BEST MUSIC EVENT

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halfway crooks BEST MUSIC EVENTHalfway Crooks

Sydney’s hip hop party for party people, Halfway Crooks is the brainchild of DJs Captain Franco, Levins and Spruce Lee. Regularly taking place at Oxford Street’s Phoenix Bar, Halfway Crooks has earned its reputation as Sydney’s most ballin’ and unpretentious hip hop night. Always fresh, always interesting, and so much goddamn fun, it’s great to know that parties like this still exist.

slopfrenzy 220x309 BEST MUSIC EVENTSlopfrenzy

Slopfrenzy was one helluva night. Despite taking place just one day after New Years, this amazing lineup convinced even those still recovering to front up to The Civic. Put on by the consistently awesome Popfrenzy, the night included Sydney’s only club sets from Telepathe and Micachu & The Shapes, plus a whole host of Australia’s finest talent. With supporting roles played by Seekae, Canvas Kites, Tennis, Cabaret Callado, Shady Lane and Otouto, it was a rare blessing from the music gods. It’s not often you can experience so much talent in one place at such an affordable price.

gold shoulder 220x311 BEST MUSIC EVENTGold Shoulder at GoodGod

Gold Shoulder was put together by Douglas Lance Gibson, editor of Sydney music journal Mountain Fold. It took the form of three consecutive Friday nights of live music at Goodgod Small Club throughout November. Each event was carefully curated by the many talented minds behind Mountain Fold and showcased some of the country’s best underground, DIY, psychedelic, lo-fi and noisy bands. Some of the amazing talent on show included The Stabs, Naked on the Vague, Ghosts of Television, The UV Race and Royal Headache.

event eclipse 300 220x311 BEST MUSIC EVENTEclipsefest at Verge

Eclipsefest could be seen as a festival within a festival. Taking place under the umbrella of Sydney University’s Verge arts festival, Eclipsefest exposed some of Sydney’s best emerging creative and performing arts talent. As a showcase of Sydney art, music and fashion, the festival centred around the overlapping of, and collaboration between, different artforms. Eclipsefest featured some of Sydney’s newest music including Djanimals, Megastick fanfare, Domeyko/Gonzalez, Old Men of Moss Mountain and Ghost. Artworks and installations were contributed by a range of Sydney creatives including the Oh Really group, Tara Cook, Joel Burrows, Katerina Valentine and Kurt Davies.

d25 220x146 BEST MUSIC EVENTD25 at The Forum

D25, or Detroit Twenty-five, was a celebration of a quarter of a century of Detroit techno, taking place at Sydney’s The Forum, and featuring some of the genre’s all-time greats. A truly once in a lifetime event, the travelling D25 juggernaut included the legendary Carl Craig, Moodymann and Theo Parrish, amongst others.

changing lanes BEST MUSIC EVENTChanging Lanes

Changing Lanes is a joint effort between FBi Radio and MAPS Entertainment. The collaboration aims to take advantage of the laneways and usable public spaces in Sydney, creating a celebration of music, art, food and more. The inaugural event took place in Newtown this September and 2000 tickets sold out in less than 8 days. The line up included Richard In Your Mind, Jinja Safari, Bridezilla, Thundamentals, Tame Impala, and many, many more, spread across three different stages.

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