While the creative process is often explored in works of theatre and performance, the elitism of the arts gets a direct dressing down in new play SAMO Is Dead.
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Premiere: The Hamiltons – ‘Comme Deux Petites Filles’
Siblings Emma and Tom Hamilton cut their teeth in the jazz clubs of London, before deciding to reconnect with their French heritage and create indie pop music. Today, Backyard Opera is premiering their brand-new track ‘Comme Deux Petites Filles’.
Tacos N Tequila for Cinco de Mayo
This weekend a Mexican fiesta is hitting Sydney’s oldest streets in celebration of Cinco de Mayo, and it’s set to be as delicious as it is colourful. The festival, aptly named Tacos N Tequila, will be held in the Rocks, and aims to showcase the very best Mexico has to offer, including street food, entertainment, art and margaritas.
Sydney May Gig Guide
Plug in to listen to our playlist of local and international acts that are lighting up Sydney's stages this month. While things might be cooling down outside, in the bandrooms and basements of Sydney there's fire.
The Weekly Collection #69
This week, AFC Curated bring their pop-up back to Sydney while Holly Ryan hosts her first ever; find out where Billie Eilish finds her jewellery style and Sports Illustrated makes history.
The Inaugural SCCI Fashion Hub
Inspiring, insightful and decidedly contemporary, the 2019 Sherman Centre of Culture and Ideas’ (SCCI) Fashion Hub contained dynamic, relevant discourse that delved into this modern epoch of fashion, art and culture.
A Conversation With … Sunbeam Sound Machine
Sunbeam Sound Machine sound exactly like what their name suggests. And frontman Nick Sowersby, the brain behind that sound, has crafted a multi-instrumental dream-pop sensation in Melbourne that is definitely going places.
Mix of the Week 1/5 – Ant Nebula and Amar Dhall at Treepsyde Festival
Based in Central Queensland, the Treepsyde Festival aims to combine a love for the environment with a love for music. With tree plantings in the day, the regeneration of Australia’s natural bushland was supplemented at night by soothing music. Ant Nebula and Amar Dhall of Altar Records provided this soothing music.
Fresh: Mary’s CQ
Since February this year we’ve had an ear to the ground to hear the rumblings beneath Macquarie Place. The latest venture for those who breathed new life into the Lansdowne and the Unicorn takes Newtown’s favourite burgers and chicken to the heart of the CBD and adds a wholly vegan redux of the entire menu.
Fresh: Sash
Sash Japanese is latest venue to make the trip up the Hume Highway and so far it’s made that journey more gracefully than most other convoys. Originating in Melbourne, Sash has been a hit in Sydney since day one, serving up flavours both brazen and familiar.
The Top 5 Café’s in Sydney’s Lower North Shore
The ridges and valleys of Sydney’s lower north shore contain a large number of spots to enjoy a good coffee and a light meal. Here we’ve rounded up the top five, judging by coffee, food and overall experience.
Lexi // Girls & Boys
Photography: Johnny Jordan @byjohnnyjordan // Model: Lexi @lexiupshaw @chadwickmodels
Roll of The Week // Bad Friday
Revellers united for the coming of the next messiah; live music. Location: Bad Friday. Photography Olivia Repaci // Nikon F-601, Lomography 400.
Release of the Week 29/4 – glasshouse ‘hello’
“The next Violent Soho? Potentially. See how they stack up.” @glasshouseglassmouse glasshouse, the four-piece rock band from Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, have just released their follow up to debut EP plastic.
BYO Culture Guide April 29 – May 5
This week is about celebrating the old and the new. As younger artists draw inspiration from those who have come before and reinterpret the classics, the line between the old and the new is ever more blurred.
Hands Up for Haiku Hands
Watching Haiku Hands rise has been a sight to behold. The impressive three-piece have linked together being from both Melbourne and Sydney and have taken off since their debut single, ‘Not About You’.
Back and Forth with ... Angie McMahon
We ask one of our favourite songstresses all the questions you never knew you wanted answered.
Sahara Beck on pushing through the hate and doing what you love
Queensland’s best regional artist of 2019, Sahara Beck recently released a new hit ‘I Haven’t Done A Thing Today’ that she wrote in her family home with her brother. And despite the title, her schedule has been pretty full.
The Weekly Collection #68
Alternative approaches to sustainability and an image from the past – fashion is ever changing, this week and always.
Courtyard at Ivy
Australian hip-hop is at a turning point in 2019. The old guard of Hilltop Hoods and Bliss N Eso has stepped down, and the next generation is rising up. On Easter Sunday, Sydney’s Ivy was host to this, with the main indoor stage bouncing into the night.