Posted by Andy Ryan on June 11, 2010
A year ago sixteen shows featuring more than 140 Sydney artists were arranged to help save community radio station FBi. A certain multi-millionaire fly boy had left them in the lurch, so it was up to the poor struggling musos to chip in and play to help raise funds to keep FBi on air. Twelve months down the track and the station is going great guns so they have decided to make an annual mid-winter showcase of this city’s diverse musical talent in the form of Sydney Sounds Like, comprising four special shows this July.
A showcase of the station’s resident DJs will kick off festivities at a late night dance tunes extravaganza Cuddle Puddle, which takes over the whole of the Oxford Art Factory July 9. An embarrassment of riches awaits the next day at the all ages Choose Your Own Adventure mini festival with four rooms of the Factory Theatre brimming with bands, comedians, DJs and artists.
The hot ticket event of last year – The Stolen Records Gala Ball – makes a return visit July 16 with Sydney hip hop’s leading lights Koolism, Thundamentals and Ozi Batla fronting the black tie, big beats gala event. And to ensure things go out with a bang, The Final Fling mooches into the Metro July 17 with The Presets, the Philly Jays, Parades, Purple Sneakers DJs, Pluto Jonze and a whole lotta other bands and DJs not starting with ‘P’. Check out Sydney Sounds Like for all the details.
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Posted by kluster on May 26, 2010
Night Two of the Even Books Le First Ever Readers Festival was a books-on-film based affair, hosted in the welcoming space that is CuriousWorks.
As our fellow city-mates would be aware, Saturday night in Sydney was a miserable affair. Incessant rain and mid-winter temperatures combined resulted in the creation of a rather unwelcoming conurbation.
Not to be swayed by some blowing winds and a bit of sky water, a group of adventurous literarily-and-film-inclined individuals braved the night, nursing wounded heads as a result of the reportedly raucous activities experienced at the festival’s opening night party, The Library of Unwritten Books at Performance Space at CarriageWorks.
The tone of the event was, suitably, set to low-key. More...
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Posted by kluster on July 3, 2009
They are fresh, independent and feed us loads of local content, but FBi radio are in trouble and they need you, Sydney!
It’s time to give something back, and what better way to give than to get something in return? The cream of Sydney’s artistic fringe have donated their work to be auctioned at the MCA tonight from 6.30pm, with all proceeds going to keep FBi on air.
With over 40 artists contributing, there will surely be something that will attract your interest. And if you can’t make it there in person, you can bid online. Have a look at some of the spectacular artworks here.
You will be hard pressed to find a better way to spend a Friday night than drinking beer, listening to tunes and absorbing some culture.
RSVP here.
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