Venue: Ovens Auditorium City: Charlotte, NC Dates: February 5, 2026 Review and Photographs by: Todd “Toddstar” Jolicoeur (www.toddstarphotography.com) Was able to dial back the musical clock nearly 30 years and revisit some killer R&B from the mid 90’s when the Room 112 Tour rolled into Charlotte’s Ovens Auditorium. Making my way through the venue and […]
Venue: The Fillmore City: Charlotte, NC Dates: February 6, 2026 Review and Photographs by: Todd “Toddstar” Jolicoeur (www.toddstarphotography.com) While I might attend a comedy show from time to time, it isn’t my norm and certainly not when it comes to photographing a show. Truth be told, Margaret Cho’s Choligarchy tour stop on a Friday night […]
Venue: Park Theatre City: Winnipeg, MB, Canada Date: February 4, 2026 Review and Photographs by: Alejandro Penner (https://www.alejandropenner.ca/) It’s a warm winter day in Winnipeg, Manitoba—by warm, I mean a balmy -2°C. As I’m driving to the Park Theatre, my excitement is steadily building. Tonight, I’m finally seeing Danko Jones live. I still remember the first time […]
Venue: The Fillmore City: Charlotte, NC Dates: January 17, 2026 Review and Photographs by: Todd “Toddstar” Jolicoeur (www.toddstarphotography.com) First show of the year and I was pumped to see Nothing More in Charlotte, but little did I know how good this show was going to be. I missed the first opening act but made it […]
Venue: The Fillmore City: Charlotte, NC Date: February 4, 2026 Review and Photographs by: Jeffrey Everett The Wombats, and indie rock band from Liverpool, brough their Oh! The Ocean Tour to Charlotte on Wednesday night. It’s hard to believe it was all the way back in 2003 when as teenagers they formed the band. Now six […]
FRINGE FESTIVAL – VELVET METAL, Perth, 31 Jan 2026 The Red Room, Perth, Western Australia Review & pictures by Shane Pinnegar There’s a stunning power to rock and metal songs, as we all know, but rarely is that so highlighted as when the songs are stripped of their power chords and rows of amps and […]
FRINGE FESTIVAL – 27 CLUB, Perth, 3 Feb 2026 Rechabite Hall, Perth, Western Australia Review & pictures by Shane Pinnegar You won’t find a more authentic rock n’ roll experience at this year’s Perth Fringe Festival than the lauded 27 Club featuring Sarah McLeod (Superjesus), Carla Lippis (Mondo Psycho) and Dusty Lee Stephensen (The Wanderers). […]
LIVE: Ed Sheeran – Perth, 31 Jan 2026 Optus Stadium, Perth, Western Australia Reviewed by Pete Gardner Photo used with permission, credit Mark Surridge Ed Sheeran arrived on Australian shores for the first night of his 51 date Loop world tour to a capacity crowd at Perth’s Optus stadium tonight. Sheeran is nothing if not […]
LIVE: COG – Fremantle, 30 Jan 2026 Freo Social, Fremantle, Western Australia Reviewed by Melanie Scrafton Photography by Michael Farnell It hardly feels like it has been that long since Cog shared the stage at Red Hill with local heroes Karnivool, yet that memorable performance took place back in September 2022. In the intervening years, […]
LIVE: Deacon Blue – Perth, 28 Jan 2026 Astor theatre, Perth, Western Australia Review & photos by Pete Gardner Nearly 40 years after the release of Raintown, Deacon Blue’s debut album and tribute to their home town of Glasgow, detailed the struggles of inner city life against the backdrop of Thatcherism, Ricky Ross shows his […]
LIVE: DAVID BYRNE – Perth, 27 Jan 2026 RAC Arena, Perth, Western Australia Reviewed by Shane Pinnegar Photography by Michael Farnell With the groundbreaking live Talking Heads film Stop Making Sense from 1984 in our minds, the last thing we’d expect from David Byrne was a “normal” rock show, but even we weren’t expecting a […]
LIVE: Froth & Fury 2026 – Perth, 24 Jan 2026 Perth HPC, Mt Claremont, Western Australia Reviewed by Melanie Scrafton & Ayla Simpson Photography by Luke Baker OK, so things started a little later than expected for the representatives of 100% Rock, but there was no mistaking the trigger beats rolling in from the car […]
LIVE: WHEATUS – Fremantle, 24 Jan 2026 Freo Social, Fremantle, Western Australia Reviewed & photo by Tia Pinnegar TEENAGE DIRTBAGS! Or maybe middle aged dirtbags now… but it’s the spirit that counts and that’s exactly the spirit they brought, “running on 2 hours sleep and loads of Freo coffee”. Wheatus were supported by the Thomas […]
LIVE: TILL LINDEMANN – Perth, 22 Jan 2026 Metro City, Perth, Western Australia Reviewed by Shane Pinnegar Photography by Linda Dunjey No matter how adventurous and open-minded you are, the odds are pretty strong that your sex life is pretty vanilla compared to Till Lindemann’s. The Rammstein singer’s solo outings feature such kink-obsessed subject matter […]
LIVE: YUNGBLUD – Perth, 20 Jan 2026 The Ice Cream Factory, Perth, Western Australia Reviewed by Shane Pinnegar Photography by Linda Dunjey It’s the hottest ticket in Australia right now for the pop and rock outcasts: the lowlifes, the loners, the fleabags – and just the plain curious: Dom Harrison – Yungblud – riding a […]
LIVE: NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS with ALDOUS HARDING – Fremantle, 17 Jan 2026 Fremantle Park, Western Australia Reviewed by Shane Pinnegar Photography by Linda Dunjey Hailing originally from New Zealand, Hannah Harding (known professionally as Aldous Harding) and her two offsiders deliver a set of folky pop which is delicate and fragile, their […]
LIVE: TURNSTILE – Perth, 11 Jan 2026 Red Hill Auditorium, Perth, Western Australia Reviewed by Melanie Scrafton Photography by Luke Baker 2025 release ‘Never Enough’ brought this band into Grammy nomination territory, and boldly supported by The Chain and Basement for the final show on this Australian Tour in Perth, Turnstile proved they can craft […]
LIVE: THE LAST DINNER PARTY with SIR CHLOE – Perth, 10 Jan 2026 Red Hill Auditorium, Perth, Western Australia Reviewed by Tia Pinnegar Photography by Pete Gardner Having just finished their recent sold out tour around North America, EU and the UK, The Last Dinner Party are set to tour Australia in the coming week […]
LIVE: Travis with Josh Pyke — Fremantle, 8 January 2026 Metropolis Fremantle, Western Australia Review & photography by Linda Dunjey Josh Pyke set a warm tone as opener, alone on stage with guitar and harmonica. The crowd were supportive although as Josh commented, they were really there to see Travis. Josh gave stories between some […]
WA Day Festival – Jebediah, Little Birdy, Drapht, Voyager & more, 22-23 Nov 2025 Burswood Park, Perth, Western Australia Review & photography by Pete Gardner Western Australia Day, the annual Public holiday for the state, celebrates the founding of the Swan River Colony in 1829 (much to the continuing annoyance of the people who already […]
