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The (Not Quite) Wonder Years

think.” WHAT: School Dance WHEN & WHERE: Thursday 10 January to Sunday 3 February, Sydney Festival, Sydney Theatre Company Wharf 1 Theatre

Features / Music

some of these songs in their set but in Sydney they're performing a Sydney Festival show dedicated to the album with the setlist made up almost entirely from this ... make me happy.” The Waterboys will be playing the following dates: Wednesday 23 January - Sydney Festival, State Theatre, Sydney NSW Friday 25 January - Canberra Theatre, Canberra ACT Saturday 26 January

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Scoring The Galaxy

lead the Sydney Symphony and Philharmonia Choirs through just such a performance for the Sydney Festival. “Because there are such large sums of music and almost entire performances ... pacing and the editing of the images.” In an interview with Cosmos , Sydney Festival director Lieven Bertels noted the crossover appeal of this unique undertaking, the potential audience

The Secret River - Sydney Festival

lies he's telling himself. Sydney Theatre: Walsh Bay, Sydney Festival, to Saturday 9 February

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A Monstrous Rise

Byron Bay NSW Friday 1 February - Laneway Festival, Brisbane QLD Saturday 2 February - Laneway Festival, Sydney NSW Sunday 3 February - Laneway Festival, Footscray VIC Friday 8 February - Laneway Festival, Adelaide

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Jack Of All Trades

that's kinda nice, actually – 'cause I'm usually on some big festival and now I'm gonna do a few club dates instead. It'll probably sound a little ... following dates: Friday 25 January - Brown Alley, Melbourne VIC Saturday 26 January - The Ivy, Sydney NSW Saturday 26 January - Chinese Laundry, Sydney NSW Sunday 27 January - Sky Room, Brisbane

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Up In The Clouds

between simple songs and vast atmospherics. “We recorded early versions of the songs in Sydney and did one or two stripped-back, really negligible shows,” Chang recounts. “We only really ... Factory, Darlinghurst NSW Friday 1 February - Laneway Festival, Brisbane QLD Saturday 2 February - Laneway Festival, Sydney NSW Sunday 3 February - Laneway Festival, Footscray VIC Friday 8 February - Laneway Festival, Adelaide

Chris Smither Announces Extensive Australian Tour

great bluesman playing the following shows: Thursday 7 March - Notes, Sydney Friday 8 March - Monday 11 - Port Fairy Folk Festival Wednesday 13 March - Trinity Sessions, Adelaide Thursday 14 March - Kulcha ... March - Kulcha, Fremantle, Saturday 16 March - Sunday 17 - Blue Mountains Music Festival, Katoomba Tuesday 19 March - Notes, Sydney Wednesday 20 March - The Gallipoli Club, Newcastle Thursday 21 March - South Leagues

Live Review: Norman Blake & Joe Pernice

Sydney Festival audiences are lucky to be seeing this show. The first thing alt-country singer/songwriter Joe Pernice did was thank the airline representative who managed to find

Live Review: Hunx & His Punx

took over the Spiegeltent for a late night musical seduction as a part of Sydney Festival. Hunx & His Punx belted out fast and loud punk while also harking back

Live Review: Darshan Jesrani & Daniel Wang

Sydney Town Hall really has been a wonderful space for hosting some key Sydney Festival events this year. Saturday night saw it holding a disco house party and it lost ... such a beautiful old building is a testament to the progressive and encouraging way Sydney is engaging with music

Live Review: Big Day Out

Olympic Park in order to enjoy one of the country's biggest festival line-ups at Sydney's Big Day Out. Opening the day at the Vans Essential Stage were ... Crowley What more fitting way to celebrate the hottest day in Sydney on record than being surrounded by festival punters in the sweaty inferno that was this year

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