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Mumford and Sons

Told by the The OAF that they could play for as long wanted, Mumford and Sons wasted no opportunity to showcase an array of brand new songs.

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Laneway Festival Sydney

Times have changed at Sydney's Laneway Festival. Of course, that's no bad thing.

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Them Crooked Vultures

Much-touted supergroup cement their reputation as a killer live act.

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Tame Impala @ Oxford Art Factory, Sydney (26/02/09)

In the intimate, sold-out confines of Oxford Art Factory, Tame Impala had a crowd of punters eager to hear if the band would live up to their hype.

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Devendra Banhart @ The Metro Theatre, Sydney (24/01/2010)

This is the story of Devendra Banhart, his audience, and the Mutual Admiration Society they form.

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The Decemberists @ Beck's Festival Bar, Sydney (20/01/2010)

The Hyde Park Barracks - a building that stands as a powerful reminder of the city's convict past - complements The Decemberists' obsession with bloodthirsty history.

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Mastodon @ The Roundhouse, Sydney (21/01/2010)

Mastodon took no prisoners at the Roundhouse, as they rightfully earned their place at the top of the metal mountain.

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The Books @ The Famous Spielgeltent, Sydney (16/01/2010)

At long-last The Books arrive on Australian shores, playing two sold-out shows at the Famous Spielgeltent.

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The Horrors @ Oxford Art Factory, Sydney (20/01/2010)

It was a hot January night when the Horrors visited Oxford Art Factory, but lovers of leather and eye-skimming fringes were not deterred.

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Lily Allen @ Hordern Pavilion, Sydney (21/01/2010)

She's threatened to give music away for good, but surely she's too good to do that to us...

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Severed Heads & The Reels @ Beck's Festival Bar, Sydney (14/01/10)

When nostalgia becomes uber-cool there are only two possible explanations: the world has taken leave of its senses or you've gotten old enough that the hip kids are into what you were, "back in the day".

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Grizzly Bear @ Beck's Festival Bar, Sydney (13/01/2010)

With their dreamlike sequence of psychedelic lullabies, Brooklyn's Grizzly Bear lulled Sydneysiders in and out of a blissful trance.

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Kasabian @ Enmore Theatre, Sydney (20/01/2010)

Kasabian storm Sydney's Enmore. Cynical resistance is futile.

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Passion Pit @ The Metro Theatre, Sydney (20/01/2010)

From the first soaring vocal of frontman Mike Angelakos, Passion Pit had a civilly packed Metro Theatre moving "higher and higher".

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The Mars Volta @ Hordern Pavilion, Sydney (20/01/2010)

It's Big Day Out sideshow time. And The Mars Volta play the Hordern for a third time in four years. Overkill? You decide.

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The Decemberists, Bridezilla @ The Metro Theatre, Sydney (19/01/2010)

At their first non-BDO show, Portland's indie-folk heroes gave their all to an adoring crowd that gave even more back.

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Neko Case @ City Recital Hall, Sydney (11/01/2010)

The laneway named Angel Place seemed like an appropriately-named locale for that gal with the angelic voice, Neko Case.

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The View and DZ @ The Metro Theatre, Sydney (05/01/2010)

The View, The View, The View were on fire.

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