Sydney Building bar Blackbird has a stacked week of live music coming up. Catch singer-songwriters Sophie Edwards and Tori Nikias on Thursday before the fusion guitar stylings of the Viktor Rufus Trio take over on Friday.
Sputnik Sweetheart is set to launch their brooding new single ‘Lindy Hop’ with a hometown show this Sunday. After a last-minute venue change, they’ll take to the stage at UC Hub with support from Lucy Sugerman and Muesli.
Local post-rock heroes Lost Coast are heading up a huge free show at sideway on Thursday presented by Art As Catharsis. Expect meditative sounds and slowly evolving sonic landscapes alongside interstate acts Lachlan R Dale and raven.
Wednesday 8th
- Wednesday Lunchtime Concerts @ Wesley Music Centre – 12:40 pm
- Old Timey Wednesday @ Smith’s Alternative – 4 pm
- Nirvana Tribute @ The Basement – 7 pm
- GRG67 @ Smith’s Alternative – 7 pm
- Live Music @ Hippo – 8 pm
- Pro Jazz Jam @ Molly – 8:30 pm.
Thursday 9th
- Lost Coast, raven, Lachlan R Dale @ sideway – 8 pm
- Thursday Jams with Sophie Edwards & Tori Nikias @ Blackbird – 8 pm
- Bourbon Street Late Night Jazz @ Molly – 9:30 pm
- Felicity Lawless @ Smith’s Alternative – 9:30 pm.
Friday 10th
- Smith’s Irish Jam @ Smith’s Alternative – 4 pm
- Greg Stott Trio @ National Press Club – 6 pm
- Barb B @ Magoo’s Cafe & Bar
- Phoenix Collective @ Wesley Music Centre – 7 pm
- Band Beng Bing Bong Bung @ Smith’s Alternative – 7 pm
- Viktor Rufus Trio @ Blackbird – 7 pm
- Vexation, Headless, Clarity of Chaos @ The Basement – 7 pm
- Nick Charles & The Weeping Willows @ Harmonie German Club – 7:30 pm
- Live Music @ The RUC – 7:30 pm
- Black Cypress @ Canberra Irish Club – 8 pm
- Kirklandd @ UB Hub – 8 pm
- Live Music @ The Dock – 8 pm
- For You ft Gordo @ Fiction – 9 pm
- portal [02] w/ Anna Roxanne @ sideway – 10 pm.
Saturday 11th
- Potato Pete’s Party @ Smith’s Alternative – 3 pm
- Catastrophe @ Magoo’s Cafe & Bar – 6 pm
- DDP2 @ Gang Gang – 6:30 pm
- Coastal Connections @ Smith’s Alternative – 7 pm
- Burn The Highway @ The Basement – 7 pm
- Tijuana Cartel @ The Basement – 7 pm
- On Repeat: Harry Styles Harry’s House Party @ Kambri – 8 pm
- Live Music @ The Dock – 8 pm
- Teenage Dads @ Transit Bar – 8 pm
- Club Mince Canberra @ sideway – 10 pm.
Sunday 12th
- Ahlan wa’Sahlan @ Smith’s Alternative – 12 pm
- Sunday Sessions @ Herbert’s at Evatt – 12 pm
- Chicago Charles @ Magoo’s Cafe & Bar – 2 pm
- Live Music @ The Dock – 3 pm
- Religious Observance, Class Traitor @ The Basement – 3 pm
- Wesley Music Scholars Winter Concert @ Wesley Music Centre – 3 pm
- Minnie Marks @ Smith’s Alternative – 4 pm
- Good Pash, Slagatha Christie @ Gang Gang Cafe – 5 pm
- Rock and Roll Night @ The Basement – 7 pm
- Key Grip @ Smith’s Alternative – 7 pm
- Dean Abbott @ Blackbird – 7 pm
- Sputnik Sweetheart @ UC Hub – 8 pm
- Fact Bar Hip Hop Takeover @ Fiction – 9 pm.
Monday 13th
- Lunchulele @ Smith’s Alternative – 12:30 pm
- Within Destruction @ The Basement – 7 pm
- Live Music @ Hippo – 8 pm.
Tuesday 14h
- Jazz On The Rocks @ Molly – 7 pm
- Bang Beng Bing Bong Bung @ Smith’s Alternative – 7 pm.