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Kate Hennessy

Kate Hennessy

Kate Hennessy is a Walkley Award-winning freelance arts, travel and music writer. Follow her on Instagram @katehennessywriter

One of the 50 Panorama suites on Tapestry II, dispensing with a balcony to extend the floor space.

With sweet views and well-organised stops, this Seine cruise is a winner

European river ships have evolved as a species into a sleek, utilitarian design. Avalon’s tagline, “A view with a room,” is accurate.

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Foo FIghters

Foo Fighters and the unstoppable Dave Grohl dial it up to 11

No rock’n’roll cliche remains unexplored in this explosive stage show.

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Ssssshhh! I’m here for the gig, not your loud voice

If you’re surprised that it’s not actually your birthright to blather through a show just because you paid for a ticket, you’ve probably ruined countless nights already.

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Genesis Owusu performs at Crowbar to launch his new album Struggler.

How we ended up on our knees at Genesis Owusu’s secret Sydney show

The Ghanian-Australian rapper dropped second album Struggler on Friday and celebrated by treating his Sydney fans to an intimate set the following night.

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Yeah Yeah Yeahs perform at Margaret Court Arena on July 20.

Adoring crowd laps up every prowl, yelp and yowl from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs

The Yeah Yeah Yeahs deliver a deliriously overstuffed set of crowd-pleasers, led by powerhouse frontwoman Karen O, at their Sydney Splendour sideshow.

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RZA from Wu-Tang Clan performs in New Zealand earlier this month.

Wu-Tang Clan and Nas prove they’re still two of rap’s best

Our wrap of our favourite concerts from the weekend, including Wu-Tang Clan and Nas, Damien Rice at the Opera House, and Stephen Hough with the Sydney Symphony.

  • Shamim Razavi, Peter McCallum and Kate Hennessy
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Samara Merrick and Adam Elmes in Annealing.

Death and humour sit together in ballet triple bill

There are plenty of rewards to be had from the Australian Ballet’s program.

  • Peter McCallum, Jill Sykes and Kate Hennessy
The cast brings virtuosity by the bucketful to Pinter’s work.

Close to perfection: Don’t miss this great performance

Director Iain Sinclair has picked three actors who can sustain The Caretaker’s rigid tension.

  • John Shand, Harriet Cunningham, Jill Sykes and Kate Hennessy
William Crighton’s baritone voice emits from somewhere within the general beard area of his glowering countenance.

Crighton reminds us what’s great about live music

William Crighton begins in a bluesy full-band blaze, taking full advantage of the return of what might qualify as a crowd watching on.

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Julian Hamilton from The Presets.

The Presets review: Chair-dancing to bona fide bangers? Not weird at all

The Presets judged correctly. It was time to test that assumption because tonight’s show is a jubilant rebuttal to all the jokes about the doldrums of seat dancing.

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