James Jennings

2 weeks ago | watoday.com.au | George Palathingal |James Jennings

SaveNormal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeMUSICCyndi LauperQudos Bank Arena, April 8Reviewed by JAMES JENNINGS★★★★Cyndi Lauper’s life has been more colourful life than most, a fact underlined by an MTV-style montage that kicks off the Sydney leg of her farewell tour. It’s all there: the bold ’80s fashions and multicoloured hair, the global hits, the vibrant music videos, the campaigning for LGBTQ+ and reproductive rights.

2 months ago | smh.com.au | James Jennings

By James Jennings January 31, 2025 — 3.29pm, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. RÖYKSOPPCITY RECITAL HALL, FEBRUARY 6Electronic music duo Torbjørn Brundtland and Svein Berge, aka Röyksopp (Norwegian for “smoke mushroom”, apparently) hit it big with excellent 2001 debut album Melody A.M., featuring indietronica classics Poor Leno, Remind Me and Eple, all of which still sound fresh 24 years on.

2 months ago | watoday.com.au | James Jennings

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Jan 6, 2025 | watoday.com.au | James Jennings

In these tight financial times, live shows with bigger bang for your buck are a blessing for gig goers. This team-up features indie folk act Phosphorescent (aka American singer-songwriter Matthew Houck) and Will Sheff from indie rockers Okkervil River, playing a solo set of his band’s best-known songs.

Jan 6, 2025 | smh.com.au | James Jennings

By James Jennings January 7, 2025 — 12.55pm, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. South Carolina singer-songwriter Ben Bridwell, the sole constant member of Band of Horses since the group’s formation in 2004, hit the big time in the 2000s with anthemic indie rock songs such as No One’s Gonna Love You and The Funeral, the latter featuring on soundtracks of a slew of movies, TV shows, videos games and ads.