Archive for March, 2010

505 presents:
Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

[ Wednesday, 31 March, 2010; 8:30 pm to 10:30 pm. ] MIKE COOPER (UK) & CHRIS ABRAHAMS (SYD)

For the past 40 years British guitarist Mike Cooper has traced a path completely his own and is a difficult artist to classify. Cooper has arguably stretched the possibilities of the guitar – leaping fearlessly from pure blues to folk, with free jazz and improvisation, in turn [...]

the NOW now series #1, 2010!
Sunday, March 28th, 2010

[ Sunday, 28 March, 2010; 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ] An afternoon in the intimate setting of a little bookshop in the cross
- come and enjoy the sounds of the first NOW now series event for 2010! We’re excited!

featuring…

~Mike Cooper (UK/IT) - guitar / vocals

~Aemon Webb - mixer + Marcus Whale - sax

$8 / $10
BYO

Date: Sunday, 28 March 2010
Time: 16:00 - 18:00 [...]

Mike Cooper solo with film @ Bronte Bowling Club
Saturday, March 27th, 2010

[ Saturday, 27 March, 2010; 9:30 am to 11:30 am. ] For the past 40 years British guitarist Mike Cooper has been an international musical explorer tracing a path completely his own performing and recording solo and in a number of inspired groupings. His roots lie in acoustic country blues as one of the handful of pioneering players of the Sixties Acoustic British Blues Boom playing [...]

SIMA presents: ROIL @ ‘The Sound Lounge’
Saturday, March 27th, 2010

[ Saturday, 27 March, 2010; 8:30 am to 11:00 am. ] “…bright piano, rich bass and bass drum packing a mighty punch” – John Shand

ROIL is a collaboration between pianist Chris Abrahams, bassist Mike Majkowski and drummer James Waples. Formed in 2007, this Sydney-based trio has been developing their own approach to jazz improvisation. There is a controlled elegance to Roil’s music – not that this [...]

REFRACTION presents:
Friday, March 26th, 2010

[ Friday, 26 March, 2010; 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ] Jon Hunter (SYD)
Icarus (UK)
Shoeb Ahmad (ACT)
Jordan Bryon (UTS)

UTS - Bon Marche Studio
755 Harris St, Ultimo
6:30pm - $10/$5 concession at door

Refraction
Refraction is a series of innovative showcases featuring UTS sound/media arts students sharing the stage with experienced artists. The night aims to incubate an experimental media and sound art community within the university by providing [...]

1/4_inch presents:
Saturday, March 13th, 2010

[ Saturday, 13 March, 2010; 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm. ] 1/4_inch returns in 2010 after a longer than expected hiatus.
To kick off the years fun and games they are proud to announce a very special performance by:

::PIMMON
Robert Curgenven
and
Joshua Craig::

Date: Saturday, 13 March 2010
Time: 7:30pm - 10:30pm
Location: Headlands Hotel Austinmer (N.S.W)
Cost: $10

www.1-4inch.com

‘the big room’ presents:
Thursday, March 11th, 2010

[ Thursday, 11 March, 2010; 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm. ] + Espadrille album launch ‘first wave’
espadrille is - John Encarnacao (radio, guitar & electronics), Brendan Smyly (tenor saxophone, voice & electronics), Joshua Isaac (drums & noises).

+ Cleptocleptics (Tom Smith)

+ Guard compartment (Monika Brooks and John Hunter)

thursday 11th march
7:30pm
475 king newtown
5 dollar donation

pact theatre presents: ‘the wasteland’
Thursday, March 4th, 2010

[ Thursday, 4 March, 2010; 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] T.S Elliot gave us the muscle and we put it in our muskets and will fire it upon thee. This event explores the five parts of The Wasteland as five music and live art scores. Each will be composed by a different ensemble, resituating storytelling, mythology, fragmented narrative and stylistic disorientation. Leave your cardigan & [...]