Thu, 9 Jun, 2011
Surry Hills Library, Surry HIlls
Since April this year, Surry Hills Library has played host to a series of after-hours talks, workshops and film screenings, a fair number of them on the naughty side.
Fri, 10 Jun, 2011
Metro Theatre, Sydney
For those who've not followed Little Red they have played everywhere from New York City to Papua New Guinea. Now they're back and bringing their infectious melodies to the Metro.
Sat, 5 Mar, 2011
After 33 years, even if it's not Sydney's defining cultural event, it is an immutable part of our city's folklore. The theme of this year's parade will focus on equality in marriage and encourages participants and spectators to 'say something!'
Tue, 15 Feb - Sat, 26 Feb 2011
Damien Minton Gallery, Redfern
The artistic products of a one-month residency at China's Red Gate Gallery and a very uncomfortable bed go on show at the Damien Minton Gallery.
Sun, 16 Jan, 2011
The Croatian Club, Wickham
For most Sydneysiders (the ones born here at least), a weekend trip to Newcastle is not at the top of their to-do list. For the weekend upcoming though, I strongly recommend that changes. The reason: Summer Vibes at The Croatian Club. For the unacquainted, The Croatian Club is an actual Croatian bowling club in the […]
Fri, 22 Oct, 2010
Oxford Art Factory, Darlinghurst
To be sure, Tim and Jean wear their influences of their sleeve(s) but what they lack in originality they make up for in excellent Fleetwood Mac covers and good lookin’ man-child charisma. Their story is not much different to any other young band aping the sounds-of-now-and-Brooklyn. This one time, Tim ran into Jean at a […]
Sat, 23 Oct, 2010
Metro Theatre, Sydney
Clare Bowditch is a woman of many skills and pursuits: ARIA award winning songstress, mother of twins, major proponent of the Australian Midwives Association and expert impersonator of Julia Gillard. Earlier this year, Bowditch interviewed Gillard (the real Gillard). The event was casually referred by the press as Ranga vs. Ranga, and it showcased Bowditch […]
Sat, 25 Sep, 2010
The Gaelic, Surry Hills
Beyond accolades, placing these bands side by side just makes sense. Both are pop experimenters with a keen sense of adventure in their music, and both have fierce (in the Tyra Banks/[i]ANTM[/i] sense) reputations for their live shows.
Sat, 29 May, 2010
Central Station, Haymarket
As a party host I’m all about grand gestures, the more fantastical the better. For my 26th birthday, my flatmates and I plastered our entire living area in astroturf, fairy lights and sunflowers. The theme was “cosmic garden party”, and all the guests thought we were crrraaaazzzzzyy. Our “insanity” pales in comparison to the epic adventuretour themed-parties thrown […]
Sat, 31 Jul, 2010
Metro Theatre, Sydney
Strange but delectably true: just a week ago, if you looked in the front window of the right three-storey terrace in Surry Hills at about 4am, you would have seen several twenty-somethings dancing intoxicatedly (it was a word then, at least) to the vintage-warm strains of Midlake. Now, while this is the only recorded instance of such a happening in […]
Wed, 4 Aug, 2010
Metro Theatre, Sydney
In 2003, while handing me a burnt-copy of Broken Social Scene’s You Forgot It In People, a friend provided the following caveat: never trick yourself into thinking you know exactly what Broken Social Scene are going to do next. It was obnoxious advice, but true nonetheless. Kevin Drew and Brendan Canning’s sprawling musical collective is an unruly beast, […]
Sat, 6 Nov, 2010
Sydney Entertainment Centre, Darling Harbour
If you were born before 1990, a well-spun “the first time I saw Powderfinger” story holds nearly the same cachet as a “the first time I did it” story. In the 20 years since their beginnings as a university band in Brisbane, the ‘finger has, ahem, touched most of us in some way, shape or […]