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Sydney live music this week
Today 29 Jan
Country & Inner Western
W/ Sweet Talk, Lady Lyon, Manson Family Values, David M Western
2:00pm The House of Music & Booze
Tue 31 Jan
Citizens
8:00pm Factory Theatre
Latest Reads
"The arts are essential to our way of being": Lou Harbidge from Downgirl on resilience and DIY
"Music and art can be created more freely when it isn’t treated solely as a commodity by companies that don’t have the creators' interests at heart."
"We drove up the street handing it to people out the window": The Cannanes on how their joke band took them everywhere
From making fantasy gig posters in Chippendale, to being hailed by NME and invited overseas for tours: The Cannanes reflect on their DIY ethos, how Sydney’s changed over the decades, and their experiences with music communities internationally.
"The more you invest in the arts, the healthier the scene will become": Kirsty Tickle of Party Dozen on DIY and the dire state of arts funding
In the debut edition of our occasional Q&A feature, Kirsty gives us an intro to the community that Party Dozen came from, some thoughts on what can help our local community thrive more, and the importance of a broken PA in becoming a great performer.
"This place would not exist without the audience": Nick Shimmin of the People’s Republic on creating Sydney's most unique house shows
13 years. 120 shows. 1 living room. We caught up with Nick Shimmin of the People's Republic to talk about creating an alternative space for artists and audience to enjoy a shared sense of community.
Welcome to SydneyMusic!
This site exists to promote the community that music creates, with a local focus on Sydney, Australia.
At its heart is a simple, no-nonsense gig guide that does exactly what it says on the tin. We’ll also be publishing the occasional bit of writing, including commentary on cultural trends, music reviews, opinion pieces, and round-ups from contributing writers. We also have a Discord, to help foster connections, again in the hope that it will make it easier to find Sydney’s music community and find your place in it.
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