Tom Avgenicos presents Ghosts Between Streams, an ode to nature via a rich tapestry of sounds, with Delay 45. Ghosts Between Streams is an interdisciplinary work by 2022 Freedman Fellow, composer and trumpeter Tom Avgenicos. It blends chamber music, contemporary jazz and electronics to explore the power struggle between nature and urbanisation. With an overarching environmental concern, the work captures the notion of solastalgia – the sadness felt at the loss or change of a beloved place in nature. Inspired by Avgenicos’ daily walks through Stringybark Creek Reserve on Cammeraygal Country (Sydney), Ghosts Between Streamspaints a vivid picture of the […]

Nice To Meet You: trumpeters Tom Avgenicos and Jessica Carlton play together for the first time. First meetings rarely play out in public, but they will at this unique series of shows. Nice To Meet You brings together two world-class musicians who have never played together and puts them in front of an audience that can watch in wonder as they navigate this new musical relationship in real time. In this performance, Australian trumpeters Tom Avgenicos and Jessica Carlton will take to the stage under these unique circumstances. Will it be duelling trumpets or a scintillating soundscape of haunting beauty? […]

Nice to Meet You: trombonist Shannon Barnett meets double bassist and vocalist Helen Svoboda. First meetings rarely play out in public, but they will at this unique series of shows. Nice To Meet You brings together two world-class musicians who have never played together, and puts them in front of an audience that can watch in wonder as they navigate this new musical relationship in real time. In this performance, Australian-born, German-based trombonist Shannon Barnett will meet Melbourne double bass player and vocalist Helen Svoboda. Will this duo create musical magic of spartan simplicity or radically robust improvisations? No-one will […]

Nice To Meet You: guitarist Josh Meader and bass player Sam Anning play together for the first time. First meetings don’t always play out in public, but they will at this unique series of shows. Nice To Meet You brings together two world-class musicians who have never played together, and puts them in front of an audience that can watch in wonder as they navigate this new musical relationship in real time. In this performance, Sydney guitarist Josh Meader will meet Melbourne bass player Sam Anning. Will these two powerhouse players create musical fireworks, or slip into subtle, sonoric serenity? […]

Nice To Meet You: pianist Matthew Sheens and drummer Ben Vanderwal play together for the first time First meetings rarely play out in public, but they will at this unique series of shows. Nice To Meet You brings together two world-class musicians who have never played together and puts them in front of an audience that can watch in wonder as they navigate this new musical relationship in real time. In this performance, New York-based Australian pianist and composer Matthew Sheens is paired with globally renowned Perth drummer Ben Vanderwal. How will these two unique forces in the world of […]

Sunset listening experiences to delicate, careful music by highly-regarded experimental musicians from around Australia. Dale Gorfinkel www.dalegorfinkel.com  Dale Gorfinkel has been engaging in site-attentive improvisation for over fifteen years. He carries a deep attention, playfulness and a captivating sense of flow across all of his performances, which usually are made on self-made instruments. His “Air Drums” use breath to vibrate large balloon membranes stretched over drums. These are amplified by microphones that swing like pendulums, creating phenomenal ripples of tone and sub-bass rumbles. Bunningscore meets profound attunement with place. Sun 5 Nov, 6pm – Dale Gorfinkel Fri 10 Nov, 6pm […]

fOUR: Nate Wood’s one-man band of virtuosic ability and space-y sounds. Grammy-nominated, New York-based multi-instrumentalist Nate Wood called this project fOUR “because it’s me with four limbs playing four instruments at once”. A truly ambitious take on going solo, Wood plays everything — analogue synths, drums, bass, guitar as well as vocals — at the same time. fOUR’s sound veers from complex, space-y prog rock to electronic-tinged instrumentals. “Wood’s brain splits attention between four synthesisers, an electric bass and a drum kit, all while singing about futurism. Wood plays all of fOUR’s tunes in one take. No backing tracks. No […]

Close to the submerged remnants of the Fremantle Long Jetty, an immersive re-telling of arrival and separation will unfold. So once you were here they had you is an experiential audio-visual poem to the 50 young cotton-weaver women who arrived on the shores of Walyalup, journeying by ship from Lancashire over 110 days and nights in 1863. Created by electronic music composer Rebecca Riggs-Bennett and video artist Elham Eshraghian-Haakansson, this work takes place across Bathers Beach, re-tracing the steps of the women and the many others of the “Bride Ship” era. So once you were here they had you is […]

Join us for a celebration of Tone List and to help us raise money to continue our operations into the future. Come down to The Sullivan Hall from 5pm for hangs, home-cooked food and drinks, with live music kicking off around 7pm. Entry by donation. Your generosity is admired and appreciated. Schedule from 5pm: hangs, home cooked food, limited edition merch, silly antics, and Sookie (504, The Noise and Vibration Council) sharing some music and ways of listening to music. Bring a picnic rug and lounge in the sun outside the hall - it's beaut. after 7pm: live performances by Great Statue - is it scary drag, […]

ALT teams up with BURNT SEED RECORDS for their next edition of Experimentia Series. featuring A-Z: - Drowned God - Kim Little x BladeRunar - Lowmass - Noise for No One - Samarobryn - Scientia x Tenebrae  RAZORBOUQUET DJs takeover the RITUALS courtyard slot from 5pm-8pm  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thursday November 9th @ The Bird $10 on the door <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< We acknowledge that this event takes place on Stolen Whadjuk Noongar land. We pay respect to elders past, present and emerging. Sovereignty was never ceded. Follow us >> https://linktr.ee/heartsofdarkness Poster by @yumyab

Sunset listening experiences to delicate, careful music by highly-regarded experimental musicians from around Australia.  radio cegeste https://radiocegeste.blogspot.com/ Musician, artist and poet radio cegeste (Sally Ann McIntyre) performs with radio silence, field recordings of extinct animals, static and interference to make intimate and extraordinary works that ruminate on loss, haunting and memory. Sun 5 Nov, 6pm – Dale Gorfinkel Fri 10 Nov, 6pm – radio cegeste Fri 17 Nov, 6pm – Jameson Feakes

Join us for a presentation by Tone List & Goolugatup artist in residence, Laura Altman, visiting for two weeks from Gadigal land (Sydney). An integral member of Sydney’s experimental music scene, Laura’s practice incorporates experimental improvisation, site-specific music-making, composing and writing songs, and curating. She’ll share some of the work she produced during this open-ended residency. RSVPs appreciated at info@tonelist.com.au. NB: The venue is only accessible via stairs and does not have accessible bathrooms.