Revivification is an extraordinary immersive exhibition combining sound and cutting-edge biological innovation to bring to life the musical genius of a deceased composer. Four years in the making, Revivification delivers a historic first: the in-vitro (external) ‘brain’ of the late composer Alvin Lucier (1931-2021) creating a new work in real time, as a live performance over the duration of the exhibition. It is developed by artists Guy Ben-Ary, Nathan Thompson and Matt Gingold with neuroscientist Stuart Hodgetts based at the University of Western Australia (UWA), who have individually spent 25 years pushing boundaries in the biological arts. The physical realisation […]

“a beguiling stew of afro-beat, jazz-rock-inflected postbop, and electro-acoustic noise.” (The Wire) TL 🤝 j//v Buoyed by our shared love of improvisation and forward-thinking jazz, Tone List & jade//vision are hosting a cosy night of left-field rhythmic music together in The Corner Room (inside Ode To Sirens). Influenced by Ornette Coleman, Laurie Anderson, Jon Hassell and afrobeat, Naarm-based quartet I Hold The Lion’s Paw play rhythmic music that joins effected trumpet, voice, polyrhythmic drums & guitar into a psychedelic melting pot. Ahead of outing their latest record, Potentially Interesting Jazz Music, we look forward to a debut west-coast set that […]

“Mary Rapp is one of the most exciting and emerging talents in Australia. I haven't in over 40 years of international experience come across a musician of Mary's caliber.” Jon Rose “Rapp had an instinct for being taciturn and pithy; for making the music gossamer light or adding phenomenal weight and vigour, using extraordinarily few notes” Sydney Morning Herald Vessel joins Tone List in presenting a performance for voice, cello and double bass by Mary Rapp. The performance will take place in Gian Manik’s exhibition Regenerative Strategies and will absorb the work, the space and the site itself to create […]

Mungangga Garlagula (translated from Wajarri as “yarning by the fire”) is a collaboration by legendary Indigenous performer Mark Atkins and renowned Finnish-Australian composer and performer Erkki Veltheim. Produced by TURA, this one-night-only performance on August 11 at the State Theatre Centre of WA is a deeply human story of homecoming celebrating the life’s work of one of Australia’s finest First Nations musicians and poets through spoken word, soundscape and music. Mungangga Garlagula is a culmination of Mark Atkins' life and expansive career. A descendent of Western Australia’s Yamatji people and of Irish-Australian heritage, Mark Atkins is a virtuosic didgeridoo player […]

Sage J Harlow is the author and composer of O,D,E, a "text score opera" premiering at The Blue Room Theatre from 26 August - 6 September. Probably the first opera of its kind, text scores - open-ended, written prompts for musicians and singers - make up the entirety of the work's 65-minute score. There is no traditional music notation in the opera. So what is a text score? Why write them? What different types of text score are there? This workshop will explore these questions. You'll be invited to play some text scores by other people; write some of your […]

South meets North in this concert that celebrates the next generation of Western Australia’s thriving music scene. The program brings together exciting works by talented Conservatorium of Music graduates Kate Milligan (APRA award-winner) and Victor Arul, and current student Amy Skellern, set against the timeless sounds of Arvo Pärt and Sibelius. PROGRAM Arvo Pärt Fratres Victor Arul Two Wagtails Amy Skellern Muse of the Siren Kate Milligan Migrations Jean Sibelius Finlandia ARTISTS UWA Symphony Orchestra Conductor: James Ledger FREE Community Tickets are available using the code UWA25 when booking at TicketsWA.   Accessibility Please advise TicketsWA (https://www.ticketswa.com/contact-us) if you have any […]

O Death! I shall become! Meditation is a powerful force. O used it for liberation, until their peaceful passing. Their lover E is led astray by power and seeks to bring O back from the dead. They manage—but do not recognise O in their new body, so seek to become Death themself. Death is just doing her job. Until she isn’t.  O,D,E is a new experimental opera by Sage J Harlow (aka Sage Pbbbt). A queer, occult retelling of Orpheus & Eurydice, grounded in the suffering that comes with simply being alive. Exploring gender and identity, characters change bodies, enter […]

As a part of our current exhibition - The world is all cut-outs then - artist Jimi DePriest and composer Nate Wood's collaborative soft robotics sculpture Critical Mass brings together air pumps, switches, gates and silicone over a fourty minute sequence of air, movement and sound. Join us Tuesday evening after hours at the gallery to sit and watch through the full Critical Mass sequence, followed by a discussion between the artists and Goolugatup Gallery Curator Paul Boye. Free event, refreshments provided. ** Note: we will be filming the Critical Mass sequence, which will require a quiet audience. ✮✮✮ Goolugatup […]

This month we are celebrating 50 years of Metal Machine Music. We have a very special collaboration with WAAPA composition students to bring you a tribute to this seminal work. FeaturingEnsemble BâillonnementEST-R x Baby BatAlix SimatosElias FarbenIt's just fredZoe KoongElli3d Tuesday 26th August at The Bird$10/$5 Doors 7pm, First act 7:30pm

UWA's thriving community of emerging composers create new and inspiring works in response to artworks from the Know My Name exhibition at Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, to be performed by Niamh Dell (oboe) and Paul Tanner (percussion). Free event - bookings essential

BRUTAL WAVES PRESENTS Ben Buchanan Patio Bar August 31st 6:30pm - 8:30pm FREE ENTRY Join us for an evening of emotive, experimental cello. Red wine essential. Existential contemplation desired. See you there x /// Ben Buchanan (he/him) is a composer and cellist based in Whadjuk Noongar Boodjar (Perth). He is passionate about collaborating with like-minded artists through both improvised and exploratory music, as well as creating solo lo-fi freak folk projects. His compositions are texturally driven, pop-inspired and characterised by their eccentricity and whimsy.

For this one-night-only event, independent labels Tone List and Rockton Records join forces to bring US journalist Liz Pelly into conversation with local musician and educator Michael Terren. Drawing from complementary areas of research, the two will discuss how contemporary culture is being shaped by digital tools for creative production and consumption, such as Spotify and Ableton. Liz Pelly's book Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Cost of the Perfect Playlist is an unsparing investigation into Spotify's origins and influence on music, weaving unprecedented reporting with incisive cultural criticism. Hard copies of Mood Machine will be available for […]