! Hackney Diamonds – The rolling stones REVI
Welcome to the Brian Jonestown Massacre
Photo by Rosina Carbone Rosina reviews the Brian Jonestown Massacre @ Enmore Theatre – 16 November 2023 Good things happen to those who wait around concert venues. So when singer Anton Newcombe and guitarist Ryan Van Kreidt spill out of the doors of the Duke to greet the throng of flat caps an
RECAP: Mode Festival 2023
Image: By Ravyna – Ravyna Jassani Bailey recaps the highs and lows of this year’s ‘mode’ at Cockatoo Island Mode Festival is in its sophomore year of turning Cockatoo Island warehouses into thumping stages for a worldwide selection of electronic music. This year, the lineup i
Brutalismus 3000: Serving ‘ULTRAKUNST’ in Paris 2023
The Berlin-Based post-techno gabber punk duo brought an electric set to La Cigale Hall in May this year. After discovering the ‘post-techno gabber punk’ duo Brutalismus 3000 on a techno playlist assembled for me by Spotify, I made it a mission to get to their ULTRAKUNST 2023 Tour. As it ju