All at sea with an infinite array of elemental audio. Wednesday February the 12th ~ Old songs by Sydney Cove at Palmer & Co. 10 til 2 Friday February the 14th ~ Shiny Shiny returns for 2025, gratis, on the day after Galentine's Day, celebrating love in all its forms, via a sonic swim through the streams of tide and time. Sham DJs (Hot Flush & myself) on the decks throughout. Kicks off at 8, runs til 1 - within wide-open perfect public house Hotel Hollywood. Saturday February the 15th ~ Jack Off transmits with renewed vigour, following last Sunday's sublime set, born outta this tiny caravan, perched atop a Centennial Park Pine forest, for the super-excited Laneway Festival PIP peeps. Tune in to FBi between 3 & 5 for fresh air fare. The outdoor action continues by the Harbour and Gardens, prior to the Open Air Cinema screening of smash hit Italian feature There's Still Tomorrow. This is my last summer date here. 6 til 8.30 Afterwards I'll (re)join Hot Flush, spinning vinyl on the Bob Hawke Beer and Leisure Centre turntables - free, for three hours from half 8 onwards. Blowing the horn for super-natural scalable Shite. Wednesday February the 5th ~ Palmer & Co post Merivales. Seedy staff + song. 10-2 Friday February the 7th ~ Veges and vinyl to sink yr teeth into at the Bob Hawke Beer and Leisure Centre. 8.30 til 11.30 Saturday February the 8th ~ Reptilian radio on FBi - Jack Off from 3 til 5 High and mighty at Dean and Nancy on 22 for my final free gig this week. 3 & a half hours from 9 Sunday February the 9th ~ An ultra-rare Sunday scenario as I rejoin the Laneway Festival line-up after opting out upon their migration to Homebush. Just couldn't resist the combo of Charli XCX and Fcukers in Centennial Park. It sold out in seconds (rather a nice change for an Australian festival in this day and age). You'll need one of the top-tier tickets to catch my climactic bracket in the VIP if yr going. 6 til 9 Old school audio alloy here to save the twirled! Wednesday January the 29th ~ Dead do sing (and dance) at Palmer & Co. 10 til 2 Thursday January the 30th ~ Wink & Spin happens tomorrow in Woy Woy, for the first time ever (this year). It's my monthly muckrake through the mangrove swamps of the Cenny Coast, spinning surreal shite all night in the seer garden of livewire musical mainstay Link and Pin. Hop a train or bus direct to the venue or drive alive. Sample food for thought whilst taking in tunes for twinkly toes. All welcome! 6 til 10 Friday January the 31st ~ Take a leap into the vast unknowable future with yr courageous community kin down in the Pleasure Club cellar as Sin City Soirée steps up again for another absurd year of stretching sound and limbs on the final Friday of every month. Hot Flush and myself pair up on the decks (oo-er!) all night long - from half 9 or so til 4, bar a quick breather or two during shows by androgynous auteur Adam.ext. We're forever free and flying, no matter how low we go x Saturday February the 1st ~ Jack Off transmits both genuine intelligence and artificial idiocy til 5 from 3 every Saturday on FBi Sounds seen by species in our imperilled place. Thursday January the 23rd ~ A sunset bracket by the Botanic Gardens from 6, prior to Paul Hogan introducing the new 4K Director's Cut of Crocodile Dundee as dark descends. Friday January the 24th ~ I'm a wolf in sheep's clothing when spinning sublime music at Dean and Nancy on 22 for free: 9 til 12.30. Saturday January the 25th ~ Sold out Sunrise Yoga for the final time at dawn. The possibility exists of a live visit to Jack Off by Gillian Welch and David Rawlings betwixt 3 & 5. My debut at ace new small bar Be A Little Cooler, chewing choice tunes from 9.30 til 1.45 in the morn. Sound summer spaces for Sea Hares and land lubbers Wednesday January the 15th ~ Back atop the Tank Stream at Palmer & Co 10 til 1.30 Saturday January the 18th ~ Sold out Sunrise Yoga beside the Moonshine Bar Jack Off openly on FBi Radio between 3 and 5 Steamy Sham DJs vinyl set at the Bob Hawke Beer and Leisure Centre, skewing my way early to Hot Flush late (naturally). Up until half 11, from half 8 Singularly stunning scenarios in Sydney this week... Thursday January the 9th ~ OpenAir Cinema screens hotly-tipped Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown for the opening night of their summer season down by the Botanic Gardens. I'll spin sixties sounds, freak folk and protest punk from 6 until the screen rises from the harbour as night falls. This initial screening is sold out but there are several others of the flick with tix on sale. Friday January the 10th ~ Thence this slow horse will trot down to the CBD for my first return to Dean and Nancy on 22 since the insane scenes marking the first few hours of this year, high above the crowded city streets. My set spans 9 til half past midnight. Entry is free. Saturday January the 11th ~ Only hours later I'll arrive at Wharf 2/3 (the home of the ACO) in The Rocks to soundtrack the first of three consecutive Saturday Sunrise Yoga sessions for Sydney Festival. All available tickets seem to have been taken for these classes (taught by Jazz Luna) however the first of the three Wednesdays (with a different DJ) has some still on sale. Later that arvo Jack Off will air between 3 and 5, as ever, this time featuring a review of the forthcoming Dragonkeeper feature by mysterious occasional guest commentator ETA. Tune in! Lastly, I'll return to play the same wharf I did at dawn, to a very different crowd, in a much more raucous context, bracketing a couple of live performances by Brissy's Dizzy Days at Syd Fest's Moonshine Bar. Free for all from 8 til midnight. Three situations for the formerly free, a gratuity.
A holiday holding pattern, thin as a summer sheet. Friday December the 27th ~ Sin City Soirée extends an invitation to our highly horizontal final fling of the year, a post-xmas bash especially for the orphans and the over it, all night tomorrow (Fryday) at Pleasure Club - featuring Sham DJs (Hot Flush and myself) on the decks beneath the mutant mirror ball from half 9 til 4, plus Rosie Allways on the red velvet stage twice before midnight. Always free, all welcome, all in. Saturday December the 28th ~ Jack Off with Sarah Blasko on FBi between 3 and 5. Actually catch public transport to the conveniently located Dean and Nancy on 22 for my 9 til 12.30 set. Tuesday December the 31st ~ Yesterday's news becomes tomorrow's views on New Year's Eve at Dean and Nancy on 22, as Sham DJs fire up ace audio atop the A by Adina for the third year running. Bookings for the fully catered experience are open now - a slim chance of last miniute walk-ins may exist. We play time transcending tunes from 8 right through til around 2. Happy new ear/s all! Costless audio elevation above grey bays and beyond Wednesday December the 18th ~ My last Palmer & Co gig for '24, betwixt 9.30 and 2 Friday December the 20th ~ A rare solo outing @ Pleasure, in the wee hours 12-4 Saturday December the 21st ~ Jack Off into infinity, every Saturday from 3 til 5 Raise the bar at Dean and Nancy on 22: 9 til 12.30 x Time and motion for free by the sea... Wednesday December the 11th ~ Crocks of (r)ages, from half 9 til 2 at Palmer & Co. Friday December the 13th ~ The ultimate dive bar: Shiny Shiny with Hot Flush and I on the decks all night at Hotel Hollywood. Saturday December the 14th ~ Jack Off live from 3 til 5. Now with an Archive. Get lifted to Dean and Nancy on 22: 9 til 12.30. |
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