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SXSW Sydney Wristbands Are Awesome

If you’re not flush with cash or working for a company that’ll pay for one, a full Pro badge for the Music pillar of SXSW Sydney is likely to be out of your reach. However, getting a wristband – the lower-cost version that still gets you into all the gigs – is surprisingly good value. […]

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DOWNGIRL @ Metro Social, 1st Oct

“DOWNGIRL are all sorts of contradictory, subtle and sly but still as heavy as a hammer blow to the head; mayhem on a stick but still clear and precise; angry as all hell yet warm and welcoming. Fabulously wild, wildly fabulous.” Gallery Listen

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Marilyn Maria @ Metro Social, 1st Oct

“Marilyn Maria flex their muscles tonight, a set of wildly impressive strength and heft, as loud as it is louche. Touched with glorious madness, it’s heavyweight poetry and bloodied art to open the Murray Cook-curated Rocktober residency at the Metro – a pinch and a punch for the first of the month.” Gallery Listen

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Gig Guide

Gigs In Sydney This Week | 1-5 Oct

Every week I pick out a bunch of interesting shows featuring emerging, DIY, and independent Australian artists. The full list of shows this week are below – those are the ones to get out to in the next few days. Don’t forget, there’s also a futuristic-y dashboard here that lets you look ahead if you […]

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New Music Data

By The Numbers #013: 29th Sep 2025

Every week, I take a look at the best playlists in Australia and the biggest playlists in the world and analyse the artists appearing on them. All of these playlists focus on newly-released tracks – what this means is that the artists added to these lists can be seen as the bets that critics and […]

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Shows

Alex The Astronaut @ Transgenre, Red Rattler, 27th Sep

“Alex The Astronaut may not have played for a while but these songs, stripped back to the core, are as bright and flinty as when they were first boxed up. Songwriting with a razor’s edge, sometimes harsh truths delivered with kindness and grace, it glints and flickers like treasure.” Gallery Listen

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FVNERAL @ Transgenre, Red Rattler, 27th Sep

“Part of FVNERAL are putting on today’s Transgenre event but even though it’s home turf it’s a killer set for any time or place. Emotional, intelligent, witty, roaringly powerful – one of Sydney’s very, very best.” Gallery Listen

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Noctica @ Transgenre, Red Rattler, 27th Sep

“Noctica brings the heavy, roar and mosh with precision blows among the primal screams. The focus, the mass, the sheer velocity – there’s no dodging it, you’re getting knocked down. And you’ll love it.” Gallery Listen

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Dyan Tai @ Transgenre, Red Rattler, 27th Sep

“Dyan Tai’s precise electronic strikes sit on top of the heavier strokes of the stage show, astonishing costumery like bold swirls of paint. Senses overload with both the energy and the density of the inputs, shock and awe for eyes and ears.” Gallery Listen