The 14th annual Message Sticks festival will be kicking off 22nd March-24th April at the iconic Sydney Opera House, celebrating some of the countries finest Aboriginal and Torres Strait artists. This year, the multi arts festival incorporates song, dance, film, discussion and art, fusing contemporary and traditional cultural art forms. The impressive and diverse lineup will showcase

Free workshop – “Music Publicity 101: Why Your Press Release Sucks!” + free gig Every muso has a story – but how to tell it? MusicNSW delves into band bios, killer press releases and strategic publicity campaigns in our next free workshop, to be held on Wednesday 20 March at Café Lounge, Surry Hills. “Music

“In the Studio: Producers Speak” MusicNSW is excited to announce our first free workshop of 2013, taking place on Wednesday 6 March. With countless accolades and a few pointy trophies between them, four of Australia’s leading producers will share their expertise in a panel titled “In The Studio: Producers Speak”. This workshop will cover everything

The National SLAM Day is returning in 2013! On 23rd February 2012, SLAM (Save Live Australia’s Music) coordinated National SLAM Day with over 150 live music venues across Australia participating in live music events to celebrate our local musicians in our small venues. On Saturday 23rd February 2013, National SLAM Day returns with live music gigs across

Radiant & The Holy Soul Present A VERY RADIANT CHRISTMAS FBI Radio’s Radiant is bringing A Very Radiant Christmas for it’s first time this Saturday, December 15. Featuring acts: Joining The Holy Soul for A Very Radiant Christmas are: Sarah Kelly (Good Heavens/theredsunband) Melodie Nelson Marcus Whale (Collarbones/Scissor Lock/Black Vanilla) Glenn Thompson (Adele & Glenn/Beachfield/Custard/The

Looking for an unusual and creative gift to give this Christmas? Why not build someone their own instrument? Sydney artists Lucas Abela and Hirofumi Uchino are hosting a workshop at the First Draft Depot in Wooloomooloo on how to design and build your very own multi head analog tape delay instrument. (Similar to the ones

Pozible, Australia’s largest crowdfunding platform is presenting a free information sharing session tomorrow evening (Thursday 29 November) at their Creative Commonwealth Sydney Office. Speakers will include: Thomas Dodd (Project Creator) Daniel P & Nic R from Jaden Social (Social Media for artists) Alan Crabbe (co-founder of Pozible) The speakers will be offering advice on ‘how to’ plan your

Want to check out six of Australia’s most promising new electronic artists? Well here is your chance! The Electronic Music Conference (EMC) are presenting an Emerging Artist Showcase at The Star Marquee on 80 Pyrmont Street, Pyrmont on Tuesday November 27. Artists on the night include Lancelot, Arcane Revolver, Rodskeez, The Kite String Tangle, Blunt B andBig Dumb

Indent is pleased to announce that Sydney’s jungle-pop quintet Jinja Safari will feature in a series of free “In Conversation With Jinja Safari” Q & A workshops in conjunction with headlining the 2012 Indent regional tour. Since winning triple j’s Unearthed competition in 2010, Jinja Safari have shared the stage with prolific acts such as Miami Horror, Boy and Bear

MusicNSW is taking their ‘Making Music Your Business’ workshop on the road! Heading to Bathurst, this workshop will equip emerging artists, artist managers, promoters or anyone thinking about working in the music industry, with the skills they need to get a professional head start in the industry. The Making Music your Business workshop will cover all areas