Live Getting drunk on the fully-formed funk of Bin Juice by Dani Hansen I first stumbled on Bin Juice at an ad hoc warehouse party in Marrickville a couple of years ago. There was a giant Buddha statue sitting the corner and the…
Live Stoic steeze and punk ditties: Flight To Dubai bring utter carnage to Waywards by Happy There is nothing I love more than fast, loud and furious folks thrashing out pure punk ditties five feet in front of my face. And of this esteemed category, Flight…
Live Bedroom grunge with a dash of wholesome: Lost Friends are one to watch by Dani Hansen It’s no doubt that Lost Friends are picking up pace at a manic rate. The Epping group got together in the latter half of 2017 after jamming to the likes…
Interviews Jess Locke talks venue closures, 2018 highlights, and hearing her new songs live for the first time by Happy Last year, Jess Locke struck a potent chord with her fantastic album Universe. After spending the best part of 2018 hitting some of Australia’s best festivals and touring with a few choice…
Live Military garb and jazzed-up grooves: Genesis Owusu was a powerhouse at Waywards by Dani Hansen As an impressionable, doe-eyed high school senior, I went through a phase that left me chronically influenced by the jazz and hip-hop scene that emerged in 1980s New York. Jazz…
Lists News 5 free gigs you can’t miss in Sydney this weekend by Happy Everybody loves gigs, everybody loves free stuff. What some refer to as the holiest concoction is a free gig – and we reckon there should be more of them. That’s…
News Realise the untapped potential of Tuesdays with Cobra Club, a killer weekly gig that’s 100% free by Happy Too long has Sydney ignored the wonderful, wonderful opportunities belied by a mid-week party. It’s a city which thrives Thursday through Saturday, yet for some reason we’re taking no hints…
News PREMIERE: Forget Veronica, Betty is the only one for SheerKhan by Nathan Vumbaca Who is Betty? A helpless maiden, or a sly femme fatale? Whoever she is, she’s got SheerKhan in a twist, and it’s one that sees them at their best. Sydney’s SheerKhan are…
Lists 12 Sydney weekly club shows all bands should play by Jacob Stone Are you a young musician trying to pick up a gig or support slot in Sydney, but scared of ending up playing folk songs in a random, horrible Blue Mountains…
