Kelsey Lu @ the Opera House 2/6

Kelsey Lu is one of the most widely talented, multi-genre artist you’ll ever have the pleasure to watch perform live. Blurring the lines between R&B, indie and classical, it’s hard to label her under a single genre, but if there’s one thing you learn as you watch her set unfold, it’s that her musical identity is in fluidity.

Review: Mercury Fur

How far would you go to save the ones you love? This is the confronting core thematic question that Phillip Ridley’s Mercury Fur forces us to answer. Premiering in 2005 at the Plymouth Theatre Royal in London, Mercury Fur’s highly controversial and disturbing concepts prompted regular audience walk-outs during initial runs of the play, and it received thoroughly mixed reviews in its early days.

Bar Ombré by Salts Meats Cheese

Salt Meats Cheese has given Sydneysiders somewhere new to imbibe, launching their very own rooftop bar in the heart of Circular Quay. Located inside the imposing Gateway building at 1 Macquarie Place, Bar Ombré is the first of its kind – both an extension and a diversion from what we’re used to from the Salt Meats Cheese (SMC) restaurant group.

Food, Meet Drink

Since we as a species first exited the priomordial soup and started eating more than just what was immediately in front of us, there’s been a desire to combine the joy of eating with the pleasure of drinking.

Back & Forth with Mansionair

After five years of deep introspection and even getting together in a house in the middle of the woods for inspiration, the Sydney-based Indie-electronic trio of Jack Froggatt, Lachlan Bostock and Alex Nicholls have dropped their self-produced, coming-of-age debut album, Shadowboxer.

Yours & Owls 2019

Our favourite all-Aussie festival has just dropped its line-up for 2019. Continuing its tradition of bringing together the best of this nation’s talent with the hottest emerging local acts, Yours & Owls have put Amy Shark, Courtney Barnett, Golden Features and Hot Dub Time Machine at the top of the billing.

The Top 5 Banh Mi

No matter how you like your banh mi, chilli or no chilli, bbq pork or classic, there’s no avoiding the fact that this delicious stuffed bread roll has won the hearts and minds of Sydneysiders.

Darcy St Project

It is no stretch to say that coffee can be good, but taking the next step and making coffee do good is a whole other thing. While many coffee companies tout their impact on the communities they source beans from or their efforts to give back to the communities they serve, most still run as for-profit enterprises.

A Conversation With … Imogen Kelly

One of Australia’s most celebrated burlesque performers, Imogen Kelly has toured her shows throughout Australia and overseas, winning a bevy of awards along the way. Her theatrical, narrative style of burlesque has been part of the revival of the form, and one that Imogen is bringing to the Factory theatre in June for her show Herstory – Leading Ladies.