Category: Concert Reviews

September 15, 2026 / Concert Reviews

Enmore Theatre, September 6 8/10 A David Bowie tribute show by anyone else would make me wince. Singer/actor/writer/director John Cameron Mitchell’s song cycle specifically investigates Bowie’s darker side, which became so dominant with the Blackstar material, written when he knew he was dying. Mitchell’s bond with Bowie runs deeper than…

September 8, 2026 / Concert Reviews

21 Shepherd, August 28 9/10 Pianist Mike Nock’s first intimations of the Forgotten Love motif gave me shivers. Tears even welled in my eyes. Why? I was hearing live for the first time ever music from a record that turned my world upside down when I reviewed it in 1982.…

June 19, 2026 / Concert Reviews

Concert Hall, June 15 8/10 Well, that answers that question. In the four years since the Concert Hall’s major acoustic revamp, I haven’t sat up in the seats that seem nearer the Lower North Shore than the CBD. In case you’re wondering, the sound is equally pristine. Every note had…