Ruins Alone aka Tatsuya Yoshida (JPN)
2024-10-29 20:00 - 22:00 (Australia/Perth) | The Bird, 181 William St, Northbridge, WA, 6003, Australia
RUINS ALONE aka TATSUYA YOSHIDAThe Bird, Tuesday 29th October 2024
$15 OTD / Pre-sales
ALT are honoured to present an unmissable performance by 吉田達也 (Tatsuya Yoshida), one of the most innovative drummers, composers, and improvisers in Japan’s avant-garde music scene. Known as the “devil from the East,” Yoshida has contributed to shaping the underground scene with his virtuosic drumming and boundary-pushing musical projects.
A key figure in Japanese experimental music, Yoshida founded the renowned rhythm duo Ruins in 1985 and has since been involved in critically acclaimed groups such as Koenji Hyakkei, Zeni Geva and Acid Mothers Temple. The drummer has worked with the entire avant-garde ‘hall of fame’ of the last four decades, from Fred Frith and Derek Bailey to Keiji Haino and Otomo Yoshihide. John Zorn, who praised Tatsuya as an “undisputed master drummer of the Japanese underground,” invited him to play in the seminal jazz/grindcore unit PainKiller on several occasions after Mick Harris’ departure, and had a huge impact on Yoshida’s recognition overseas.
Don’t miss this rare opportunity to experience the raw, visceral energy of one of Japan’s most influential drummers live. Witness his unmatched drumming precision and inventive compositions. His ability to navigate between blistering speed and intricate rhythmic patterns is an experience to behold.
BANDCAMPhttps://yoshidatatsuya.bandcamp.com/
TATSUYA YOSHIDA [RUINS alone] at Death By Audio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlJZeJqwisg
TATSUYA YOSHIDA [RUINS alone] at 下北沢 Barrack Blockhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ea0zBfH1Czo
WIRE PLAYLIST: TATSUYA YOSHIDAhttps://www.thewire.co.uk/…/wire-playlist-tatsuya-yoshida
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Venue: The Bird, 181 William Street, Northbridge
This event takes place on stolen Whadjuk Noongar land. We pay respect to elders past, present and emerging. Sovereignty was never ceded.

Outcome Unknown #104 - Mel Eden (Sydney) / Ayo Busari / Lakes
2024-10-31 19:00 - 21:30 | Maylands Yacht Club, East St, Maylands, WA, 6051
Join us on October 31 for the next Outcome Unknown. Featuring experimental performances by:
▪️Ayo Busari – Multi-instrumentalist blending Afro, electronic, deep house and jazz-funk elements.
▪️Mel Eden – pre-recorded and vocalised Sutta Piṭaka recitations by this experimental vocalist-songwriter from Sydney.
▪️LAKES – Hypnotic moods and detailed instrumental textures in the long-running project of Dan O’Connor (trumpet), Djuna Lee (double bass) and Eduardo Cossio (prepared zithers).
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Thursday 31 October
Maylands Yacht Club
Doors: 7pm. Performances: 7.40pm
Entry $10 – $25 (pay scale)
BYO
Poster by Eduardo Cossio.
Outcome Unknown gratefully acknowledges the support of Tura New Music.

ALT//THURSDAY: Gloss / Halo of Teeth / Leah Greant / Physical Release
2024-10-31 19:00 - 23:00 | The Bird, 181 William St, Northbridge, WA, 6003, Australia
HALLOWEEN EDITION OF ALT//THURSDAY FEATURING [A-Z]
GLOSS :: altrock/shoegazeinstagram.com/gl0ss.band
HALO OF TEETH:: post-black-metalinstagram.com/halo.of.teeth
LEAH GRANT :: dark folk soloinstagram.com/leah_grant_music
PHYSICAL RELEASE :: shoegaze/darkwaveinstagram/physicalrelease
DJs 5PM, BANDS 8PM, DONE BY 11PM
$10 IN COSTUME / CONCESSION, $15 NO COSTUME
POSTER: instagram.com/miragecabal
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This event takes place on stolen Whadjuk Noongar land. We pay respect to elders past, present and emerging. Sovereignty was never ceded.

WWIM: day2nite
2024-11-02 15:00 - 22:00 | Rhein-Donau, 110 North Lake Rd, Myaree
WWIM: day2nite is an immersive, silly, and dynamic pair of back to back concerts, showcasing the best that the local exploratory music scene has to offer.
day: 3 – 6pm | nite: 7 – 10pm
???? ‘day’ features a stunning range of family friendly music and art, moving from a field recording installation to poetry to community music making through contact mics to meditation music to experimental dance (with activities and space to run around for kids!)
???? ‘nite’ goes from DJs to experimental hip hop adjacent beats to live drawing to comedy, all underpinned by exploratory music and the community which buoys the art form.
Join us for one or both concerts, and if you’d like to make a day of it, have dinner at the German Club in the break!
When: 3 – 10pm
Where: The Rhein-Donau Club (110 N Lake Rd, Myaree WA 6154)
Tickets: https://events.humanitix.com/wwim-day2nite (pay what you want, recommended $15/25)
Performers: Moses Kington-Walberg, Nakal Nakal, Lara Dorling & Daisy Sanders, Ruddy Turnstones, Rachel Hull, Scientia, BRODIE, DJ Sliding Doors, George Lucas Top Surgery, L0K & DENHOE present 6000-TB, make-shift, Sage Pbbbt, Julie Ziegenhardt
Why the German Club?
Because it is the best venue you’ve never been to! Multiple beer gardens, a main hall that could be straight out of Hogwarts, amazing breakout rooms dedicated to model trains, puzzles and more, all with a fantastic community atmosphere. Parking is available at the venue, or down the road at Marmion Reserve. The Rhein-Donau Club is also on the 915 and 502 bus routes.
Accessibility:
The venue is wheelchair accessible from the top carpark, and through a side entrance to the club. The carpark is a rough bitumen and there is a 2cm lip on the doorway. The event will be quite stimulating, with different activities and levels of noise happening in different areas, but there will be quiet breakaway areas clearly signposted. Please contact us at wwimfest@gmail.com with queries or concerns. We will update this information (including more detailed information for mobility aid users) as floor plans etc for the event are finalised.

ALT - False Fate (Naarm) / Max Black / ERRORSERROR / Dieback
2024-11-21 19:00 - 23:00 | The Bird, 181 William St, Northbridge, WA, 6003, Australia
// FALSE FATE [NAARM//MELBOURNE] :: >> https://falsefate666.bandcamp.com/album/beyond-existence
// MAX BLACK :: >> https://maxblackwakeup.bandcamp.com/
// ERRORSERROR :: >> https://www.instagram.com/errorserror.exe
// DIEBACK ::

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Thursday, November 21The Bird$10 waged // $5 student + concession<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Hearts of Darkness // ALT are dedicated to providing a safe and inclusive space for all bodies + identities. We do not tolerate discrimination, harassment or harmful behaviour at our events, + we work together with the lovely + like-minded folks at The Bird to ensure the safety and enjoyment of all our guests.
Look after one another, advocate for everyone’s safety + if you are feeling uncomfortable or witness someone feeling the same, let us, the venue staff and/or the performers know.
We would like to acknowledge that Hearts of Darkness // ALT is holding this event on Whadjuk Noongar land. We pay respects to elders past, present + emerging. Sovereignty was never ceded.
Follow us >> https://linktr.ee/heartsofdarkness
ART :: @skullmeat

Bullet Train For Ascension / EDN / Great Statue
2024-11-26 19:00 - 22:00 | Buffalo Club, 54 High St, Fremantle, WA, 6160, Australia
TUES NOV 26th__LAST MINNUT ADDITION__!!Long have we fought for high speed rail to connect the good folk of this land and long have we been ignored!!!!As quantum perspectives begin to uncover our ever-entangling realities, perhaps rapid public transit systems are closer than we realise…?!?!Join >Bullet Train 4 Ascension<Alongside Great Statue and EDN as we dig for divine data hidden deep in our collective consciousness.. It should only take about 3hrs hopefully, 7 til 10 is the plan coz it’s Tuesday and all.. we inevitably have to get back to our respective discerning duties amidst this material landscape.

NoizeMaschin!! 156
2024-11-26 19:00 - 23:00 | The Bird, 181 William St, Northbridge, WA, 6003, Australia
Noizemaschin!! 156 brings us back to The Bird and what a lineup we have for you!
Eros and Thanatos – Exciting new collab between Plyanci and Jean-Michel MaujeanNoise For No One – off the back of the amazing new album, N4N1 never disappoints!samarobryn – Expect an amazing performance as their new release gets ready to drop djskein – 90s pop culture interpenetrated to melt your brainLurgid – 3d printing as an instrument!Sidi – Debut Boorloo performance, a fusion of electroacoustics and modular
Doors 7pm, First act 7:30

Outcome Unknown #105 - Radiation / Trombone Trombone Trombone / Vermistropos
2024-11-28 19:00 - 22:00 | Maylands Yacht Club, East St, Maylands, WA, 6051
Join us on November 28 for the last Outcome Unknown of 2024. With experimental performances by:
Radiation – Wobbly synth, lo-fi guitar and loop manipulation by June Last and Nathan Kelly.
Trombone Trombone Trombone – All acoustic set by composer-improviser-tricksters Moses Kington-Walberg, Izzy French and August Pope.
Vermistropos – Improvised piano with sound generated from data – primarily the data of digital photographs. Vermistropos is jazz pianist Xavier Douglas-Smith and multidisciplinary artist/researcher Jacob Canet-Gibson.
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Thursday 28 NovemberMaylands Yacht ClubDoors: 7pm. Performances: 7.40pmEntry $10 – $25 (pay scale) BYO
Poster by Eduardo Cossio.
Outcome Unknown gratefully acknowledges the support of Tura New Music.

Wishful Thinking & Portal Tapes pres. Ulla (DE) / J (Naarm) / Curlisu
2024-12-11 19:00 - 23:00 | Camelot Cinema, 16 Lochee St, Mosman Park, WA, 6012, Australia
Invitation… join Ulla (live) and J (live), alongside selections from cherished Curlisu (DJ) at the Camelot Theatre on the 11th of December 2024.
Ulla…
Ulla’s oeuvre oscillates between detailed ambient, jazz and electroacoustic inflections on an array of labels such as Quiet Time, Experiences Ltd, West Mineral Ltd, Motion Ward, Longform Editions and 3XL. A recent collaboration with Ultrafog titled “it means a lot” showcases a combination of these subtle exactitudes drawing an immense breadth of feeling through refined cues and details, hazy riffs, oscitant bass and enveloping loops that sequence together in a special coalition. Making a striking but gentle mark on listeners over the last few years, it is hard to skip past the influence that her music has had, like opening a portal into a warm embrace, letting a tear slip down into your ear as you lay with friends on the floor, a passage free-standing of time, a discreet voyage…
J…
Justin Cantrell is a Melbourne based electronic musician, organiser and label head of the new imprint Se Dessaisir Publishing and formerly Daisart, who collaborates tirelessly with other artists offering a unique take on gentle abstractions and sound. Other familiar aliases and projects in this web of resonant contributions and recordings incl, J & the woolen stars, Ju-Ca, picnic & more. Justin’s music holds space for subtle but complex narratives, both personal and abstract, like a beacon holding a candle at the edge of a well. What is up close is as important as what you may discover in the distance, fading strings and piano, echo and fuzz cloud and wrap around in a world built for dwelling in for a little while…
We are very thrilled to bring both Ulla and J over to the west coast…
With great luck Curlisu (DJ)/Meg, all round gem, organiser of Triplocate, dedicated radio buff will be sharing selections to pair through the night.
Hope to see you there,
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Accessibility: Camelot venue is accessible by wheelchair. no strobes will be used.
free entry to First Nations People.
This event takes place on unceded land, of the Whadjuk Nyoongar people, the Traditional Owners of the lands and waters where we live and work. We would like to take a moment to acknowledge and pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging, sovereignty was never ceded.
Please be mindful and respectful. Get in contact: ben.aguero@hotmail.com, with any questions or issues.

HTRK (Naarm) / Delivery Buoy / Lia T
2024-12-12 18:00 - 22:00 | Fremantle Arts Centre, 1 Finnery St, Fremantle, WA, Australia
Wishful Thinking & Mistletone are proud to present HTRK (Naarm/MEL) in the lush surrounds of the Fremantle Arts Centre Inner Courtyard with special guests Lia T & Delivery Buoy.
Few groups in history, recent or otherwise, elevate mood to such singular, smoldering supremacy as the Australian duo of Jonnine Standish and Nigel Yang aka HTRK [‘Hate Rock’]. Across nearly two decades of work, wounds (co-founder Sean Stewart tragically took his own life in 2010), and world tours, their sound has shape-shifted between densities and intensities, noise and nakedness, but never wavered in its delicate poetic gravity. Theirs is a chemistry of smoke, echo, and the undertows of desire, the dislocation of cities and memory, the melancholy of distance and deepening night. It’s music of solitude and sensuality, for small hours and lost weekends, spoken in an intimate shadowplay language of skeletal electronics, velvet voice, and noir guitar.
HTRK’s albums have been released by an array of international labels including Fire (Nostalgia), Blast First Petite (Marry Me Tonight), Boomkat Editions (Over The Rainbow), and Ghostly International (Psychic 9-5 Club, Venus In Leo). For the occasion of their most recent full-length, the celebrated slowburn suite Rhinestones, they founded their own artist imprint, N&J Blueberries. In the live setting they transform spectral torch songs into quiet storms of tension, texture, and transcendence.
Minors are permitted to attend licensed 18+ ticketed concerts at Fremantle Arts Centre if accompanied by a parent or LEGAL GUARDIAN AT LEAST 25 YEARS of age.
Fremantle Arts Centre is an entirely outdoor venue.

NoizeMaschin!! #157
2024-12-17 19:00 - 22:30 | The Bird, 181 William St, Northbridge, WA, 6003, Australia
Join us for NoizeMaschin!! 157 – The Christmas Special! The last NM of the year!
We have an awesome line up for you, as we noisily end the year. Featuring the amazing!
7.30 Brett Cow7.50 MESMERISM (Luke Jaaniste)8.10 Callum O’Reilly and Moses Mohammed
Intermission
9.00 Sam Gillies 9.20 Peace Noize9.40 onetwotwofour

WWIM Wind Down
2024-12-18 15:00 - 18:00 | Sullivan Hall, 2 Nannine Ave, White Gum Valley, WA, Australia
Duck Looking Left / The Space Between Sun / Kabira Hassim / Patrick Gunasekera / Oliver Broun
We have had a huge year at WWIM ~ two workshops with about 30 attendees total, three gigs which around fifty artists performed at, and approx 150 punters all up!!! (next year we will count things a bit better we reckon)
To celebrate, say goodbye to the year, and take some time to reflect, we are hosting wind down in collaboration with our mates at Sound Exploration Fremantle!
Chill sets from friends old and new, an ocarina station via Kabira Hassim, tea and snacks (byo picnic maybe?) space to collage/ make something to set intentions for 2025 or look back on 2024, an art installation, and our first interstate artist Uma Volkmer!!!!!
Come wind down and hang out / say goodbye to the year / choose to be a tiny bit relaxed this close to Christmas / byo picnic food or buy food from us / arts and crafts, space to be silly and play or be reflective!

Shoji Hano Solo - Listening Party
2024-12-18 18:00 - 19:30 | Goolugatup Heathcote, 58 Duncraig Rd, Applecross, WA, 6153, Australia
Back on April 20th, legendary free-improvising drummer @shojihano graced Goolugatup’s courtyard and delivered one of the most captivating, embodied and unforgettable performances we’ve had the pleasure of hosting to date. It felt like lightning in a bottle – and a pretty special impression of that lightning was captured in high fidelity by our cherished sound engineer @chris.topher.wright. Opting now to celebrate the recording with an official release, Shoji Hano teams up with @tone.list to deliver a CD LP titled simply ‘Solo.’ Join us for a first listen next Wednesday, Dec 18, in cool surrounds at Goolugatup – entry is free from 6pm.

Off Duty pres. DJ Plead (Berlin) & friends
2024-12-27 15:00 - 2024-12-28 00:00 | The Bird, 181 William St, Northbridge, WA, 6003, Australia
We acknowledge that this event takes place on Whadjuk Noongar Country. We pay our respects to elders past, present, and emerging. Free entry for all First Nations people. Please DM us or email for details! ben.aguero@hotmail.com & hello@gilliancampbell.tv
Off Duty presents another dance-heavy session under the tree at The Bird headlined by none other than the Australian-Lebanese, Berlin based DJ Plead.
Fresh off the Read Round City collaborative release with rRoxymore (2024) and with EP’s on Livity Sound, AD93, SUMAC and DECISIONS – DJ Plead has become a force in global club music. His sets are renowned for their captivating energy, weaving fury and finesse and melding tough percussive beats with an energy that keeps dance floors in constant motion. Drawing from his Lebanese roots, DJ Plead crafts modern dance music that marries the rhythms, scales, and timbres of traditional Lebanese music with rolling grooves, and dubwise anchors.
As Plead continues to break new ground in contemporary club music, we also know him as a driving force behind collaborative projects like the drum-heavy duo Poison and the high-energy trio BV, as well as co-founder of the SUMAC label.
To join us in the dance, we have enlisted our favourite trusty locals – Rok Riley, Yikes, Lia T, Ben Agüero, and Gillielove.
LINEUP:
DJ Plead (Berlin)
Rok Riley
Yikes
Lia T
Ben Agüero
Gillielove
Capacity is strictly limited, so get in quick!
Artwork by Oliva Rawlings / @oli.svg
Accessibility info: The main entrance to The Bird is on William Street. It is 79cm wide and there is a very slight inclined tactile ramp up to the door. To get to the upper deck there are two steps. The entrance doorway to the courtyard is 82cm wide. The courtyard consists of a lower level and upper level. Lower level is accessible via wheelchair, plenty of seating and shade. There are 2 steps, 33cm & 25cm respectively, up to the top level which also has seating and is semi-shaded. The courtyard is a smoking area. NO STROBES WILL BE IN USE! For accessibility questions, please email: ben.aguero@hotmail.com & hello@gilliancampbell.tv
Your safety is our priority. We will not tolerate any unfriendly, aggressive, or offensive behavior. If at any point you feel unsafe, please talk to Ben, Gillie or one of The Bird staff.

Pouring Dream presents: Rare Faction / Leaving / Lia T
2024-12-28 19:00 - 22:30 | Lightworks, 112 Murray St, Perth, WA, 6000, Australia
Join us for an end of year show at the wonderful @light___works on Saturday December 28. With live sets by @leaving_sounds @lia_t & Rare Faction (@chris.topher.wright ) 🌊🌊
7PM <> $15 <> BYO
No one turned away for lack of funds. Bring a cushion for comfort. Please note that the venue is not wheelchair accessible and there are no wheelchair accessible toilets on site. CPP Pier Street offers 3 hours free parking.
PD acknowledges that this event takes place on the stolen lands of Whadjuk Noongar people, we pay our deepest respects to Elders past and present. Poster @soft____shell

Tone List present Jim Denley (Eora), Annika Moses, Rhys Butler (Ngambri)
2025-01-06 18:00 - 20:30 | On the beach in front of Waylen Bay Sea Scout Group, 1 The Strand, Applecross, WA, 6153, Australia
Jim Denley (Eora) & Annika Moses
Rhys Butler (Ngambri)
…and maybe others
Tone List welcomes you to a gentle new years celebration with music, food, swimming and sunset.
One of the continent’s most esteemed improvisers, Jim Denley, is our guest for the first time since 2020. Jim works with flutes, saxophone and – since a trip to Gidge in 2019 – marri gumnuts. He’s best known for his work “as weather”, musicking with the sounds and patterns of place across four decades of recorded work. He specially requested to play a duo with our very own Annika Moses, improvising with vocals and water. Two wizards in the waves.
We also welcome back Rhys Butler to Boorloo, as an interstate visitor to our Sounding Together workshop program. Rhys has a radical alto saxophone practice that explores quiet, muted and buzzing tones from preparing and modifying the instrument. He’ll play a set with his quivering tones sounding with and as the beach.
After music and a swim we’ll commandeer a BBQ up top and grill some stuff. BYO drinks, maybe something to share. We’ll bring an ice box.
RSVP via Humanitix. Free with optional donation to Tune Fork Studios and the Beirut Synthesizer Centre, an artist collective based in Lebanon supporting musicians displaced by Israeli bombings of the city.
Artwork by Oliva Joi Rawlings.
Accessibility: This event takes place on the beach. An accessible walkway is less than 50m from parking on The Strand; the best vantage point for listening is right next to this walkway. The barbeques are also reachable via an accessible walkway, which is a 500m walk around the point on an inclined walkway with a railing, or up a steep flight of stairs next to the scout hall. The music will be acoustic, and will generally be quiet, but may have bursts of loud volume. The whole event takes place outside: it may be very hot.

Jules Reidy (Berlin) & R. Glacken (Naarm)
2025-01-25 18:00 - 21:00 | Goolugatup Heathcote, 58 Duncraig Rd, Applecross, WA, 6153, Australia
Tone List & Goolugatup are very pleased to join to present an outdoor sunset performance by Berlin-based Jules Reidy, supported by a rare homecoming performance by R. Glacken.
Jules Reidy is one of the most distinct voices in contemporary experimental music – worthy of speaking about with hyperbole. They mix disparate influences into a remarkable personal sound world: American fingerstyle guitar, microtonal tunings, auto-tuned vocals and traces of progressive electronic, new age and musique concrete are weaved into something intimate and atmospheric. Increasingly, their work leans into pop song forms hovering in clouds of immaculately produced sound collage. Gorgeous, lush, brimming with textural detail and played with effortless virtuosity, there are many ways to get lost in Jules’ unique music.

Releasing and performing under various namesakes including Dentistry & Tourist Kid, R. Glacken’s music pushes at the edges of ambient, club and musique concrete practices, the lush and delicate against the bent and broken. They have released music on Melody as Truth, This Thing and Good Company Records.

Enjoy the warm birak evening breeze with us outside listening to extremely good things. And celebrate Tone List & Goolugatup kicking off another year of adventurous music together <3
Accessibility:
Goolugatup Heathcote is wheelchair accessible and has ACROD parking bays with access to the space via footpaths and ramps. As long as the weather is good, all aspects of the event will take place outdoors. The music will be loud and amplified: you can position yourself at a distance from the stage that is comfortable to you. Free earplugs are available. Alcohol will be served at a pop-up bar in the venue.
Public transport:
The precinct’s street address is 58 Duncraig Rd, Applecross WA. It is 10 minute drive from the CBD, with ample parking on site. The closest train station is Canning Bridge, which is a 25 minute walk from the venue (1.6km), and the closest bus route the 148, which stops a 13 minute walk (950m) from the venue. Tone List are open to receiving emails asking for lifts.
Artist biography:
Jules Reidy makes music for processed and acoustic instruments (mostly guitars). Their recent recorded work—World in World (Black Truffle 2022), Vanish (Editions Mego 2020) and In Real Life (Black Truffle 2019)—can be described as a series of non-traditional song forms which combine unstable harmonic territories, rhythmic elasticity and abstract narrative over stretched, episodic forms. They have recently performed at Rewire (NLD), Tectonics Festival (SCT), Send/Receive Festival (CA), Dark Mofo (AUS), Berlin Jazz Festival (DE), Ultrahang Festival (HU), Skaņu Mežs (LV), Sonica Festival (CZ), Angelica Festival (ITA) and Borderline Festival (GR).
Team:
Annika Moses & Josten Myburgh (Tone List event producers)
Lyndon Blue (Goolugatup associate curator)
Chris Wright (sound technician)
Oliva Joi Rawlings (graphic design)

Noizemaschin!! 158
2025-02-04 19:00 - 23:00 | The Bird, 181 William St, Northbridge, WA, 6003, Australia
Noizemaschin!! is back for 2025!!
Note we have a slightly different date this month as we have moved the date to allow the amazing Nadev Masel to perform while they are in town. This month NM is Tuesday 4th Feb at The Bird. Alongside Nadev we have the stellar lineup of:
Scientia
Rich Wh
Delta Tune
Nadav Masel
Sage Pbbbt &
Josten Myburgh
VERMISTROPOS
Doors 7pm, first act 7:30

Goolugatup Sounds: Hubbub (FR) / No Bride
2025-02-08 17:00 - 20:00 | Goolugatup Heathcote, 58 Duncraig Rd, Applecross, WA, 6153, Australia
Exhibitions opening and live music, Saturday 8th February, from 5pm, FREE entry, with full bar, great food, and spectacular views over the Derbal Yerrigan.
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Fall Damage, Tiyan Baker & Jason PhuArtists Tiyan Baker and Jason Phu have spent hundreds of hours playing Fortnite together. Connected remotely through in-game microphone, for the artists, Fortnite has become a space for artistic discussion and exploration. Recently, Fortnite has connected with Unreal Engine to make its four years worth of assets available to the public to build and modify their own Fortnite worlds. In Baker and Phu’s Fall Damage, the artists draw on existing themes in their work to present a series of video, sculptural and interactive works derived from worlds built by the artists in Unreal Engine Fortnite. Drawing on the nihilistic pleasure of gaming and the possibilities for finding personal agency, in Fall Damage explores such ideas as building utopian futures, speculative altars of worship and communion, transcendence into virtual (after)lives, respawning and survivance.Exhibition open 8 February continues until 23 March 2025.
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Relic, group exhibition curated by Rare SilkRelic is an experimental visual arts exhibition that delves into the profound themes of memory, loss, and the enduring connections with those who have passed. Contemporary artists are invited to craft unique relics that reflect their personal experiences of grief and transcendence, transforming their emotional journeys into tangible artworks. Each piece serves as a vessel for reflection, encouraging viewers to contemplate their own narratives of farewell and the echoes left behind. This exhibition offers a space where art and memory intersect, creating a collective tapestry that honours both individual and universal experiences of loss.Featuring artists Andrew Sunley Smith, Andrew Beck, Alice Humphries, Danielle Caruana, Duncan Wright, Eli Smith, Heritier Kasanda, Ilona McGuire, Jessee Lee Johns, Kate Hulett, Ken Meyer, Manveen Kaur Kohli, Max Barton, Sam Bloor, Sarita Slater, Tim Meakins, Tom Mùller. Curated by Rare SilkExhibition open 8 February continues until 23 March 2025.
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RTRFM Art Fundraiser ExhibitionFeaturing artists Ailsa Waddell, Andrew Forbes Macphail, Ben McDonald, Bruno Booth, Cara Teusner-Gartland, Cole Baxter, Eduardo Cossio, Emma Daisy, Focus Pocus Photography, Geoff Wake, Guy Louden, Helen Long, Jade Turcato-Buttle, Karin Morris, Liz Knuckey, Luisa Hansal, Matvey Nechaev, Natalie Scholtz, Nic Kotsolgo, Sam Bloor, Sasha Britto, Shupiwe Chongwe, Stef Rae, Tamara Marrington, Thierry Eclipse, Xavier Turisini
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Goolugatup Sounds 23 ~ co-presented by Goolugatup Heathcote and RTRFM
From 5pm Saturday, 8th February GOOLUGATUP SOUNDS returns in 2025 for its 23rd edition – featuring Hubbub (France), Yikes + Nafta and more TBA
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Image: Tiyan Baker, ‘Personal computer : ramin ntaangan’, 2022, installation view, The Lock Up, NSW. Documentation by Ben Adams.
ACCESS – The gallery is wheelchair accessible and ACROD parking is available nearby. Main entry is 1.4m wide, and accessible toilet doors are 0.9m wide. Toilets are unisex. If you require an AUSLAN interpreter please contact us.
GETTING HERE – Goolugatup Heathcote is a cultural precinct located on the shores of the Derbal Yerrigan, in the suburb of Applecross, just south of the centre of Boorloo Perth, WA. It is 10 minute drive from the CBD, and ample free parking is available. The closest train station is Canning Bridge, and the closest bus route the 148.
w. goolugatup.coma. 58 Duncraig Rd, Applecross WAe. heathcote@melville.wa.gov.aui. @goolugatupheathcotep. 08 9364 5666

Muse: Soundscapes with Kim Little
2025-02-08 18:00 - 22:00 | WA Museum Boola Bardip, Perth Cultural Centre,, Perth, WA, 6000, Australia
Calling all curious alternative art lovers, gothic museum cats, nature worshippers and fans of ethereal music (think Dead Can Dance, This Mortal Coil, Cocteau Twins, Royksopp, Aphex Twins Ambient Works) to FRINGE 2025! Premiering here in Perth, this is one you simply cannot miss.
Immerse yourself in an after-hours journey through WA Museum Boola Bardip. Local audiovisual artist and post punk singer Kim Little crafts atmospheric experimental soundscapes that transport you through the region’s stunning landscapes. Flora and fauna transformed into aural impressions, the seasons experienced in soundwaves, this is a unique show that will calm you, open your mind and cure you.
Featuring stunning museum collections, immersive artworks, gorgeous architecture, new music and a live performance.

Presented by:
Kimberley Little

Perth audiovisual artist Kim Little is an alternative singer, dj and filmmaker in the global audiovisual underground. This enigmatic local is known for her dark ethereal signature sound, touring solo and as the front woman of postpunk band LoVision. Kim’s body of work also features videography, creative directionand voice over work. Her art shows have travelled all the way to the Arctic and back to our colourful home. She is featured as vocalist on tracks out now with Samo records, syntheide records and more.

Jonathan Fitzgerald & Paul Tanner - Ascendent Messages
2025-02-08 19:00 - 20:30 | Callaway Auditorium, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA, 6009
Ascendent Messages is an immersive concert featuring new works for classical guitar, percussion, and electronics. Join acclaimed musicians Paul Tanner and Jonathan Fitzgerald as they present the world premiere performance of four new commissions by award-winning Australian composers Maria Grenfell, Alice Humphries, Kate Milligan, and Kathy Potter.
Each work showcases the distinct voice of its composer, creating an engaging and diverse program that ranges from the tuneful to the experimental, which will resonate with both seasoned listeners and newcomers alike.
Set in the beautiful acoustic of Callaway Auditorium, this concert offers a wonderful opportunity to experience contemporary classical music in a welcoming atmosphere.

Presented by:
Jonathan Fitzgerald

Hailed as “a virtuosic talent in the guitar world” (X-Press Magazine), American-born Australian classical guitarist Dr Jonathan Fitzgerald has garnered international recognition as a multi-award winning performer and educator. Jonathan has a strong history of developing and delivering innovative performance projects, with a keen interest in commissioning new works from Australian composers

Sprouted Volume 4 Launch Picnic in the Park
2025-02-15 15:00 - 19:00 | Hyde Park Stage Area, Vincent St, Boorloo, WA, 6000, Australia
Join us on February 15th from 3pm at Hyde Park to celebrate the release of Sprouted Volume 4! We have a stack of artists performing (plus more to be announced!). There will also be exclusive collaborations on the day!
Campbell CreswickFurchick + plimpIsaac BeersPetrohexRadiaRich WhsamarobrynScientia + BilgStuart OrchardTranxistaVon Helfenstein
See you there for this free community event! There will be a bbq at around 7pm so feel welcome to bring nibbles!
Artwork by Lesley Kaye

John T Gast (Hybrid / Live) [UK] presented by Mutual Affection, Downstairs, Wishful Thinking
2025-02-21 19:00 - 2025-02-22 01:00 | Si Paradiso, 1/446 Beaufort St, Highgate, WA, 6003
5 Gate Temple’s enigmatic head honcho, John T. Gast, returns to Perth for a rare and unmissable hybrid set. A producer operating on the fringes of bass weight and spectral haze, his output spanning Blackest Ever Black, Planet Mu, Trilogy Tapes, and his own Five Gate Temple melds dub mutations, off-grid electronics, and soundsystem mysticism into something uniquely his own. Expect a wild sensory experience where heavy steppers, ambient elegies, and unexpected turns collide.
Joined on the night by local supports:
Rok Riley
Helenn
Spirit Group (live)

21/2 – Si basement
Miss this and regret it.

Free Entry for First Nations People
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We wish to acknowledge that this event takes place on Whadjuk Noongar Boodjar. We honour the traditional custodians of the land on which we live and work and pay our respect to elders past, present and emerging. Always was, always will be.
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Accessibility:
venue is only accessible via stairs
strobe will be in use for this show.

Perth Festival: Water Song
2025-02-26 - 2025-02-27 | Perth Town Hall, 601 Hay St, Perth, WA, 6000, Australia
Doors 7pm / show 8pm

A Perth Festival commission.
Lose yourself in a sonically immersive performance inspired by our most precious resource – water. Join Sunny Kim’s Ensemble Ochaye for Water Song, a night of storytelling, personal mythologies and deep cultural connection.

Ensemble Ochaye features some of Australia’s most adventurous musicians and improvisors. Sunny Kim is joined by Aviva Endean, Gelareh Pour, Mindy Meng Wang and Zoe Barry in a dynamic intercultural exchange generating a musical language that celebrates diversity.
Water Song is a captivating performance that weaves deep cultural narratives, portraying water as a conduit of connection and renewal. You’re invited to partake in a collective ritual through the power of sonic symbolism. Korean, Chinese, Iranian and western instruments – including the guzheng, kamancheh, qeychak, clarinet, and cello – come together to create a richly textured soundscape that transcends boundaries.

Audible Edge '25: Program Launch with Dan O'Connor & James Bradbury, Salty
2025-02-26 18:00 - 21:00 | Astral Weeks, Shop 12/60/66 Roe St, Northbridge, WA, 6003, Australia
James Bradbury (modular synthesizer) & Dan O’Connor (trumpet)
Salty (DJ)

Audible Edge, Tone List’s annual international festival of exploratory music, is back in April 2025. Be the first to see the full line up at our launch party, hosted in the cosy glow of Astral Weeks bar on February 26. Audible Edge co-curators Annika Moses & Josten Myburgh will help you wander into the strange and silly swamp that is the 2025 program, aided by some bonkers local sets.

Founding member of Tone List Dan O’Connor joins forces with recent Berlin returnee James Bradbury, reunited in their first duo collaboration since 2017’s “Biomimicry” album (TL05). James’ time away has seen him building tools for algorithmic sampling, designing step sequencers for Rian Treanor and Mark Fell, and working under the hood of Ableton. For his first performance back in Boorloo, we’ll get to hear him improvising on synthesizer. Dan joins this with his honed approach to the trumpet, building incredible atmospheres from microscopic sounds.

Local DJ Salty (of Volim fame) facilitates a decidedly atmosphere before and after the live set with choice sounds.

Entry is free, but space is tight, so be sure to register. It’s also a great time to pitch in to support five ambitious projects for this year’s festival through the Audible Edge Seed Fund. (insert hyperlink)
Accessibility
Astral Weeks is wheelchair accessible at street level, and has a gender-neutral accessible bathroom. It is a small, acoustically treated space. It’s a small bar which serves alcohol. It is likely to feel crowded on the night. The music will have a wide dynamic range, including loud and stimulating sections and moments of extreme quiet. The room is indoors and air-conditioned and windows are kept closed, meaning ventilation is limited. Lighting will be low and warm. There will not be a dedicated check-out or quiet space in the venue due to limited space. Free earplugs and N95 masks are available.

TRACE OF CONSTRUCTION: Opening
2025-03-07 18:00 - 20:00 | Ellenbrook Arts, 34 Main St, Ellenbrook, WA, Australia
March 7, 6pm – 8pm
Exhibition opened by Paul Boyé (Goolugatup Heathcote Curator)
Performance by Eduardo Cossio (Zithers & Electronics)
Free event
Peruvian-Australian artist Eduardo Cossio presents TRACE OF CONSTRUCTION, an exhibition of new photography works at Ellenbrook Arts.

Drawing on his practice as an experimental musician, the exhibition explores performance approaches to image-making, testing ideas of displacement and entanglement between mediums. Cossio’s imagery starts in the darkroom, a space associated with the unconscious by the Surrealist artists, and with worldbuilding since the early days of Photography.

The artist has re-worked photograms (camera-less photographs) with the addition of props and projections. He creates stage-like arrangements that reconfigure the visual
field whilst evoking the temporality of performance. Working at a larger scale than his previous exhibitions, the prints are presented as sculptural objects that respond to the gallery space.

TRACE OF CONSTRUCTION is accompanied by an events and performance program. Join us for live sets by Eduardo Cossio (zithers and electronics), an artist talk with Robert Cook (Curator at the Art Gallery of WA), and an Outcome Unknown concert featuring some of Boorloo’s foremost experimental musicians.
Producer: Stirling Kain
Catalogue essay: Paul Boyé
Printing: Joe’s Printing
Ellenbrook Arts
Address: 34 Main Street, Ellenbrook
Gallery Hours: Tue-Fri, 10am-5pm & Sat & Sun, 10am-2pm

Audible Edge Night School: Organise
2025-03-13 18:30 - 20:30 | The Blue Room Theatre, 53 James Street Mall, Perth, WA, 6000, Australia
In a climate of rising censorship, board overreach, anti-Palestinian and Islamophobic racism, and in a general climate of suspicion towards art, what alternative spaces are required to maintain the cultures we want to participate in? The Organise session of the Night School invites hearing from artists and cultural workers listening across disciplines. It aims to gently offer an inspiring sense of sovereignty, a chance to eat together and think about the role of cultural spaces in creating contexts for sharing truth and practicing freedom.
Ft:
(6:30pm) Yoe & Gabby Loo: The teashop from Burma, a community cultural space
(7:30pm) Feras Shaheen: Dance Dance Intifada
This session is co-presented with STRUT Dance and The Blue Room Theatre.

Crip Constellations: Disabled agency in western music history/Composing as quiet resistance.
2025-03-15 11:00 - 14:00 | The Rechabite Hall, 224 William St, Northbridge, WA, 6003, Australia

TRACE OF CONSTRUCTION: Artist Talk & Performance
2025-03-15 14:00 - 16:00 | Ellenbrook Arts, 34 Main St, Ellenbrook, WA, Australia
March 15, 2pm – 4pm
Artist Talk with Robert Cook (Art Gallery of WA Curator)
Performance by Sage Pbbbt (Vocals) & Eduardo Cossio
Free event
Peruvian-Australian artist Eduardo Cossio presents TRACE OF CONSTRUCTION, an exhibition of new photography works at Ellenbrook Arts.
Drawing on his practice as an experimental musician, the exhibition explores performance approaches to image-making, testing ideas of displacement and entanglement between mediums. Cossio’s imagery starts in the darkroom, a space associated with the unconscious by the Surrealist artists, and with worldbuilding since the early days of Photography.
The artist has re-worked photograms (camera-less photographs) with the addition of props and projections. He creates stage-like arrangements that reconfigure the visual
field whilst evoking the temporality of performance. Working at a larger scale than his previous exhibitions, the prints are presented as sculptural objects that respond to the gallery space.
TRACE OF CONSTRUCTION is accompanied by an events and performance program. Join us for live sets by Eduardo Cossio (zithers and electronics), an artist talk with Robert Cook (Curator at the Art Gallery of WA), and an Outcome Unknown concert featuring some of Boorloo’s foremost experimental musicians.
Producer: Stirling Kain
Catalogue essay: Paul Boyé
Printing: Joe’s Printing
Ellenbrook Arts
Address: 34 Main Street, Ellenbrook
Gallery Hours: Tue-Fri, 10am-5pm & Sat & Sun, 10am-2pm

Transit. presented by WWIM
2025-03-15 19:00 - 21:00 | Rod Evans Community Centre, 160 Hay St, East Perth, WA, 6004, Australia
Join us for a magical evening as we kick off twenty-WWIMty-five in bittersweet style with a farewell set from Daisy Sanders and Lara Dorling as they sail off to lutruwita (Tasmania). They’ll be performing sound and movement alongside Annika Moses (sound) and Jo Pollitt (improvised writing and projection!!). Daisy and Lara work both collaboratively and separately – you might have seen Daisy’s long-gestating work A Resting Mess for City of Fremantle last year, or been to a Make-Shift Evening organised by Lara.
And – we’ll be treated to a set from WWIM co-founder Saskia Willinge, who will be debuting tender ballads on the complexities of modern life, accompanied by Jane Stark.
Between sets will be a potluck dinner, so if you’re inclined you can bring food to share (and get discounted tickets too!).
So, join us on March 15 at the Rod Evans Community Centre, to send off our dear friends in style!

Rod Evans Community Centre (160 Hay Street, East Perth WA 6004)
March 15, 2025 | 7-9pm
Tickets
-Unwaged/brought food: $10+
-Waged: $25+
-Generous: $40+
(other options available upon request)
