Welcome to the NOW now, where we hope to keep you up to date on all the exploratory music goings on around Sydney. We put on regular gigs and try and list anything that we find interesting.

NOW now regulars Clare Cooper and Chris Abrahams as Germ Studies, have a new double CD available of Splitrec. and Jim Denley and Kim Myhr also have a new CD out on either/OAR.

We also run the 20 + Splinter Orchestra.

Go to our contacts page and join our mailing list to be informed weekly of goings on.

here’s a recent little film of NOW now regulars Dale Gorfinkel, Monika Brooks and Jim Denley playing in Tasmania.

Thanks for your interest, and hope to see you at a gig soon!

sydney's most unique live music venue/barber shop/record store/gallery space,
presents (3 sets) :

*jan leipnitz (berlin) - solo drums

*mike majkowski (sydney) - solo double bass

*leipnitz+majkowski - duo

gig start at 7:30 pm
$5 entry
address: 275 Victoria St, Darlinghurst

Jon Rose - violin
Amanda Stewart - voice / text
Martin Ng - television + radio
Peter Farrar - sax
Mike Majkowski - bass
James Waples - drums

Jon Rose presents a new project - 'talking back to media'
@ the excelsior hotel - 64 foveaux st surry hills.
performance starts at 8:30pm

"From one moment to the next, his violin might sound like a subway car screeching to a halt, the wailing of Jimi Hendrix's guitar, or a gently gurgling mechanical toy. From the cacophony arose memorable jazz riffs and Paganini style virtuosity." - The New York Times

APOSTACY @ SEDITION :

a night featuring Shoji Hano from japan.

Japanese drumming master Shoji Hano was first introduced to drumming at the age of four in the style of Kokura Gion Taiko at a local festival.
He began playing the western drum set at the age of 15. Influenced by jazz legends Max Roach, Art Blakey and “Philly” Joe Jones, Hano commenced public performances in 1974. In 1975, encounters with such mavericks as Kaoru Abe (alto sax) and Toshinori Kondo (trumpet) as well as being introduced to the martial art Shintaido had led Hano to develop his own style of improvised drumming based on the philosophical concepts of Shintaido.

with a solo set from:
jon hunter (syd) - spring reverb, laptop, guitar
....
shoji hano (japan) - solo drums + with:
adam sussmann (blu mtns) - guitar / electronics
..
gig start at 7:30 pm
address: 275 Victoria St, Darlinghurst, Sydney

sunday 20th september @ 'the big room' - 1/475 king st newtown
monday 21st september @ 'bohemian grove' - lvl 2, 68 sophia st surry hills

both nites begin at 7:30pm
entry - $10/$8 .

a mini-festival, held across two nights, where guests from japan will collaborate with guests from n.s.w!
featuring from japan - Shoji Hano, ECO, Yusuke Akai, TAD‏
featuring from n.s.w - ladies and gentlemen from the splinter orchestra

Oct 25 2009 - at Wentworth Falls TAFE

As part of the Footbeat Festival, to be held at Wentworth Falls in the Blue Mountains on Sunday Oct 25th, there is the Concerto-Interpreganza.

"do you play requests?" don't you hate that question!!

In this performance, the musicans will be taking requests - not to play songs, but to play ideas/concepts - in varying groupings (solo, duo, trio, and bigger ensembles).

Are you interested? There will be a little money in it (we have enough to pay $30 each to 30 musicians)

Get in fast! contact Ryko at ryko@centrekingsbeauty.com to register your interest.

There will be a mandatory rehearsal to be held before the event (date to be advised) - there will be two rehearsal opportunities - one in Sydney and one in the Blue Mountains.

Register your interest before September 26, 2009.