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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