Cheryl Crabtree

TWO VIRGINS AT BLUESFEST HOW TO SURVIVE A 5 DAY MUSIC FESTIVAL How do you explain Bluesfest to someone who's never been before? And where do you begin to try to review the event. The closest thing to compare it to is like a 'Day on the Green' or a 'Red Hot Summer Tour' type event on steroids and over 5 days. The multi-award...

A 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF THE CLASSIC ANTHEM 'EAGLE ROCK'  INCLUDING HITS FROM DADDY COOL & MONDO ROCK After a couple of postponements, Ross 'The Boss' Wilson returned to the Bridgeway Hotel for the first time in over 30 years, as part of his national tour.  With his band The Peaceniks, they performed a one night only Adelaide show to celebrate...

THE ANGELS, TOGETHER WITH THE ADELAIDE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, CREATE THE SYMPHONY OF ANGELS LEGENDARY AUSTRALIAN ROCK BAND 'THE ANGELS' MEET THE 'ADELAIDE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA' AND THE RESULT IS HEAVENLY This is one of THE most amazing events I have ever experienced.  The outside setting at The Adelaide Showground, the fact that we have so missed our live music during Covid, this...

'THE BOYS ARE STUCK IN TOWN' BLOW THE ROOF OFF THE BRIDGEWAY HOTEL FEATURING BOYS FROM THE ANGELS/THE SCREAMING JETS, ICEHOUSE, ROSE TATTOO, THE ZEP BOYS & ALMOST HUMAN  In a move reminiscent of The Party Boys of the 80s, six of Adelaide's finest musicians got together for a night of good old fashioned rock and roll. The Party Boys were an...

THE SUPERJESUS @ THE GOV SARAH MCLEOD & THE SUPERJESUS ROCK US INTO THE 21ST CENTURY It was iconic South Australian venue, The Gov, like I've never seen it before.  Full to covid-safe capacity, it was set up theatre style which, to those of us who are usually front row in the mosh pit, was slightly disconcerting initially.   Supported on the South...

SURF MUSIC IN PARADISE - LONG WEEKEND IN THE WHITSUNDAYS Cover Photo courtesy of SurfMusicInParadise JIMMY BARNES JOINED BY MAHALIA BARNES AND THE JANE BARNES BAND Well it was a long time coming but it was so worth it!! Originally scheduled for The Maldives in September 2020, covid-postponed to December 2020, postponed again to June 2021 and venue switched to The Whitsundays. ...

THE FABULOUS CAPRETTOS OPENING NIGHT RUSSEL MORRIS, DARYL BRAITHWAITE, JACK JONES & RAI THISTLETHWAYTE The advertising promised something special - four legends of Australian music, friends performing for the first time as The Fabulous Caprettos, all on stage together for the entire duration of the show. It promised all their hits and favourite songs, along with brand new songs performed live for...

THE BEATLES RUBBER SOUL & REVOLVER ALBUMS AS PRESENTED BY GREG HART & GARY BURROWS Two historic albums, two consummate artists, plus a talented eleven-piece band, equals a night of first-rate, nostalgic and polished entertainment, to a full-house at one of Adelaide's favourite music venues, The Governor Hindmarsh Hotel. Gary Burrows and Greg Hart meticulously recreate not one but two legendary Beatles albums,...

IAN MOSS - SOLO & ACOUSTIC A TRIP FROM ADELAIDE TO SEE IAN MOSS IN SWAN HILL VIA BYRON BAY There’s a bit of a story on how we got to see Ian Moss perform at Swan Hill, but stick with me and we'll get there. Hubby and I got on the midlife crisis Harley for the five day ride from Adelaide...

RUMOURS - PERFORMING THE MUSIC OF  FLEETWOOD MAC Live Music Lives at The Adelaide Fringe Festival!! Waiting for Adelaide’s own Rumours to take the stage to a full house at the Arkaba Hotel, remembering that it was about this time a year ago, as we were attending our very last Fringe show for 2020, that the world suddenly changed. We felt slightly...