Every week I pick out a bunch of interesting shows featuring emerging, DIY, and independent Australian artists.
The full list of shows coming up over the holiday break are below – those are the ones to get out to in the next couple of weeks.
Don’t forget, there’s also a futuristic-y dashboard here that lets you look ahead if you want to see similar shows a bit further out – given the perilous state of live music, if you can buy tix in advance, the artists and venues will thank you for it.
Wherever you end up though, get out and discover something amazing 👇
Gigs I like the look of over the holidays:
wed 17
- house of monkeys + royalla @ oxford art factory | oaf gallery
thu 18
- black dahlia + poltergeist 9000, solo career @ the vanguard
- c.o.f.f.i.n + tee vee repairmann, cammy cautious & the wrestlers @ crowbar
- doctor robot + witchking @ enmore hotel
- nathan spicer + shel chiffon, jean elliot, emilia grace @ oxford art factory | oaf gallery
- othrship + lili alaska @ buddy’s bar
- pyjama sundayz + glen s @ mixtape
- vimiera + honey fuzz, penny red @ bootleggers
fri 19
- 12 point buck + sunstalkersss, gimp, jimbo howlin @ the duke of enmore
- ah honey + astrovan @ the vic on the park
- cat & calmell + abby & tyrone [dj] @ the lansdowne
- clay j gladstone + brooklyn comic @ waywards ballroom
- histamine + dead mall, goethe, dim @ mary’s underground
- phantastic ferniture + dogworld, cooee, inner west voices @ metro theatre
- selene and the strange + sweet boy sonnet, townes and the lost moons @ the botany view
- sonic reducer + grumpy, chinwag @ the lansdowne
- the buoys + chloe dadd, sweetie @ manning bar
- witch doctor + bunny bear, for clift, less unless @ the trocadero room
sat 20
- beryl + huck hastings @ golden age cinema & bar
- chimers + julia why? @ the vic on the park
- dog trumpet @ marrickville bowlo
- fangz + lotus born, arbiter, alterth @ the lansdowne
- future static + bench cup, blake williams @ the burdekin
- gena stone + allerdyce @ the eveleigh hotel
- little bastard + caitlin harnett and the pony boys, lady lyon, jay squire & the loveliners, magic nic & the general electric, charlie finn @ the lady hampshire
- sloan peterson + abbey lane @ 7th day brewery
- starcrazy + the midnight tides, cruise baby, coastal scrub @ the botany view
stirr + drift, death dance @ the trocadero roomcancelled- teenage dads @ oxford art factory
- the engine + finding better health, euterpe @ mothership studios | slipway
- the hush + electrik, sereia, woodhill @ the duke of enmore
- the maple trail + richard cuthbert, north arm, conrad greenleaf, richard cartwright, green mohair suits, kelly dance, dance et al., evan lock, magnetic heads, sweet ray @ petersham bowlo
- the slims + chuck sics, smusko, lily b, jazzy gold, ditzy dog, hatchling, george catt @ the lord gladstone
sun 21
- amammoth + old heathens, black black black, lost futures, skulls, drunken sun, low stakes, 200 plus crew @ lazy thinking
- polish club + beks, hot piece @ marrickville bowlo
- terza madre + the good boys, julia why? @ the vanguard
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wed 24
- terrificus + scruffamudda, whatever eva, skitzenbitz, fairy erin @ moshpit
fri 26
- buddy dingo + brown snake @ the vic on the park
drifting clouds + nai palm, setwun & the soulstranauts, vv pete, ella haber, weight on my shoulders, kenfo, jun wan, brina b2b celinita, carolina gasolina, dan+ee b2b fabz, louli, jamie 3:26 (usa), gemma, jonny seymour, kato b2b au4r33y @ factory theatrerescheduled to 11th Apr
sat 27
- antipope + panther sex magic, petrol, no bull @ the duke of enmore
- salarymen + fuzztronica, playne jayne @ 7th day brewery
- smd + carnage flower, salty tenders, space plants, jay speech @ moshpit
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wed 31
- dante knows + bvt, salty, tunnel signs [dj] @ pleasure club
- purple disturbance @ the duke of enmore
- second guess + gaia, josh evans, no smoking @ 7th day brewery
- the grogans + shag rock, crocodylus, liquid zoo, peach fuzz, camino gold, kitty of the valley @ the vic on the park
fri 2
physical copy @ the vic on the parkrescheduled to 9th Jan- skulls + radio rejects, the tinnies @ the duke of enmore
sat 3
- albanian blood pantree + antipope, the magician, skulls @ the chippo
- stevan @ the vic on the park
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🤤 Want more gigs?
Hey, there’s also a futuristic-y dashboard here that lets you look ahead if you want to see similar shows a bit further out.
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🤔 Wait, wtf is this?
Looking at the various gig guides out there, these are the shows by emerging, independent, or DIY artists that get my pulse going – this isn’t a complete list, it’s a totally subjective selection of stuff I just like the look of. For way better actual gig guides, you should follow SydneyMusic or bestbandsyouneverheard or Sydney Gig Guide (which tbh you should do anyway)
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