Rubber rewards for those that stick it out and in. Wednesday May the 15th ~ One fine day I'll have all of these boxes unpacked and time to swim in the sun. Til then it's free fare for all, first at Palmer & Co from 10PM til 1.30AM. Saturday May the 18th ~ Jack Off goes out guestless between 3 and 5 this week, but if you'd like to hear last week's beautiful and illuminating appearance by Merryn Jeann you can catch up at yr leisure here. Afterwards I've one final week of this insane trio of triptychs to somersault, first at Maybe Sammy from 6 til 9, then cartwheeling though to Dean and Nancy on 22 for 9 til 12.30AM. See you somewhere! Anyone wanna buy our fancy boat? It's a proven way for folks to get along. Our ageless tinny hull and all accoutrements is also available - and going for a song. Make an offer for either. Would love to pass these beauties on to friends. Wednesday May the 8th ~ Took a spell and drove almost as far north again during the most successful Gum Ball ever, in order to jump into the freezing waters of Ladies Well (above). God I needed that! Tonight I'll be back from another northern water world to play Palmer & Co for free from 11 til half 1. Thursday May the 9th ~ Come Thursgay I'm celebrating my arrival back on the Coast with a four-hour stint at the FunHaus Factory in Gosford, starting at 6, before being brilliantly interrupted by a sterling show from 6 Inch Minx, plus drag courtesy of Anita Drink and Luka Bahllz. The whole affair is hosted by Tim Dormer and there is zero charge to attend. Friday May the 10th ~ It has been impossible to foresee, with my eyes all wonky: the penultimate Sham DJs (Liz Ham et moi) Sin City Soirée happens to be happening at the Hollywood this Friday from 8pm til 1am, before a finale in this form manifests on Friday August 9. Join us at our founding fountainhead as we go deep into the winter dark, surrounded by cozy community, music and movement. We are always free. Saturday May the 11th ~ Prior to being put out to pasture for a few days I've an exceedingly busy Saturday: first sharing Subconscious Love Connections with Merryn Jeann live on FBi between 3 and 5 for Jack Off; then spinning freely for Maybe Sammy betwixt 6 and 9; before attaining audio enlightenment beyond the bovine at Dean and Nancy on 22 from 9 til 12.30. Moving pictures made with music before barging out. Wednesday May the 1st ~ To open this apparently inevitable week of rain, which just happens to coincide with the necessity of transporting our lives off-river via countless cardboard boxes on boats, I'll spin an especially extreme set of vintage audio aquatica at Palmer & Co between 11pm and approximately 1am. All gigs free. Friday May the 3rd ~ If the hat shits, tear it (off, promptly) - that's my advice. But you know, you do you! Listen to the band (on the record, in my hand) at the illustrious Bob Hawke Beer and Leisure Centre, 8.30 til 11.30pm. Saturday May the 4th ~ Jack Off goes guestless, so as to best serve sonic mayhem in the minutes between 3 and 5pm. Directly afterwards the traditionally noble, sober and sane history of The Rocks will be flawlessly embodied during my 6 til 9pm set at Maybe Sammy. Thereafter, witness proof that I am simultaneously of both the future and past, as I miraculously materialise a mile away, atop a skyscraper, in the space of a single second, ready to unleash a world of wild colour and melody, amongst the mirthful madness that is Dean and Nancy on 22. Hear the whole song and dance unfold, until 12.30 in the morn! Startling sonics sprayed hither & thither forthwith! Wednesday April the 24th ~ I'll be activating the bat-shit crazy late shift at Palmer & Co from 11pm (rather than 10) for the next fortnight, as we celebrate the opening of new nosherie Good Luck across the way, with live music returning for the three hours prior. All for free! Thursday April the 25th ~ I'll also be rolling up to Dashville a day earlier than usual this year, for the specific purpose of bracketing The Gum Ball's ANZAC Day set by old mate Gareth Liddiard (who still holds the record for most appearances on my radio show, despite ceasing to do media on gig days about a decade ago). If you are heading north for the weekend make tracks in time if possible. It's a rare chance to hear this man's epic solo fare in full, lit by fire, under the stars. Friday April the 26th ~ Thence it's back to routine gratituitous Gum Ball gallivanting: a three-way, three-hour Silent Disco shenanigan with Urby and Liz Ham alongside from 12. Earlier, the evening will escalate exponentially: as RVG pass the baton to Tropical Fuckstorm; before ex Cramps, Bad Seeds and Gun Club member Kid Congo brings his Pink Monkey Birds band (this time featuring Mick Harvey on bass) to a midnight climax. I just can't get over the calibre of this line-up! Saturday April the 27th ~ Hopefully we'll be able to reassemble ourselves into some semblance of solid shape in time to drive back to the big smoke, as there are some pretty sweet live prospects in the offing for Jack Off. We know that Asha Jeffries will appear to perform Brand New Bitch and there is a chance that even Beth Orton will grace us with her presence. Tune in between 3 and 5 to see what transpires on the day! Afterwards I'm sure to be feeling like a little sophistication after all of these wild and woolly adventures in the bush, so I deeply appreciate that my final gig of the week will be at Dean and Nancy on 22 - where you too can sup on morsels and medicines whilst taking in the tunes. Entry is free. Find me there between 9 and half 12 if yr keen! Shirty sonics shift mental blocks and rock socks. Wednesday April the 17th ~ The first of an entire week of gratis gigs erupts at Palmer & Co between 10PM and 1.30AM tonight. Friday April the 19th ~ Then a CBD double as the weekend begins: with vintage fare at Maybe Sammy for three hours from 6; before I melt all the other music of Earth into the mix at Dean and Nancy on 22, from 9PM til 12.30AM. Saturday April the 20th ~ Lastly I will triple the missions: via a mysterious mosaic aired on Jack Off between 3 and 5; a more modern Maybe Sammy from 6 til 9; and a Sham DJs suite of sight and sound on vinyl at the Bob Hawke Beer and Leisure Centre, from half 8 til half 11. Revealing and relentless audio-visual overkill. Wednesday April the 10th ~ The full-scale fiasco pops off from tonight as London's Donovan Bar is teletransported to Sydney's Dean and Nancy on 22 for a guest shift as part of this year's Maybe Festival. Join us for sophisticated sips and songs between 7 and 10pm. Thence I'll fly down to my regular mid-week haunt of Palmer & Co - playing through til around 1.30am, whereupon I'll reconvene with all the reprobates of the cocktail world at The Caterpillar Club. Thursday April the 11th ~ After barely enough time to sleep anything off it's back to Dean and Nancy on 22 for a Maybe Festival double-header, with two more of the world's great hotel bars - Hong Kong's Argo and Singapore's Origin - pouring their astronomical creations for all lucky attendees. I'll stir sounds in from 5 til 10. Friday April the 12th ~ There will be no returning to Earth as on Friday we head up to the Oxford House Pool Bar to experience guest service from NYC's legendary Greenwich Village cafe and bar Dante. Brave the waves and swim up for a sublime sample between six and half-nine. Saturday April the 13th ~ As the compounding conniptions continue I hope that Jack Off will somehow be healing when broadcast betwixt 3 and 5pm on FBi Radio. Directly afterwards I'll be dragging my sorry arse up to the Newtown Dendy to introduce the willfully-cringey wannabe-influencer comedy Drugstore June, screening at 6.30 as part the Inner West Film Fest. Thereafter, as the full Maybe Fest circus moves on to myriad other venues, it's back to Dean and Nancy on 22 for the third time. Thankfully on any given day (they are open 7 now) they have strong coffee and phenomenal food. I will avail myself of both while spinning tunes from 9pm til 12.30am for free. I'm off to Wisemans before the wet descends, then... Wednesday April the 3rd ~ Antique music via modern means, mid-week at Palmer & Co from 10pm and 1.30am. Free like all these gigs! Friday April the 5th ~ Quit printing and exit the office in an orderly fashion for a vinyl-only set at Marrickville's Bob Hawke Beer and Leisure Centre between 8.30 & 11.30. Saturday April the 6th ~ Jack Off under radio control betwixt 3 and 5 on FBi. Then see grown adults play with toys whilst sipping on sublime cocktails at Maybe Sammy from 6 til 9. Absurd aural artefacts act out on a silent screen. Wednesday March the 27th ~ No Shit: because I DJ sitting down at an old timber desk at Palmer & Co, people often think I'm playing piano, even when there neither instrument features in the song I have triggered on the CDJs. That is how much attention mug punters pay while I spin out here, weekly between 10PM and 2AM, for free. Friday March the 29th ~ If you are already cooked from cooking up Easter treats by the afternoon of Good Friday you could do a lot worse than joining me at the Oxford House Pool Bar for delicious food and a sunset cocktail or two. I'll float some fab free tunes out from 4 til 6.30. Saturday March the 30th ~ Deeper into the long weekend you can catch Jack Off drawing drastic shapes on yr dial from 3 til 5. Thence the fancypants go on again as I levitate to a higher level, manifesting music above the CBD via a gratis 9PM til 12.30AM set, at Dean and Nancy on 22. Been on a brief jaunt south of the border. Back now. Friday March the 22nd ~ Free and early at Dean and Nancy on 22 from 6 til 9. Saturday March the 23rd ~ Live transmission of Jack Off between 3 & 5, always. Thence more gratis sunset fare 6 to 9 @ Maybe Sammy. Spectracular ways to stay safe and sweet in Sydney. Thursday March the 14th ~ Revise yr biblical knowledge of the burning bush from the cellar of Palmer & Co - 6 til 10PM. Free Friday March the 15th ~ Lounge like Lola at the Oxford House Pool Bar as the weekend begins to unfold - 4 til 6.30. Gratis Saturday March the 16th ~ Jack Off with Chloe from The Native Cats (pictured above), as hosted by Luce in my absence last week, for sublime synths and frank wisdom at yr leisure. Otherwise cop my hot mess live from 3 til 5. Directly afterwards I'll spin skewiff vinyl through the flash system at Busby's from 6 til 8.30, before hotfooting it to the Bob Hawke Beer and Leisure to reconvene Sham DJs through til 11.30. All free |
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