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It's a gig guide.
Find the full guide at sydneymusic.net/gig-guide
Merch / donate at store.sydneymusic.net
All submissions to [email protected]
Find the full guide at sydneymusic.net/gig-guide
Merch / donate at store.sydneymusic.net
All submissions to [email protected]
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A long but hopefully interesting letter on how @sydneymusic.net is doing as we close out 2025
(Spoiler alert — we're funded until EOFY)
(Spoiler alert — we're funded until EOFY)
Some reflections at the end of 2025 | SydneyMusic.net - Sydney's live music community guide
In 2025 we listed 6,535 live music events in the gig guide. SydneyMusic.net co-founder and director Joe Hardy shares a news update on how we're doing, along with some thoughts on what we want to do ne...
sydneymusic.net
December 22, 2025 at 12:03 AM
A long but hopefully interesting letter on how @sydneymusic.net is doing as we close out 2025
(Spoiler alert — we're funded until EOFY)
(Spoiler alert — we're funded until EOFY)
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SYDNEY. Very excited to announce our second discussion on the viability of grassroots music culture, hosted in collaboration with Offbeat Collective.
No talks, no panels: just a full room discussion with whoever shows up.
Spaces *very* limited. RSVP essential.
events.humanitix.com/building-a-v...
No talks, no panels: just a full room discussion with whoever shows up.
Spaces *very* limited. RSVP essential.
events.humanitix.com/building-a-v...
November 25, 2025 at 11:21 PM
SYDNEY. Very excited to announce our second discussion on the viability of grassroots music culture, hosted in collaboration with Offbeat Collective.
No talks, no panels: just a full room discussion with whoever shows up.
Spaces *very* limited. RSVP essential.
events.humanitix.com/building-a-v...
No talks, no panels: just a full room discussion with whoever shows up.
Spaces *very* limited. RSVP essential.
events.humanitix.com/building-a-v...
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Melbourne! I'm in your city next Tues to co-host a community discussion with local DIY producer and organiser Kuya Neil.
We'll be exploring what makes a healthy grassroots music ecosystem, why things have gone a bit off the rails, and how to rebuild.
Presented by @sydneymusic.net + Sound School
We'll be exploring what makes a healthy grassroots music ecosystem, why things have gone a bit off the rails, and how to rebuild.
Presented by @sydneymusic.net + Sound School
November 13, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Melbourne! I'm in your city next Tues to co-host a community discussion with local DIY producer and organiser Kuya Neil.
We'll be exploring what makes a healthy grassroots music ecosystem, why things have gone a bit off the rails, and how to rebuild.
Presented by @sydneymusic.net + Sound School
We'll be exploring what makes a healthy grassroots music ecosystem, why things have gone a bit off the rails, and how to rebuild.
Presented by @sydneymusic.net + Sound School
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Sydney's most comprehensive gig guide @sydneymusic.net needs your help to stay in the game!
Our popular "Music In Every Corner" t-shirts and tote bags are getting another run and will be shipping soon.
Pre-order yours today!
store.sydneymusic.net
Our popular "Music In Every Corner" t-shirts and tote bags are getting another run and will be shipping soon.
Pre-order yours today!
store.sydneymusic.net
November 11, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Sydney's most comprehensive gig guide @sydneymusic.net needs your help to stay in the game!
Our popular "Music In Every Corner" t-shirts and tote bags are getting another run and will be shipping soon.
Pre-order yours today!
store.sydneymusic.net
Our popular "Music In Every Corner" t-shirts and tote bags are getting another run and will be shipping soon.
Pre-order yours today!
store.sydneymusic.net
October 7, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Is there a gig guide in your part of the country?
So far we've found 19 community-run gig guides across Australia.
Explore here:
everycorner.au ✨
So far we've found 19 community-run gig guides across Australia.
Explore here:
everycorner.au ✨
September 3, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Is there a gig guide in your part of the country?
So far we've found 19 community-run gig guides across Australia.
Explore here:
everycorner.au ✨
So far we've found 19 community-run gig guides across Australia.
Explore here:
everycorner.au ✨
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Do you use @bandcamp.com? Today at @sydneymusic.net we did our first experiment with their new Playlists feature.
We've published BAYANG (tha Bushranger)'s amazing selection of discoveries as a playlist, available to stream by anyone with a Bandcamp account.
Go listen! bandcamp.com/sydneymusic/...
We've published BAYANG (tha Bushranger)'s amazing selection of discoveries as a playlist, available to stream by anyone with a Bandcamp account.
Go listen! bandcamp.com/sydneymusic/...
Buy Some Music: BAYANG (tha Bushranger) - Playlist by SydneyMusic.net
Harry drops 10 of his favourite Bandcamp finds - from Sydney and far far beyond - exclusively for SydneyMusic.net
bandcamp.com
August 20, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Do you use @bandcamp.com? Today at @sydneymusic.net we did our first experiment with their new Playlists feature.
We've published BAYANG (tha Bushranger)'s amazing selection of discoveries as a playlist, available to stream by anyone with a Bandcamp account.
Go listen! bandcamp.com/sydneymusic/...
We've published BAYANG (tha Bushranger)'s amazing selection of discoveries as a playlist, available to stream by anyone with a Bandcamp account.
Go listen! bandcamp.com/sydneymusic/...
Buy Some Music is so back baby! And we've got BAYANG (tha Bushranger) to help us kick things back off — fresh after deleting his music catalogue from streaming services.
Buy Some Music: BAYANG (tha Bushranger)'s picks for a post-streaming world | SydneyMusic.net - Sydney's live music community guide
This week we’re hearing from Harry Baughan — aka BAYANG (tha Bushranger) — who is one of West Sydney music’s most uncompromising and passionate voices.
sydneymusic.net
August 19, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Buy Some Music is so back baby! And we've got BAYANG (tha Bushranger) to help us kick things back off — fresh after deleting his music catalogue from streaming services.
Many of the Reads on our website had unintentionally been hidden. Now fixed!
Take a read of our archive: interviews with BAYANG (tha Bushranger), Party Dozen, Darren "D.C." Cross, Mara Schwerdtfeger, Nick Ward, plus selections & picks from curators and organisers across Eora.
sydneymusic.net/reads
Take a read of our archive: interviews with BAYANG (tha Bushranger), Party Dozen, Darren "D.C." Cross, Mara Schwerdtfeger, Nick Ward, plus selections & picks from curators and organisers across Eora.
sydneymusic.net/reads
August 16, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Many of the Reads on our website had unintentionally been hidden. Now fixed!
Take a read of our archive: interviews with BAYANG (tha Bushranger), Party Dozen, Darren "D.C." Cross, Mara Schwerdtfeger, Nick Ward, plus selections & picks from curators and organisers across Eora.
sydneymusic.net/reads
Take a read of our archive: interviews with BAYANG (tha Bushranger), Party Dozen, Darren "D.C." Cross, Mara Schwerdtfeger, Nick Ward, plus selections & picks from curators and organisers across Eora.
sydneymusic.net/reads
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"When are you going national?" is a question we get asked all the time at @sydneymusic.net
I'm convinced that gig guides do not scale: it's better that they're managed by people within the communities they serve.
So we decided to try a different approach: an old-fashioned links directory instead.
I'm convinced that gig guides do not scale: it's better that they're managed by people within the communities they serve.
So we decided to try a different approach: an old-fashioned links directory instead.
Every Corner - The Australian Gig Guide Directory
A directory of local gig guides across Australia - find your local gig guide
everycorner.au
August 7, 2025 at 10:18 PM
"When are you going national?" is a question we get asked all the time at @sydneymusic.net
I'm convinced that gig guides do not scale: it's better that they're managed by people within the communities they serve.
So we decided to try a different approach: an old-fashioned links directory instead.
I'm convinced that gig guides do not scale: it's better that they're managed by people within the communities they serve.
So we decided to try a different approach: an old-fashioned links directory instead.
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Introducing everycorner.au! ✨
Every Corner - The Australian Gig Guide Directory
A directory of local gig guides across Australia - find your local gig guide
everycorner.au
August 7, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Introducing everycorner.au! ✨
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A source that makes a city’s music scene more visible and legible is crucial infrastructure. We started @sydneymusic.net as a non-profit gig guide because every other human-made discoverability resource by for-profit businesses had collapsed when the profits did, and scraped data can’t fill the void
In my debut for @theatlantic.com, I wrote about the disappearance of cultural listings from major New York media outlets, and what it portends for artists, audiences, institutions, and journalists. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Why No One Knows What’s Happening Tonight
A love letter to music listings
www.theatlantic.com
July 27, 2025 at 7:42 PM
A source that makes a city’s music scene more visible and legible is crucial infrastructure. We started @sydneymusic.net as a non-profit gig guide because every other human-made discoverability resource by for-profit businesses had collapsed when the profits did, and scraped data can’t fill the void
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Important time to be making as much noise as possible about the erosion of Australian music culture.
Includes some soundbites from my partner-in-crime @caitlinwelsh.bsky.social, @benleemusic.bsky.social, Tyson Koh (fbi radio), Floodlights, Starving Kids in Brissie, and the triple j team.
Includes some soundbites from my partner-in-crime @caitlinwelsh.bsky.social, @benleemusic.bsky.social, Tyson Koh (fbi radio), Floodlights, Starving Kids in Brissie, and the triple j team.
Are cost-of-living pressures and streaming platform algorithms killing Australian music?
From closing venues to soaring expenses, Australia's music industry is facing well-documented challenges. But what happens if audiences can no longer afford to answer?
www.sbs.com.au
July 27, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Important time to be making as much noise as possible about the erosion of Australian music culture.
Includes some soundbites from my partner-in-crime @caitlinwelsh.bsky.social, @benleemusic.bsky.social, Tyson Koh (fbi radio), Floodlights, Starving Kids in Brissie, and the triple j team.
Includes some soundbites from my partner-in-crime @caitlinwelsh.bsky.social, @benleemusic.bsky.social, Tyson Koh (fbi radio), Floodlights, Starving Kids in Brissie, and the triple j team.
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Here's the latest version of this chart, which I've shared previously: # of referrals to @sydneymusic.net from chatbots like ChatGPT and Perplexity.
In our latest newsletter I cover what the underlying effects of this trend are — and what it means for us.
Read it here:
mailchi.mp/sydneymusic/...
In our latest newsletter I cover what the underlying effects of this trend are — and what it means for us.
Read it here:
mailchi.mp/sydneymusic/...
July 22, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Here's the latest version of this chart, which I've shared previously: # of referrals to @sydneymusic.net from chatbots like ChatGPT and Perplexity.
In our latest newsletter I cover what the underlying effects of this trend are — and what it means for us.
Read it here:
mailchi.mp/sydneymusic/...
In our latest newsletter I cover what the underlying effects of this trend are — and what it means for us.
Read it here:
mailchi.mp/sydneymusic/...
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SydneyMusic is getting some changes in the coming weeks.
One new experiment will be a reinvigorated email newsletter with extra editions featuring writing, interviews, links and round-ups.
The first of the new emails goes out at 10am. Sign up now:
sydneymusic.net/newsletter
One new experiment will be a reinvigorated email newsletter with extra editions featuring writing, interviews, links and round-ups.
The first of the new emails goes out at 10am. Sign up now:
sydneymusic.net/newsletter
July 14, 2025 at 9:33 PM
SydneyMusic is getting some changes in the coming weeks.
One new experiment will be a reinvigorated email newsletter with extra editions featuring writing, interviews, links and round-ups.
The first of the new emails goes out at 10am. Sign up now:
sydneymusic.net/newsletter
One new experiment will be a reinvigorated email newsletter with extra editions featuring writing, interviews, links and round-ups.
The first of the new emails goes out at 10am. Sign up now:
sydneymusic.net/newsletter
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Some news from us
SydneyMusic.net is (55.3%) saved | SydneyMusic.net - Sydney's live music community guide
Thanks to an overwhelming response from the community, SydneyMusic has one more chance to secure a sustainable future.
sydneymusic.net
July 10, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Some news from us
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Just had an interview (along with @caitlinwelsh.bsky.social) published in @benmaddenwriter.bsky.social's newsletter "Spin To Win"
We discuss @sydneymusic.net's imminent shutdown, what we experienced and learned, and some thoughts on where things are at.
We discuss @sydneymusic.net's imminent shutdown, what we experienced and learned, and some thoughts on where things are at.
Spin To Win #50: A Chat With Joe And Caitlin From SydneyMusic.net
Talking about Sydney's music community, and the wider music industry.
benmadden.substack.com
June 23, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Just had an interview (along with @caitlinwelsh.bsky.social) published in @benmaddenwriter.bsky.social's newsletter "Spin To Win"
We discuss @sydneymusic.net's imminent shutdown, what we experienced and learned, and some thoughts on where things are at.
We discuss @sydneymusic.net's imminent shutdown, what we experienced and learned, and some thoughts on where things are at.
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I'll be on FBi Radio's Backchat program at 9am this morning to discuss @sydneymusic.net's impending closure.
Tune in here:
www.fbi.radio
Tune in here:
www.fbi.radio
fbi.radio | The beating heart of Sydney music
The beating heart of Sydney music.
www.fbi.radio
June 6, 2025 at 8:42 PM
I'll be on FBi Radio's Backchat program at 9am this morning to discuss @sydneymusic.net's impending closure.
Tune in here:
www.fbi.radio
Tune in here:
www.fbi.radio
We’re saddened to report that SydneyMusic.net is ceasing operations and will no longer be online from Monday, the 15th of June. We had hoped that we would make it through a difficult period, but it has become clear that we can not go any further.
June 4, 2025 at 12:35 AM
We’re saddened to report that SydneyMusic.net is ceasing operations and will no longer be online from Monday, the 15th of June. We had hoped that we would make it through a difficult period, but it has become clear that we can not go any further.
Help us get more people engaged with community-level live music! Our gig guide is at risk of shutting down due to a lack of funding.
Support us today: sydneymusic.net/support
The ATO has just advised that SydneyMusic Ltd. has now received DGR (Deductible Gift Recipient) endorsement.
Support us today: sydneymusic.net/support
The ATO has just advised that SydneyMusic Ltd. has now received DGR (Deductible Gift Recipient) endorsement.
May 28, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Help us get more people engaged with community-level live music! Our gig guide is at risk of shutting down due to a lack of funding.
Support us today: sydneymusic.net/support
The ATO has just advised that SydneyMusic Ltd. has now received DGR (Deductible Gift Recipient) endorsement.
Support us today: sydneymusic.net/support
The ATO has just advised that SydneyMusic Ltd. has now received DGR (Deductible Gift Recipient) endorsement.
TRANSGENRE is a music festival showcasing trans artists and providing a safe space for music fans of all ages to enjoy their art.
We're helping put on a fundraiser for the festival's next iteration, ft. Fvneral, Huck Hastings + DJ Dad Bod (aka Ben Lee)
Tickets:
events.humanitix.com/gender-revea...
We're helping put on a fundraiser for the festival's next iteration, ft. Fvneral, Huck Hastings + DJ Dad Bod (aka Ben Lee)
Tickets:
events.humanitix.com/gender-revea...
May 21, 2025 at 4:25 AM
TRANSGENRE is a music festival showcasing trans artists and providing a safe space for music fans of all ages to enjoy their art.
We're helping put on a fundraiser for the festival's next iteration, ft. Fvneral, Huck Hastings + DJ Dad Bod (aka Ben Lee)
Tickets:
events.humanitix.com/gender-revea...
We're helping put on a fundraiser for the festival's next iteration, ft. Fvneral, Huck Hastings + DJ Dad Bod (aka Ben Lee)
Tickets:
events.humanitix.com/gender-revea...
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We're trying an experiment with a limited series of discussions about what we've learned being immersed in Sydney's underground for the last three years.
Full of data, research, observations and conversation starters.
Register your interest here:
sydneymusic.net/discussion
Full of data, research, observations and conversation starters.
Register your interest here:
sydneymusic.net/discussion
May 6, 2025 at 10:27 PM
We're trying an experiment with a limited series of discussions about what we've learned being immersed in Sydney's underground for the last three years.
Full of data, research, observations and conversation starters.
Register your interest here:
sydneymusic.net/discussion
Full of data, research, observations and conversation starters.
Register your interest here:
sydneymusic.net/discussion
Help us get more people out seeing live music!
We know local, community-level live music helps create healthier, more vibrant communities - yet our local music scene's participation continues to decline.
This is due to a decreasing number of viable small spaces, and the death of music media.
We know local, community-level live music helps create healthier, more vibrant communities - yet our local music scene's participation continues to decline.
This is due to a decreasing number of viable small spaces, and the death of music media.
Support Sydney's most comprehensive gig guide | SydneyMusic.net - Sydney's live music community guide
SydneyMusic.net is your guide to music in Sydney, with a gig guide, a Discord community and stuff to read.
sydneymusic.net
May 1, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Help us get more people out seeing live music!
We know local, community-level live music helps create healthier, more vibrant communities - yet our local music scene's participation continues to decline.
This is due to a decreasing number of viable small spaces, and the death of music media.
We know local, community-level live music helps create healthier, more vibrant communities - yet our local music scene's participation continues to decline.
This is due to a decreasing number of viable small spaces, and the death of music media.
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A small feature I've soft launched on @sydneymusic.net: you can now create your own lists of gigs and share them with others.
Check it out:
sydneymusic.net/gig-guide
Check it out:
sydneymusic.net/gig-guide
April 26, 2025 at 8:01 AM
A small feature I've soft launched on @sydneymusic.net: you can now create your own lists of gigs and share them with others.
Check it out:
sydneymusic.net/gig-guide
Check it out:
sydneymusic.net/gig-guide
Blown away by all of the wonderful people that came through for our fundraiser party at Crosstalk Records last weekend.
Thank you to:
Bilby
Max Quinn
myers
Chonzu
DJ Szem
Arsonist
Mphilly
and the amazing team at Crosstalk Records for having us!
📸 @valeriejoyy.bsky.social
Thank you to:
Bilby
Max Quinn
myers
Chonzu
DJ Szem
Arsonist
Mphilly
and the amazing team at Crosstalk Records for having us!
📸 @valeriejoyy.bsky.social
April 14, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Blown away by all of the wonderful people that came through for our fundraiser party at Crosstalk Records last weekend.
Thank you to:
Bilby
Max Quinn
myers
Chonzu
DJ Szem
Arsonist
Mphilly
and the amazing team at Crosstalk Records for having us!
📸 @valeriejoyy.bsky.social
Thank you to:
Bilby
Max Quinn
myers
Chonzu
DJ Szem
Arsonist
Mphilly
and the amazing team at Crosstalk Records for having us!
📸 @valeriejoyy.bsky.social