An ensemble of Sydney’s best indie bands and Songwriters join forces to pay homage to ‘The Boss’. Performing original interpretations of Bruce Springsteens’s expansive Material - Featuring: Roland K Smith & The Sinners, Spookyland, The Handsome Young Strangers, The Michaels
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Jo Meares & The Honeyriders (CD launch) + Liz Martin + Guests
Jo Meares and the Honeyriders first album ‘A Handful of Smoke’ was recorded over 3 years in France, Melbourne and Sydney and released in 2009. It was voted Australian Album of the year on the highly respected Outpost show on 2SER.
Lonnie Lee’s 70th Birthday Bash
HELP US CELEBRATE THE LEGEND – LONNIE LEE at his 70th Birthday on Wednesday 8th September. Music legend and Roots artist Lonnie Lee along with his band the Leemen will rock the house on this very special event.
Michael Paynter (EP launch) + Special Guests
The musical evolution of Michael Paynter has been a series of obsessive love affairs. At the age of 7 it was the piano, at age 12 it was the guitar, and by the age of 15 he was crashing through a set of drums.
What I Did For Love
(Sydney Fringe Event) Doors: 6.30pm / Show 7.30pm - Explore the extremes of falling in love: from the bliss of sweet intoxication to train-wreck psychosis.
Tia Juana & Her Depths of Despair
(Sydney Fringe Event) Doors: 9.00pm / Show 10.00pm - Tia Juana is a cabaret performer with a passion for quirky ballads and bizarre love-songs. Accompanied by her band, the fabulous ‘Depths of Despair’, she takes a tantalizing journey through songs of sorrow, littered with tangos of torment, fateful fado and tales of unrelenting woe. Tia [...]
Custom Kings (Album Launch)
Custom Kings - a secret society of dealers trading under the radar - prefer to live on the fringe of the real and the imagined. “It’s where the magic is,’’ says Custom Kings frontman and songwriter Nick Vorrath.
We Will Rocktapus You
(Sydney Fringe Event) Doors: 6.30pm / Show 7.30pm - Release your inner Rock God! “We Will ROCKTAPUS You” reignites that flash of excitement you get being a rock fan - for people who’ve had to grow up & get serious. ROCKTAPUS! is a comedic a cappella rock choir of lounge room virtuoso air-guitarists.
What I Did For Love
(Sydney Fringe Event) Doors: 9.00pm / Show 10.00pm - Explore the extremes of falling in love: from the bliss of sweet intoxication to train-wreck psychosis.
Words And Music From Life’s A Circus… And More
Australian composer, Anthony Costanzo’s stories of love, lies and singing trains from his musicals John & Sarah, BOXED-IN, Life’s A Circus & The Effect of Alchemy. Prepare yourself to enjoy a stellar cast including: Maria Mercedes (Sunset Boulevard), Rob Mills (Wicked) & Amelia Cormack (Priscilla) for one intimate night guaranteed to make you [...]
Monica Goes To Rehab
(Sydney Fringe Event) Doors: 6.30pm / Show 7.30pm - Leaving Playschool in the gutter, Monica Trapaga’s sassy talents smash every cabaret convention as she crawls under the drug-infested skin of favourite divas & their demons
Monica Goes To Rehab
(Sydney Fringe Event) Doors: 6.30pm / Show 7.30pm - Leaving Playschool in the gutter, Monica Trapaga’s sassy talents smash every cabaret convention as she crawls under the drug-infested skin of favourite divas & their demons
Crow
A good 10 years since disbanding, Sydney’s iconic rock band CROW has …hallelujah…re-formed with the classic line-up of Peter Fenton, Peter Archer, Jim Woff & John Fenton.
The overdue return of the indie legends has seen the four piece welcomed back with open arms.
An Evening with Harry Manx (Canada)
They call his music “Mysticssippi” and even Bruce Springsteen is a fan - unique Canadian bluesman Harry Manx returns for a long-awaited Australia-wide tour
Leonard Cohen: Cohen Koans
(Sydney Fringe Event) Doors: 5.00pm / Show 6.00pm - Join soulful stylists Ali & The Thieves as they ponder the enigmatic mysteries of Leonard Cohen’s heart. Exploring Cohen’s oeuvre of poetry, prose & song
Tia Juana & Her Depths of Despair
(Sydney Fringe Event) Doors: 7.00pm / Show 7.30pm - Tia Juana is a cabaret performer with a passion for quirky ballads and bizarre love-songs. Accompanied by her band, the fabulous ‘Depths of Despair’, she takes a tantalizing journey through songs of sorrow, littered with tangos of torment, fateful fado and tales of unrelenting woe. Tia [...]
We Will Rocktapus You
(Sydney Fringe Event) Doors: 9.00pm / Show 10.00pm - Release your inner Rock God! “We Will ROCKTAPUS You” reignites that flash of excitement you get being a rock fan - for people who’ve had to grow up & get serious. ROCKTAPUS! is a comedic a cappella rock choir of lounge room virtuoso air-guitarists
Mrs.Bang: A Series of Seductions in 55 Minutes
(Sydney Fringe Event) Doors: 6.30pm / Show 7.30pm - A series of seductions in 55 minutes. An unabashed mess of calamity, romance and loin-aching seduction, Mrs.Bang rips electric Ukulele through the Weimar Republic in this black comedy of wine stained vocals and sumptuous catastrophe
Mrs.Bang: A Series of Seductions in 55 Minutes
(Sydney Fringe Event) Doors: 6.30pm / Show 7.30pm - A series of seductions in 55 minutes. An unabashed mess of calamity, romance and loin-aching seduction, Mrs.Bang rips electric Ukulele through the Weimar Republic in this black comedy of wine stained vocals and sumptuous catastrophe
Freddie And Eden Present: ‘Beautiful Things’
(Sydney Fringe Event) Doors: 6.30pm / Show 7.30pm - The new Australian Music al Freddie and Even present ‘Beautiful Things’ is a unique journey through the mind of an eccentric performer
Hello You - A Kamikaze Cabaret
(Sydney Fringe Event) Doors: 6.30pm / Show 7.30pm - Taking the audience on a joyous adventure through the obsessive and the compulsive, the dark and the ambiguous, the desirous and the fallible, Hello You celebrates murky lust and desire in a unique, playful and often moving way
Leonard Cohen: Cohen Koans
(Sydney Fringe Event) Doors: 9.00pm / Show 10.00pm - Join soulful stylists Ali & The Thieves as they ponder the enigmatic mysteries of Leonard Cohen’s heart. Exploring Cohen’s oeuvre of poetry, prose & song
Freddie And Eden Present: ‘Beautiful Things’
(Sydney Fringe Event) Doors: 6.30pm / Show 7.30pm - The new Australian Music al Freddie and Even present ‘Beautiful Things’ is a unique journey through the mind of an eccentric performer
Hello You - A Kamikaze Cabaret
(Sydney Fringe Event) Doors: 9.00pm / Show 10.00pm - Taking the audience on a joyous adventure through the obsessive and the compulsive, the dark and the ambiguous, the desirous and the fallible, Hello You celebrates murky lust and desire in a unique, playful and often moving way
We are the Birdcage (CD Launch) + Jeremy Fowler + Aaron Welsh
Doors: 6.30pm / Show 7.30pm ”We sell sea shells by the sea-shore. We dance, we dine, we lie on the floor. We count all our chickens and lock all the doors… We are the art folk. We are the double rainbow. We are the birdcage.”
Christine Anu + Casey Donovan + Emma Donovan + Australian Girls Choir
DOORS: 7.00pm / SHOW: 8.15pm
Australia’s iconic indigenous entertainer, Christine Anu has announced a special concert An Evening with Christine Anu to coincide with the release of her brand new single Come Home.
The concert marks Anu’s return to the music-stage after a series of successful seasons and sell out shows through Australia and South Korea [...]
Charlie Parr (USA) + The Maladies
DOORS: 7.00pm / SHOW: 9.00pm - Duluth, Minnesota’s king of the rollicking blues stomp CHARLIE PARR returns to Australia in January 2010, showcasing songs from his seventh album, Roustabout.
Angie Hart & Matthew Barber (Canada) + Gabrielle & Cameron (Dead Letter Chorus)
Advance purchase a ticket to this show and receive 3 free song downloads - ANGIE HART - In the 21st century, singer-songwriter Angie Hart has stepped out from the shadow of hit pop band Frente, and finally become her own entity.
Hendrix And Heroes (A Salute To The 70’s) Featuring Steve Edmonds
Hendrix and Heroes is the latest in dynamic concept entertainment. A two part showcase of the most popular guitar driven music of the 70’s - for those of us who can remember them.
LICK IT!!!
The 80’s night was awesome, Circus Fantasticus was magical, the White party was pure fun, School of Frock rocked! …and not just the boat! What better way to follow up a Frocking Good Harbour Cruise?…..Ladies…Let’s LICK IT!!!
Perry Keyes – The METER Album
We’re pleased to announce that as a follow up to their successful ‘Perry Keyes & Friends’ shows at the Sydney Opera House the next set of Perry Keyes shows at Notes will also have a special and unique flavour.
Perry Keyes – The LAST GHOST TRAIN HOME Album
We’re pleased to announce that as a follow up to their successful ‘Perry Keyes & Friends’ shows at the Sydney Opera House the next set of Perry Keyes shows at Notes will also have a special and unique flavour.
Perry Keyes - The JOHNNY RAY’S DOWNTOWN Album
We’re pleased to announce that as a follow up to their successful ‘Perry Keyes & Friends’ shows at the Sydney Opera House the next set of Perry Keyes shows at Notes will also have a special and unique flavour.
Rebecca Barnard (Album Launch) + Bernie Hayes
The long wait is over – Rebecca Barnard releases the difficult second solo album. Few things inspire achingly beautiful songwriting like loss, heartbreak and transformation.
Blacklist Rock Club Featuring: The Trews (Canada)
After the stunning success of the first Blacklist night at Notes, the crew will be visiting the venue every two months, with the latest live rock’n’roll acts, top DJ’s and the best vibe. This month sees a visit from The Trews from Canada
The Break + Dog Trumpet
Following a stand-out performance at Byron Bay’s Blues Festival and a brief run of packed out shows with mates The Hoodoo Gurus, exciting new surf rock outfit THE BREAK is set to pack up the kombi for a series of headline shows along Australia’s eastern seaboard throughout June and July.
As they continue to celebrate the [...]
B!G - Brendan Gallagher with John Boy Bliss + Lucinda Peters
The man from Karma County and the boy from The Reels hook up as B!G for one only Sydney show at Notes wed 27th October. New songs, old songs, strange songs get thrown into the sonic blender that brought you the atmos and power of Australian classics like Jimmy Little’s Messenger and ‘Quasimodo’s Dream’.
Back [...]
Dead Letter Chorus + Final Flash (Canada)
Dead Letter Chorus return with “Covered By Snow”, the first single from their forthcoming sophomore release. Having spent over 6 weeks touring Canada. The band comes home amidst large success in Canada where their previous record, The August Magnificent, was received with open arms
8 Ball Aitken + Mark Easton
Australia’s best-loved banana picker (turned full?time guitar picker) 8 Ball Aitken is touring with his award winning third album, ‘REBEL WITH A CAUSE’. 8 Ball Aitken is authentic, a real deal
The Last Waltz Revival
At last a group of high calibre Sydney musicians are recreating one of the most famous concerts in rock history. ‘THE LAST WALTZ’ was the title of Martin Scorcese’s film that captured The Band’s final live performance.
Jigzag (Album Launch) + PJ Wolf and Band
Vivacious, intimate and joyous - this energetic and entrancing acoustic trio is launching their new album “Heart-shaped House” with driving rhythms, funky base lines and spine-tingling harmonies.
Caroline Trengove (violin and viola), Liz Frencham (double bass) and Greg Bryce (acoustic guitar) create mesmerising songs that move effortlessly between folk, blues/roots, swing and blistering instrumentals. Voted [...]
Bek-Jean Stewart - Album Launch “Winter, Summer Suburban Exile”
DOORS: 7.00pm / SHOW: 9.00pm - Bek-Jean Stewart launches her new album ” Winter, Summer Suburban Exile ” tonight at Notes. Stewart’s second solo album is a collection of songs that prelude the idea of an album as a whole organism.
Dragon
Dragon are back, fronted by the legendary kiwi singer Mark Williams. This time around the band rocks its way through a long list of iconic songs that are part of the national estate. When you’re at a Dragon show you can’t help smiling
The Whitlams
The Whitlams will tour nationally in August and September for the last time before an extended break. Tim Freedman had finished writing a solo album, and before he goes into the studio to record it, he wants to take the band for a last jaunt around the country.
The Whitlams
The Whitlams will tour nationally in August and September for the last time before an extended break. Tim Freedman had finished writing a solo album, and before he goes into the studio to record it, he wants to take the band for a last jaunt around the country.
The Whitlams
The Whitlams will tour nationally in August and September for the last time before an extended break. Tim Freedman had finished writing a solo album, and before he goes into the studio to record it, he wants to take the band for a last jaunt around the country.
An Evening with Mary Gautier
These past few years, people have started catching on, from grad students clustered into Boston cafes to crowds cheering before the main stages at Newport, Telluride, the Strawberry Music Festival, and in venues beyond our shore.
Open House Live Outside Broadcast
See the national radio show, Open House, be broadcast live before your eyes!, hosted by Sheridan Voysey, Open House takes a look at faith, life and culture.