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Tame Impala announce Deadbeat arena tour

Following the release of his fifth studio album, Deadbeat, Tame Impala—the visionary project of Kevin Parker—are returning to Australia for […]

Tender is the Night returns with stellar 2026 season

After a series of sold-out shows in 2025, the boutique concert series Tender is the Night returns to Melville with […]

RTRFM welcomes Annika Moses as new Music Director

RTRFM has announced that Annika Moses will be stepping up as the station’s Music Director, following the exit of Matthew […]

Mental As Anything reunite for 50th anniversary tour with original members

Mental As Anything are set to make a historic comeback after 25 years as founding members Peter O’Doherty and Reg Mombassa reunite […]

Perth bands join forces to pay tribute to the late, great James Baker

A memorial gig celebrating the life of influential Perth punk drummer James Baker is set to take over the Fremantle […]

Amber Run make Australian debut with 5AM Anniversary Tour

In celebration of ten years since their debut album, English alt-rockers Amber Run are touring Australia for the first time […]

Review: Carla Geneve at Camelot Arts Club

Carla Geneve at Camelot Arts Club w/ Blake Scott Saturday, February 7, 2026 Shedding its summer film festival cloak for […]

Review: Morcheeba at East Perth Power Station 

Morcheeba at East Perth Power Station w/ People Taking Photos Saturday, February 14, 2026  Perth Festival is well and truly back and […]

Music

Tame Impala announce Deadbeat arena tour

Following the release of his fifth studio album, Deadbeat, Tame Impala—the visionary project of Kevin Parker—are returning to Australia for […]

Tender is the Night returns with stellar 2026 season

After a series of sold-out shows in 2025, the boutique concert series Tender is the Night returns to Melville with […]

RTRFM welcomes Annika Moses as new Music Director

RTRFM has announced that Annika Moses will be stepping up as the station’s Music Director, following the exit of Matthew […]

Mental As Anything reunite for 50th anniversary tour with original members

Mental As Anything are set to make a historic comeback after 25 years as founding members Peter O’Doherty and Reg Mombassa reunite […]

The Horrors dance through the darkness with Night Life

In the nearly twenty years since first haunting our collective consciousness, The Horrors have been a band that has continually […]

Interflow are living the single life

High-energy rock five-piece Interflow are set to release their first new music of 2026, with their newest single, Dirty Money, […]

Hitting the Jukebox with Regurgitator

Australian alt-rock veterans Regurgitator are hitting the road for their most ambitious tour yet—a sprawling two-hour celebration of 33 years’ […]

Twenty years on from The Sun Never Sets, The Herd are still making the earth move

Aussie hip hop icons The Herd will be heading west next month to celebrate two decades since the release of […]

Review: Carla Geneve at Camelot Arts Club

Carla Geneve at Camelot Arts Club w/ Blake Scott Saturday, February 7, 2026 Shedding its summer film festival cloak for […]

Review: Morcheeba at East Perth Power Station 

Morcheeba at East Perth Power Station w/ People Taking Photos Saturday, February 14, 2026  Perth Festival is well and truly back and […]

Review: Gregory Alan Isakov at Astor Theatre

Gregory Alan Isakov at Astor TheatreMonday, February 16, 2026 As the audience filed into the Astor Theatre on Monday night […]

Review: Sophie Ellis-Bextor at Ice Cream Factory

Sophie Ellis-Bextor at Ice Cream Factoryw/ Holiday Sidewinder, DJ FADJThursday, February 12, 2026 The current poster girl for pop career […]

Review: Stella Donnelly’s Love and Fortune

Stella Donnelly Love and Fortune Dot Dash Recordings Arriving some three years after the previous album, Flood, during which time […]

Review: Darcy Hay’s No More Collie Valley

Darcy Hay No More Collie Valley  Independent Hailing from Geraldton, WAM Song of the Year nominee Darcy Hay’s second EP, […]

Review: Ox:En’s The Bitter Suite

Ox:En The Bitter Suite Independent Perth oddballs Ox:En aren’t here to play by the rules. Their new EP, The Bitter […]

Review: Big Thief’s Double Infinity

Big Thief Double Infinity 4AD Double Infinity, where things come in twos, sits between past and future, what’s been lost […]

Review: Interflow’s Dirty Money

Interflow Dirty Money Independent  Interflow have proven themselves to be all about hard work and strategy since an inception that […]

Review: Nici Ward’s Blue

Nici Ward Blue Pink House Records Local Perth artist Nici Ward has unveiled her debut solo single, Blue. As someone […]

Review: Interflow’s Unemployed Hours

Interflow Unemployed Hours Independent When X-Press Magazine reviewed Interflow’s last single, Leaving Without You, back in February, the verdict was […]

Review: Carla Geneve’s Better Believe It

Carla Geneve Better Believe It Remote Control Records Albany-born, Perth-based artist Carla Geneve’s new album, Don’t Be Afraid, is set […]

Arts & Lifestyle

Fremantle International Street Arts Festival returns for Easter long weekend

The epic free, family-friendly Fremantle International Street Arts Festival (FISAF) is set to take over the port city once again, […]

Jim Jefferies announces Son of a Carpenter Aussie tour

Actor and stand-up comic Jim Jefferies will bring his internationally acclaimed Son of a Carpenter tour back home in 2026 […]

RTRFM’s Neon Picnic returns for its ninth year this March

RTRFM has confirmed the return of Neon Picnic, with the beloved family-friendly live radio event set to take over Hyde […]

Perth gets a wicked dose of Beetlejuice the Musical

Beetlejuice the Musical is set to haunt Perth this August, bringing its wicked humour, eye-popping spectacle and otherworldly heart to […]

Perth Moves 2026 brings the grooves to the heart of the city

This summer, Perth’s city centre will pulse with movement as Perth Moves 2026 returns to Forrest Place, transforming the CBD […]

Dancing, dreams and debuts: Inside Koorliny Art Centre’s Billy Elliot the Musical

The WA amateur premiere of Billy Elliot the Musical is set to hit the stage at Koorliny Arts Centre for the […]

Lash Out brings all-female circus spectacular to Fringe

Internationally acclaimed Head First Acrobats have introduced their newest addition to Fringe 2026, with Lash Out, an all-female circus cabaret […]

Sam Zito is Happy Either Way as he brings his debut solo comedy to Fringe

A great addition to Fringe World’s 2026 comedy offering, Sam Zito returns to Perth as a part of his national […]

Review: Swamplesque at Ice Cream Factory

Swamplesque at Ice Cream Factory Thursday, February 12, 2026 If you thought the swamp couldn’t get any wetter, louder or […]

Review: Red Flag Cabaret at Belgian Beer Café

Red Flag Cabaret at Belgian Beer CaféFriday, February 13, 2026 The Le Roi back room felt appropriately illicit for Red […]

Review: Hot Mess Access at SUBUD Perth

Hot Mess Access at SUBUD Perth  Friday, February 13, 2026 In a white-box community hall in East Victoria Park, Hot […]

Review: Fergus Neal – Boy at The Rechabite

Fergus Neal – Boy at The Rechabite Friday, February 13, 2026 Fergus Neal, podcaster, writer for The Weekly, and Melburnian […]

Film & TV

Flickerfest celebrates 35 years of cinematic magic with impressive 2026 program

Flickerfest is set to return in 2026 for its 35th year, with the three-day festival of short films kicking off […]

Alliance Française French Film Festival announces 2026 program

The largest festival dedicated to contemporary French films outside of France, The Alliance Française French Film Festival 2026 is set […]

The Backlot Perth rolls out the red carpet for Academy Awards screening

The Backlot Perth is rolling out the red carpet for a special live screening of the Oscars on Monday, March […]

Event Cinemas Innaloo gets a blockbuster upgrade with new SCREENX and IMAX

Movie-lovers will have a bigger and better way to watch films in Perth with the opening of the premium SCREENX […]

Perth’s Radheya Jang draws a winning hand with Trading Cards at Flickerfest 2026

Flickerfest 2026 will be showcasing the award-winning animation by Oscar-qualified and AACTA-nominated Perth filmmaker Radheya Jang. An intimate journey through […]

From outback WA to Flickerfest: Myles Pollard unearths a convict legacy in Inheritance

Flickerfest is set to return in 2026 for its 35th year, with award-winning director Myles Pollard set to showcase his new […]

Catch these highly anticipated films hitting the big screen this summer

With Perth’s outdoor cinemas set to thrive until mid-March, summer is the perfect time to catch some new film releases […]

X-Press Magazine’s Top Films of 2025

The cinema is still going strong. Just this half decade, it’s been hit by a pandemic, increasing AI concerns, various […]

Review: Fackham Hall – Estate of affairs

Directed by Jim O’Hanlon Starring Thomasin McKenzie, Damian Lewis, Katherine Waterston, Jimmy Carr 7.5/10 British humour has quite the reputation […]

Review: Crime 101 – Mann up

Directed by Bart Layton Starring Chris Hemsworth, Halle Berry, Mark Ruffalo, Barry Keoghan 6/10 In a sun-drenched Los Angeles, four […]

Review: The Voice of Hind Rajab – The children speak

Directed by Kaouther Ben Hania Starring Motaz Malhees, Amer Hlehel, Saja Kilani, Clara Khoury  7.5/10 Such an intensely distressing true-life […]

Review: Wuthering Heights – Let me in your window

Directed by Emerald Fennell Starring Margot Robbie, Jacob Elordi, Shazad Latif, Martin Clunes 9/10 Out of the sixteen film adaptations […]

Competitions

Win! Arco movie tickets

A magical and beautifully animated journey through time, Arco is a dazzling adventure about a 10-year-old boy from a peaceful, […]

Win! Flickerfest Short Laughs Comedy double passes

Flickerfest, Australia’s largest Short Film Festival, is returning to Perth this summer, hitting Luna Outdoor Cinema from Thursday, February 19, to Saturday, February 21. As […]

Win! Scream 7 movie tickets

When a new Ghostface killer emerges in the quiet town where Sidney has built a new life, her darkest fears […]

Win! JIMPA movie tickets

JIMPA is an uplifting multi-generational family story starring award-winning favourites Olivia Colman and John Lithgow. Hannah (Colman) travels to vibrant Amsterdam with her teen, […]