NEWSLETTERS

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Take off for long-weekend audio adventures akimbo.


Wednesday April the 19th ~

Swingin' at the Speakeasy has live music for drinkers and dancers from Pat Capocci's Kings of Rhythm between 7 and 10, then I replace Pia Andersen on the decks til around 2 in the morn. Always free.


Friday April the 21st ~

The Gum Ball is the best BYO festival in this State: fire-fuelled, kid and dog friendly and run by a true blue local family in the Hunter each Easter. Check the whole line-up for the weekend here. Day one climaxes with Mudhoney, after which both Sham DJs and Urby will fire up three channels of Silent Disco dance and drama for singers of every stripe til 2AM.


Saturday April the 22nd ~

Once we truck back down to the big smoke to broadcast Jack Off there's perhaps some chance I will have cajoled Mudhoney into swinging by the FBi studios on their drive south too. Tune in between 3 and 5PM to see if that possibility comes to pass.

Afterwards I'm stoked to be playing my debut set for the new Maybe Group venue El Primo Sanchez at the old Three Weeds in Paddo. This joint is really kitted out, as stunning sonically as it is visually. Join me there to feast on Mexican food, down sassy cocktails and dance to a marvellous mess of latin rhythms and melodies all the way from 8 til 1. Free!


Monday April the 24th ~

After a much-needed day of rest I'll have the honour of playing music for the wedding of Tanya and Sam in Potts Point. It has been a such a pleasure to liaise with this ultra-organised couple of passionate music fans. Makes my job a dream. Can't wait!


Tuesday April the 25th ~

Finally to ANZAC Day where Australians process the horrors of war by gambling and getting on the piss! Unsurprisingly I'll be situated in a brewery, namely the vast yet classy/glassy Bob Hawke Beer and Leisure Centre in Marrickville.

The unusual aspect here comes prior to my 7 til 10PM set, as two rare live music performances take place - first Babitha at 4.30, then Tim Rogers himself from 6. There are no tickets and no passouts so if you wanna see the shows rock up anytime from midday with a lobster in hand! All proceeds go to Legacy.

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Shades of grey scaled for yr device and social life.


Wednesday March the 29th ~

All events free. Swingin' at the Speakeasy 10 til 2.


Thursday March the 30th ~

City cellar sunset sound: Palmer & Co, 6 til 10PM.


Friday March the 31st ~

Buy me a water between 9PM and 2AM at Sin City Soirée: I'm dragging three kids, a magnificent mother and my sorry hungover arse to the airport a few hours after I finish to fly to Aotearoa again.


Saturday April the 1st ~

During whatever microsleeps travel with family permits FBi will be graced instead by a far less het-up host for Jack Off in the inestimably lovely Jonny Seymour. Listen to him here and there, 3-5.


Friday April the 7th ~

On return I will convene at the Bob Hawke Beer and Leisure Centre for hearty local brews. 8.30-11.30.


Saturday April the 8th ~

Jack Off will then revert to Shite from 3 til 5.
I'll be better presented at Dean and Nancy on 22 by 9, spinning sophisticated exotica sky-high til 12.30. Time and space will fold like origami.

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Ready to fly beyond after a second bout of the old.


Friday March the 24th ~

Maybe Sammy spins the magical musical mystery wheel. Where will we land? Far from these shores. 9 til 1.


Saturday March the 25th ~

Jack Off points aloft between 3 and 5 before joining the infinite bubbles of the universe somewhere slightly higher: Dean and Nancy on 22, 9 til 12.30.
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Because, because, because, because, because...


Wednesday March the 8th ~

Beneath the sleepy city streets people were dancing til 2AM last week for Swingin' at the Speakeasy. It's just the most surreal surprise package of a place. The time before I was shooting the shit with the always-kind irregular regular JT. Who knows, whatever will be, will be. 10 til 2. Always free.


Friday March the 10th ~

As the weekend kicks into gear I'll be scoping out the view from high above our metropolis whilst spinning ornate oddities in the main space of Dean and Nancy on 22. 9 til 12.30. Gratis but best book.


Saturday March the 11th ~

It was such a hoot to catch up with the ever-generous cross-cultural progenitor of pleasure Peaches on Jack Off last week. Listen back here.

I'm landing in Launceston as the show goes to air this week and Jonny is flying to Perth to see Bjork so another deejay of far more storied skills than I will host instead. Please welcome the always humble yet enormously accomplished Simon Caldwell, 3 til 5.

The reason I'm off to Tassie is to reprise one of the most anchored and enjoyable yet truly transcendent sets I've ever played, for A Festival Called Panama, deep in the rainforest of the Lone Star Valley. This was just prior to the world being shut down by the pandemic and the memories of this small, passionate, peaceful, family-friendly gathering of absolute ardour for music and meaning stayed with me in the hard times that followed.

I'm so honoured to have been invited back by the founder Tim, himself a musical artist so effortless in understanding how to support creative people and contexts. Festivals like this are as rare as rocking-horse shit and that is why this one always immediately sells out, without even announcing the line-up.

For anyone reading who is fortunate enough to be heading there you'll find me playing the ornate Hello Darling tent from the minute the incomparable Sampa The Great wraps up at 11.30. After an hour I'll break for a 45 minute set by Empress. Besides that it's just us til 3AM, dancing together and thanking our lucky stars for this shared moment of grace.
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Eternally plausible and natural, reel life unboxed!


Wednesday March the 1st ~

Moving pictures abound during Swingin' at the Speakeasy. Free time from time. 10PM til 2AM.


Friday March the 3rd ~

Submarine scale flipped on ascension, any possible future still a product of the past. Coal-powered subs and schooners come into (blurry) focus at the Bob Hawke Beer and Leisure Centre. I spin queasily for the Lucky Prawns gratis from half 8 til half 11.


Saturday March the 4th ~

After last speaking via phone to her Berlin home during lockdown, Jack Off hopes to welcome proudly-aging sex-positive progressively-principled Peaches to the FBi studios in the flesh. Tune in between 3 & 5PM to see if our dreams of sharing uncensored conversation and perverted performance come to pass.
Following a dash home to scrub up I'll materialise on the 22nd floor of the A by Adina building in town for a cleansing cocktail or three, playing peerless music from across the globe from 9 til 1. Entry to  Dean and Nancy on 22 is free, bookings recommended.

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Greetings from the searing heat of Radelaide, where they boast of the calibre of their festivals on the basis of (seemingly uncurated) scale alone - half of which seem to be execrable covers bands or equally awful burlesque. We're proud to have skipped the lot and instead indulged in cosmic cookery, dreamy drinks and crisp swims in the Southern Ocean.

Friday February the 24th ~

In a few hours we hop on a jet plane and head home to host the debut Sin City Soirée for the year at the majestic Hollywood Hotel. It begins about an hour prior to Kylie and Co wrapping up their World Pride welcome concert in The Domain and runs til 2 or 3AM, a perfect community warm-up to Mardi Gras proper tomorrow. It's free and all are welcome!

Saturday February the 25th ~

As ever, Jack Off broadcasts signals of elementary (in)significance from the teetering edge of everything between 3 and 5PM each Saturday on FBi.
Afterwards it will be party time at Maybe Sammy as millions take to the streets for the grandest Mardi Gras ever. Find me spinning for free betwixt 9 til 1 as the country's best cocktails are conjured by the crazy team behind the bar. Entry is always free!

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A fantasy of fun for nun, priced at family value.

All images via philjames, whose Yes Please show runs at Chalk Horse February 23 til March 18. Ta mate!


Wednesday February the 15th ~

Swingin' at the Speakeasy has the dirty melting drone of Dusty D live from 7 til 10, then myself on timber decks til around 2. Entry is always free.


Thursday February the 16th ~

Dare say I'll look a little more like the loyal guard above by the next night, as I return to the scene of the grime to spin another gratis four hour set at Palmer & Co between 6 and 10PM.


Friday February the 17th ~

Reborn after rest on the tender bosom of my latest foster parent / carer, I'll bring innocence and energy to the big room at that highest of highs, Dean and Nancy on 22, from 9PM til 12.30AM. Free.


Saturday February the 18th ~

Jack Off might be graced by a live song and chat from Amateur angel Laura Jean between 3 and 5PM.

Subsequent sonic carpentry will be conducted in person on The Rocks, utilising one of the World's Best Bars, Maybe Sammy, as a wicked adult night-care crèche between 9 and 1. No charge. Lambs banned.
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Artful ways to refute false affirmations in favour of real times that might stand you in stead.

All images come courtesy of philjames, from the forthcoming exhibition Yes Please, on display February 23 til March 18 at Chalk Horse gallery.


Wednesday February the 8th ~

Swingin' at the Speakeasy, after Queenie and the Cavaliers (live). 10PM til 2AM. Always free.


Thursday February the 9th ~

Palmer & Co. between 10 and 2 again. Pray for me.


Friday February the 10th ~

Dean and Nancy on 22 towers above all else. What did I do to deserve it? No answers. 9 til 12.30. Gratis.


Saturday February the 11th ~

Jack Off relayed a hell of a tale last week. Who knows what storyline/s will emerge from history's human detritus underpinned by nature's power and glory between 3 and 5 this Saturday on FBi?
Suffice to say you'll likely need a drink as much as I directly after (if not during). Happily the Bob Hawke Beer and Leisure Centre is close at hand and readily able to uplift the masses when I spin with a characteristic combo of good grace and bad humour. Value is rated at free. Set time 8.30 til 11.30.