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No Foo-ing around as the Fighters conquer Perth By ChuckE! Perth 21 January 2018 - Fans at nib Stadium in Perth on Saturday night had the pleasure of witnessing rock royalty when the Foo Fighters kicked off the Australia-New Zealand leg of their Concrete and Gold World Tour . The Fighters brought along Weezer , a headliner in their own right and both were supported by local act Cosmic Kahuna  .  After an energetic set from the aforementioned Cosmic ones...Weezer took the Stage... Weezer The LA outfit, now heading into year twenty six in the industry did not disappoint whatsoever. The band is on the road again, introducing their latest album, Pacific Daydream from which they featured a few songs including hits Happy Hour and Feels Like Summer. Weezer wowing at nib The consummate professionals, Weezer kept the crowd engaged and most likely won over quite a few new fans with songs from throughout their musical odyssey including Pork and Beans, ...

Sweetly Successful Launch Party The Boston in Northbridge was the setting for a Sweet event last Saturday night with Sweet Surrender  launching their Ordinary Hero EP and premiering the video for their single 9Teen . The band let their hair down Saturday night from a schedule of continuous bookings since May and enjoyed the enthusiastic atmosphere for their event. The evening kicked off with energetic sets from Command A Panda and Corio Fire  with each band impressing punters through their sets.   Command A Panda Corio Fire The third band up, Curbside Drive   brought punters to life with a lively performance to set the tone for the rest of the evening. Curbside Drive Sweet Surrender took the stage last to preview their video for 9Teen before tearing through a set that got people on the dance floor. After the video, they opened with Ordinary Day , a crowd pleaser from the EP Ordinary Hero .  Sweet Surrender ...

Sweetness forecast for Saturday in Perth Saturday in Perth is set to be a bit hot weather wise but don't be discouraged music fans as things are set to sweeten up on Saturday night! The intrepid young gents from Sweet Surrender are set to premier their latest video and launch their EP at The Boston  in Northbridge. Sweet Surrender This quintet that could easily be customers at The Comic Book Store on Big Bang Theory have proven that they can rock on quantum levels and been constantly on the go/in demand since opening for Living Colour  in May (you can read my take on our first encounter here ). They have covered Perth and some of regional Western Australia with their unique take for covers along with morphing into the Red Hot Chili Peppers for tribute shows. Astor Theatre gig Saturday night, Sweet Surrender will premier their video for the remastered single 9Teen (available on Spotify) along with debuting two addition songs with the three compromisin...

Almost Famous...on a Friday night We all have those things that for whatever reasons, we put into the "I'll get around to it" basket in life and once you get around to it...you kick yourself for not doing it sooner. I lived that epiphany last Friday night.  For months, I've had a friends band, Almost Famous on my "to see" list. Mark the date of 22 September 2017 and the location the Newport Hotel  as the time and place that everything came into alignment. Almost Famous in full flight (Elena Butskikh) From the opening strains of I Kissed A Girl , the collective of Melanie Flynn (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Glen Hewitt (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Francesco Cangiano (guitar, backing vocals), Bryan Duke (bass, backing vocals) and Boris Kosse (drums) caught the ears of punters wandering in after watching footy. The crew never missed a beat as they gave their all in performances of What I've Done and Who Knew before launching into an attenti...

Amph/Lette and Pulse set to rock your Saturday For those punters looking at entertainment options for the upcoming weekend, especially those who don't mind a bit of live music, a trip out to the John Dunn Oval  in Kelmscott could be the ticket for a Saturday night of energetic music. Amph/Lette   The night will feature the always entertaining Amph/Lette   giving their usual "near divinyl" tribute show. This outfit does true justice to the legendary Divinyls and performances are always well worth it. Along with Amph/Lette, Pulse will be performing and by all accounts, this versatile crew takes crowds on musical journeys with an energetic mix of covers from The Stones, Green Day, Powderfinger, Killing Heidi and Grinspoon among others. Some come out ready to rock, the crowd makes the show better! Pulse Grab some mates and get out for an awesome night of musical entertainment. Gates open at 19:00 and the show kicks off at 20:00. Tic...