BYO Gig Guide 28th Sep - 5th Oct

Catch local artists from across Australia at the Yours and Owls Festival in Wollongong this weekend! If you can’t make it there’s loads of free shows across Sydney including Ali Barter, Emma Russack Band, as well as American Rapper Mac Miller at the Metro Theatre.

BYO Gig Guide 21st Sep - 28th Sep

Leave your wallet at home because this week is packed with FREE (!!!) gigs across Sydney. E For ECHO bring their tender, intimate indie-folk sounds to Redfern’s Arcadia Liquors. Papa Pilko and The Binrats’ visceral razor-sharp rock can be heard at the Hotel Steyne, Manly.

Interview: Cloud Control

For beloved indie-trio Cloud Control their latest album ‘ZONE’ is the mark of a new beginning. Heidi, Ulrich and Alistair Wright caught up with Dan from Backyard Opera to discuss ZONE’s arduous four-year recording process, embracing the magic of Roland drum-machines, and the creative freedom of producing your own record.

BYO Gig Guide 14th Sep - 19th Sep

Put on your dancing shoes and forgo the mascara because this weekend in Sydney is for groovin’ and cryin’. Sydney funk-lords Breizers are performing with Shag Rock at the Oxford Art Factory, and Le Pie (bless her damn beautiful soul) is headlining the Lansdowne this Friday alongside Egoism.

Live Review: FASTER! HARDER! FUNKIER!

Bermuda Bloom consist of Luke Davis: vocals/guitar; Dave Hutchinson: guitars; John Coyne: bass; Casey Allan: drums. Dan from BYO was invited by the group to their show at The Vic On The Park, Marrickville on Thursday 31st August 2017.

BYO Gig Guide 8th Sep - 14th Sep

High-rollers get out your wallets because there are a bunch of great gigs at a hefty price this week in Sydney. Emo-lords AFI are performing at the Big Top, Australian legend James Reyne from Aussie Crawl plays the Enmore Theatre ...

Interview: Gordi

Meet Sophie Payten, aka Gordi – a young songwriter hailing from rural New South Wales, Australia. Her hometown of Canowindra boasts a quaint township, whose nurturing green landscapes helped foster Gordi’s creative intuition growing up.

Interview: City Calm Down

On the back of their latest single ‘Blood’ and a national tour spanning six capital shows, City Calm Down squeezed in some time with Backyard Opera to chat about their upcoming full-length and its inspirations.

Album of the week Jen Cloher – self-titled

“Intimate without ever feeling too precious”, says Jen Cloher about her latest self-titled release. Characterised by a variation of outwards and inwards focus, the punk-rock figurehead of the Melbourne DIY music scene shines us a light into her processes of artistic and personal growth.

BYO - Mere Women

Sydney post-punks Mere Women explore the experience of physical and emotional isolation from a feminine point of view on their third full-length Big Skies.

Small Voices

Small Voices is the creative efforts of Sydney-based producer Jack Perry who hails from far north NSW, near Byron. His newest effort comes in the form of ‘Russian Letter Syndrome’, which achieves much in its pared-back, chilled simplicity.