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Live: Dan Auerbach – Corner Hotel

In these days of big festivals, the once-popular triple bill has all but disappeared. But the Corner hosted a revival - a solid three-band offering featuring Hacienda, Tony Joe White and Dan Auerbach.

Live: Evan Dando – Corner Hotel

Nobody is better able to capture the essence of the three-minute love song than former Lemonheads frontman, Evan Dando. This isn't a throwaway line - it's a statement of fact.

Live: Mogwai – Forum Theatre

Mogwai's great strength is not just that they are brilliant musically, it's also the skillful method with which they craft their set - ebbing and flowing through haunting piano and dream-like aura, to grinding noise and destruction.

Live: Eddy Current Suppression Ring – Melbourne Zoo

Punters were out in force at the Melbourne Zoo for Roar Sounds, basking in a balmy evening of booze, food and rock'n'roll - led this week by local lads, Eddy Current Suppression Ring.