Shirty sonics shift mental blocks and rock socks. Wednesday April the 17th ~ The first of an entire week of gratis gigs erupts at Palmer & Co between 10PM and 1.30AM tonight. Friday April the 19th ~ Then a CBD double as the weekend begins: with vintage fare at Maybe Sammy for three hours from 6; before I melt all the other music of Earth into the mix at Dean and Nancy on 22, from 9PM til 12.30AM. Saturday April the 20th ~ Lastly I will triple the missions: via a mysterious mosaic aired on Jack Off between 3 and 5; a more modern Maybe Sammy from 6 til 9; and a Sham DJs suite of sight and sound on vinyl at the Bob Hawke Beer and Leisure Centre, from half 8 til half 11. Revealing and relentless audio-visual overkill. Wednesday April the 10th ~ The full-scale fiasco pops off from tonight as London's Donovan Bar is teletransported to Sydney's Dean and Nancy on 22 for a guest shift as part of this year's Maybe Festival. Join us for sophisticated sips and songs between 7 and 10pm. Thence I'll fly down to my regular mid-week haunt of Palmer & Co - playing through til around 1.30am, whereupon I'll reconvene with all the reprobates of the cocktail world at The Caterpillar Club. Thursday April the 11th ~ After barely enough time to sleep anything off it's back to Dean and Nancy on 22 for a Maybe Festival double-header, with two more of the world's great hotel bars - Hong Kong's Argo and Singapore's Origin - pouring their astronomical creations for all lucky attendees. I'll stir sounds in from 5 til 10. Friday April the 12th ~ There will be no returning to Earth as on Friday we head up to the Oxford House Pool Bar to experience guest service from NYC's legendary Greenwich Village cafe and bar Dante. Brave the waves and swim up for a sublime sample between six and half-nine. Saturday April the 13th ~ As the compounding conniptions continue I hope that Jack Off will somehow be healing when broadcast betwixt 3 and 5pm on FBi Radio. Directly afterwards I'll be dragging my sorry arse up to the Newtown Dendy to introduce the willfully-cringey wannabe-influencer comedy Drugstore June, screening at 6.30 as part the Inner West Film Fest. Thereafter, as the full Maybe Fest circus moves on to myriad other venues, it's back to Dean and Nancy on 22 for the third time. Thankfully on any given day (they are open 7 now) they have strong coffee and phenomenal food. I will avail myself of both while spinning tunes from 9pm til 12.30am for free. I'm off to Wisemans before the wet descends, then... Wednesday April the 3rd ~ Antique music via modern means, mid-week at Palmer & Co from 10pm and 1.30am. Free like all these gigs! Friday April the 5th ~ Quit printing and exit the office in an orderly fashion for a vinyl-only set at Marrickville's Bob Hawke Beer and Leisure Centre between 8.30 & 11.30. Saturday April the 6th ~ Jack Off under radio control betwixt 3 and 5 on FBi. Then see grown adults play with toys whilst sipping on sublime cocktails at Maybe Sammy from 6 til 9. Absurd aural artefacts act out on a silent screen. Wednesday March the 27th ~ No Shit: because I DJ sitting down at an old timber desk at Palmer & Co, people often think I'm playing piano, even when there neither instrument features in the song I have triggered on the CDJs. That is how much attention mug punters pay while I spin out here, weekly between 10PM and 2AM, for free. Friday March the 29th ~ If you are already cooked from cooking up Easter treats by the afternoon of Good Friday you could do a lot worse than joining me at the Oxford House Pool Bar for delicious food and a sunset cocktail or two. I'll float some fab free tunes out from 4 til 6.30. Saturday March the 30th ~ Deeper into the long weekend you can catch Jack Off drawing drastic shapes on yr dial from 3 til 5. Thence the fancypants go on again as I levitate to a higher level, manifesting music above the CBD via a gratis 9PM til 12.30AM set, at Dean and Nancy on 22. Been on a brief jaunt south of the border. Back now. Friday March the 22nd ~ Free and early at Dean and Nancy on 22 from 6 til 9. Saturday March the 23rd ~ Live transmission of Jack Off between 3 & 5, always. Thence more gratis sunset fare 6 to 9 @ Maybe Sammy. Spectracular ways to stay safe and sweet in Sydney. Thursday March the 14th ~ Revise yr biblical knowledge of the burning bush from the cellar of Palmer & Co - 6 til 10PM. Free Friday March the 15th ~ Lounge like Lola at the Oxford House Pool Bar as the weekend begins to unfold - 4 til 6.30. Gratis Saturday March the 16th ~ Jack Off with Chloe from The Native Cats (pictured above), as hosted by Luce in my absence last week, for sublime synths and frank wisdom at yr leisure. Otherwise cop my hot mess live from 3 til 5. Directly afterwards I'll spin skewiff vinyl through the flash system at Busby's from 6 til 8.30, before hotfooting it to the Bob Hawke Beer and Leisure to reconvene Sham DJs through til 11.30. All free Ex (nude) model manufactures music from rare air. Wednesday March the 6th ~ Hitch up yr skirts and descend the stairs to Palmer & Co in the city for free tunes from 10 til 2. Friday March the 8th ~ Another sonic scenario in the CBD plays out high above ground level after sundown, as a timeless set of songs are sent forth to drinkers and diners, gratis at Dean and Nancy on 22 between 9 and 12.30. Saturday March the 9th ~ After the marvellous Mardi Gras mix that Jonny Seymour sent out last week (while I took care of the tunes at a wedding) Jack Off will again be broadcast via a guest selector, as ex-producer Luce Tecla hosts The Native Cats from Tassie live in the studio ahead of their gig at the Gaelic. 3 til 5. Tune in! I have long harboured a wish to have that group as guests so it pained me to bail on the responsibility after teeing it up, however I was made an offer too good to refuse: to deploy my love of maritime music on behalf of some international guests on a private vessel all day and night. Happily managed to square the Simons by employing Mr Caldwell as my co-DJ aboard. Shall back on deck/s at FBi next week. Infectious cycles of pop production gone postal. Wednesday February the 28th ~ A sentimental bloke (me) playing Palmer & Co for free every Wednesday between 10PM and approx 2AM. Friday March the 1st ~ A bentimental soak (me) playing 7" vinyl gratis at the Bob Hawke Beer and Leisure Centre betwixt the hours of half-past eight and half-past eleven. Saturday March the 2nd ~ A special Mardi Gras peak parade-day broadcast of Jack Off will air via Jonny Seymour from 3 til 5. Simultaneously I'll be spinning love songs for Zoë and Jack's wedding in Vaucluse. Peace to all xo Invisible music spun for free - try it on for sighs. Wednesday February the 21st ~ After the flood of hugs and tears for last week's finale of Swingin' at the Speakeasy it will be strange to return to play Palmer & Co without the regular bands and dancers this time - but I have a profound duty of care and intend to honour it. Join me to hear how, from 10 til close at around 2. Friday February the 23rd ~ The aberrant interruptions continue on Friday as Sin City Soirée rolls out from the early time of 8, relying solely on myself at first (until fellow Sham DJ Liz Ham drags herself away from Tay Tay). After that we won't be back at the Hotel Hollywood til May 10 so please drag yr arse along anytime til 2. Saturday February the 24th ~ Jack Off has, as yet, failed to corner the Kings of Convenience - but we hold out hope it might yet be doable. Tune in from 3 til 5 to find out. After, as night falls, I'll jump up to Dean and Nancy on 22 and let fly with the most fun and farcical mix of music ever to be woven in to the memories of fancy hotel guests, between 9 and 12.30. Spidey senses skip fatal flaws in Sydney nightlife to still deliver fab free fare everywhere. Wednesday February the 14th ~ Blink and you'll miss it, as unbelievably, after more than a decade achieving global renown amongst dancers, music-lovers and travellers, this is the finale for Swingin' at the Speakeasy. Pia Andersen can hold her head high, after stewarding this mid-week wonder through countless crises and peaking in these past months as love and joy overflowed amongst attendees. Her band Queenie and The Cavaliers will play three sets between 7 and 10 with Pia on the decks between. Thereafter I'll be yr Valentine, spinning til close around 2. Arise from yr sick bed and get thee to Palmer & Co to witness the miracle of this community one last time. Dress formal for our fun funeral and be prepared to shake a leg as we go out with a bang! Friday February the 16th ~ Ponder the mystic and the modern from atop the CBD at Dean and Nancy on 22, from 9PM til 12.30AM. Saturday February the 17th ~ Roll into another sublime Saturday by warming up for the live version of Jack Off (3 til 5 on FBi) via an on-demand listen to last week's stunning live songs by the remarkable Rowena Wise. Afterwards you can experience genuine 7" vinyl relics of the the Hawke era played back-to-back (or face-to-face) by Sham DJs in the Bob Hawke Beer and Leisure Centre from 8.30 til 11.30. Yes we can can! |
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