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Rocket Bar brings Pnau to Adelaide
People who've been following live dance music acts in Australia should be familiar with the House masters known as Pnau. From their sunny hits from 1999-2000's Sambanova, Pnau went on to score with the sophomore album 'Again' and now hit Adelaide. [more]
Breaks blow up in Adelaide, enter Breakfastaz
You better believe it... breaks is on the rise in Adelaide and the big names just keep on coming! With the UK's Breakfastaz this Sunday and NUBREED in a couple of weeks, the scene will be perfectly set for Hyper, Bass Kleph and the 'inthemix is six' tour when it comes... [more]
This eagerly anticipated gig left me wanting more, with an all-too-brief funk-tinged taste of what !!! can do live. And I left Rocket Bar wanting more. [more]
I’ve never really been to that many hip hop shows, in fact I don’t really attend many live shows at all outside of festivals. However when I saw Spank Rock was touring, there was no way I was going to miss out. [more]
Shepparton's newest muscial export touched down in Adelaide for a sweaty show at Rocket Bar! And Muscles was a riot. Unpretentious, energetic and with a refreshingly different sound, he puts on a great show. Definitely one to watch. [more]
Rocket Bar has become somewhat of an Adelaide institution, drawing one of the most loyal clienteles I have seen in years. For their second birthday they pulled out the big guns in Ohmega Watts one of the worlds finest hip hop producers. [more]
DJ Food and DK (formally coldcut’s stand-in DJ’s) brought their talented ears and digits to the decks at Rocket to promote their new LP ‘Now Listen Again’. [more]
The timing couldn’t have been better for the Midnight Juggernauts first ever gig in Adelaide. On this occasion the MJ’s were on display at the sweetly setup Rocket Bar to launch their new 5 track EP, ‘Secrets of the Universe’. [more]
In a brief yet electrifying show at Rocket Bar on a highly anticipated Thursday evening, Tajai, Opio, A Plus and Phesto demonstrated the short-sightedness of overlooking their full catalogue. With their many and varied vocal talents, the crew led their capacity crowd through a masterclass in underground Californian hip hop; from 93 to infinity. [more]
It was a virgin experience; Adelaide's premier soul-funk outfit, the New White Sneakers, at Rocket Bar on Hindley St. The venue has been hyped as one of the best small venues for live music acts, and also recently featured the Sneakers' heavier counterparts, Beat Smugglers to an equally wired room. [more]
It's not often you find yourself in a full-house when the entertainment is local only, live dance music. Known for it's chic interior and hi-fi sound system, the Rocket Bar on Hindley played host to two of our city's finest up and coming talents: the Style High Club and The Beat Smugglers... [more]
Mr Wednesday is a live 5-piece ambient act that has consistently impressed me since my first taste nearly two years ago. When I heard that they were playing at the new Rocket Bar, with an obscure downbeat live act from Japan, I marked it down as a gig not to be missed... [more]