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Colle At The Vanguard: A Platform for Sydney's Electronic Underground to Shine
1+ hour, 27+ min ago (332+ words) At the conclusion of her thirty-minute set at the Vanguard Theatre on June 4, New York dream-pop artist Maya Mc Grory, AKA Colle, left her fans baffled. "Is there more coming?" asked a man standing beside me. We waited " quietly hopeful…...
Bigger, Longer, and Louder: The Sydney Opera House Freed From Draconian Noise Caps The Sydney Opera House Freed From Draconian Noise Caps
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (428+ words) Yesterday, the state government announced that the Sydney Opera House's iconic forecourt will no longer be subject to draconian noise caps. These reforms include permitting evening events the same noise levels as day time events, and extending their curfew until…...
AI Soul - Soul Sold Out (Naked City)
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (303+ words) I wondered how other music fans and lovers of the soul genre would react to these synthetic soulsters? Who better to ask than long time music writer, true crime aficionado and syndicated radio broadcaster Stuart Coupe. I sent him a…...
Uked! A Unique Musical Experience Where You Can Play Along
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (496+ words) Theatregoers who would like to attend a musical which is close up and personal and a complete contrast to all the mega-musical style productions playing in Sydney, Uked! is the show for you! This is the first play-along ukulele musical…...
Audience Member Saves the Day At Sydney's Opening Night of La La Land In Concert
1+ week, 5+ day ago (605+ words) For many, performing unrehearsed in front of a crowd of thousands is the stuff of nightmares, however for one audience member, it was a dream turned into reality. On the opening night for Justin Hurwitz's La La Land in Concert…...
30 Years of Thunder: Mogwai at the Sydney Opera House
2+ week, 1+ hour ago (348+ words) The grandness of the architecture makes people interact with the music differently," frontman Stuart Braithwaite told me in an interview, ruminating on the significance of playing the famous venue. It changes the mindset of us, and of those listening to…...
Hair: Director Glenn Elston On Why The Iconic Rock Musical Still Resonates Today
3+ week, 14+ min ago (606+ words) Director Glenn Elston recently spoke to City Hub about the latest production of rock musical Hair, which is soon to grace the Sydney stage. Hair: The Tribal Love-Rock Musical is a protest play against war, which was sparked by the…...
TISM Hit With Repair Bill Following Sydney Opera House Shows
3+ week, 3+ day ago (312+ words) Melbourne art-rock group TISM has been fined more than $18, 000 after performances at Sydney Opera House earlier this year reportedly caused damage to seating and flooring in the venue's Concert Hall. The band, whose name stands for This Is Serious Mum,…...
The Broad Church of Jazz (Naked City)
3+ week, 4+ day ago (619+ words) Sydney has always had a chequered history when it comes to music venues and performance spaces. Some venues survive for decades, whilst others come and go within a few years. Knocking down a much loved club or theatre to build…...
Ride The Cyclone: A Rollercoaster Through Limbo With A Few Loose Screws
3+ week, 5+ day ago (579+ words) Campy, intermittently electric vocally, and just short of the depth it chases, Company Of Dramatic Arts Sydney's Ride the Cyclone'is more alive in its chaos than in its meaning A 2009 cult contemporary musical from Jacob Richmond and Brooke Maxwell, and…...