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1 month ago | 
scenestr.com.au | Jason Leigh
Nearly three years on from her return to our shores, following an extended absence prior to that as a result of the pandemic fallout, Chelsea Wolfe has again graced us with her presence. Last night her Australian tour concluded in Adelaide at The Gov (27 May).
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1 month ago | 
scenestr.com.au | Jason Leigh
There have been some surprising and unlikely Adelaide Symphony Orchestra collaborations with the musical mainstream over the years; Hilltop Hoods and The Avalanches immediately come to mind. While I do not feel qualified to comment on the potential incongruity of those performances, I believe Sigur Rós's epic soundscapes are more fitting and agreeable to orchestral re-workings than most.
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1 month ago | 
scenestr.com.au | Jason Leigh
It couldn't be called a long awaited return given both the headliners Slowdive and support Beach Fossils were both here two years ago. However, there would certainly have been a great anticipation given the reputation of the former – both for those who have and those who haven't seen them before.
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2 months ago | 
scenestr.com.au | Jason Leigh
Soft Cell announced and performed their final reunion show in 2018, but given the success of that concert the duo of singer Marc Almond and instrumentalist Dave Ball have continued on in the ensuing years. They finally arrived in Australia to belatedly commemorate the 40th anniversary of their debut album live.
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Mar 14, 2025 | 
scenestr.com.au | Jason Leigh
WOMADelaide is its own little world for the four days it is held at Adelaide's Botanic Garden early in March every year. Some bands you have never heard of before become superstars over the long weekend via word of mouth (and well-crafted promotional material) before some unfortunately return to relative obscurity by the time the sun rises the following Tuesday morning. On Friday early evening (7 March) on the main Foundation Stage, the opening act for WOMADelaide is Lindigo from Réunion.
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Mar 14, 2025 | 
scenestr.com.au | Jason Leigh
A band room in a pub the size of Adelaide's Grace Emily Hotel is somewhere you would not usually see an artist of with a performing career as long as Kristin Hersh (13 March). Originally forming her band Throwing Muses at 14, then releasing recordings both with that band for 40 years and under her own name, Kristin has deliberately avoided following a career path that goes against her principles.
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Mar 6, 2025 | 
scenestr.com.au | Jason Leigh
When attending WOMADelaide, it can be difficult to navigate the line-up. While there may be those festival goers content to stumble across something palatable to the ear or visually enticing as they traverse Botanic Park, there is always going to be a degree of FOMO. Here is a handful of recommendations for the upcoming WOMADelaide.
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Mar 3, 2025 | 
scenestr.com.au | Jason Leigh
Hania Rani brought her short Australian tour to a close as part of the Adelaide Festival at the weekend. Coming from a background having had an extensive education in classical music, Hania has gradually moved away from the conventional rigid structures of classical performance to experiment with electronics alongside acoustic instrumentation.
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Feb 28, 2025 | 
scenestr.com.au | Jason Leigh
In a sprawling conversation that at times feels like a therapy session, and occasionally diverts off topic, John Grant talks about what it is like for an American living in Iceland to play festivals and tour on the other side of the world. "I experienced the hottest weather of my life in Adelaide. It was 46 degrees.
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Feb 19, 2025 | 
scenestr.com.au | Jason Leigh
For a certain generation, the music of Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (OMD) is intrinsic to their formative years. Their long-awaited return to our Antipodean shores is an opportunity to relive the romanticism of those joyful and perhaps awkward years. Tour support are the Underground Lovers, renaming themselves with the addendum 'Moda Discoteca' in order to differentiate a slightly different line-up and a more dance-oriented performance in line with their "favourite synth band from the '80s".
