Petersham Bowlo

Single launch

Empty Fish Tank are celebrating 10 years as a band since their debut release 'Same Old Same Old'

Album launch for 'What Do We Do While We Wait'

Solo show from Honey 2 Honey's Rory J S, with selections provided by SUMAC label co-founder T. Morimoto. 50% of proceeds go to Medical Aid for Palestinians.

First ever show for Layman!

Under 5s get in free! Hosted by The Sticker Club, this wonderful series of afternoon gigs for families has been running for 12 years! They tell us: "some of those kids who came along way back then as toddlers (and were inspired by some local rock and roll) are now grown up and in their own bands!"

Album launch for 'Pure As The Flame'

Single launch for 'Emergency 000' - kids show

Album launch for 'Australian Dream'

Downstairs show. Single launch for "Big Farmer"

Downstairs show. $10 on the door.

Album launch

Album launch for 'Feeder'

Solo project of Alex Lee (Repairs, Heavy Birthday, Subterranean Rain), and joined for this performance by Andrew Brocchi (also of Repairs and currently of Exek). Releases on Chemical Imbalance and Anywave.

Entry by donation. Wonderful lineup. "Kids + dogs welcome"

Album launch for 'Cono'. "Featuring members of bands The Ocean Party, Cool Sounds, and Snowy Band to name a few"

Single launch for 'Lost In My Mess'

Album launch for 'Oyster Rock!'

Downstairs album launch for this duo featuring Alexandra Spence and MP Hopkins!

Tip: Manners Park have a couple of members of Crow

Downstairs show. Single launch for 'Ms Pendle Hill'

Downstairs show

Promoting his new album 'Sublimation' as part of a 36 date tour

This Americana/folk duo is launching their new single "Love Ya Like I Can". Bradley Christmas is the frontman for Copperline and a member of The Gin Palace.

Downstairs show

Single launch for 'Entropic Hope'

Downstairs show

Dippers were previously known as 'Thigh Master'. Album launch for 'Clastic Rock'

Album launch (it's sublime) for MP Hopkins. In the downstairs performance space, bring cash ($15). A really wonderful regular series of experimental/ambient/noise music.

Single launch for 'All Things/Hands to Dirt'

Keratin are a "post-hardcore/skramz band" from Naarm/Melbourne - they feature members of To The North, Make More, Jazz Tiger, Nature Trails and Gil Cerrone. Dean from Pure Mass introduces TBX: "[they're] brand new, featuring members of all the best heavy bands in the history of Sydney and the world, incl. Canine, Thorax, Ether Rag, Pure Evil Trio, Dispossessed, Mana, NASHO and I'm sure several more"

Single launch for ‘Place in Your Paradise’

'Background Noise' EP launch.

Downstairs show, launching SBW’s self-titled debut EP!

Single launch for 'My Name Is Jim'

"LLLUSH is a curated evening of femme fronted folk dream-pop, cinematic indie rock and brooding psych blues"

Single launch for 'Love Shack, Maybe'

Single launch for 'Pressure Socks'

Single launch for '21st Century Lullaby'

‘Manhood Method Actor’ album launch

Humming Grotto is a fantastic experimental music series held downstairs at Petersham Bowlo once a month. An excellent reflection of what's bubbling away beneath the surface in Sydney's rich and diverse ambient / noise / improvised scene.

Martin's the singer and songwriter from Twerps, Lachlan Denton is from The Ocean Party, and they seem to be top mates. They played a show at the PBC a few months ago and it was incredibe. Highly recommended.

Album launch

"Psychedelic rock, funk, doom rock"

'Kid-friendly matinee show'

Mark Moldre's 22-year-old daughter is battling a rarer form of breast cancer, and this gig is being pulled together by Mark as a fundraiser. It's a stellar local lineup - featuring members of Bluebottle Kiss, Crow, Glide, Died Pretty and more.

'Pistacio' single launch

Good At Feeling Helpless' EP launch

Founding member of The Seekers doing a solo show at the bowlo!

Tim Cheeseman (S.Miles) writes in: "It’s Spencer Spark’s single launch for ‘Wake Up’ - an ‘80s style workout-pop track and they’re doing a live set with an aerobics class at the same time. Scruffamudda making bleep bloops and S.Miles will be playing too with a guitarist for the first time. "

Celtic guitarist. Apparently "he has also just been listed as one of the "50 transcendental guitarists of all time" by Guitar Player Magazine"

"Piano, poetry, improvised text, reading, and guitar on Easter eve"

Hair-singeingly loud yob rockers Yes I'm Leaving playing with Naarm-based self-described "bratwave duo" Hearts and Rockets, the latter touring in support of single "Clown Town". Good little chaser for an afternoon barefoot sesh on the bowling green, I reckon.

"KIDS 0-5 FREE"

He's been musician-in-residence at MONA in Hobart for the last few years, and has more bands to his name than you can shake a stick at: Giants of Science, The Gin Club, The Wilson Pickers, Hownowmer and The Young Liberals. Ben's playing in solo mode drawing from his considerable collection of songs. Should be a ripper.

‘Singing & Songing’ Single Launch

Trillion's album launch!

Debut show for The Magician, in the downstairs Green Room

New duo featuring members of Library Siesta and YEEVS launching their new EP ‘A Movie I Used to Love’

‘Circling Beyond the Square’ EP launch

As the ticket link says: "Victoria, Wifey and Buddy Glass feature members of Youth Group, Smudge, John Reed Club, Peabody, Hand Me My Jetpack, The Gadflies, GiveGoods and more" - need more be said? (also a member of the Sydney band Songs)

Launch show for single "Bull Frog"

Outrageous line-up! Do you remember Twerps? They were one of the poster acts for Melbourne's heady "dolewave" scene back in the early 2010s but, like most of their colleagues (ok, Dick Diver), disappeared without a trace without explanation. Will there be a dolewave conspiracy documentary in a decade's time? Will it feature Darren Levin (editor of one of this website's spiritual forefathers Mess+Noise) as a talking head? But I digress. One of Twerps' key members Martin Frawley has re-appeared in Free Time, who are based in New York and who appear to be touring Australia for a crop of dates. But look! Martin is ALSO doing a set with no other than living legend Dan Kelly (yes, he's related to Paul Kelly - nephew/uncle). Did you know that Dan Kelly and the Alpha Males (Dan's band) originally had Gareth Liddiard (The Drones) and Tom Carlyon (of criminally underrated Aussie band Devastations) in their line-up when they formed? Wild times. Okin Osan is the project of local Rose Chan - skuzzy, sunny power pop. And Pash is some gorgeous jangle glossiness. Tick. Tick. Tick. Tick.

Despite being extremely sold out, we thought it fitting to acknowledge this stacked line-up (look at it!) celebrating the life of Richard ‘Millzy’ Mills, one of the co-founders of label/party collective Psyched As. All profits from ticket sales will be donated to the Bula'Bula Arts Centre in Ramingining (NT).

Album launch for the incredible Potential, releasing their album after three excellent singles that have just got me more and more pumped for the full thing. Potential play (in their own words) "weirdo dark-pop synth-wave" - great songwriting, drum machines, harmonised sax, grinding chorus bass, it's a fucking treat. Loose Fit are an incredible support, also offering bursts of sax, intensive post-punk rhythms with little elements of dub all over it - their debut record was recorded and mixed by Jonathan Boulet of Party Dozen and ARSE. And at the greatest venue in Sydney - the PBC!

First Aussie tour in 5 years! "Impressionistic folk music" in the warm, welcoming environs of the PBC

"Things That Cannot Be" EP launch

Sounds Like Sunset formed in Pennant Hills in 1997. Famously, no matter how small the venue they're playing, they'll bring their full scale amp stacks and play at the volume they would if they were playing a gig at the SCG. I'm saying they're loud. Their sound draws a lot from the original wave of the UK's shoegaze influences - think Lush, Ride - but there's definitely an Australiana to it, so I'm gonna dub it "pubgaze". Key Out draws from a similar well of influences but with a little more gentleness - some lovely background vocals and textures adding a wooziness to a rock solid core guitar band sound. Their record's out on Half A Cow - it was mixed by Wayne Connolly (as was SLS' last release).

Humming Grotto is a stunning monthly series of sound art, ambient, noise and other outsider sounds - an often peaceful, sometimes intense, always mesmerising series of lineups that show off a wonderful dimension of Sydney. It's held downstairs at the PBC - so don't be alarmed if you turn up to the main room and there are toddlers running around and the ding of the bistro pass bell. Head downstairs and I guarantee that once the door closes behind you you'll be transported into another world.

Hot situation!!! The Cannanes we love. They've been around since the 80s, they do what they want, their music has been released on the USA's K Records and 555 Records, and Chapter Music locally, they're delightful live. And the Petersham Bowlo is maybe Sydney's best music venue: a simple, community space, that exists for the community, that is loved by the community, and that does a bang up stellar job of doing what it does. And really decent sound!! And family friendly! Wayne Connolly is the Australian producer of some renown - lots of big Triple J records in the 00s - and musician with bands like Knievel and The Welcome Mat. And The Night Packers are new on the scene, have a great energy and a lot of enthusiasm and we love to see it!

Monthly Australian folk music showcase. Support these acts and hear some amazing up and coming folk musicians.

Pay what you wish afternoon show at the best venue in Sydney! Some really good staples here!

Album launch. Arguably one of the best alt country, cowgirl blues, down to earth, and fun bands to watch and line dance to right now <3

Ben is ex-Gin Club, Giants of Science and Wilson Pickers. With band, I think? Nice location for a nice show!

No nonsense Australiania. Copperline is the real deal as well!

EP launch! New release is a collaboration with Lloyd Swanton of The Necks, which sounds like my exact shit.

This looks like a real range! "Australian gothic" to "smooth evening sounds" to "Iconic cheeky bluesy jazzy, tinged with soulful chaos" is some of the range in the submission I was given. Wild times. Hope it's a great time gang!

A community run event bringing together new and emerging folk musicians at the Petersham Bowlo. Wholesome af.

Single launch

Downstairs show

Album launch

7" launch

Typically we don't publish the band or promoter's gig promo copy, but make of this what you will: "A guitar trio inverted, a mysterious device with all the bells and whistles, and a gratifying descent into sludge, smoke, and celestial mayhem."

Holy shit so wait let me get this straight... the songs are written by the guy from Front End Loader, the guitarist plays with Don Walker, Clouds, the Sleepy Jackson and The Ride Ons, and the drummer is from The Mess Hall and The Aerial Maps???

Recurring showcase of musicians playing folk and folk-adjacent music. Come down to support the local folk music scene!

Debut show! New band featuring members of Tactics, The Shorts of Jordan and Bathurst Easter Races. They namecheck the Velvets, Television, Husker Du and the Go-Betweens as influences.

"Humming Grotto is a monthly series of sound and listening that takes place on the last Sunday of the month, downstairs at the PBC." Tim Coster will be performing "textural keyboard music" - he's released on Oren Ambarchi's Black Truffle label and has performed as a quartet with Francis Plagne, Joe Talia, and Eiko Isibashi. Loose-y Crunché is the "no rules" experimental alter ego of Luce Cliché.

Downstairs show! Potential features Nick and Dean formerly of Ted Danson With Wolves - they're doing darkwave/post-punky stuff. Bract play industrial doom (Josh is in this group as well), and Sunrun is a brand new group playing their second ever show featuring members of Oslow, Sweater Season, Snape and Between The Devil & The Deep. Great lineup! Great people!

Check out the descriptions for the acts on the ticket URL ... this sounds like good value to me

For Folk Sake is a monthly event hosted at the PBC. Zane Banks (of "The Banks Brothers" fame with his brother Jy) is part of the Heartsville family of alt-country acolytes doing great things.

Gut-punching sub-bass is the bio

Album launch

I've been listening my way through the SydneyMusic.net playlist (shameless plug - you can find the links on the right → if you're on a computer or alllllll the way down the bottom ↓ of this page if you're on a mobile device) and CloudBird and Jack Bird (no relation? 🤔) really jumped out at me: gorgeous, reflective smouldering country with the added gravitas of texture and reverb. Real mood stuff. Meanwhile Grizzly MacDuff can not found on streaming services (respect!), but they pull out a twangy, higher energy power pop / country mood - big strums, big sounds. Add to that the fact that Petersham Bowlo gigs fucken rule, I reckon if this description is ticking boxes for you you're probably onto a winner here.

'Insignificant Other' single launch. Discover vouchers accepted on the door if not sold out prior

Early 4pm show. Album launch.