John Shand Posts

April 14, 2014 / Album Reviews - Archive

 TICS – Tan Idiotas Como Siempre (www.fernandezfierro.com) They stormed into Sydney last January like a band of guerrillas dedicated to waging war on accepted notions of tango. Where most tango orchestras concentrate on the music’s sensuality and elegance, Orquesta Tipica Fernandez Fierro emphasises the drama. This is not just a…

April 9, 2014 / Theatre Reviews - Archive

O’Punksky’s Theatre Eternity Playhouse, April 8 Long? The Maus beside me was nearly screaming and my legs beneath me were screaming. Yes, at over three hours Tom Murphy’s The Gigli Concert is long by modern standards, but the frustration is with the fact that the play cries out for cutting.…

April 8, 2014 / Concert Reviews - Archive

Theatre Royal, April 2  Perhaps it is a matter of personality as much as voice: a natural warmth and an instinct for never exaggerating the emotional content of a song. Whatever the case it is easy to see and hear why, for 30 years, Bernadette Peters has probably been musical…