Melissa Borg, Journalist

Live Review: Polish Club, Maddy Jane

"The speed and brashness at which Polish Club plays sometimes make you forget how soulful the two-piece can be."

Photos by Simone Fisher

Live Review: Middle Kids, Morning TV, Brightness

"The three-piece deserve every bit of attention they've received."

Photos by Simone Fisher

Live Review: The Lumineers

"So resonant and vulnerable."

Live Review: Boo Seeka, Glades, Dean Lewis

"Their set was high-energy and the duo did a great job of entertaining, as well as performing."

Live Review: Kingswood, WAAX, Maddy Jane

"Crowd-pleaser Ohio was next-level, involving crowd solos plus Fergus Linacre and Alex Laska doing shoeys."

Live Review: Fractures, ADKOB, Stay At Home Son

"Lush tracks that peaked and troughed between moody synths and rock worthy guitar solos."

Live Review: Jet, Wild Honey

"Every second person was wearing a 'Get Born' shirt."

Live Review: Whitney, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever

"Fortunately, he mentioned that 'Golden Days' was supposed to be part of the encore, so we made him and Kakacek do it again."

Live Review: Jimmy Eat World, Trophy Eyes

"Jimmy Eat World can still shred."

Live Review: Catfish & The Bottlemen, Fan Girl

"They let their music speak louder than their words."

Features / Music

The Music 2016 Writers' Poll: Melissa Borg

Live Review: Ngaiire, Woodes, Wallace

"House On A Rock was an out of this world experience."

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