The 800 capacity Corner Hotel was, unsurprisingly, sold out, and as soon as the support act, Exhibitionist, quit the stage, after reaching a triumphant high point with the new song ‘Being A Woman’, the crowd pushed forward as one. It’s … Continue reading Kimbra – The Corner Hotel, Melbourne (19/07/18)
Expectations were high at The Corner tonight, this being the first time that The Internet have graced our shores since releasing last year’s list-topping album Ego Death. Upon arrival the line snaked around the corner (literally) and once inside fans … Continue reading The Internet + Jaala – The Corner Hotel (09/02/16)
It was a fairly subdued yet appreciative crowd that turned out to The Corner Hotel for Villagers’ Splendour in the Grass sideshow last night. Support act Courtney Barnett did her best to warm the room with her everyday stories of … Continue reading Villagers + Courtney Barnett – The Corner Hotel, Melbourne (30/07/13)
In town for Laneway Festival, and before an enthusiastic crowd at The Corner, Divine Fits made a convincing case last night that they are more than simply a side project. Having formed in the beginning of 2012 as a collaboration … Continue reading Divine Fits – The Corner Hotel, Melbourne (04/02/13)
It was clearly going to be a night of so-called ‘world music’, given away by the trail of hippies interspersed with the kind of geeky young men often passionate about so called ‘specialist genres’, you know, the ones who single-mindedly … Continue reading Dereb the Ambassador + Mista Savona + The Afrobiotics – The Corner Hotel, Melbourne (17/06/2011)
Tonight’s event at The Corner, the last of a three night run for indie-folk darlings Boy & Bear, apparently sold out within fourty minutes, setting a record for the venue. Consequently the room was accordingly packed and buzzing with excitement, … Continue reading Boy & Bear + Jinja Safari + Emma Louise – The Corner Hotel, Melbourne (27/05/2011)
As can sometimes be the case on a Saturday, it was a slow start to the show at The Corner. At 8.45PM the room was empty, save for a few people lazing up the back, plastic pots of beer in … Continue reading The Besnard Lakes + Stonefield + Lady Strangelove – The Corner Hotel, Melbourne (12/03/2011)
The opening act at The Corner this evening was Glass Towers, a Byron Bay four piece with an average age of eighteen years. The band, in a uniform of double denim, long hair and one Black Flag T-Shirt, were obviously, … Continue reading The Pajama Club + Glass Towers – The Corner Hotel, Melbourne (15/06/2011)
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