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Andy Hazel, Journalist

Andy Hazel

Andy Hazel is a writer and musician based in Melbourne. He is also the editorial assistant at The Saturday Paper to which he contributes profiles on musicians, actors and directors. His writing also appears in The Monthly, Guardian Australia and A Rabbit's Foot. Andy is also the producer and host of Twin Peaks The Return: A Season Three Podcast.

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Quivers
Live Review: Quivers @ Northcote Social Club
There is a pure sense of joy that comes from the stage when Quivers play.
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Dirty Three
Live Review: Dirty Three @ Hamer Hall, Melbourne
It very well may have been the best show Dirty Three played in Melbourne in twelve years.
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Good Morning
Live Review: Good Morning, Cool Sounds @ Melbourne Recital Centre
Watching Good Morning perform before a near-sold-out Melbourne Recital Centre felt like a very fortunate place to be.
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Nat Vazer
Live Review: Nat Vazer, Willowbank Grove, Private Mountain @ Howler
Nat Vazer made the case for being one of the city’s great hidden talents.
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Chris Isaak
Live Review: Chris Isaak, Bobbie Lee Stamper @ Palais Theatre
Chris Isaak and his band move and perform with joyous ease and freedom.
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Love Of Diagrams
Live Review: Love Of Diagrams, Scott & Charlene's Wedding, Thibault @ Northcote Social Club
Love Of Diagrams prove that, despite all that has happened in the last seven years, they still sound like no one else.
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Teenage Fanclub
Live Review: Teenage Fanclub & Euros Childs @ The Croxton, Melbourne
"The band's longevity has led them to be cherished even more with each passing year and tonight, the room is full of fans in love with its steadfast commitment to jangly guitars, distorted lead breaks and simmering harmonies."
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Kings Of Convenience
Live Review: Kings Of Convenience, Magic Steven, Banjo Lucia @ Forum Melbourne
The duo's delicately plucked guitars blend together so mellifluously that it makes you wonder whether the contribution of electricity to popular music might have been overrated.
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Cavetown
Live Review: Cavetown + Aleksiah @ The Forum, Melbourne
Buoyed by the reaction from the crowd, Cavetown play like a band who know they can't fail.
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The Native cats
Live Review: The Native Cats, Parsnip, Ov Pain @ The John Curtin Hotel, Melbourne
"By force of personality alone, The Native Cats sound like no other band on the planet."
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Alvvays @ The Forum
Live Review: Alvvays, Hatchie @ The Forum, Melbourne
It’s unlikely 2023 will offer up a better show.
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Live Review: Fazerdaze, Sweet Whirl, Garage Sale @ The Gasometer
Some real magic happened as Fazerdaze performed a rich set and brought along perfect support acts.
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