Kate Hennessy
Freelance arts writer
Kate Hennessy is a Walkley Award-winning freelance arts, travel and music writer. Follow her on Instagram @katehennessywriter
★★★★
France
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.
- by Kate Hennessy
Foo Fighters and the unstoppable Dave Grohl dial it up to 11
No rock’n’roll cliche remains unexplored in this explosive stage show.
- by Kate Hennessy
Opinion
Live music
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.
- by Kate Hennessy
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.
- by Kate Hennessy
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.
- by Kate Hennessy
★★★½
Review
Death and humour sit together in ballet triple bill
There are plenty of rewards to be had from the Australian Ballet’s program.
- by Peter McCallum, Jill Sykes and Kate Hennessy
★★★★½
Review
Close to perfection: Don’t miss this great performance
Director Iain Sinclair has picked three actors who can sustain The Caretaker’s rigid tension.
- by John Shand, Harriet Cunningham, Jill Sykes and Kate Hennessy
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.
- by Kate Hennessy
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.
- by Kate Hennessy
Tex Perkins and Jez Mead show the honeymoon ain't over yet
The honeymoon is not over, not by a long shot.
- by Kate Hennessy
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