Foo Fighters and the unstoppable Dave Grohl dial it up to 11

Foo Fighters and the unstoppable Dave Grohl dial it up to 11

No rock’n’roll cliche remains unexplored in this explosive stage show.

  • byKate Hennessy

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Ssssshhh! I’m here for the gig,not your loud voice
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Ssssshhh! I’m here for the gig,not your loud voice

If you’re surprised that it’s not actually your birthright to blather through a show just because you paid for a ticket,you’ve probably ruined countless nights already.

  • byKate Hennessy
How we ended up on our knees at Genesis Owusu’s secret Sydney show

How we ended up on our knees at Genesis Owusu’s secret Sydney show

The Ghanian-Australian rapper dropped second album Struggler on Friday and celebrated by treating his Sydney fans to an intimate set the following night.

  • byKate Hennessy
Adoring crowd laps up every prowl,yelp and yowl from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Adoring crowd laps up every prowl,yelp and yowl from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs

The Yeah Yeah Yeahs deliver a deliriously overstuffed set of crowd-pleasers,led by powerhouse frontwoman Karen O,at their Sydney Splendour sideshow.

  • byKate Hennessy
Wu-Tang Clan and Nas prove they’re still two of rap’s best

Wu-Tang Clan and Nas prove they’re still two of rap’s best

Our wrap of our favourite concerts from the weekend,including Wu-Tang Clan and Nas,Damien Rice at the Opera House,and Stephen Hough with the Sydney Symphony.

  • byShamim Razavi,Peter McCallum andKate Hennessy
Death and humour sit together in ballet triple bill
★★★½
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Death and humour sit together in ballet triple bill

There are plenty of rewards to be had from the Australian Ballet’s program.

  • byPeter McCallum,Jill Sykes andKate Hennessy
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Close to perfection:Don’t miss this great performance
★★★★½
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Close to perfection:Don’t miss this great performance

Director Iain Sinclair has picked three actors who can sustain The Caretaker’s rigid tension.

  • byJohn Shand,Harriet Cunningham,Jill Sykes andKate Hennessy
Crighton reminds us what’s great about live music

Crighton reminds us what’s great about live music

William Crighton begins in a bluesy full-band blaze,taking full advantage of the return of what might qualify as a crowd watching on.

  • byKate Hennessy
The Presets review:Chair-dancing to bona fide bangers? Not weird at all

The Presets review:Chair-dancing to bona fide bangers? Not weird at all

The Presets judged correctly. It was time to test that assumption because tonight’s show is a jubilant rebuttal to all the jokes about the doldrums of seat dancing.

  • byKate Hennessy
Tex Perkins and Jez Mead show the honeymoon ain't over yet

Tex Perkins and Jez Mead show the honeymoon ain't over yet

The honeymoon is not over,not by a long shot.

  • byKate Hennessy
Kilbey delights with a blast from the distant past

Kilbey delights with a blast from the distant past

If a future historian ever documents the work of The Church's Steve Kilbey they’d need to rewind the tape startlingly far.

  • byKate Hennessy