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- Chris Michelle-Wells
The 2012 Australasian Worldwide Music Expo (AWME) kicked off in fine style on Thursday night with an opening night line-up at the Hi-Fi bar that featured an array of mostly Melbourne soul and funk acts.
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- Vivienne Mah
The orchestra excels at Miller's thundering, toe-tapping blends of percussion and brass. However, slower numbers provide a smouldering, shimmering difference in a clever balance between the repertoire on offer.
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- Dione Joseph
The Brady Bunch is the latest work from Richard Frankland and explores, as the title aptly suggests, the notions of family and the facts and fallacies that accompany the family stereotype.
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- Gordana Andjelic-Davila
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- Vivienne Mah
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- Vito Mattarelli
This dreary, plodding and so not funny piece that is being marketed as a musical comedy fails in pretty much every department.
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