event archive 2018
December 2018
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IN House Exhibition, Party & Sound InstallationIN House Exhibition, Party & Sound Installation
Saturday, December 1
Join us for our annual IN House exhibition and end of year wrap party on December 1st. The exhibition is a mix of studio & associated artists and we’re celebrating everyone that has …
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Suddenly you are there by Kate Brown
Rebel Scum / Rorschach Climax Ensemble at Lamps (Bohemian Grove)
Lone Hemispheres3 events
Suddenly you are there by Kate Brown
Tuesday, December 4
Opening 6-8pm with vocal performance across Parramatta rd at 7:15pm Suddenly you are there is a performance exhibition by Kate Brown that incorporates graphic notation, text, installation and a vocal …
Rebel Scum / Rorschach Climax Ensemble at Lamps (Bohemian Grove)
Tuesday, December 4
1st set: REBEL SCUM
2nd set: RORSCHACH CLIMAX ENSEMBLE
Doors at 7pm, music starts at 7:30pm. $10 donation. BYO.
Presented by Bohemian Grove at Lamps (Hibernian House)
Rebel Scum // Rorschach Climax …
Lone Hemispheres
Tuesday, December 4
Experience three masterful soloists interpreting the work and legacy of revolutionary composer, mathematician and architect Iannis Xenakis in an intimate setting. Ensemble Offspring presents seminal …
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The Sounds Unsound Presents #22The Sounds Unsound Presents #22
Wednesday, December 5
Number 22 in the resurrected series of improvised, experimental or just plain weird yet beautiful music nights. Still blending the acoustic with the electric, the subtle with the bombastic.
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Sound and SenseSound and Sense
Saturday, December 8
Sound and Sense is an evening that takes poetry away from the realm of dusty annals and crusty old men and has a rad time playing with how poetry is relevant, crucial, and JOYOUS.
MC’d by …
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A Tribute to Chris Mann at the People's RepublicA Tribute to Chris Mann at the People's Republic
Sunday, December 9
The People’s Republic is proud to host a tribute to one of Australia’s most unique experimental artists, curated by two distinguished friends and collaborators… A TRIBUTE TO CHRIS …
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Tangents + Alister Spence TrioTangents + Alister Spence Trio
Wednesday, December 12
Venue 505 / Wednesday 12 December / 8pm
$20 w BF pre-sale / $25 at door
Two of Sydney’s finest improvising groups share a special double bill at Sydney’s finest jazz establishment… …
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2018 HATCHED SUMMER SCHOOL CONCERTS2018 HATCHED SUMMER SCHOOL CONCERTS
Friday, December 14
Held in the inner city suburb of Glebe from 10-14 December 2018 our first ever summer school is a new five-day intensive program. The 6 composers selected from a large pool of applicants from around …
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Suddenly you are there by Kate BrownSuddenly you are there by Kate Brown
Saturday, December 15
Suddenly you are there is a performance exhibition by Kate Brown that incorporates graphic notation, text, installation and a vocal performance placing the sounding body across Parramatta rd. Being …
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Rorschach Climax Ensemble – Anti Guitar Trio – Miles Thomas
Nights at Tempe #142 events
Rorschach Climax Ensemble – Anti Guitar Trio – Miles Thomas
Sunday, December 16
Rorschach Climax Ensemble
Anti Guitar Trio
Miles Thomas
Doors open 5pm
$10 entry
18+ only
Sunday 16th December at RED BAR , 36 Glebe Point Road Glebe
Rorschach Climax Ensemble – Anti Guitar Trio – …
Nights at Tempe #14
Sunday, December 16
Throat Pleats - Niki Johnson and Solomon Frank
Hum Somewhere - Marcus Whale - voice/harmonica, Linus Foley - prepared piano, Jacques Emery - double bass and objects
Tchake - Josten Myburg (WA) & …
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the NOW now 2019 program launchthe NOW now 2019 program launch
Tuesday, December 18
Our final concert of the year won’t just feature three remarkable sets of creative music, but will act as the big reveal for 2019. Ironically, we also find out on December 18 whether we get …
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Mahamudra 7Mahamudra 7
Wednesday, December 19
Lucy Crunché
Cooper Bowman
Benny
Jeremy Hegge
Disruptive Patterns (DJ)
Video Synth (VJ)
The Hideaway Bar
156 Enmore Rd, Newtown
Wednesday 19th December
6:30-11:30pm, Free
Lucy Crunché
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Adrian Lim Klumpes: New ProjectAdrian Lim Klumpes: New Project
Thursday, December 20
New music from one of Australia’s leading improvisers, Adrian Lim-Klumpes (Tangents, Triosk, 3ofmillions). Ideas of concurrent and sympathetic improvisation with a new assembly of outstanding …
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Baptism: Summer Solstice BacchanalBaptism: Summer Solstice Bacchanal
Friday, December 21
We are intoxicated by the summer sunshine, drunk on its rays, gluttonously feasting on summer fruits and wines.
This is Baptism’s orgiastic celebratory ritual to beckon the summer sea spirits to …
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November 2018
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NOU / Chloe Kim at Lazybones - Lv1
Coward Punch / Flower Boy / Arafura / New Mutant / DJ Yon Plume
Opening - Kynan Tan 'Permutations'3 events
NOU / Chloe Kim at Lazybones - Lv1
Thursday, November 1
1st Set: Chloe Kim (solo)
2nd Set: NOU
Restaurant: 7pm
Music: 8:30pm
$10 entry
1st Set: Chloe Kim (solo)
Chloe Kim (Yeajee) is a Sydney-based jazz drummer, currently studying a Bachelor of Jazz …
Coward Punch / Flower Boy / Arafura / New Mutant / DJ Yon Plume
Thursday, November 1
Fundraiser for Imagining Abolition Mparntwe Contingent
Imagining Abolition: A World Without Prisons is a 3-day conference run by Sisters Inside in Meanjin (Brisbane) that will bring together key …
Opening - Kynan Tan 'Permutations'
Thursday, November 1
Please join us for the opening of Kynan Tan’s show ‘Permutations’ on Thursday 1 November from 6-8PM. Tan is interested in networks, data, relationality and digital systems of …
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The Experiment
Hex Yellow 004: Drvg Cvltvre + more2 events
The Experiment
Friday, November 2
Presented by Mu-Meson Archives
Curated by Jay Katz and Miss Death
It’s time to be driven to the edge of the cliff and stare into the abyss. Each night will encapsulate a diverse cross-section of …
Hex Yellow 004: Drvg Cvltvre + more
Friday, November 2
Hex Yellow resurfaces from the depths for its fourth instalment of mind-melting dance revelry. The fountains are flowing and the night’s ghouls beat the heavy drums of other-worldly …
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SICKO November Program I
Music in the Green 2018
Aelita x Lucy Cliché: Silent film w/live music accompaniment3 events
SICKO November Program I
Sunday, November 4
Inter-national and inter-state lineup and a new beautiful inner-west location. Joe Manton and Robbie Avenaim(Melbourne)
TRIAGE (Ep Launch)
Love Children of the Apocalypse(Toronto)
Brown/ Fuhler /Price …
Music in the Green 2018
Sunday, November 4
Please join us for our annual celebratory fundraising community garden event from noon for:
fresh curry leaf bush cuttings, seedlings/plants for crop swap &/or donation sale. food and drink …
Aelita x Lucy Cliché: Silent film w/live music accompaniment
Sunday, November 4
Don’t miss this rare chance to see Aelita: Queen of Mars (1924) on the silver screen, with a newly commissioned live score by acclaimed Sydney electronic artist Lucy Cliché. Tickets available now via …
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The Sounds Unsound Presents #21The Sounds Unsound Presents #21
Wednesday, November 7
Number 21 in the resurrected series of improvised, experimental or just plain weird yet beautiful music nights. Still blending the acoustic with the electric, the subtle with the bombastic.
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Chloe Kim, Jacques Emery and Charlie Sundborn at ™ProjectsChloe Kim, Jacques Emery and Charlie Sundborn at ™Projects
Thursday, November 8
The Manor Projects presents:
Charlie Sundborn
solo saxophone
Chloe Kim and Jacques Emery
duo
Doors open at 7.30
Music starts at 8
$10 for the bands
BYO
Shoot us a message for the address
The Manor …
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Georgiaswebb album launch
Children of the night
BlackBox#8: Splinter Orchestra, Liam Bray & Ben Carey, Ailsa Liu3 events
Georgiaswebb album launch
Friday, November 9
The time has come, humans, for GEORGIASWEBB to release her latest album, Mibo. It’s going to be, in all senses of the word, a celebration.
$15 on the door.
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Stieble Eltron …
Children of the night
Friday, November 9
Children of the Night.
an evening of darkwave , experimental, hard electronic music & video. Featuring live performance Audio from:
Rebel Yell / Mensch / Equalizer24k / Evil Heat. Videodrome by …
BlackBox#8: Splinter Orchestra, Liam Bray & Ben Carey, Ailsa Liu
Friday, November 9
STARTS @ 6PM SHARP // FREE ENTRY // REFRESHMENTS PROVIDED - Black Box/Block D/UNSW Paddington Campus (see directions in comments)
The eighth in a series of bi-monthly events organised by members of …
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Desire Lines: Tracing the archipelagoDesire Lines: Tracing the archipelago
Saturday, November 10
Responding to Tracing the archipelago, curatorial collective Desire Lines have been invited to explore the social and structural terrains of the surrounding UNSW Art and Deign Paddington area through …
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Kira Kira: Bright ForceKira Kira: Bright Force
Wednesday, November 14
The 2018 Sydney International Women’s Jazz Festival presents;
Kira Kira: Bright Force (Japan/Australia)
SATOKO FUJII piano NATSUKI TAMURA trumpet ALISTER SPENCE piano TOBY HALL drums & …
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2018 NSW Visual Arts Emerging Fellowship2018 NSW Visual Arts Emerging Fellowship
Thursday, November 15
2018 NSW Visual Arts Emerging Fellowship
Opening | Thursday 15 November 6–8pm
Exhibition Dates | 16 November – 16 December Artist Talks | Saturday 1 December, 2:30pm The ten finalists for the 2018 NSW …
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Obsidian Sydney w/ Beau Wanzer, Lucy Cliché, Ptwiggs & guests
Mutants 32 events
Obsidian Sydney w/ Beau Wanzer, Lucy Cliché, Ptwiggs & guests
Friday, November 16
Obsidian Sydney - Nov 16 - Warehouse Venue TBA Beau Wanzer (L.I.E.S / Jealous God)
Lucy Cliché (Noise In My Head / Fleisch)
WRX (Altered States Tapes) Equalizer 24k
Low Flung
Debris
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Mutants 3
Friday, November 16
UNDERGROUND HARDCORE BREAKCORE SPEEDCORE TERROR RAVE PARTY IN SYDNEY 10PM -3 AM $10 ENTRY LINE UP :
B.I.N.T (live)
Defeatist Sprawl (Live)
Passenger of Shit (Live)
Stanley The Destroyer (Vinyl set)
Dj …
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Uboa [MELB] // Arafura // DFFDL [Melb] // Quick Fix
All Girl Electronic at Knox Street Bar2 events
Uboa [MELB] // Arafura // DFFDL [Melb] // Quick Fix
Saturday, November 17
Uboa brings their ‘The Sky May Be’ tour to Sydney.
uboa.bandcamp.com/album/the-sky-may-be-2 along with (in alphabetical order):
Arafura - arafurasydney.bandcamp.com DFFDL - …
All Girl Electronic at Knox Street Bar
Saturday, November 17
All Girl Electronic takes on Knox Street Bar on Saturday 17 November!
This show is part of EMCPLAY 2018, Electronic Music Conference ’s program of showcases, parties, club nights, pop-ups and film …
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SICKO November Program IISICKO November Program II
Sunday, November 18
Inter-national and inter-state lineup and a new beautiful inner-west location.
Sonya Holowell - voice + Ben Carey - modular synth
Trio Yoyetta: Mick Dick - bass + Nick Fisher - drums + Azo Bell - …
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The NOW now November 20: Microfiche and MP HopkinsThe NOW now November 20: Microfiche and MP Hopkins
Tuesday, November 20
The penultimate NOW now for 2018, we’re excited to present a night of divergent ideas and remarkable collaborations for your experiential pleasure. Featuring a night of spontaneous inventions, …
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Score Club #4 w. Johnny Chang
Mahamudra 6
Charlie Sundborn 3rd Year Recital3 events
Score Club #4 w. Johnny Chang
Wednesday, November 21
Score Club is a group of artists, musicians and composers exploring text-based scores as a provocation for music and art making. #4 for the year.
Featuring performances and works by
Johnny Chang (DE): …
Mahamudra 6
Wednesday, November 21
Drillbit
Wildcard Entertainment
Govno
SPREE https://soundcloud.com/spreestyle/spree-presents-techno-freestyle +
Disruptive Patterns (DJ)
Passive Kneeling (VJ)
Drillbit
Wildcard Entertainment
Govno …
Charlie Sundborn 3rd Year Recital
Wednesday, November 21
Playing music i love with people i love :) Those people are: Miles David Sione - Trumpet
Matt Harris - Piano
Oscar Peterson - Bass
Chloe Kim - Drums
Playing music i love with people i love :) Those …
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Singles Club + Alice Chance Infinity RoomSingles Club + Alice Chance Infinity Room
Thursday, November 22
Singles Club, curated by Bree van Reyk, brings together a collection of artists from different disciplines for a set of solo music/dance/art performances. Each piece will be a world premiere and the …
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The Brook of No Return (PORT KEMBLA) x3The Brook of No Return (PORT KEMBLA) x3 Friday, November 23
THE BROOK OF NO RETURN brings together spirit and comedy, myth and politics, lights and live music on unique instruments, with craziness and lots of surprises in a story that follows the plight of an …
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Speak Satellite x Enough Said Poetry Slam
Garageworks #4 featuring Germ Studies, The Splinter Orchestra, Bonniesongs, Flowerboy, Zeadala
Del Lumanta, Megan Alice Clune and Thomas Hardisty at the PBC3 events
Speak Satellite x Enough Said Poetry Slam
Saturday, November 24
Speak Satellite is a new initiative of the Wollongong Conservatorium of Music to showcase young, progressive and forward thinking artists creating new and diverse music. For the 2018 Wollongong …
Garageworks #4 featuring Germ Studies, The Splinter Orchestra, Bonniesongs, Flowerboy, Zeadala
Saturday, November 24
Garageworks is a series of music nights at Bankstown Arts Centre celebrating musicians from the garages and studios of Western Sydney and beyond. Each event features a diverse cross section of …
Del Lumanta, Megan Alice Clune and Thomas Hardisty at the PBC
Saturday, November 24
Megan, Del and Thomas play a variety of electronic compositional and improvisational music for you on a Saturday afternoon just shy of Summer. A reflective space for reflective people.
$5 entry goes …
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Mind on Fire // Petrichor Sprawl at Lamps (Presented by Boho)Mind on Fire // Petrichor Sprawl at Lamps (Presented by Boho)
Tuesday, November 27
Presented by Bohemian Grove at Lamps (Hibernian House)
1st set: MIND ON FIRE
2nd set: PETRICHOR SPRAWL
Doors at 7pm, music starts at 7:30pm. $10 donation. BYO.
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SONIC MOVES IX
Bonniesongs 'Strings' EP launch with Julia Johnson2 events
SONIC MOVES IX
Thursday, November 29
Sonic Moves IX is coming up at Halfback Books Dee Why with a line up of fabulous experimental sound artists performing on the night. You are welcome to draw in response, move in response [please note …
Bonniesongs 'Strings' EP launch with Julia Johnson
Thursday, November 29
Art As Catharsis presents the launch of Bonniesongs ’ Strings, a colourful four-track journey from the mind of Sydney based art-folk virtuoso Bonnie Stewart. Backed by collaborators Freya …
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The Brook of No Return (Sydney) MCA Artbar: Curated by Hoda Afshar2 events
The Brook of No Return (Sydney) Friday, November 30
THE BROOK OF NO RETURN brings together spirit and comedy, myth and politics, lights and live music on unique instruments, with craziness and lots of surprises in a story that follows the plight of an …
MCA Artbar: Curated by Hoda Afshar
Friday, November 30
MCA ARTBAR: Continuation
Curated by Hoda Afshar
‘The Primavera Edition’ of ARTBAR, curated by Hoda Afshar, takes over the Museum with a celebration of communities pushed to the boundaries. Ideas of …
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The Sounds Unsound Presents #20The Sounds Unsound Presents #20
Wednesday, October 3
Number 20 in the resurrected series of improvised, experimental or just plain weird yet beautiful music nights. Still blending the acoustic with the electric, the subtle with the bombastic.
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Aac//107: Tangents, Anti Guitar Trio and The Museum Of FacesAac//107: Tangents, Anti Guitar Trio and The Museum Of Faces
Thursday, October 4
AAC//107 is a monthly showcase of progressive, experimental and thoughtful local music, presented by Art As Catharsis, 107 and City of Sydney.
This month we have:
- Tangents (blooming …
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Stroker (US) + guests
Far Cry - The Music of Eric Dolphy2 events
Stroker (US) + guests
Saturday, October 6
STROKER (Philadelphia)
PSYCHWARD (Melbourne)
EBOLA DISCO (Melbourne)
EYRA JINX
COCKDRILLER (Newcastle)
MENSCH
EVIL HEAT
Visuals by
LIVING SCIENCE Dept
VIDEO SYNTH
$10, venue revealed on day.
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Far Cry - The Music of Eric Dolphy
Saturday, October 6
Multi-instrumentalist Paul Cutlan’s Far Cry returns to explore this unprecedented music and celebrate this unique musician, with special guest Simon Ferenci (trumpet) in music from albums such as Far …
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Desire Lines 6.0Desire Lines 6.0
Sunday, October 7
Desire Lines is back with a fresh new spring event! U come?
~ ARTISTS ~
Alaska Orchestra, Danny Wild (Low Flung), Diego Bonetto, Display Homes, Enderie Andrew, Nuatal (in conversation with Nick Sun), …
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Zoltan Fecso ~ Shimmer Raga Album Launch w/ Alexandra Spence & Marble RainZoltan Fecso ~ Shimmer Raga Album Launch w/ Alexandra Spence & Marble Rain
Wednesday, October 10
Following its release on Seattle’s Hush Hush Records , Zoltan Fecso presents the launch of his album Shimmer Raga. Inspired by the post-impressionist painting technique Pointillism, Zoltan uses …
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Sydney Improvisors Composers Kollektiv Orchestra (SICKO)
In Alexandria
ConVerge 2018 #2: Evans/Fuhler/Abraham/Greening3 events
Sydney Improvisors Composers Kollektiv Orchestra (SICKO)
Thursday, October 11
Sydney Improvisers Composers Kollektiv Orchestra - an 10 piece improvising ensemble featuring some of Sydney’s finest composers, performers and improvisers - focused on improvisatory conducting …
In Alexandria
Thursday, October 11
Noel Meek and Jim Denley Mel Eden
Outside / Inside - Sebastian Sequoiah-Grayson and Kevin Wolfox
Scott Gillespie
Wezen Ho
Warehouse Alexandria - address TBA
Noel Meek and Jim Denley Mel Eden
Outside / …
ConVerge 2018 #2: Evans/Fuhler/Abraham/Greening
Thursday, October 11
Verge Arts Festival 2018 presents ConVerge 2018!
Each year the ConVerge Jazz Festival gives students from the Sydney Conservatorium jazz program the opportunity to form groups and collaborate with an …
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Nights at Tempe #13
Desire Lines 6.02 events
Nights at Tempe #13
Sunday, October 14
Amanda Stewart - voice and text
Clara Pitt - flutes, Laura Altman- clarinet and electronics, Mel Herbert - violin
Psithurism trio
Rhys Butler - alto saxophone
Richard Johnson - soprano saxophone, …
Desire Lines 6.0
Sunday, October 14
Desire Lines is back with a fresh new spring event! U come?
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Alaska Orchestra, Danny Wild (Low Flung), Diego Bonetto, Display Homes, Enderie Andrew, Nuatal (in conversation with Nick Sun), …
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Skram Luff // Wirecutters at Lamps (Bohemian Grove)Skram Luff // Wirecutters at Lamps (Bohemian Grove)
Tuesday, October 16
Skram Luff // Wirecutters (VIC/NSW)
Presented by Bohemian Grove at Lamps (Hibernian House)
Doors at 7pm, music starts at 7:30pm. $10 donation. BYO.
Skram Luff // Wirecutters (VIC/NSW)
Presented by …
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Mahamudra 5Mahamudra 5
Wednesday, October 17
Subterranean Rain
Phantom Chips
Hethre
Choke Point
Video Synth
Disruptive Patterns
Subterranean Rain
Phantom Chips
Hethre
Choke Point
Video Synth
Disruptive Patterns
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Liveworks 2018 | 100 Keyboards: Asuna
Art Of Sound-Piano & Voice Improvisations Jo Truman w Andy Milne2 events
Liveworks 2018 | 100 Keyboards: Asuna
Thursday, October 18
Created by pioneering Japanese sound artist Asuna, 100
Keyboards is a captivating site-specific listening experience.
One hundred cheap plastic keyboards play the same key,
generating an undulating …
Art Of Sound-Piano & Voice Improvisations Jo Truman w Andy Milne
Thursday, October 18
Jo Truman and Andy Milne present a work which traverses acoustic and electronic spaces for voice, piano and electronic interfaces.
Jo Truman and Andy Milne present a work which traverses acoustic and …
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ExorcismExorcism
Friday, October 19
Exorcism is a party and performance night themed on the liberatory power of reclaiming spiritual shame. This program gathers queer poc artists who work to transform, recast or repurpose religious and …
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Liveworks 2018 | Sonic Workshop With AsunaLiveworks 2018 | Sonic Workshop With Asuna
Saturday, October 20
Sonic Workshop With Asuna
Don’t miss this rare opportunity to learn about the use of sound as conceptual practice in the field of contemporary art, with Japanese artist Asuna. Discover subtle acoustic …
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Liveworks 2018 | Realtime in Real Time
Experimental Vs Improvised Live #1
THE LOOP ORCHESTRA @ the people's republic3 events
Liveworks 2018 | Realtime in Real Time
Sunday, October 21
Performance Space & Realtime present:
Realtime in Real Time
Celebrate the legacy and vision of Australia’s much-loved arts publication in this extraordinary discussion and performance event. …
Experimental Vs Improvised Live #1
Sunday, October 21
Towel : an unpredictable collaboration between Josh Shipton and classical pianist Zoe Gallagher-Avery (and a parrot)
Elsen Price - Australian Double Bassist Extraordinaire!!!
Evil Heat. - will be …
THE LOOP ORCHESTRA @ the people's republic
Sunday, October 21
The People’s Republic
is incredibly PROUD and THRILLED to present work
from two icons of Sydney experimental arts
in an unique evening of film and performance…
THE LOOP ORCHESTRA
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Oedura, Lisa McCowage & Laura Altman, Laurence WilliamsOedura, Lisa McCowage & Laura Altman, Laurence Williams
Tuesday, October 23
Dear music lovers, the NOW now returns for another night of beautiful sounds, human interactions and world betterment through community. What does this mean?
Find out!
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Opus now 12 Ben Ward/Beethoven/Cope Street ParadeOpus now 12 Ben Ward/Beethoven/Cope Street Parade
Thursday, October 25
opus now #12
October 25th • Doors Open 7pm • Music 7:30pm
A concert series exploring relationships between the music of today, indigenous music and Beethoven’s sixteen String Quartets
Featuring …
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The BIG ONEThe BIG ONE
Friday, October 26
“THE BIG ONE”
A HALLOWEEN SPECIAL hosted by: Jónó Mí Ló & house back masking band: ‘Benevolent Demons’ *early performances & rituals by:
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Lost+sound: pop up iiLost+sound: pop up ii
Saturday, October 27
lost+sound is delighted to take you on another technicolour journey with the second of our pop+up curated concert experiences. It’s an exhibition for your ears. Like individual paintings in a gallery, …
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Onsomnbl Ensmonbl Cabaray SpooktacularOnsomnbl Ensmonbl Cabaray Spooktacular
Tuesday, October 30
On the spOoOokiest night of the year (Halloween Eve), the Onsemble will convene at member’s residence for the creEeEeEpiest house concert you’ve ever seen… Musical acts will be …
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Tangents + Broken Chip - Blue Mountains
Performance Two: Sonya Holowell & Deborah Kayser
City of Ciphers
All Ears: A listening party4 events
Tangents + Broken Chip - Blue Mountains
Saturday, September 1
FUSION BOUTIQUE Presents ‘Metro Social’ with TANGENTS
Special Guest BROKEN CHIP
Live in Concert at the 1930’s Metropole Guesthouse. FUSION BOUTIQUE Presents ‘Metro …
Performance Two: Sonya Holowell & Deborah Kayser
Saturday, September 1
Sydney Chamber Opera and Carriageworks present Resonant Bodies Festival Australia:
Sonya Holowell & Deborah Kayser
with collaborators: Elia Bosshard, Jonathan Holowell & Nick Tsiavos
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City of Ciphers
Saturday, September 1
As part of the Sydney Fringe Festival, RFA is hosting the event ‘City of Ciphers’ showcasing Sydney artist Samantha Tidbeck’s unique portraits. The opening night will also included …
All Ears: A listening party
Saturday, September 1
All Ears: A listening party invites audiences to attune themselves to the practice of queer listening.
This live performance event draws artists and audience together to share in an experience that …
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Jachlo // Cellar Door at Lamps (Bohemian Grove)Jachlo // Cellar Door at Lamps (Bohemian Grove)
Tangents / Rebel Scum / CCXO2 events
Jachlo // Cellar Door at Lamps (Bohemian Grove)Jachlo // Cellar Door at Lamps (Bohemian Grove)
Tuesday, September 4
Doors at 7pm, music starts at 7:30pm. $10 donation. BYO.
1st set: Jachlo
2nd set: Cellar Door
Jachlo // Cellar Door
Presented by Bohemian Grove at Lamps (Hibernian House)
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Tangents / Rebel Scum / CCXO
Tuesday, September 4
FREE ENTRY / DOORS @ 7PM
Tangents
Rebel Scum
$6 beers thanks to local legends Yulli’s Brews
Cobra Club
Bank Hotel - Newtown
FREE ENTRY / DOORS @ 7PM
Tangents
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The Sounds Unsound Presents #19
Score Club at Firstdraft Gallery: Opening Night + Performance
Score Club at Firstdraft Gallery3 events
The Sounds Unsound Presents #19
Wednesday, September 5
Number 19 in the resurrected series of improvised, experimental or just plain weird yet beautiful music nights. Still blending the acoustic with the electric, the subtle with the bombastic.
6.30pm …
Score Club at Firstdraft Gallery: Opening Night + Performance
Wednesday, September 5
*Score Club *at firstdraft will feature scores written individually by Alexandra Spence, MP Hopkins, Megan Alice Clune and Andrew Fedorovitch. The works will examine the above notions regarding …
Score Club at Firstdraft Gallery
Wednesday, September 5
Score Club is a group of artists, musicians and composers exploring text-based scores as a provocation for music and art making. Our interest lies with the score as a conduit for experimentation …
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Future Archaeology: Musical Impetuses from Future TimelinesFuture Archaeology: Musical Impetuses from Future Timelines
Friday, September 7
Last year I, Solomon Frank of the year 2018, began receiving emails from people and beings at different points in the future. They instructed me to complete various artistic and musical acts. These …
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Instrument Building using Found ObjectsInstrument Building using Found Objects
Saturday, September 8
INSTRUMENT BUILDING WORKSHOP USING FOUND OBJECTS
DATE: SATURDAY 8TH SEPTEMBER
TUTOR: Solly Frank
VENUE: Sydney Art Space
TIME: 10am-12pm
COST: $45
AGES: 8-13
What kind of music can you make from PVC …
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James McLean // Coursed Waters at Lamps (Bohemian Grove)James McLean // Coursed Waters at Lamps (Bohemian Grove)
Tuesday, September 11
1st set: James McLean (MEL)
2nd set: Coursed Waters
Doors at 7pm, music starts at 7:30pm. $10 donation. BYO.
James McLean // Coursed Waters
Presented by Bohemian Grove at Lamps (Hibernian House)
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Incubate Artists Studios Launch & FREE ConcertIncubate Artists Studios Launch & FREE Concert
Thursday, September 13
Join us for the launch of ‘Incubate Artists Studios’, a new pop-up arts space next to Bankstown Train Station housed in the former Women’s Rest Centre. To commemorate the occasion …
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Sydney Fringe Festival: Controlled VoltageSydney Fringe Festival: Controlled Voltage
Friday, September 14
Featuring Live Electronic Music:
–> Sydney City Humanoid Electronic Modular Ensemble (SCHEME) w/ UNSW Gamelan Ensemble
–> New Sound Waves Records artists
Virus Installer Ben Carey …
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Ned Collette/Chris Abrahams 'Old Chestnut' Album Launch Sydney
MODERN GONG RITUAL at the People's Republic of Australasia
Hextape (VIC) // Gas // N. Morton // L. Williams // MLDVR
Electronics Swap @EF184 events
Ned Collette/Chris Abrahams 'Old Chestnut' Album Launch Sydney
Saturday, September 15
Special duo concert performance featuring Ned Collette, guitar and voice, Chris Abrahams, piano. Presenting the new Ned Collette album ‘Old Chestnut’ and reinterpretations of …
MODERN GONG RITUAL at the People's Republic of Australasia
Saturday, September 15
The People’s Republic SPRING CARNIVAL continues with a very rare appearance by an extraordinary trio, an event it’s taken us three years to organise: it’s your only chance in the …
Hextape (VIC) // Gas // N. Morton // L. Williams // MLDVR
Saturday, September 15
HEXTAPE GAS (Basic Human, Call Compatible)
NICOLA MORTON (Equalizer 24k, Club Sound Witches)
LAURENCE WILLIAMS (M.O.B, Place Holder)
MLDVR (Frame 313, Shapka, Quick Fix)
$5 // RESPECT THE SPACE - NO …
Electronics Swap @EF18
Saturday, September 15
Got any unwanted electronics you can’t be arsed to sell or just would rather give it to someone you like? Bring your gear to swap at EF18: Your privacy is very important to us Front ramp of 107 …
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SMASH BROS [Peter Farrar / Finn Ryan] + CHRIS ABRAHAMS / ROBBIE AVENAIM / JIM DENLEY
EMUS @ Tempe2 events
SMASH BROS [Peter Farrar / Finn Ryan] + CHRIS ABRAHAMS / ROBBIE AVENAIM / JIM DENLEY
Sunday, September 16
The People’s Republic concludes its Spring Carnival with five of our favourite brilliant musicians on one night, so come and witness an entire evening of the best improvisation you’ll see …
EMUS @ Tempe
Sunday, September 16
join EMUS at tempe jets for a night of EMUS music a night of beautiful, eclectic experimentalism from Sydney, carefully curated by EMUS [ http://emus.space/ ]
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Opus Now #11 Beethoven - Sonya Holowell - Runaway Nils - ScelsiOpus Now #11 Beethoven - Sonya Holowell - Runaway Nils - Scelsi
Tuesday, September 18
A concert series exploring relationships between the music of today and Beethoven’s sixteen String Quartets
Sonya Holowell - vocal improvisations
Beethoven String Quartet No. 11 in F minor Opus …
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Mahamudra 4
Black Box Series #7 - Out of Phase, Jikuroux & Chanel2 events
Mahamudra 4
Wednesday, September 19
Frontier Dominion (10pm)
Okuesha (9pm)
ISTRA (8pm)
Evil Heat (7pm)
Video Synth
Disruptive Patterns
Frontier Dominion (10pm)
https://soundcloud.com/frontierdominion Okuesha (9pm) …
Black Box Series #7 - Out of Phase, Jikuroux & Chanel
Wednesday, September 19
STARTS @ 6PM SHARP // FREE ENTRY // REFRESHMENTS PROVIDED - Black Box/Block D/UNSW Paddington Campus (see directions in comments)
The seventh in a series of bi-monthly events organised by members of …
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SONIC MOVES VIIISONIC MOVES VIII
Thursday, September 20
Curated by Hirofumi Uchino and Christine Simpson
Defektro
Massed Single Reedists
Spatio-Temporal Anomalies
Poet: Carolyn May
SONIC MOVES
Curated by Hirofumi Uchino and Christine Simpson
VENUE: …
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In the Moment: A Collection of Interactive ImprovisationsIn the Moment: A Collection of Interactive Improvisations
Friday, September 21
Narrative Generator (for Living Machine)
Jennifer Brady
Hayden Ryan’s Interpretation Ensemble
Ryan Martin
Audience filters into the venue. Audience sits down. Performers walk on stage. Audience …
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Sydney MicroFest in Bundeena
Soft Centre 2018
Phoebe Green + Spiral3 events
Sydney MicroFest in Bundeena
Saturday, September 22
Contemporary classical ensemble LOCANA return to Bundeena and are sharing the program with Jack Tickner. “Jack Tickner is a microtonal musician, multi instrumentalist and composer from Sydney, …
Soft Centre 2018
Saturday, September 22
SOFT CENTRE returns to the Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre on the 22nd September. A one day festival of radical performance art, sound and visual design. Tickets: https://bit.ly/2w5OjAR *Payment plans …
Phoebe Green + Spiral
Saturday, September 22
BackStage are thrilled to welcome Melbourne based violist Phoebe Green in a program featuring Australian compositions for solo viola -exploring movement and gesture from the explicit, to the delicate …
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Sydney MicroFest IISydney MicroFest II
Sunday, September 23
Concerts at 1pm and 5pm
all program details here !
1pm Concert, Sept 23, 2018
STILLNESS OF UNCEASING ACTIVITY for trombone - Michael Dixon
Performed by Gregory van der Struik-Trombone
CHACONNE for …
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AftersoundAftersound
Wednesday, September 26
Aftersound
Presented by Rainbow Chan and Verge Gallery
26.09.18 – 29.09.18
Live performances by Elizabeth Cheung
26.09.18, 3pm 27.09.18, 3pm 28.09.18, 3pm 29.09.18, 3pm Elizabeth Cheung (AU), Hung …
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Score Club at Firstdraft GalleryScore Club at Firstdraft Gallery
Thursday, September 27
September artist talks from 6pm tonight. Hear from Lisa Sammut, Amy Jane Parker and Audrey Newton, as well as a performance Megan Alice Clune and Andrew Fedorovitch.
September artist talks from 6pm …
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Parramatta Pop-Up Friday Night Lights | 28 SeptParramatta Pop-Up Friday Night Lights | 28 Sept
Friday, September 28
City of Parramatta and The Sydney Fringe have joined forces to bring you a series of FREE pop-up live music events during this year’s Fringe. We’re stoked to have worked with Jerry King to …
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Spectral TechSpectral Tech
Saturday, September 29
Shards of sound and jagged rhythms envelop your ears and tickle your feet as Ensemble Offspring brings to life the wild and uncompromising squiggles of local composers Alex Pozniak, Tristan Coelho and …
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The Sounds Unsound Presents #18The Sounds Unsound Presents #18
Wednesday, August 1
Number 18 in the resurrected series of improvised, experimental or just plain weird yet beautiful music nights. Still blending the acoustic with the electric, the subtle with the bombastic.
6.30pm …
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Eavesdropping: Susan Schuppli, Sam Kidel and Jasmine Guffond
Bonniesongs with Strings 'Follow Me' Launch at AAC//107 w/Dingbats?2 events
Eavesdropping: Susan Schuppli, Sam Kidel and Jasmine Guffond
Thursday, August 2
Three performances at UNSW Galleries by Susan Schuppli, Sam Kidel and Jasmine Guffond, as part of Eavesdropping, a major project by Liquid Architecture, Melbourne Law School and The Ian Potter Museum …
Bonniesongs with Strings 'Follow Me' Launch at AAC//107 w/Dingbats?
Thursday, August 2
Bonniesongs launches her new single ‘Follow Me’ at AAC//107 - Art As Catharsis monthly showcase of local progressive music, which is made possible thanks to City of Sydney and 107 .
- Bonniesongs - …
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Osmic Resonance - Opening 4 August
Osmic Resonance
Low Flung - 'Blow Waves' Album Tour (Sydney)
Children of the NIGHT4 events
Osmic Resonance - Opening 4 August
Saturday, August 4
Exhibiton Opening: Saturday 4 August, 4-6pm
Osmic Resonance is an exploratory audio-olfactory installation that harnesses sympathetic vibrations between sounds and aromas. Created during a one-month …
Osmic Resonance
Saturday, August 4
Osmic Resonance is an exploratory audio-olfactory installation that harnesses sympathetic vibrations between sounds and aromas. Created during a one-month Culture at Work Art-Science Residency, the …
Low Flung - 'Blow Waves' Album Tour (Sydney)
Saturday, August 4
To celebrate the launch of Low Flung’s debut LP ‘Blow Waves’ He will be performing live at the brand new NETWORK CONNECTION RECORDS store.
Low Flung (Live)
BB&CAM (Live)
Nat …
Children of the NIGHT
Saturday, August 4
experimental-darkwave-electronic
featuring new works from : BRADBURY-NICOLA MORTEN-BABEH-THIS IS AUTHORITY-EVIL HEAT.
experimental-darkwave-electronic
featuring new works from : BRADBURY-NICOLA …
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Nicola Morton, Lotekno, Reuben Ingall, PrizeNicola Morton, Lotekno, Reuben Ingall, Prize
Sunday, August 5
Nicola Morton
Lotekno
Reuben Ingall
Prize
Doors 6PM // $5 before 9PM — $10 after
Nicola Morton This music possesses you and gives you back youth in the simple exchange for your opening your …
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Showa44 at Lamps (Bohemian Grove 10th birthday celebration)Showa44 at Lamps (Bohemian Grove 10th birthday celebration)
Tuesday, August 7
Bohemian Grove is celebrating its 10th birthday this August and we’re celebrating with one of our favourite bands - Showa44!
Carl Dewhurst - guitars
Simon Barker - drums
Doors at 7pm, music …
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UTS ART Live – Super Critical MassUTS ART Live – Super Critical Mass
Wednesday, August 8
Super Critical Mass performance 3pm for 3.15 start
Following on from SCM’s engagement with UTS Architecture students in 2017, SCM will collaborate with UTS students studying Architecture …
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Tabua-Harrison & Espadrille launches Annandale
Osmic Resonance - Artist/Scientist Talk2 events
Tabua-Harrison & Espadrille launches Annandale
Thursday, August 9
Psychopyjama records is ecstatic to announce a series of gigs to launch two new albums of improvised music.
Tabua-Harrison & Espadrille Trio
Thursday 9 August Johnston Street Jazz , Annandale …
Osmic Resonance - Artist/Scientist Talk
Thursday, August 9
Artist/Scientist Talk: 9 August, 6-8pm
https://sydneyscience.com.au/2018/event/osmic-resonances-and-sensory-correspondences/ Osmic Resonance is an exploratory audio-olfactory installation that …
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Upstairs @AYH: two
Tabua-Harrison & Espadrille launches Katoomba
Sound Light Geometries + Ensebel Onsembull
Osmic Resonance - Sound and Aroma Tuning Workshop4 events
Upstairs @AYH: two
Saturday, August 11
join the music box project and friends for an array of sonic couples. featuring:
Jack Stoneham & Tina Stefanou
Holly Conner & Elizabeth Jigalin
Sam Gill & Joseph Franklin
Jacques Emery …
Tabua-Harrison & Espadrille launches Katoomba
Saturday, August 11
Psychopyjama records is ecstatic to announce a series of gigs to launch two new albums of improvised music.
Tabua-Harrison & Espadrille Trio
Thursday 9 August Johnston Street Jazz , Annandale …
Sound Light Geometries + Ensebel Onsembull
Saturday, August 11
SOUND-LIGHT GEOMETRIES explores the combination of music and light, architecture and the movement of instruments and bodies on stage. Frankenstein keyboards control light as well as sound, a pianist …
Osmic Resonance - Sound and Aroma Tuning Workshop
Saturday, August 11
Sound and Aroma Tuning Workshop: 11 August, 2-4pm https://www.scienceweek.net.au/osmic-resonance-workshop/ Osmic Resonance is an exploratory audio-olfactory installation that harnesses sympathetic …
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Czarektrio, Simon Barker/ Sam Gill, Del Lumanta, Ears Have Ears DJCzarektrio, Simon Barker/ Sam Gill, Del Lumanta, Ears Have Ears DJ Sunday, August 12
Czarektrio
Simon Barker/ Sam Gill
Del Lumanta
Ears Have Ears DJ
Doors 6PM // $5 before 9PM — $10 after
Czarektrio
Simon Barker/ Sam Gill Del Lumanta Ears Have Ears DJ
Doors 6PM // $5 before 9PM — $10 …
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The NOW now Aug 14
Laurence Pike // Act for Birds at Lamps (Bohemian Grove)2 events
The NOW now Aug 14
Tuesday, August 14
The NOW now series continues in august with:
Megan Alice Clune
Niki Johnson & Solomon
Thomas Knox Arnold
The NOW now series continues in august with:
Megan Alice Clune
Niki Johnson & Solomon …
Laurence Pike // Act for Birds at Lamps (Bohemian Grove)
Tuesday, August 14
Presented by Bohemian Grove at Lamps (Hibernian House)
1st set: Laurence Pike
2nd set: Act for Birds // Sebastian Sequoiah-Grayson - guitars, Subespai - electronics
Doors at 7pm, music starts at …
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Mahamudra 3Mahamudra 3
Wednesday, August 15
Call Compatible
Non Enderie
Ailsa Liu
UNDER A
Disruptive Patterns (DJ)
Video Synth
Free
Mahamudra 3
Call Compatible
https://soundcloud.com/gassyd Non Enderie …
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Lost+sound: pop-up iLost+sound: pop-up i
Thursday, August 16
intimate curations || established and emerging artists
lost+sound are delighted to take you on this technicolour journey as we present the first of a series of curated concert experiences. sets by: …
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Soft Power / Ambedo at Halfback Books & Records Sydney
Marcus Not Singing // Coward Punch // GAS // Dual Citizen
Life groove orchestra, clocks and clouds, alexandra spence, john wilton3 events
Soft Power / Ambedo at Halfback Books & Records Sydney
Friday, August 17
On tour in Sydney, Melbourne based post-rock instrumental jazz outfit Soft Power celebrate the launch of their new album ‘Easy Listening’ with an intimate performance at Halfback Books …
Marcus Not Singing // Coward Punch // GAS // Dual Citizen
Friday, August 17
All money raised will be donated to Grandmothers Against Removals. GMAR are a community group that works to stop the ongoing Stolen Generations.
MARCUS NOT SINGING
Coward Punch
GAS
Dual Citizen
$5 …
Life groove orchestra, clocks and clouds, alexandra spence, john wilton
Friday, August 17
life groove orchestra
clocks and clouds
alexandra spence
john wilton
biscuit star
+more tba
address announced closer to date
life groove orchestra
https://soundcloud.com/life-groove-orchestra …
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HAZEY / Syntax Error / Fifty-Nine Harvests Left / DJ Sebastian Sequoiah-GraysonHAZEY
Syntax Error
Fifty-Nine Harvests Left
DJ Sebastian Sequoiah-Grayson
Curated by Synxtax Error
Doors 6PM // $5 before 9PM — $10 after
After an amazing debut at the event last month, Syntax Error …
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SOLD OUT - Masami Kawaguchi (Tokyo/Japan) only Sydney show
Future Tense - Opening
Future Tense3 events
SOLD OUT - Masami Kawaguchi (Tokyo/Japan) only Sydney show
Thursday, August 23
MASAMI KAWAGUCHI (Tokyo,Japan)
Solo Australia Tour - Sydney show
Thursday 23rd August, LazyBones Lounge Marrickville Doors/Restaurant 5pm. $15 at the door.
w/Trent Marden
Bleedintoradio MASAMI …
Future Tense - Opening
Thursday, August 23
Giant PVC monochromes mysteriously vibrate. Mirrored turntables play each other with elongated arms. Flashing neon instructions trigger a state of hyperventilation. Future Tense is a …
Future Tense
Thursday, August 23
Giant PVC monochromes mysteriously vibrate. Mirrored turntables play each other with elongated arms. Flashing neon instructions trigger a state of hyperventilation. Future Tense is a …
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Primitive Calculators
Bungarribee
All Girl Electronic | Performance Workshops (2018)3 events
Primitive Calculators
Friday, August 24
AUGUST 24TH Gaelic club Sydney
PRIMITIVE CALCULATORS
// plus guests.
DEN - JUSTICE YELDHAM - V - JASMINE GUFFOND - EVIL HEAT.
VIDEODROME by LIVING SCIENCE Dept.
AUGUST 24TH Gaelic club Sydney …
Bungarribee
Friday, August 24
Bungarribee is led by highly respected pianist, accordionist and composer, Gary Daley and features several of Australia’s pre‑eminent contemporary musicians. Bungarribee, an indigenous word, …
All Girl Electronic | Performance Workshops (2018) Friday, August 24
All Girl Electronic is a FREE electronic music production workshop program for female, transgender and non-binary youth from Western Sydney. No experience is necessary – just an interest in learning …
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Sideband: Primordial / Mind on Fire (Concert)
FOMArt August: Presented by the Youth Collective
Extended Play Micro-Festival of New Music3 events
Sideband: Primordial / Mind on Fire (Concert)
Saturday, August 25
Sideband: Primordial features combinations of soprano, flute and percussion in a concert that includes works expressing ancient concepts that exist in the natural world. The second half of the …
FOMArt August: Presented by the Youth Collective
Saturday, August 25
Fear of missing art? You’ve come to the right place! Join the Youth Collective this month as they explore the intersection between art and technology, and consider how rapid advances in technology …
Extended Play Micro-Festival of New Music
Saturday, August 25
ANNOUCEMENT - ALL REMAINING TICKETS NOW $25 Extended Play is a 12-hour micro-festival that explores and celebrates new music in every format imaginable. From noon to midnight, a dynamic line-up of 20 …
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Kusum Normoyle, SCHEME, DJ Vaughan Healey, DJ Luke SnarlKusum Normoyle, SCHEME, DJ Vaughan Healey, DJ Luke Snarl
Sunday, August 26
Kusum Normoyle
SCHEME
DJ Vaughan Healey
DJ Luke Snarl
Doors 6PM // $5 before 9PM — $10 after
Kusum Normoyle
This artist and musician is known for her love of dark sounds and the raw power of the human …
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Meredith/Thomas/Lim-Klumpes/Harris // Rose/Carey/Thomas (Boho)Meredith/Thomas/Lim-Klumpes/Harris // Rose/Carey/Thomas (Boho)
Tuesday, August 28
Doors at 7pm, music starts at 7:30pm. $10 donation. BYO.
We are very excited to present an evening of electro-acoustic improvised music featuring two fantastic bands!
1st set: Nick Meredith/Miles …
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Earwitness: Jennifer Stoever, M J Grant and Andrew BrooksEarwitness: Jennifer Stoever, M J Grant and Andrew Brooks
Wednesday, August 29
UNSW Galleries is proud to present an evening of talks by and conversation with Jennifer Stoever, M J Grant and Andrew Brooks as part of Eavesdropping, a major project by Liquid Architecture, …
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Performance One - Sofia Jernberg & Rully Shabara
Garageworks #3 featuring Cutlery, Low Flung, Nick Wishart & Gillian Kayrooz
Baptism Spring Summoning Sacrament3 events
Performance One - Sofia Jernberg & Rully Shabara
Friday, August 31
Sydney Chamber Opera and Carriageworks present Resonant Bodies Festival Australia:
Sofia Jernberg & Rully Shabara with collaborators: Jim Denley, Johan Jutterström, Ramberto Agozalie, Daniel …
Garageworks is a series of music nights at Bankstown Arts Centre celebrating musicians from the garages and studios of Western Sydney and beyond. Each event features a diverse cross section of …
Baptism Spring Summoning Sacrament
Friday, August 31
Spring will once again awaken. Heralding this emergence, Baptism will perform a Summoning Sacrament at midnight on the first morning of spring. Our ceremony will quell the brutal winter tides, calming …
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Dark ServoDark Servo
Sunday, July 1
This winter Servo Food Truck Bar will play host to a unique evening of outsider music co-hosted by Helter Smelter Headquarters and Urge Records . Dark Servo will challenge your ears and mind with a …
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The Sounds Unsound Presents #17
Ryoji Ikeda: MICRO | MACRO2 events
The Sounds Unsound Presents #17
Wednesday, July 4
Number 17 in the resurrected series of improvised, experimental or just plain weird yet beautiful music nights. Still blending the acoustic with the electric, the subtle with the bombastic.
6.30pm …
Ryoji Ikeda: MICRO | MACRO
Wednesday, July 4
The internationally acclaimed Ryoji Ikeda returns to Carriageworks with micro | macro. Developed during a residency at CERN, European Organisation for Nuclear Research in Switzerland, micro | macro is …
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Clayton Thomas & The Back Breaking Party NightClayton Thomas & The Back Breaking Party Night
Thursday, July 5
“Clayton Thomas & The Back Breaking Party Night” got its title from Clayton’s accident several months ago. His misfortune made us at JSJ want to pour out some extra love and show our …
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Shoeb Ahmad "quiver" album launchShoeb Ahmad "quiver" album launch
Friday, July 6
Shoeb Ahmad launches her new album “quiver”, a minimalist, indie-pop exploration of identity as a trans-femme, Muslim, person of colour.
- Shoeb Ahmad
- Medicine Voice vs Marcus Whale
Angela Garrick …
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Hatched Open Mic 2018Hatched Open Mic 2018
Saturday, July 7
For Hatched Open Mic 2018 we have chosen a bunch of awesome emerging Sydney artists who we think you need to know about. Come along to 107 Projects on July 7 to experience Freya Schack-Arnott and …
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Louis Burdett, Syntax Error, Fink/ Schutzinger/Heifetz, CrookedmouthLouis Burdett
Syntax Error (Single Launch)
Fink/ Schutzinger(Decoder Ring)/Heifetz(Mr Bungle)
Crookedmouth
Doors 6PM // $5 before 9PM — $10 after
Louis Burdett
Syntax Error (Single Launch)
Fink / …
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NOW now Series July 10NOW now Series July 10
Tuesday, July 10
Jason Kahn Laura Altman and Monica Brooks Jack Stoneham $10
more info soon
Jason Kahn Laura Altman and Monica Brooks Jack Stoneham $10
more info soon
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Avant Whatever at UNSWAvant Whatever at UNSW
Wednesday, July 11
SEE has paired up with Avant Whatever to present three performances in the Blackbox (UNSW Art&Design) on Wednesday 11 July. Expect audio filled with broken electronics, error, accident and some …
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Loose-y Crunche, Powder L, WRX, SpisbahLoose-y Crunche, Powder L, WRX, Spisbah
Thursday, July 12
Altered States Presents some Sydney affiliates:
Loose-y Crunché
Powder L
WRX
Spisbah
Altered States Presents some Sydney affiliates:
Loose-y Crunché
Loose-y Crunché is a spin-off multiplication of …
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First Timers Sydney! A gig where every band plays their 1st set.
Experimental Takeover feat. Flower Boy 卓颖贤, Gravel Pit & more
Eupcaccia Show - Garden of Earthly Ensembles
ERKKI VELTHEIM [Viola] with AMANDA STEWART, CHRIS ABRAHAMS & JIM DENLEY at the Republic
Deep Listening with Uncle Wes Marne // as part of Common Knowledge and Learning Curves5 events
First Timers Sydney! A gig where every band plays their 1st set.
Saturday, July 14
Always wanted to play or make a band but needed an excuse? First Timers is a gig where every bands plays its first ever set! Started in London, UK in 2013, where it’s helped play a part in …
Experimental Takeover feat. Flower Boy 卓颖贤, Gravel Pit & more
Saturday, July 14
Join us at 107 on Saturday the 14th of July for a huge 5 act bill celebrating and embracing experimental music and noise.
Femme Flagging / Act 1 – Exposition. Attention is directed toward the …
Eupcaccia Show - Garden of Earthly Ensembles
Saturday, July 14
A cornucopia of freely flowing imaginativeness, a smorgasbord of indulgent delectation. Colours and shapes will collide and explode for us in this massive troop of talant.
Ryan Martin’s …
ERKKI VELTHEIM [Viola] with AMANDA STEWART, CHRIS ABRAHAMS & JIM DENLEY at the Republic
Saturday, July 14
The People’s Republic is more than thrilled to present (from Finland via Melbourne) one of the world’s great improvising musicians who has programmed a superb night, with three of …
Deep Listening with Uncle Wes Marne // as part of Common Knowledge and Learning Curves
Saturday, July 14
Deep Listening with Uncle Wes Marne
When | Saturday 14 July, 1pm
Where | Artspace Gallery
Uncle Wes Marne is a 96-year-old Bigambul Elder and descendant of a long line of storytellers with a deep …
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Simeon Bartholomew, KBAP, Captain Earwax, DJ Snow WhiteSimeon Bartholomew, KBAP, Captain Earwax, DJ Snow White
Sunday, July 15
Simeon Bartholomew
KBAP(Kruithof/Brown/Ambroisine/Pieterse)
Captain Earwax
DJ Snow White
Doors 6PM // $5 before 9PM — $10 after
Simeon Bartholomew KBAP(Kruithof /Brown /Ambroisine /Pieterse )
Captain …
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Massed Single Reedists at 'Breathe'Massed Single Reedists at 'Breathe'
Tuesday, July 17
The Massed Single Reedists perform as part of ‘Breathe’, an exhibition featuring photographic, mixed media and sculptural works by Christina Frank and Carolyn Haywood.
The Massed Single …
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Mahamudra 2Mahamudra 2
Wednesday, July 18
(free) Monthly music and AV night FEAT:
Disruptive Patterns Nick Dan
Nicola Morton Axel Powrie
(free) Monthly music and AV night FEAT:
Disruptive Patterns
Nick Dan
Nicola Morton
Axel Powrie
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Ensemble Offspring, Julian Day + Georgina OakesEnsemble Offspring, Julian Day + Georgina Oakes
Thursday, July 19
Game On brings together musical mavericks Julian Day and Ensemble Offspring to explore performance practises derived from game theory and sport. Using everyday objects such as coins, planks of wood …
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KCIN, Chris Abrahams/ Kraig Grady, Jordan/ Bradley/ Brown, DJ Dr. HKCIN (Nicholas Meredith)
Chris Abrahams/ Kraig Grady
Jordan/ Bradley / Brown
DJ Dr. H
Doors 6PM // $5 before 9PM — $10 after
KCIN (Nicholas Meredith )
Chris Abrahams/ Kraig Grady Jordan / Bradley / …
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Black Box Series #6 - Eleanor Zurowski, VIOLA.mpfree, & SchemeBlack Box Series #6 - Eleanor Zurowski, VIOLA.mpfree, & Scheme
Wednesday, July 25
STARTS @ 6PM SHARP // FREE ENTRY // REFRESHMENTS PROVIDED - Black Box/Block D/UNSW Paddington Campus (see directions in comments)
Join us for the fifth in a series of bi-monthly events showcasing a …
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Listening to the worlds of others // as part of Common Knowledge and Learning CurvesListening to the worlds of others // as part of Common Knowledge and Learning Curves
Friday, July 27
Listening to the worlds of others
Friday 27 July, 4–5pm
Where | Level 2, Seminar Room
A guided exercise in deep listening to the different dimensions of our own lives and those of others.
As part of …
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TANGENTS (album launch) + Ben Marston & Hugh Barrett + Broken Mountain
reminiSCENT2 events
TANGENTS (album launch) + Ben Marston & Hugh Barrett + Broken Mountain
Saturday, July 28
After an eventful year of touring throughout their native Australia – including runs with labelmates MONO and like-minded pioneers Tortoise – and featuring alongside the work of artist David Hockney …
reminiSCENT
Saturday, July 28
reminiSCENT surveys contemporary artists initiating multisensory experiences through olfactory encounters. Smelling is classified as a “bodily sense” in that along with touch and taste, in order to be …
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The Sticks, SICKORCHESTRA, DJ Nik Nak
Nights at Tempe #122 events
The Sticks, SICKORCHESTRA, DJ Nik Nak
Sunday, July 29
The Sticks (Ahearn/ Ilsar/ Pliner)
SICKORCHESTRA
DJ Doors 6PM // $5 before 9PM — $10 after
The Sticks (Ahearn / Ilsar / Pliner )
SICKORCHESTRA
DJ
Doors 6PM // $5 before 9PM — $10 after …
Nights at Tempe #12
Sunday, July 29
The Splinter Orchestra
Clayton Thomas and his Bad Self
Chloe Kim - solo percussion
$10-15 entry
The Splinter Orchestra
Clayton Thomas and his Bad Self
Chloe Kim - solo percussion
The Splinter …
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Birdsong at DuskBirdsong at Dusk
Tuesday, July 31
Sydney’s champions of adventurous new music, Ensemble Offspring, give a concert in their core trio line-up of flute, clarinet and percussion.
It’s a program of composers shining the limelight on the …
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MP Hopkins & group mrmmmrrr PERFORMANCE
Compulsion
Aftersound3 events
MP Hopkins & group mrmmmrrr PERFORMANCE
Saturday, June 2
Various text-sound works that explore a connection between writing, language, voice, and sound will be on display, with a live sound performance by group mmrmmrrrrr 2 June at 4pm.
Exhibition opens …
Compulsion
Saturday, June 2
DREAM MIRROR - JASMINE GUFFOND - FEMME FLAGGING - KT SPIT & EMILY - KEN GEIGER - EVIL HEAT.
DREAM MIRROR - JASMINE GUFFOND - FEMME FLAGGING - KT SPIT & EMILY - KEN GEIGER - EVIL HEAT.
82a …
Aftersound
Saturday, June 2
Music from:
Alyx Dennison x Bonniesongs - two singer/multi-instrumentalists making noisy soundscapes with voice and live percussion in a gallery space.
Sophie Van Dijk’s composition “Towards …
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Tony Gorman's Monday Club
SPILL (GER/AUS) Sydney Con International Jazz Festival 2018
SICKO - Chris Abrahams, Clayton Thomas, Miles Thomas3 events
Tony Gorman's Monday Club
Sunday, June 3
There are deep sonorities and ranging explorations, our vehicle the unique instrumentation and broad range of experience and inspiration within the group. Each time we play something is found, a …
SPILL (GER/AUS) Sydney Con International Jazz Festival 2018
Sunday, June 3
SPILL (GER/AUS)
CONCERT 4pm - 5pm Recital Hall East. entry with festival pass.
Magda Mayas - piano & clavinet
Tony Buck - drums, cymbals & percussion
SPILL (GER/AUS)CONCERT 4pm - 5pm Recital …
SICKO - Chris Abrahams, Clayton Thomas, Miles Thomas
Sunday, June 3
A one hour set from 8pm should be enough to keep the stage warm for the night. CHRIS ABRAHAMS, DX7
CLAYTON THOMAS, DOUBLE BASS
MILES THOMAS, DRUMS AND PERCUSSION
Also appearing: Trevor Brown, Julian …
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The NOW now Series June!The NOW now Series June!
Tuesday, June 5
The 2nd NOW now series for the year
featuring:
Subterranean Rain
Sydney City Humanoid Electronic Modular Ensemble (SCHEME)
& Lotekno
$10 on the door… doors at 7pm
The 2nd NOW now series for …
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The Sounds Unsound Presents #16The Sounds Unsound Presents #16
Wednesday, June 6
Number 16 in the resurrected series of improvised, experimental or just plain weird yet beautiful music nights. Still blending the acoustic with the electric, the subtle with the bombastic.
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Great WaitressGreat Waitress
Thursday, June 7
Great Waitress is Monika Brooks (Accordion), Laura Altman (Clarinet) and Meredith Maloney (piano).
Followed by Free For All.
From 8pm to 10-ish, $20 cash at the door ($10 concession). BYO anything you …
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107 Presents: In Frequency107 Presents: In Frequency
Friday, June 8
On June 8th, three performances take over 107’s rooftop garden and stages for In Frequency:
PATCHWORK DREAMING is a multimedia performance for an Ensemble of Musicians, Dancers, Electronics and a …
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Upstairs@AYH: soup
SSRi TAPE Release w/ Rapid Dye, MOB, Den
Spiral // Czarektrio at Halfback Books3 events
Upstairs@AYH: soup
Saturday, June 9
we (the music box project) have a little gathering this saturday - upstairs @ the Aussie Youth hotel, 3pm-4pm. entry is by donation.
curated by tina stefanou and joseph phillip franklin.
slurp your …
SSRi TAPE Release w/ Rapid Dye, MOB, Den
Saturday, June 9
Rapid Dye SSRi
Den
MOB
$10
Rapid Dye
7" Nurture or Destroy out now :)
https://soundcloud.com/paradisedaily/pdr-024-rapid-dye-nurture-or-destroy-7-ep-out-2018 SSRi
First release out soon on …
Spiral // Czarektrio at Halfback Books
Saturday, June 9
SPIRAL
Czarektrio
Doors at 5:30pm, music at 6pm
Donation at door for artists
Doors at 5:30pm, music at 6pm
Donation at door for artists
SPIRAL
Will Hansen- Double Bass/Keys
Oscar Smith- Keys
Sarah …
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Melanie Louise Eden, Dirk Kruithof Trio, Lucas Abela, No Mandate
JASMINE GUFFOND and MONIKA BROOKS at the Republic !!2 events
Melanie Louise Eden, Dirk Kruithof Trio, Lucas Abela, No Mandate
Sunday, June 10
Melanie Louise Eden
Dirk Kruithof Trio
Lucas Abela
No Mandate
$5 BEFORE 9PM / $10 AFTER
Melanie Louise Eden
Dirk Kruithof Trio
Lucas Abela
No Mandate
$5 BEFORE 9PM
$10 AFTER
JASMINE GUFFOND and MONIKA BROOKS at the Republic !!
Sunday, June 10
The People’s Republic has been trying to find a date to co-ordinate these superb Australian musicians and we’ve finally managed to link their busy schedules for a uniquely brilliant show …
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Opus Now - Concert Series 10
Currents of Exchange - Kate Brown - opening night2 events
Opus Now - Concert Series 10
Tuesday, June 12
A concert series exploring relationships between the music of today and Beethoven’s sixteen String Quartets
Programme:
Heather Lee and Kim Cunio - Hildegard of Bingen madrigals
Butcherbird …
Currents of Exchange - Kate Brown - opening night
Tuesday, June 12
Opening Night 12 June 2018, 5 - 8pm
Performance by Kate at 6:30pm
space one
Currents of Exchange
Kate Brown
Currents of Exchange explores the relationship between objects, how they are observed, …
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Peter Blamey, Five Fertile Exchanges CD launch
Inland & the NOW now present
Currents of Exchange - Kate Brown3 events
Peter Blamey, Five Fertile Exchanges CD launch
Wednesday, June 13
Recorded in the Victorian Alps in 2016, Five Fertile Exchanges documents some of Peter’s responses to the Kiewa Hydroelectric Scheme, countering its monolithic infrastructure with a range of …
Inland & the NOW now present
Wednesday, June 13
Two nights of remarkable new music hosted by Inland & the NOW now. $10 per night.
Three Solos:
Kim Myhr, guitar
Julia Reidy, guitar
Alexander Garsden, guitar
Two nights of remarkable new music …
Currents of Exchange - Kate Brown
Wednesday, June 13
13 June - 30 June 2018
Opening Night 12 June 2018, 5 - 8pm
space one
Currents of Exchange
Kate Brown
Currents of Exchange explores the relationship between objects, how they are observed, interpreted …
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TA GO LAKTA GO LAK
Thursday, June 14
Ta Go Lak performs a selection of compositions and improvisations emerging in response to Korean traditional rhythmic structures, as well as sounds and textures from the Asia Pacific region. Chloe Kim …
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Powder L : GAS : NO-FI : ScarpinPowder L : GAS : NO-FI : Scarpin
Friday, June 15
Powder L
GAS
NO-FI
Scarpin
$10 on the door / 8pm start
We would like to acknowledge that this event is being held on Aboriginal land, the land of the the Gadigal people of the Eora nation. We’d …
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Spiral: Rupture
Spartak Improvised Set
Dream Mirror, ‘Dark Rift’, album launch with special guests.3 events
Spiral: Rupture
Saturday, June 16
Spiral is a seven piece amplified group of composer/performers, with roots in early minimalism, exploring all things rhythmic, intense and incomprehensible. This is the band’s second year playing …
Spartak Improvised Set
Saturday, June 16
Spartak will do an improvised set responding to the works and themes in Elena Papanikolakis’ ‘Parting Words’ exhibition.
Spartak Improvised Set
Sat 16 June
1-3pm
Spartak will do an …
Dream Mirror, ‘Dark Rift’, album launch with special guests.
Saturday, June 16
Dream Mirror, ‘Dark Rift’, album launch with special guests.
June 16 @ Join the Dots Workshop, 102 Victoria Rd Marrickville
Doors at 7.30pm, entry 12 full/8 concession
Dream Mirror, ‘Dark Rift’, album …
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Mottley/Brown, Slow Rotation, Mr. Plebatron, DJ Snow WhiteMottley/Brown, Slow Rotation, Mr. Plebatron, DJ Snow White
Sunday, June 17
Rhys Mottley/Trevor Brown
Slow Rotation (Sorcha Albuquerque/Josh Ahearn)
Mr. Plebatron
DJ Snow White
$5 BEFORE 9PM / $10 AFTER
Rhys Mottley/Trevor Brown
Slow Rotation (Sorcha Albuquerque/Josh Ahearn) …
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Nights at Tempe #11Nights at Tempe #11
Wednesday, June 20
Ingar Zach (percussion), Cor Fuhler (piano), Mel Herbert (violin) and Jim Denley (wind instruments)
Peter Farrar (solo - multi instrumentalist)
Monika Brooks (keys - accordion or piano?) and Laura …
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Chemical Imbalance. presents The Spiders 'Bit Offset' lp launch!Chemical Imbalance. presents The Spiders 'Bit Offset' lp launch!
Thursday, June 21
Sydney based “experimental” bedroom tape/cdr label chemical imbalance. presents …..
THE SPIDERS ‘BIT OFFSET’ DOUBLE CS. LP LAUNCH w/ special guests EQUALIZER 24k & …
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DANS LES ARBRES (FRA/NOR)DANS LES ARBRES (FRA/NOR) Saturday, June 23
DANS LES ARBRES (FRANCE/NORWAY) (9pm)
XAVIER CHARLES clarinet, IVAR GRYDELAND electric guitar, CHRISTIAN WALLUMRØD prepared piano, INGAR ZACH bass drum, percussion
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Sick Orchestra, Batterie, AnomieSick Orchestra, Batterie, Anomie
Sunday, June 24
Sick Orchestra
Batterie (Jared Underwood)
Anomie
$5 BEFORE 9PM / $10 AFTER
Sick Orchestra
Batterie (Jared Underwood)
Anomie
$5 BEFORE 9PM
$10 AFTER
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Smash Bro's // Slow Rotation at Lamps (Bohemian Grove)Smash Bro's // Slow Rotation at Lamps (Bohemian Grove)
Tuesday, June 26
Smash Bro’s // Slow Rotation
Presented by Bohemian Grove at Lamps (Hibernian House)
Doors at 7pm, music starts at 7:30pm. $10 donation. BYO.
1st set: Smash Bro’s
Peter Farrar - saxophones …
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SONIC MOVES VII
Open Frame: Room40: Eliane Radigue, Charlemagne Palestine, The Speaker Mind on Fire
Got À Goma Live Experiments4 events
SONIC MOVES VII
Thursday, June 28
SONIC MOVES is on Thursday 28th June from 6-9pm with a line up of experimental sounds, poetry readings and subverted instruments. Continuing with our drawing response invitations, people are welcome …
Open Frame: Room40: Eliane Radigue, Charlemagne Palestine, The Speaker Thursday, June 28
In 2018 Australia’s post-everything imprint Room40 presents Open Frame across two-evenings focused on senior artists and emerging voices exploring transcendent music. This year Open Frame meditates on …
Mind on Fire
Thursday, June 28
Mind on Fire: Sam Gill - alto saxophone
Bradley Gill - vibraphone
with
Felix Bornholdt - piano
Jacques Emery - double bass
Chloe Kim - drums
Followed by Free For All Jam
Mind On Fire is a duo project …
Got À Goma Live Experiments
Thursday, June 28
≠ GØT À GØMA ≠
A monthly event focusing on experimental art.
¬ Lloyd Elbee ¬ MIMI KIND (Instrument tbc)
¬ Paperclip Galaxy
¬ MAYO BEATS
¬ Static Glance More TBA - Doors @ 6PM - $5.00 Entry
≠ GØT À …
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Open Frame: Room40: William Basinski, Pan Daijing, Drew McDowall, Gail Priest
Keg de Souza | Common Knowledge and Learning Curves
Garageworks #2 featuring Nasho, Peter Blamey and Milkffish3 events
In 2018 Australia’s post-everything imprint Room40 presents Open Frame across two-evenings focused on senior artists and emerging voices exploring transcendent music. This year Open Frame meditates on …
Keg de Souza | Common Knowledge and Learning Curves
Friday, June 29
Opening | Thursday 28 June, 6pm
Exhibition dates | 29 June – 12 August
‘Common Knowledge and Learning Curves’ is the first Australian institutional solo exhibition by Keg de Souza, and …
Garageworks #2 featuring Nasho, Peter Blamey and Milkffish
Friday, June 29
Garageworks is a series of monthly music nights at Bankstown Arts Centre celebrating musicians from the garages and studios of Western Sydney and beyond. Each event features a diverse cross-section of …
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Currents of Exchange - feedback sessionCurrents of Exchange - feedback session
Saturday, June 30
Artists Kate Brown and Kath Fries will be discussing ‘Currents of Exchange’ and Kate’s performance and sound based practice. Please join us for this generative feedback session, …
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Alon Ilsar at Lamps (presented by Bohemian Grove)Alon Ilsar at Lamps (presented by Bohemian Grove)
Tuesday, May 1
Alon Ilsar
Presented by Bohemian Grove at Lamps (Hibernian House)
Doors at 7pm, music starts at 7:30pm. $10 donation. BYO.
Alon Ilsar is a drummer, composer and inventor of the AirSticks, as seen on …
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The Sounds Unsound Presents #15
PETER BRÖTZMANN [Germany] and HEATHER LEIGH [UK] at the Republic!2 events
The Sounds Unsound Presents #15
Wednesday, May 2
Number 15 in the resurrected series of improvised, experimental or just plain weird yet beautiful music nights. Still blending the acoustic with the electric, the subtle with the bombastic.
6.30pm …
PETER BRÖTZMANN [Germany] and HEATHER LEIGH [UK] at the Republic!
Wednesday, May 2
PETER BRÖTZMANN [GERMANY]
HEATHER LEIGH [U.K.]
with a very likely guest appearance on one of those nights by JON ROSE
WEDNESDAY 2nd May
THURSDAY 3rd May
COMMENCING AT 7.30 P.M. [doors at 7 p.m.]
Peter …
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Fight Club (vic) + BonniesongsFight Club (vic) + Bonniesongs
Thursday, May 3
Two sets tonight, and no Free For All - Set 1 - Bonniesongs
Set 2 - FIGHT CLUB w/ David Brown + Bonnie Stewart + Mij Yelned +Freya Schack-Arnott + Reuben Lewis
From 8pm to 10-ish, $20 cash at the door …
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The Experiment
Klein, Rashad Becker, Jikuroux, Fia Fiell, Germ Studies, Gas
Finissage Party: It Matters What Moves | Ally Bisshop3 events
The Experiment
Friday, May 4
BUD PETAL
COFFIN ED
THE MAGIC CHRISTIAN
FLŒK
MISS DEATH
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/the-experiment-tickets-41159175201?aff=efbeventtix ARTIST LINEUP
BUD PETAL is a folk musician who grew up in the …
Unhinged transmissions of sublime spectral tones mistranslated; harking toward a galactic dive bar.
Klein (UK)
Rashad Becker (DE)
Jikuroux (SYD)
Germ Studies (SYD)
Fia Fiell (MEL)
GAS (SYD)
$25 / $30 …
Finissage Party: It Matters What Moves | Ally Bisshop
Friday, May 4
IT MATTERS WHAT MOVES - Ally Bisshop
with performance by Jasmine Guffond
This exhibition explores art’s potential to reinfect matter with memory, and to create openings to the …
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Scattered // Mind on Fire at Halfback Books
Flower Boy 卓颖贤 ‘i just want 2 adore u’ Single Launch
All Girl Electronic | Listening Party3 events
Scattered // Mind on Fire at Halfback Books
Saturday, May 5
Scattered // Mind on Fire at Half-Back Books
Doors at 5:30pm, music at 6pm
1st set: Scattered
2nd set: Mind on Fire
Scattered // Mind on Fire at Half-Back Books
Doors at 5:30pm, music at 6pm
1st set: …
Flower Boy 卓颖贤 ‘i just want 2 adore u’ Single Launch
Saturday, May 5
Having performed alongside the likes of HTMLflowers with an upcoming show with Marcus Whale, Flower Boy 卓颖贤 joins the ranks of artists exploring what it means to break the mould in Australia’s …
All Girl Electronic | Listening Party
Saturday, May 5
Join us for the ALL GIRL ELECTRONIC LISTENING PARTY as the producers share their tracks.
For the past 8 weeks ALL GIRL ELECTRONIC producers have been mentored by a some of Sydney’s best …
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SICKO - Alon Ilsar, Subespai, Glitch JukeboxSICKO - Alon Ilsar, Subespai, Glitch Jukebox
Sunday, May 6
Alon Ilsar SOLO
Subespai (Mauri Edo)
Glitch Jukebox
TICKETS AT DOOR $5 6pm-8pm THEN $10 8.00pm-11pm
We are proud to present-
Alon Ilsar SOLO
Alon Ilsar drummer, composer and inventor of the AirSticks …
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Peggy album launch featuring Jon Rose and Chris AbrahamsPeggy album launch featuring Jon Rose and Chris Abrahams
Monday, May 7
On a Monday evening in late November 2017, two of Australia’s most prolific musicians performed together in the living room of the late Peggy Glanville-Hicks. It was the first-time violinist Jon Rose …
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The NOW now series May 2018The NOW now series May 2018
Tuesday, May 8
The First of the NOW now series events for the year starting with a bang!: Sebastian Sequoiah-Grayson (solo guitar)
REBEL SCUM: Bonnie Stewart (drums) & Rhys Mottley (guitar)
Jeremy Hegge and Romy …
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Alister Spence TrioAlister Spence Trio
Wednesday, May 9
This is the trio’s seventh release. Alister Spence Trio: Live was nominated for the 2016 Australian Jazz Bell Awards for Best Small Jazz Group and an Art Music Award for Excellence in Jazz 2016. …
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Adrian Lim Klumpes- Solo Piano from album YieldAdrian Lim Klumpes- Solo Piano from album Yield
Thursday, May 10
Get your instrumental fix in Adrian Lim-Klumpes’ tempo driven, evocative new offering Yield. Adrian Lim-Klumpes is an Australian pianist making a name for himself with intricate, beautifully executed …
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Vavenge + friendsVavenge + friends
Saturday, May 12
Vavenge Pia Van Gelder
Peter Blamey + Matthew P Hopkins
Mimi Kind + Lilli Pearse
$10, music from 8pm.
Vavenge
Pia Van Gelder
Peter Blamey + Matthew P Hopkins
Mimi Kind + Lilli Pearse
$10, music from …
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SICKO - Raven , Megan Alice Clune, Ivan Jordan/Tim Rollinson
Nights at Tempe #102 events
SICKO - Raven , Megan Alice Clune, Ivan Jordan/Tim Rollinson
Sunday, May 13
Raven
Megan Alice Clune
Ivan Jordan/Tim Rollinson
Raven - Post-Rock Folktronica by Peter Holo.
…from a recent review…
“Parallels are lazy but in this case, it’s illustrious company. …
Nights at Tempe #10
Sunday, May 13
Moving Paths Linus Foley - piano, Max Alduca - double bass, Luke Keanan-Brown - drums Mel Herbert - violin and Romy Caen - cake tin synth, feedback and harmonium, duo
Charlie Sundborn - sax, Chloe …
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Black Box Series #5 - Chun Yin Rainbow Chan, group mrrmmmmrrr & Mr. PlebatronJoin us for the fifth in a series of bi-monthly events showcasing a diverse range of artists working with and around sound. Curated by members of UNSW’s Sound, Energies and Environments group, the …
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Godtet Residency Wednesdays in MayGodtet Residency Wednesdays in May
Wednesday, May 16
A night of Soul/RnB acts featuring EMUS endorsed duo Smash Bros (Peter Farrar & Finn Ryan)
Godtet
Mariam Sawires family band
Smash Bros
Bin Juice
visuals: Trevor Brown
Aww sheeeit… lets get …
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Cor Fuhler with Sam Dobson and James WaplesCor Fuhler with Sam Dobson and James Waples
Thursday, May 17
Cor Fuhler is an award winning Dutch/Australian composer, multi instrumentalist, improviser, instrument builder, artist, inventor, educator and scholar whose practice is an interdisciplinary one …
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DIN Cassette Launch - w Knitted Abyss, Perfume and Body Promise~ DIN CASSETTE LAUNCH ~
DIN KNITTED ABYSS PERFUME (MELBOURNE) BODY PROMISE
18TH MAY 8PM - $10 ~ DIN CASSETTE LAUNCH ~
DIN
DIN is a new collaboration between Rainbow Chan (Chunyin) and Alex Ward (Moon …
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MP Hopkins & group mrmmmrrrMP Hopkins & group mrmmmrrr
Saturday, May 19
Various text-sound works that explore a connection between writing, language, voice, and sound will be on display, with a live sound performance by group mmrmmrrrrr 2 June at 4pm.
Exhibition opens …
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Jasmine Guffond,Eye of Chaos,Polymorph Orchestra,Femme FlaggingJasmine Guffond
Eye of Chaos - John Maddox, Nigel Date, Time Bradley
Polymorph Orchestra
DJ Femme Flagging
Jasmine Guffond
Eye of Chaos - John Maddox, Nigel Date, Time Bradley
Polymorph Orchestra
DJ …
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Garageworks #1 Slim Set feat Kimchi Princi and more
Claire Chase + Sonant Bodies (and Sarah Monk)2 events
Garageworks #1 Slim Set feat Kimchi Princi and more
Friday, May 25
Garageworks is a series of monthly music nights at Bankstown Arts Centre celebrating musicians from the garages and studios of Western Sydney. Each event features a diverse cross-section of performers …
Claire Chase + Sonant Bodies (and Sarah Monk)
Friday, May 25
To kickstart a year of living music, BackStage Music presents Claire Chase (USA) - a world leading flutist and champion of music made now. Claire is a soloist, collaborative artist, curator and …
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Patrick O'Brien & Anthony Guerra/ ENAK/ Ghost Hobo (film)/ N.DanPatrick O'Brien & Anthony Guerra/ ENAK/ Ghost Hobo (film)/ N.Dan
Saturday, May 26
Patrick O’Brien & Anthony Guerra - launching new release on black petal ENAK - rare sydney performance - Kane from Castings (sample from Altered States Tapes) Screening of a film by Ghost …
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Mary Rapp w/ Showa 44, Trevor Brown, Triage
HS25. MOB + Exposure
emus presents3 events
Mary Rapp w/ Showa 44, Trevor Brown, Triage
Sunday, May 27
Mary Rapp w/ Showa 44
Trevor Brown (solo)
Triage
Mary Rapp w/ Showa 44
Trevor Brown (solo)
Triage
Mary Rapp with Showa 44.
Mary Rapp, talented cellist, bassist and vocalist has collaborated with the …
HS25. MOB + Exposure
Sunday, May 27
HOLLYWOOD SUNDAYS #25
Featuring M.O.B. + Exposure
It’s Free. It’s Every Sunday. It’s at The Hollywood.
HOLLYWOOD SUNDAYS #25
Featuring M.O.B. + Exposure
M.O.B.
To help wind you down …
emus presents
Sunday, May 27
emus presents is a full-day exploratory sound-based event presenting a hand-picked selection of performances, workshops and sound-work installations from across the local scene.
Featuring: TOYDEATH, …
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Czarektrio // Improper Citation (presented by Bohemian Grove)Czarektrio // Improper Citation (presented by Bohemian Grove)
Tuesday, May 29
1st set: Czarektrio
2nd set: Improper Citation
Doors at 7pm, music starts at 7:30pm. $10 donation. BYO.
Czarektrio // Improper Citation
Presented by Bohemian Grove at Lamps (Hibernian House)
Doors at …
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Divide and Dissolve, Marcus Not Singing, Thorax, Loose-y CrunchéDivide and Dissolve, Marcus Not Singing, Thorax, Loose-y Crunché
Thursday, May 31
We acknowledge this event is taking place on the land of the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. Sovereignty was never ceded.
DIVIDE AND DISSOLVE
MARCUS NOT SINGING
THORAX
LOOSE-Y CRUNCHÉ
We …
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Tangents w/ Moving Paths and Mary Rapp at Leadbelly NewtownTangents w/ Moving Paths and Mary Rapp at Leadbelly Newtown
Sunday, April 1
TANGENTS launch their new EP Stents and Arteries on US label Temporary Residence Ltd. with this special performance at Leadbelly Newtown on the Easter weekend.
With their signature concoction of …
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The Sounds Unsound Presents #14The Sounds Unsound Presents #14
Wednesday, April 4
Number 14 in the resurrected series of improvised, experimental or just plain weird yet beautiful music nights. Still blending the acoustic with the electric, the subtle with the bombastic. Free! …
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Nights at Tempe #9Nights at Tempe #9
Friday, April 6
Laura Altman -clarinet and Nick Ashwood -guitar (TAS)
Adam Halliwell -guitar (MELB) and Jack Stoneham -sax
Maria Moles -drums (MELB) and Bonnie Stewart -drums/perc
doors 7PM
$15 and $10 concession …
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Ephemera Trio + Alister Spence
Brainbeau {Bris}, CSW {The Bush}, Size, Frontier Dominion2 events
Ephemera Trio + Alister Spence
Saturday, April 7
Join us for a night of splendour and spectacle when ARIA-Award winning celebrated jazz pianist Alister Spence joins break-out sensation Ephemera Trio in the intimate Seymour Centre Soundlounge! Tix …
Brainbeau {Bris}, CSW {The Bush}, Size, Frontier Dominion
Saturday, April 7
Brainbeau
Club Sound Witches
Size
Frontier Dominion
BRAINBEAU return to Sydney in support of their intensively well crafted new album “Hold On”. The duo have never ceased to awe inspire …
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Triage / Maria Moles & Adam Halliwell / Matthew Syres at Staves
Dr Rosenberg’s Wunderkammer2 events
Triage / Maria Moles & Adam Halliwell / Matthew Syres at Staves
Sunday, April 8
Improvised music comes to Staves!
5pm Matthew Syres
6pm Maria Moles & Adam Halliwell (Melbourne)
7pm Triage
Improvised music comes to Staves!
5pm Matthew Syres
6pm Maria Moles & Adam Halliwell …
Dr Rosenberg’s Wunderkammer
Sunday, April 8
Erkki Veltheim - violin/viola
Jon Rose - abandoned, unequal tempered organ with revolving Mori speaker
Concerts every Sunday of April from 2PM at Delmar Gallery. Free Admission.
Erkki Veltheim - …
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I Hold the Great Rack // Maria Moles & Adam HalliwellI Hold the Great Rack // Maria Moles & Adam Halliwell
Tuesday, April 10
1st set: I Hold the Great Rack
Reuben Lewis - trumpet & electronics
Emily Bennet - vocals & electronics
2nd set: Maria Moles & Adam Halliwell
Maria Moles - drums & percussion
Adam …
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Maria Moles & Adam HalliwellMaria Moles & Adam Halliwell
Thursday, April 12
Maria Moles & Adam Halliwell
Free For All
From 8pm to 10, $20 cash at the door ($10 concession). BYO anything you want to eat or drink.
A noticeable zeal colours every unexpected stroke in a …
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Ta Go Lak @Eupcaccia
Saturday, April 14
Ta Go Lak will be playing at Eupcaccia Records’ weekly live performance on the 14th April 2018.
Veneue : Book shop in Dee Why, Halfback Books / Hall’s Books & Records // starts at 6pm …
Fort Thunder; an electro acoustic playground
Saturday, April 14
Exhibition:
14th April - 21st July
Open Tues-Sat, 10am-4pm | FREE ADMISSION
In this their first major collaboration, Sydney based artists Lucas Abela and Keg de Souza have combined their backgrounds …
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Mike Cooper at the People's Republic
HS19. Exek + Place Holder
Dr Rosenberg’s Wunderkammer3 events
Mike Cooper at the People's Republic
Sunday, April 15
We’ve been trying to coordinate for years but now the People’s Republic can announce with huge pleasure that the next guest in our 2018 “International Series” will be an icon …
HS19. Exek + Place Holder
Sunday, April 15
HOLLYWOOD SUNDAYS #19
Featuring EXEK + Place Holder + DJ Wah-Wah
It’s Free. It’s Every Sunday. It’s at The Hollywood.
HOLLYWOOD SUNDAYS #19
Featuring EXEK + Place Holder + DJ Wah-Wah …
Dr Rosenberg’s Wunderkammer
Sunday, April 15
Jenny Eriksson - viola da gamba
Tommie Andersson - theorbo (giant lute)
Michaela Davies - muscle stimulation and involuntary movement systems, double bass
Jon Rose - strings
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Emu Cakes #1 w/ Bee Mask (USA. Spectrum Spools, Room40) + moreEmu Cakes #1 w/ Bee Mask (USA. Spectrum Spools, Room40) + more
Saturday, April 21
Emu Cakes is a new event series from those behind Strange Signals that draws lines between the states attained when engaging with ambient, experimental, psychedelic, tribal and atonal music and …
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Dr Rosenberg’s WunderkammerDr Rosenberg’s Wunderkammer
Sunday, April 22
Dave Ellis is one of the seminal figures amongst Australian double bass players.
For today’s extravaganza, he brings his free-wheeling Double Bass Liberation Orchestra of friends and colleagues to the …
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SONIC MOVES
location services #12 events
SONIC MOVES
Thursday, April 26
SONIC MOVES is back in action at our new venue, Halfback Books at Dee Why on Thursday 26th April from 6-9pm with a wonderful line up of experimental sounds. Continuing with our drawing response …
location services #1
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🌍 LOCATION SERVICES:
music/sound performances
outdoor locations (different each time)
🌏 MUSIC:
charlie sundborn
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song ideas (jacques emery + jasper powrie)
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S.U.B TEXTS.U.B TEXT
Friday, April 27
3 performances: details yet to emerge
Ivey Wawn (Sydney)
Mel and Aemon and CMJ (Sydney/Nowra)
Talia and Jack (USA/Melbourne)
5$ concession 10$ to 15$ full
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Sizzle 2018
SICKO Launch Party
Dr Rosenberg’s Wunderkammer3 events
Sizzle 2018
Sunday, April 29
From art music to pop music and everything in between, Sizzle returns to the Petersham Bowling Club for another year of free, family-friendly aural delights. 2018 features Ensemble Offspring’s …
SICKO Launch Party
Sunday, April 29
The Launch of Sydney’s newest weekly night of exploratory music.
Think 3 hours of the Knitting Factory on a Sunday night, followed by two hours of kooky, weird and left of centre DJs or live …
Dr Rosenberg’s Wunderkammer
Sunday, April 29
On this last day of the Wunderkammer, Jon Rose is closing the doors of perception with a concert on the Fence. Originally a commission from Kronos string quartet and The Opera House, Jon created four …
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Trevor Brown - Quatuor a la fin du sens
Lola Stayed Too Long2 events
Trevor Brown - Quatuor a la fin du sens
Thursday, March 1
Trevor Brown, composer, multi-instrumentalist and sound designer.
His work explores convergences of sound creation that emerge when composition and improvisation meet technology and traditions across …
Lola Stayed Too Long
Thursday, March 1
Lola stayed too long is an experimental theatre production from Living Room Theatre that weaves two seemingly unconnected stories. One which occurs during the heatwave of January 2017 in a Sydney …
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The Necks - Blue Mountains Theatre
Hinterlandt & Hashshashin double EP launch w/ raven2 events
The Necks - Blue Mountains Theatre
Friday, March 2
After one of their busiest years yet in 2017 – which featured the release of their acclaimed double LP Unfold, opening for Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds on their Australian tour, a successful tour of …
Hinterlandt & Hashshashin double EP launch w/ raven
Friday, March 2
Art As Catharsis presents the launch of Hinterlandt’s ‘Sollbruchstelle’ and Hashshashin’s ’nihsahshsaH (adj.)’.
- Hashshashin (Middle Eastern psychedelic drone prog)
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Bloom Creation (Japan) / Love Chants / Subterranean Rain2 events
The Necks - Camelot Lounge
Saturday, March 3
After one of their busiest years yet in 2017 – which featured the release of their acclaimed double LP Unfold, opening for Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds on their Australian tour, a successful tour of …
Bloom Creation (Japan) / Love Chants / Subterranean Rain
Saturday, March 3
BLOOM CREATION - acid folk/psych, visiting from Tokyo.. Bloom is touring with Mark Anderson from Mysteries of Love / Greymouth / Suishou No Fune on drums
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The Sounds Unsound Presents #13
firstdraft Opening: Laura Hunt - Exit Promises 2.02 events
The Sounds Unsound Presents #13
Wednesday, March 7
Lucky number 13 in the resurrected series of improvised, experimental or just plain weird yet beautiful music nights. Still blending the acoustic with the electric, the subtle with the bombastic. …
firstdraft Opening: Laura Hunt - Exit Promises 2.0
Wednesday, March 7
Exit Promises 2.0 is a sound world rooted in desire for potential and improvement. Existing as a speculative venue; pure healing frequencies and multilayered voices are enclosed in electronic beat …
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ORGANISED SPORTS
Lola stayed too long2 events
ORGANISED SPORTS
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ORGANISED SPORTS /// DAY ONE
Bloom Creation (JAPAN)
Place Holder
Matthew P Hopkins and Anthony Guerra (duo)
Nicola Morten (solo)
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ORGANISED SPORTS /// DAY ONE
Bloom Creation (JAPAN) Mysterious …
Lola stayed too long
Friday, March 9
Lola stayed too long is an experimental theatre production from Living Room Theatre that weaves two seemingly unconnected stories. One which occurs during the heatwave of January 2017 in a Sydney …
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Lola stayed too long
Dr. Rosenberg's Wunderkammer2 events
Lola stayed too long
Saturday, March 10
Lola stayed too long is an experimental theatre production from Living Room Theatre that weaves two seemingly unconnected stories. One which occurs during the heatwave of January 2017 in a Sydney …
Dr. Rosenberg's Wunderkammer
Saturday, March 10
Opening 10 March at 15:00 with words by Anthony Bond OAM (former director of Contemporary Art at the Art Gallery of NSW)
If you are interested in the why, how, and wherefore of music and sound, this …
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Sandy Evans Trio & Ensemble Onsombl
Port in a Storm: Erica Freas MoE DEAD Babymachine Night Goat etc
Dr. Rosenberg's Wunderkammer - Free Concert/Talk!3 events
Sandy Evans Trio & Ensemble Onsombl
Sunday, March 11
Eupcaccia Live inc. and Halfback Books and Records presents The Sandy Evans Trio, featuring Sandy Evans (Saxophone), Brett Hirst (Bass) and Toby Hall (Drums). In a supporting role, we will have a set …
Port in a Storm: Erica Freas MoE DEAD Babymachine Night Goat etc
Sunday, March 11
Helter Smelter Headquarters, One Brick Today and We Empty Rooms - Record Label & Screen Printing presents Port in a Storm: a mixed-gender, mixed-genre event for humans of all ages and all …
Dr. Rosenberg's Wunderkammer - Free Concert/Talk!
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THIS WEEK:
Sunday, 11 March. 14:00
Ross Manning - revolving violin performance. Celebrated in Australia and internationally, Ross is one of the most extraordinary and exciting sound artists in …
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JACOB KIRKEGAARD + MERILYN FAIRSKYEJACOB KIRKEGAARD + MERILYN FAIRSKYE
Monday, March 12
The People’s Republic is very thrilled to begin our “International Series” for 2018 with one of the world’s greatest sound artists and a guest of the 2018 Biennale of Sydney, …
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Opus Now #9
Lacuna Trio // Scattered at Lamps (presented by Bohemian Grove)
Composition for Tuning an Architectural Space by Oliver Beer3 events
Opus Now #9
Tuesday, March 13
Featuring Bukhchuluun “Bukhu” Ganburged, one of the world’s finest Mongolian throat singers, we then move into Beethoven’s*Razumovsky *String Quartet no.1, with an all-star …
Lacuna Trio // Scattered at Lamps (presented by Bohemian Grove)
Tuesday, March 13
1st set: Lacuna Trio
Paul Cutlan - bass clarinet
Jason Noble - bass clarinet
Jeremy Rose - bass clarinet
2nd set: Scattered
Paul Cutlan - Bb & bass clarinets
Jacques Emery - double bass
Sam Gill - …
Composition for Tuning an Architectural Space by Oliver Beer
Tuesday, March 13
The Biennale of Sydney presents an immersive vocal composition by British artist and musician Oliver Beer, inviting an intimate audience to experience a fleeting revelation of architecture through …
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Jacob Kirkegaard Artist Talk (UTS)Jacob Kirkegaard Artist Talk (UTS)
Wednesday, March 14
Jacob Kirkegaard is an artist and composer who works in carefully selected environments to generate recordings that are used in compositions, or combined with video imagery in visual, spatial …
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Improper CitationImproper Citation
Thursday, March 15
“Improper Citation” features Charlie Sundborn (Saxophone), Miles Rooney (Trumpet), Matt Harris (Piano), Oscar Peterson (Bass) and Chloe Kim (Drums). Formed in 2016 after discovering the …
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Dr. Rosenberg's Wunderkammer - Free Concert/Talk!Dr. Rosenberg's Wunderkammer - Free Concert/Talk!
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Sunday, 18 March. 14:00
Freya Schack-Arnott - Nykelharpe and cello
Ruben Palma - guicello
Noam Yaffe - hardanger fiddle
Mimi Kind - homemade rhythm machine and a new kinetic sculpture
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Far Cry: The Music of Eric DolphyFar Cry: The Music of Eric Dolphy
Wednesday, March 21
Eric Dolphy was a virtuoso multi-instrumentalist whose fertile imagination and boundless energy made him a uniquely dynamic and arresting performer and composer. Straddling the boundaries of bebop, …
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t h e s u b t le b e i n g s
Altered States Tapes Launch2 events
t h e s u b t le b e i n g s
Thursday, March 22
‘t h e s u b t l e b e i n g s’ by WeiZen Ho is a performance installation that is the result of her two years of travel in Asia to research and witness of rituals in Sabah (East Malaysia) and Hanoi …
Altered States Tapes Launch
Thursday, March 22
Altered States Tapes is pleased to launch it’s first six releases of the year, including tapes from Compound, Sansibar, Hitoshi Kojima, CVN, Opal Beau and Sydney’s own, Loose-y Crunchè. …
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FRESH BLOOD #8 - Shoeb Ahmad (ACT), Loose FitFRESH BLOOD #8 - Shoeb Ahmad (ACT), Loose Fit
Friday, March 23
Urge Records presents a night at the Vic On The Park with a selection of new bands from Australia’s new underground. This time we have another interstate band playing so make sure you make it …
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Laurence Pike 'Distant Early Warning' Album Launch
Georges Lentz : Ingwe for solo electric guitar (2003-2017)2 events
Laurence Pike 'Distant Early Warning' Album Launch
Saturday, March 24
Distant Early Warning is the debut solo album by Australian drummer, percussionist and composer Laurence Pike. For the best part of two decades Pike has operated at the cutting edge of the electronic …
Georges Lentz : Ingwe for solo electric guitar (2003-2017)
Saturday, March 24
“Ingwe” is a one hour work for solo electric guitar inspired by the awesome sense of space and solitude in the Australian Outback. It has had enthusiastically received performances at the …
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Dr. Rosenberg's Wunderkammer - Free Concert/Talk!Dr. Rosenberg's Wunderkammer - Free Concert/Talk!
Sunday, March 25
Sunday, 25 March. 14:00
Robbie Avenaim is one of the key figures in Australian new music. His invention SARPS (the Semi-Automated Robotic Percussion System) plays highly rhythmical string quartet …
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Crossover // Prophets at Lamps (presented by Bohemian Grove)Crossover // Prophets at Lamps (presented by Bohemian Grove)
Tuesday, March 27
1st set: Crossover
2nd set: Prophets
Doors at 7pm, music starts at 7:30pm. $10 donation. BYO.
Crossover // Prophets
Presented by Bohemian Grove at Lamps (Hibernian House)
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Silver Beat / Placeholder / xNoBBQx / Deathfuck / Rebel ScumSilver Beat / Placeholder / xNoBBQx / Deathfuck / Rebel Scum
Friday, March 30
Silver Beat
Rebel Scum
Deathfuck
Placeholder
xNoBBQx
doors 7PM music 730PM
$10 full price - concession $5
BYO
Added to the line up: Silver Beat
collaboration between Melanie Eden and Aemon Webb Rebel …
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The Necks - Riverside TheatreThe Necks - Riverside Theatre
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The Necks return to Parramatta.
The Necks return to Parramatta.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/events/1990205811258856/
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The Sounds Unsound Presents #12The Sounds Unsound Presents #12
Wednesday, February 7
Number 12 in the resurrected series of improvised, experimental or just plain weird yet beautiful music nights. Our plan is to mix up the acoustic with the electric, the subtle with the bombastic. …
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Tempered II Journal Launch: Panels and Performances
Opus Now #8
Hark The Machine - Ensemble Offspring3 events
Tempered II Journal Launch: Panels and Performances
Sunday, February 11
Join us on Sunday February 11th at Monster Mouse Studios (21 Maude Lane, Marrickville) for a series of panel discussions and performances by members of Sydney’s underground music community and …
Opus Now #8
Sunday, February 11
We continue the saga of revolutionary Beethoven, meets revolutionary modernism, on Sunday, February 11th at 7:30pm, at Alpha Gallery.
Programme: Opus Now Quartet - Beethoven “Razumovsky” …
Hark The Machine - Ensemble Offspring
Sunday, February 11
Crunch. Boom. Grind. Ensemble Offspring transforms the Utzon Room with music of today and the sounds of tomorrow.
Creak. Groan. Fizz. Like an old machine gradually coming to life, we hear the rhythmic …
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Rose/Carey/Thomas/ThomasRose/Carey/Thomas/Thomas
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Jeremy Rose - saxophones & bass clarinet
Ben Carey - electronics
Clayton Thomas - double bass and preparations
Miles Thomas - drums
Followed - time permitting - by Free For All.
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New Age Group (CBR)/ Negative Gears/ Sachet/ PhotogenicNew Age Group (CBR)/ Negative Gears/ Sachet/ Photogenic
Friday, February 16
Paradise Daily is proud to present our first show of 2018…
w/ New Age Group (CBR)
Negative Gears
Sachet
Photogenic
Paradise Daily is proud to present our first show of 2018…
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All Girl Electronic | Taster WorkshopAll Girl Electronic | Taster Workshop
Tuesday, February 20
Sign up for the All Girl Electronic Taster Workshop - a free introduction into electronic music production at the University of New England FutureCampus, Parramatta.
If you’ve ever wanted to learn how …
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Score Club | Club ScoreScore Club | Club Score
Wednesday, February 21
Score Club is a group of artists, musicians and composers exploring text-based scores as a provocation for music making. This event is the first in a series of experiments that will present works by …
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What’s love got to do with it?
Urge Presents: Bikini Cops (WA), Nasho, Quick Fix, Orphans2 events
What’s love got to do with it?
Thursday, February 22
WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT?
LOVE, LABOUR AND CONTEMPORARY ART
What’s love got to do with it? is the second in a three part multi-state lecture series organised by All Conference. A dominant …
Urge Presents: Bikini Cops (WA), Nasho, Quick Fix, Orphans
Thursday, February 22
Bikini Cops heading over from Perth doing a run of shows down the east on the back of their most recent 7" release ‘Three’. Bikini Cops play a classic style of punk reminiscent of the …
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Club 4A // Sydney
55 Sydenham Rd Opening : George Tillianakis | Laura Hunt2 events
Club 4A // Sydney
Friday, February 23
In Sydney on Friday 23 February, head down to Dynastic Karaoke for Club 4A with Rainbow Chan, Amrita Hepi and DEADKEBAB (Japan), supported by Slim Set, Tzekin (V Kim) (DJ) and Jikuroux (DJ) and Coris …
55 Sydenham Rd Opening : George Tillianakis | Laura Hunt
Friday, February 23
Opening Friday 23 February, 6pm until late.
Exhibition continues until Sunday 25 February. George Tillianakis
(2) Male (3) Cunt
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Guidance 417
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The In-Between Program
Secrets Through A Soundglass
PACT Salon: Desire Lines
Chemical imbalance. label showcase #34 events
The In-Between Program
Saturday, February 24
This February sees the start of the monthly In-Between Program initiated by the performance art platform base-metal and supported by AIRspace Projects. To kick off the first event, core artists from …
Secrets Through A Soundglass
Saturday, February 24
Exploring texture in sound and silence, this unique performance features the Sydney Art Quartet in its debut appearance at The Joan, presenting five new works in its playful style, deftly …
PACT Salon: Desire Lines
Saturday, February 24
The first Salon of the year, organised by Desire Lines takes as its inspiration the uncertain nature of performance itself, and the potential of this uncertainty to challenge the things we think we …
Chemical imbalance. label showcase #3
Saturday, February 24
Sydney bedroom label, chemical imbalance is super excited to announce it’s epic THIRD live “showcase” …a once-a-year event, or musical bonanza if you like, this time round @ a …
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The Necks - Camelot LoungeThe Necks - Camelot Lounge
Monday, February 26
3rd show added due to popular demand!!
After one of their busiest years yet in 2017 – which featured the release of their acclaimed double LP Unfold, opening for Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds on their …
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Adam Pultz Melbye // Novak Manojlovic/Ken Allars at Bohemian GroveAdam Pultz Melbye // Novak Manojlovic/Ken Allars at Bohemian Grove
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Adam Pultz Melbye
Born in Ribe, Denmark. Currently based in Berlin. Melbye recently released the solo album Measures on Noema. He has toured Europe, Japan and the US as a soloist, with Julia Reidy in …
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The Sounds Unsound Presents #11The Sounds Unsound Presents #11
Wednesday, January 10
Number 11 in the resurrected series of improvised, experimental or just plain weird yet beautiful music nights. Our plan is to mix up the acoustic with the electric, the subtle with the bombastic. …
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What Lola Heard: Theatrical Sounds from Climate ChangeWhat Lola Heard: Theatrical Sounds from Climate Change
Thursday, January 11
What Lola Heard: Theatrical Sounds from Climate Change, is a fascinating insight into the creative process in contemporary theatre. Part public talk, part installation, part concert, the evening …
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AirSpace Projects Opening: Special January ExhibitionsAirSpace Projects Opening: Special January Exhibitions
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Special Summer Exhibitions
18-27 January 2018
Thursday, Friday, Saturday 11am - 5pm
Opening: Wednesday 17 January 6-8pm
GALLERY ONE
Nostradamus: a January offering
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AirSpace Projects: January ExhibitionsAirSpace Projects: January Exhibitions
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Special Summer Exhibitions
18-27 January 2018
Thursday, Friday, Saturday 11am - 5pm
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GALLERY ONE
Nostradamus: a January offering
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Tennis of All Kinds & Sebastian Sequoiah-Grayson at RFATennis of All Kinds & Sebastian Sequoiah-Grayson at RFA
Monday, January 22
Berlin-based duo ‘Tennis of All Kinds’ work with unstable harmonic and rhythmic territories over extended forms. The results are driving, shimmering, humming and detailed.
Sebastian …
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Artist Talk: Anna Homler, Breadwoman + Megan CluneArtist Talk: Anna Homler, Breadwoman + Megan Clune
Tuesday, January 23
Firstdraft and Liquid Architecture host Californian performance artist Anna Homler in the courtyard for a program that presents her otherworldly practice exploring mythical vocalese, unknown languages …
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the NOW now Festival 2018the NOW now Festival 2018
Wednesday, January 24
Music lovers, curious listeners, action-packed thinkers, socially engaged institutional critics, the collective, this is for you. Over three days and five nights at 107 projects in Redfern, close to …
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