O,D,E by Sage J Harlow - a fundraiser
2025-06-17 18:30 - 21:30 (Australia/Perth) | Astral Weeks, Shop 12/60/66 Roe St, Northbridge, WA, 6003, Australia
Join us for a concert & hang at Astral Weeks to raise funds for the upcoming season of O,D,E at The Blue Room Theatre.
O,D,E is an experimental opera composed and written by mainstay of the Boorloo weird music scene, Sage J Harlow (better known as Sage Pbbbt). It combines improvised music, trans & gender theory, black metal, meditation, occultism, magick, and opera, in a way only Sage could .

From 6:30 til 10:00: A rare DJ set from Sage, sharing earthy and magickal music from her vast collection of Siberian avant-folk, shamanic music, Tuvan throat singing, and more.

At 7:30, two experimental scores by Sage will be played by members of the opera team:

falling leaves (2023) performed by Craig Pedersen (trumpet)thirteen pages of improvisation (2017) performed by Josten Myburgh (saxophone)

Entry by donation ($25/$15 suggested, all amounts welcome), all proceeds to the opera, helping us cover artist wages, set and costume design, and documentation.

Limited edition O,D,E denim patches made by Bosa & Oli Rawlings for sale, plus some other merch, and a raffle!

𝓐𝓫𝓸𝓾𝓽 𝓞,𝓓,𝓔
O,D,E is a new experimental opera by Sage J Harlow (aka Sage Pbbbt). A queer, occult retelling of Orpheus & Eurydice, exploring gender and identity, and grounded in the suffering that comes with simply being alive.
O,D,E debuts as part of the 2025 Blue Room Theatre Annual Season between August 26 and September 6. Read more about the opera and buy tickets at The Blue Room Theatre’s website: https://blueroom.org.au/events/ode/

𝓐𝓬𝓬𝓮𝓼𝓼𝓲𝓫𝓲𝓵𝓲𝓽𝔂
Astral Weeks is wheelchair accessible at street level, and has a gender-neutral accessible bathroom. It is a small, acoustically treated space, and often feels a bit crowded.
The live music will be acoustic and will have a wide dynamic range, including loud and stimulating sections and long silences or quiet passages.
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 from the person at the door.
First Nations folks, companion card holders & Palestinian people are invited to attend for free.

𝓐𝓬𝓴𝓷𝓸𝔀𝓵𝓮𝓭𝓰𝓶𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓼
O,D,E is produced by Tone List, a Boorloo-based label for exploratory music.
The creative development has received support from the Western Australian State Government through the Department of Local Government, Sports and Cultural Industries, and the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts.
The annual season of O,D,E is supported by The Blue Room Theatre.

Echoes + Liquid Architecture pres. SIPANINGKAH (ID)
2025-06-21 19:00 - 23:30 | The Bird, 181 William St, Northbridge, WA, 6003, Australia
SIPANINGKAH (ID) + Bad Whip + Nathan Thompson + yumyab & bleu + DJ Wayang@ The Bird [Northbridge, Boorloo/Perth]Saturday 21st June 2025
Hearts of Darkness [HxD] and Liquid Architecture [LA] are proud to co-present a one-night-only performance by Sipaningkah, the performance alias of Aldo Ahmad — an emerging force in Southeast Asia’s experimental music scene.
A Jakarta-based improviser, sound artist, and instrument builder from Minangkabau heritage, Sipaningkah creates dense, trance-like sonic worlds that bridge tradition and invention. Trained in percussion and composition at leading Indonesian institutions, Ahmad is also a key organiser within DIY and experimental scenes in Sumatra and Java. His work spans electroacoustic composition, sound installations, theatre and film scores, and community-led music initiatives — including Pasamoan Art Initiated and Kombo Improvisation Lab.
His recent release 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘬𝘢𝘩 𝘚𝘶𝘳𝘶𝘪𝘬 fuses folk textures with avant-noise structures, invoking both ancestral rhythm and speculative sound design. The result is raw, immersive, and evocative — a music that pulses between histories and futures.
This event marks the Perth debut of Sipaningkah, and the first local collaboration between LA and HxD’ exploratory imprint Echoes. Expect a night of resonant textures, rhythmic complexity, and deep listening — alongside a very special selection of cutting edge experimental and exploratory artists
Limited capacity — don’t miss this.
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$25 OTD / $20 Pre-sales available from linktr.ee/heartsofdarkness

NoizeMaschin!! 162
2025-06-24 19:00 - 23:00 | The Bird, 181 William St, Northbridge, WA, 6003, Australia
NM 162 is here!
This month we are back and The Bird with a whoop-ass lineup:Noise For No OneViolence childCCCXXXIIInonlinearcircuitsPeranic Innerhalb MESMERISM
Doors 7pm$10/$5

WASO: Danceworks
2025-06-26 - 2025-06-27 | State Theatre Centre Studio Underground, 178 William St, Perth, WA, 6000
Musical mavericks
Jun 26/27, 7:30pm
Michael TORKE Adjustable Wrench
Louis ANDRIESSEN Dances
Martijn PADDING Slow March to Moscow
Steve MARTLAND Danceworks
Otto Tausk conductor
Sara Macliver soprano
A post-minimalist jukebox celebrating the legacy of Louis Andriessen, whose propulsive, genre-crossing music profoundly transformed the global music scene and influenced generations of composers. Enjoy the bright, pop-driven sound of Michael Torke, the subtle dramatic turbulence of Andriessen’s Dances, the quirky individuality of Martijn Padding and Steve Martland’s swaggering muscularity.
We will do everything in our power to present the program listed but we may have to vary the repertoire or artists. If that happens, we will let you know.

ALT pres. Siera Wiski Tour Kickoff Party
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WWIM pres. Flock and Flitter w/ Joshua Santospirito (lutruwita), Tamaho Miyake (Japan), Daisuke Terauchi (Japan), Pedro Alvarez & Raras Sukardi
2025-07-12 15:00 - 20:00 | Sullivan Hall, 2 Nannine Ave, White Gum Valley, WA, Australia
WWIM and Sound Exploration Fremantle presents: Flock and Flitter.
A workshop and concert celebrating our movements from place to place – people coming and going, to and from different places, floating and collaborating. 🐦✨🕊️
Like birds in migration, we invite you to join our FLOCK with an improvisatory music workshop hosted by visiting artsits Daisuke Terauchi and Tamaho Miyake (Japan). Anyone is encouraged to participate or watch; bring along your instruments, or just your gorgeous self.
The night will continue to fly with a concert performed by our visiting and local artists – FLITTERing together, creating movements, sounds, gentleness and sparkle. Welcoming Joshua Santospirito (lutruwita) who’ll perform alongside WWIM superstar Jane Stark. Daisuke and Tamaho will be joined by movement artists Elsa Mona & Otto Pye, and wind instrumentalists Pedro Alvarez & Raras Sukardi.
We look forward to flock and flitter together with you all! 🐦🐦🐦

Accessibility: The Sullivan Hall is a wheelchair accessible venue, accessible via the footpath on inclined but smooth terrain. The music may be loud at times. It will be well-lit with natural light at 3pm, but after the sun sets there is limited lighting outdoors, along the paths, and above the car park, and warm lighting inside the venue. There are two accessible all-gender bathrooms located outside the venue, connected via a footpath. The event is alcohol-free and all-ages. The venue is spacious and windows and doors can be kept open throughout the workshop for ventilation, however it will be cold so they will not be open the whole time unless by request. There is no dedicated indoor check-out space, but you can go outside into the garden, or even across the road into the park.
We acknowledge that this event is taking place in Walyalup, on Whadjuck Noongar Boodja. Sovereignty was never ceded.

Sullivan Hall (2 Nannine Ave, White Gum Valley WA 6162)
July 12, 2025 | 3-8pm
Suggested Ticket Prices
-Workshop: $5 unwaged, $10 waged
– Concert: $7 unwaged, $15 waged
– Both: $10 unwaged, $25 waged
– Generous: $30

NoizeMaschin!! Denmark #1
2025-07-13 15:30 - 19:00 | Denmark Arts
This July marks the launch of NoizeMaschin!! Denmark
Celebrating sonic exploration. Featuring a dynamic lineup of local and visiting artists, the event will highlight sound art, improvisation, and boundary-pushing performance.
The format is simple: 6–8 short sets, each up to 15 minutes.Artists are free to present anything, from polished compositions to raw experiments. Works-in-progress are welcomed, fostering a space where performance and creative development meet.
Join us for a vibrant Sunday afternoon of community-driven sound and art, with:
Live drawingArtist Q&AWarm drinks and an open bar
All are welcome, come listen, discover, and connect.
Entry: Pay What You Can – $10 / $15 / $20

Politics of the Machines sundowners with Robbie Avenaim (Naarm), E Millar & Difficult Listening DJs
2025-07-16 - 2025-07-17 | Astral Weeks, Shop 12/60/66 Roe St, Northbridge, WA, 6003, Australia
Tone List is partnering with the Politics of the Machines conference to present two avant-sundowners in the cosy nook that is Astral Weeks.
Riffing off the conference theme of synthetic sentience, this little program delves into the sounds of field recordings, machine animism, swarming and simulacra.
A solo set from E Millar explores rich textures produced by amplifying tiny sounds made by kinetic sculptures made from recycled consumer electronics. Bearing an uncanny resemblance to field recordings, E’s works often engage directly with this parallel, foregrounding both the earthiness and strangeness of these mechanical constructs.
Visiting artist Robbie Avenaim is a virtuosic drummer with a collaborative CV that encompasses leading artists including Stephen O’Malley (of Sunn O)))), Oren Ambarchi and Chris Abrahams. He’ll perform with his automated percussion instrument SARPS, which plays randomly-iterating rhythms, delicate flutters and unfathomably high-BPM pulses using motorised sticks.
Surrounding these short performances, DJs from the Difficult Listeningroster, Lesley Kaye & Michael Terren (with some occasional cameos by Josten Myburgh), will share atmospheric music for a post-conference unwind or an inquisitive dive.
July 16:
E Millar – recycled consumer electronics, amplification, 6:30pm
Lesley Kaye (DJ) 5:30pm – 9pm
July 17:
Robbie Avenaim (Naarm) – drum kit, percussion & SARPS, 7pm
Michael Terren (DJ), 5:30pm – 9pm
Presented by Tone List & supported by POM Perth, Astral Weeks, Perth Business Events and the Institute of Advanced Studies at the University of Western Australia.
Accessibility: Venue is a wheelchair-accessible, acoustically treated, dimly lit small bar. Incense is used in the venue and ventilation is limited. The music will be dynamic on both nights, with moments that feel loud, percussive and repetitive and others that are very delicate and soft.
Poster by Oliva Joi Rawlings.

Goolugatup Sounds 26: Blood Knows + Elsa Bignell & Annika Moses + DJ Pex
2025-07-26 17:00 - 21:00 | Goolugatup Heathcote, 58 Duncraig Rd, Applecross, WA, 6153, Australia
Join us for a celebration of exploratory sounds, paired with tasty treats, and stunning sunset views over the Derbarl Yerrigan!
Goolugatup Sounds 26
featuring:
BLOOD KNOWS
ELSA BIGNELL & ANNIKA MOSES
+
DJ Pex
**Plus**
New group exhibition featuring work from Clara Joyce, Marcus Camphoo + Jimi DePriest
~ full bar, woodfired pizza, local artist wares & more
Saturday, 26 July 2025 | 5.00pm | Free

NoizeMaschin!! #163
2025-07-26 19:00 - 22:00 | The Bird, 181 William St, Northbridge, WA, 6003, Australia
NM 163 is gonna be lit!
YOU WOULDN’T DOWNLOAD A CAR, BUT WE WOULD – Exciting new collab with Izzy French and Ethan Bellhousechri5m and fenris – Chip Tune pioneers and legends always bring an impressive live performenceMatthew anf Lara – New collab betwen Matt Taggart (Yumyab etc) and Lara DorlingWeaving Worlds – The always beautiful and amazing Weaving Worlds is someone you never want to miss live.Rodrigo – Immersive Synth and ElectronicsGabbi – Improvised vocals and instrumentation
Scientia will be creating an immersive generative patch for between setsLive drawing throughout the night by Fred (“It’s Just Fred”)
Tuesday 29th JulyThe Bird$10/$5

Tone List & jade//vision present I Hold The Lion's Paw, Phil Stroud & Adam Halliwell
2025-07-31 19:30 - 22:00 | Ode to Sirens, 25 High St, Fremantle, WA, 6160, Australia
“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 grooves and trips in equal measure 💥
Guitarist Adam Halliwell (of Mildlife) and percussionist Phil Stroud met during Phil’s stint in Naarm. Recently returned, this is a rare occasion to experience their musical camaraderie in Walyalup, which draws on similar Fourth World influences alongside ambient, dub and jazz fusion.
Join us earlier in the night and between sets for some mood-setting selections from cash promise.
Tickets $30/$20 via Humanitix with a flexi/accessible pricing option available!

ACCESSIBILITY
Wheelchair accessible
Food & drinks available for purchase
Rhythmic, percussive music with some slow atmospheric passages, as well as quirky, unpredictable ones
Dim, moody lighting
Seating available (cushions, rugs & chairs)
May feel a tad crowded in the space
500m from the nearest train/bus station
ACROD parking near the Roundhouse at the end of High St

SAFETY
Bringing community together and creating a fun, inclusive and safe environment for EVERYONE is at the heart of what jade//vision and Tone List do.
We will not tolerate any unfriendly, aggressive or offensive behaviour. If at any point you feel unsafe or uncomfortable please talk to Josten (Tone List), Tash (jade//vision) or the bar staff.

Tone List x Vessel pres. Mary Rapp
2025-08-05 19:00 - 21:00 | The Naval Store, 141 Queen Victoria St, Fremantle, WA, 6160, Australia
“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 a deeply felt exploration of embodied resonance – music with guts. This is Mary’s first performance on Whadjuk boodja, since recently relocating here.
Doors open 7pm
Performance 7.30pm
Vessel will run a paid bar, with support from our event partners Otherside Brewing, MadFish Wines, Lightning Minds
ABOUT MARY RAPP
Mary’s practice is led by their perpetual curiosity that investigates jazz, classical, experimental and Korean traditional music. Her interests and musical goals lie in notions of digging deep into the body, movement led technique, site specific composition and practice, and noisy catharsis. https://maryrapp.com.au/

ABOUT TONE LIST
Tone List is an artist-run, Boorloo-based label for exploratory music. It is dedicated to the nurturing of approaches to music-making which receive little or no attention in existing structures on the west coast of this continent, especially where those approaches are radical or novel. Tone List is a not-for-profit incorporated association, and a registered charity. Its core operations are volunteer-run.
https://www.tonelist.com.au/
ABOUT VESSEL
Vessel is a new interdisciplinary exhibition space and non-profit contemporary arts organisation that explores and generates new ideas of change through art, creativity, experimentation and societal exchange.
www.vesselcontemporary.org
Vessel is located at the Naval Store: 141 Queen Victoria St, Walyalup.
When possible, we encourage you to catch public transport, there is a bus stop located right out the front on Queen Victoria St (Stop ID: 10280).
The Naval Store is fully accessible, there are two ACROD parking bays located on Tuckfield St, there is a ramp access from this parking to our gallery entrance on Canning Hwy.
Vehicle parking is located on Tuckfield St, and Beach St.

Mark Atkins & Erkki Veltheim - Mungangga Garlagula
2025-08-11 19:30 - 21:00 | Heath Ledger Theatre, 174-176 William St, Perth, WA, 6000, Australia
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 and compelling storyteller. A founding member of The Black Arm Band, Mark has
collaborated with global icons such as Led Zeppelin’s Robert Plant and Jimmy Page, Philip Glass,
Ornette Coleman and the London Philharmonic Orchestra. His 1994 Didgeridoo Concerto showcased his mastery of circular breathing, playing continuously for over 50 minutes – an unofficial world record at the time.
Erkki Veltheim is a Finnish-Australian multidisciplinary artist, a storyteller in live and electronic
sound, and a remarkable performer on violin and viola. A Sidney Myer Fellow, he is also the orchestral composer and arranger for Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu’s posthumous ARIA and Australian Music Prize-winning album Djarimirri.
“It’s such an honour to be able to share stories from across my life in this compelling theatrical
production. These stories come from that place and many others, and I look forward to sharing them with audiences along the way,” says Mark Atkins, Co-Creator, Mungangga Garlagula.
“Mungangga Garlagula transports audiences to a world where dreams and reality merge, and the
everyday coexists with the mythological,” says Erkki Veltheim, Co-Creator, Mungangga Garlagula.
As long-time collaborators and members of The Narli Ensemble, Mark and Erkki have worked together for many years through TURA’s Kimberley touring program – a creative relationship that naturally evolved into the development of Mungangga Garlagula, a work shaped over time and across country.
While Mungangga Garlagula features Mark Atkins and Erkki Veltheim in the live performance,
exceptional Australian musicians Genevieve Lacey, Vanessa Tomlinson, Stephen Magnusson,
Anthony Pateras and Scott Tinkler have also created and recorded a shifting bed of sound that is
integral to the work. Co-created with Mark and Erkki from the outset, the recorded score and live
elements form a unified sonic and narrative experience.
Audiences are led into a nocturnal world of memories, echoes, spirits and dreams, conjuring Country through words and breath, the snapping of branches and the play of shadows between the listener by the fire and the impenetrable darkness beyond.
Premiering in Mark’s hometown of Albany in late 2024, Mungangga Garlagula captivated audiences in the southwest of WA before a celebrated 2025 season at the Canberra International Music Festival.
Developed over five years with UKARIA Cultural Centre in South Australia, it is the latest commission from TURA, a national organisation based in Boorloo/Perth making a leading contribution to the cultural life of Australia and beyond through award-winning productions, major projects and community engagement programs that strive for positive social change.
“The celebration of the life and work of one of this country’s finest artists is a unique opportunity to
experience the crossover of many worlds – it’s powerful, engaging and transformative,” says Tos
Mahoney, TURA’s Artistic Director.
A one-night only performance of Mungangga Garlagula (Yarning by the Fire) in Boorlo/Perth is happening on Monday 11 August 2025, 7:30pm at the Heath Ledger Theatre. Tickets start at $15 and are on sale now from the State Theatre Centre of WA.

Visit tura.com.au for more information.

Sage J Harlow: Interdisciplinary making with text scores
2025-08-17 10:00 - 12:00 | The Blue Room Theatre, 53 James Street Mall, Perth, WA, 6000, Australia
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 own; and play each other’s. Sage will also talk a bit about how and why she used text scores to write O,D,E, and what she learnt from bringing these to artists from other disciplines.
Bring:

something to write with
something to make sound, like:

an instrument you like playing
your voice
some found objects that make nice sounds

something else you like making art with if you like (dance, painting, drawing, etc.)

This workshop is open to anyone – you don’t need to have a practice as a musician or composer, and can participate as far as you feel comfortable.
About O,D,E
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 contracts with eternity and howl through the libretto as they do so.
Underpinned by live music from an ensemble of noisemakers who bring a new meaning to “pit band”, O,D,E fuses the grandeur of opera with lo-fi, weirdo improv and metal aesthetics.
O,D,E premieres 26 August – 6 September at The Blue Room Theatre. Tickets on sale now.
Accessibility
The Blue Room Theatre is a wheelchair accessible space. The workshops are held in the Old Office, which is on the ground floor. Accessible, all-gender bathrooms are located on the ground floor. The venue will be lit by a mixture of fluro and natural lighting. Ventilation is limited as the windows cannot be easily opened in the space.
Acknowledgments
O,D,E is presented by The Blue Room Theatre & Tone List. The first creative development of O,D,E was supported by the Western Australian state government through the Department of Local Government, Sports & Culture Industries, and the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts.

Migration
2025-08-23 19:00 - 20:30 | Winthrop Hall, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Western Australia, 6009, Australia
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 specific access or mobility needs.
Access – There are a dozen steps up into the Hall – patrons can instead use the lift. Lift access available from the Undercroft on the southwestern corner of the building. Access to the lift lobby is through an automated swing door – please press the green button. Seating consists of removable seating; wheelchair spaces are available on the outside ends of the rows. There is no hearing loop.
Toilets – An accessible toilet is located by the south-side lift entrance. All other toilets are in the Hall’s foyer, and are also accessible by lift.

O,D,E, presented by Sage J Harlow & Tone List
2025-08-26 - 2025-09-06 | The Blue Room Theatre, 53 James Street Mall, Perth, WA, 6000, Australia
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 contracts with eternity and howl through the libretto as they do so.
Underpinned by live music from an ensemble of noisemakers who bring a new meaning to “pit band”, O,D,E fuses the grandeur of opera with lo-fi, weirdo improv and metal aesthetics.
Photography by Taje Singh

WriterSage J Harlow
ProducerJosten Myburgh
DramaturgJeremy Neideck
PerformerMichael Banting
Lara Dorling
Tiffany Ha
Charis Postmus
MusiciansCraig Pedersen
Michael Terren
Naoko Uemoto
Eduardo Cossio
Saskia Willinge
Jane Stark
CostumesTia Tokić (Bosa)
Stage ManagerCatherine O’Donoghue

Critical Mass: Watching and Listening
2025-08-26 19:00 - 20:30 | Goolugatup Heathcote, 58 Duncraig Rd, Applecross, WA, 6153, Australia
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.
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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.
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, and the closest bus route the 148.
The bar is wheelchair accessible through rear access. ACROD parking is available nearby. Main entry is 1.4m wide, and accessible toilet doors are 0.9m wide. Toilets are unisex.

NoizeMaschin!! 164
2025-08-26 19:00 - 22:30 | The Bird, 181 William St, Northbridge, WA, 6003, Australia
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

Ransom Prize - Know My Name
2025-08-27 18:00 - 19:30 | Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, 35 Stirling Hwy, Crawley, WA, 6009
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 - Ben Buchanan
2025-08-31 18:30 - 20:30 | Patio, 4/3-13 Essex St, Fremantle, WA, 6160, Australia
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
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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.

Liz Pelly (NY) & Michael Terren: Mood Machine
2025-09-02 17:45 - 19:30 | The Blue Room Theatre, 53 James Street Mall, Perth, WA, 6000, Australia
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 purchase on the night, supplied by Rabble Books.
Michael Terren is co-editor of the book Creative Tools and the Softwarization of Cultural Production. The book explores how creativity is increasingly designed, marketed, and produced through digital products and services, which are not always politically, economically or culturally neutral.
As independent music labels operating in grassroots communities, Tone List and Rockton Records recognise the need to divest from extractive, unethical streaming platforms like Spotify. We hope this evening of discussion sparks reflection, criticality, and further action amongst the Boorloo music scene.

Schedule:
5:45PM — Doors open
6:00PM — Discussion begins
6:50PM — Questions
7:15PM — Wrap up
7:30PM — Doors close

PS. Tone List are presenting O,D,E, an experimental opera by Sage J Harlow at The Blue Room Theatre on the same night, in the same building at 8:00pm, upstairs in the theatre. Ticket holders to the Tuesday night O,D,E show can access discounted ticket prices to this event.
Acknowledgments
Tone List operates on Whadjuk Noongar boodja: sovereign Country for eternity. We pay respects to boodja, and to Noongar birdiya (elders) and custodians across time. We dream of a culture of sounding and nih (listening) which supports restorative justice and the Lore of the land.
Tone List stands for a Free Palestine: for peace, for freedom from occupation and apartheid, for self-determination, the right to return for Palestinians in their homelands, and for safe, liberated expression in cultural spaces.
Accessibility
The Blue Room Theatre is a wheelchair accessible space. This event is held in the Kaos Room, which is on the ground floor. Accessible, all-gender bathrooms are located on the ground floor. The venue will be lit by a mixture of fluro and natural lighting. Windows can be opened in the space for ventilation. This event will also have a link to attend remotely via live video meet.

Diffusion
2025-09-12 18:00 - 21:00 | Cheap Tongue Gallery, Cnr Beach & James St, Fremantle, 6160
Part performance, part exploration, Diffusion invites you to move through sound. Step into shifting fields of frequencies where space becomes an instrument. Walk through the music and listen with your whole body.
Featuring very special guests Chip Hazard, Naoko Uemoto, and Deco Zymm.
Supported by WWIM and Case Frames.

More announcements coming soon.

NoizeMaschin!! 165
2025-09-16 19:00 - 22:00 | The Bird, 181 William St, Northbridge, WA, 6003, Australia
NoizeMaschin!! 165 is here at The Bird on Tuesday September 16!
We have an absolutely epic line up for you, featuring:Ambient Death Machine (Stewart Shepherd and Stuart Orchard)Cosmic SnailDroning Riff MantraScientiaStephanie SlaughtertranSient + CCCXXXIII
We look forward to seeing you for a night of experimental mayhem, where anything could happen!

Ryosuke Kiyasu (JPN) + DogWash
2025-09-18 19:00 - 22:00 | _____g.s, Shop 13, 375 William Street, Boorloo, 6000
Ryosuke Kiyasu
Ryosuke Kiyasu is a pioneering snare-drum soloist who has redefined percussion since 2003. Alongside his viral 2018 Berlin set (23 million+ views. also featured by BBC News and VICE), he drums for noise-grind duo SETE STAR SEPT, the Kiyasu Orchestra, Keiji Haino’s Fushitsusha, and co-founded Canada’s cult hardcore unit The Endless Blockade. From Überschlag—the world’s largest classical-percussion festival—to Finland’s Outsider Art Festival and Dr. Martens Fest, Kiyasu’s 2022-24 itinerary placed him on premier stages across Europe. His performance film at the 2023 Edinburgh Art Festival sparked art-world buzz, while a capsule line with Swedish label Our Legacy pushed his aesthetic into fashion. With 200-plus releases spanning solo work and band discographies, Kiyasu continues to tour globally, delivering a singular, high-impact blend of extreme dynamics, physicality, and avant-garde vision that has made the snare drum a headline instrument.
Links: Web º Shop º Instagram º Youtube
DogWash
on support duties, the masked noise-rock duo of drums and bass; DogWash. DogWash is Mal Clark on drums (no cymbals, plenty of cowbell) & Benjamin Witt on distorted and pitch-shifted bass. Samples of dogs barking will be abundant.
Free entry for First Nations People
We would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians, the Whadjuk People, of the land on which this event is taking place on and pay respects to elders past & present. Sovereignty was never ceded. Always was, always will be Aboriginal Land.
Venue / Accessibility Info:
Venue is wheelchair accessible
BYO drinks
Venue: _____g.s
Address: Shop 13, 375 William Street, Boorloo

un Magazine 19.1: Resonant imaginaries and sound clashes: contemporary – political – disruptive – polyrhythmic. WA Launch
2025-09-19 17:00 - 21:00 | _____g.s, Shop 13, 375 William Street, Boorloo, 6000
un Magazine 19.1: Resonant imaginaries and sound clashes: contemporary – political – disruptive – polyrhythmic. Ed. Lucreccia Quintanilla   WA Launch event
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Shop 13, 375 William Street, Boorloo
Friday, September 19, 5 – 9pm
Featuring a panel talk with WA writers:
Ross Bolleter & Eduardo Cossio,
Samuel Beilby,
and mgmgmgmg (Chandler Abrahams, Paul Boye, Levi Mclean & Samuel Beilby).
Facilitated by Dr. Sarah Collins.
Also featuring live performances by:
Ross Bolleter & Eduardo Cossio,
mgmgmgmg
Un magazine 19.1 features contributions on experimental walking radio work, polyrhythms and singeli music, decolonising legacy sound art, Taiwanese noise scenes, ecological-focused sound workshops, and more.   Please join us for a night of noise, experimental music, performance art and discussion. The publication will be available to purchase at the event.

Ross Bolleter & Eduardo Cossio - "Glint" Listening Party
2025-09-20 14:00 - 16:00 | State Library of Western Australia, 25 Francis St, Perth, WA, 6000, Australia
Join us for a Listening Session and an Artist Talk with Ross Bolleter & Eduardo Cossio at the State Library. The duo present their latest album GLINT and share the story of its making with musician-curator, Josten Myburgh.
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Saturday 20 September
State Library of WA, Southern Room (Level 4)
2pm – 4pm
Entry by donation
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Ross Bolleter & Eduardo Cossio are among the most prolific experimental musicians in Boorloo. Ross is a composer, poet, and Zen master described by The Wire as “a true original of Australian composition”. For more than four decades he has explored the unique and resonant sounds of Ruined Pianos.
Eduardo is a musician, visual artist, and the organiser of Outcome Unknown. He is known for an idiosyncratic approach to electro-acoustic music using de-tuned zithers, voice, and harmonicas.
The duo began working together in 2022. They have since released Dark Shine (2023), Such & Such (2024) – both on the French label Thödol Records – and Glint (2025). Their co-written article ‘Casting a Net for Synchronicities’ will be published by UnMagazine in September.
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Josten Myburgh is a composer, improviser, saxophonist and organiser of experimental music. They are co-director of not-for-profit organisation Tone List, and since 2017 has curated their Art Music Award-winning Audible Edge festival.
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Accessibility
The public lifts go to the 3rd Floor and from there the Great Southern Room is accessible via two flights of stairs. If you have trouble using stairs, please notify Library staff at the Welcome Desk and they will assist you to access the venue via the staff lifts.

Goolugatup Sounds 27: Ayo Busari / Melanija / DJ Sliding Doors
2025-09-20 17:00 - 21:00 | Goolugatup Heathcote, 58 Duncraig Rd, Applecross, WA, 6153, Australia
GS27 ~ ∘° ❀ °∘
featuring:
Ayo Busari
Mela7anija
dj Sliding Doors
Saturday, 20 September | Free entry from 5.00pm
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@melvillecity
@ayo.busari
@mela7anija
@djslidingdoors

Middle of Nowhere / Subterranea
2025-09-20 19:00 - 23:00 | PS, 22 Pakenham St, Fremantle, WA, 6160, Australia
RTRFM’s MIDDLE OF NOWHERE AND SUBTERRANEA COME TO YOU LIVE SATURDAY 20 SEPTEMBER
RTRFM fans can visit the Middle of Nowhere and Subterranea on Saturday 20 September at The Buffalo Club and PS Artspace, as two of our newest shows get their first live gig.
At the Buffalo Club we go alt-country and folky to the sounds of Middle of Nowhere with sets from Harry Foxton, Good News Now We Can Eat All The Vampires, Pearl, Tom Brown and Brushtail, and Wayward Johnson and the Adjustment.
Plus, enjoy solo sets from Matt Cal, Sam Jane, Sol and Tanaya Harper.
Down the road and around the corner at PS Artspace we celebrate the station’s newest show, Subterranea, with live sets from Ben Aguero, Lia T and sleepthink, as well as deep DJ sets from Tash Thomas and Voss.
Join us on a musical journey with two of our newest shows in the heart of the West End in Fremantle.
Tickets available now via Oztix.com.au or RTRFM.com.au. Gold subscribers, use your Gold Ticket code to access your free ticket via Oztix
WHEN: Saturday 20 September, 7pm – 12pm.
WHERE: The Buffalo Club and PS Artspace
WHO: Ben Aguero (Live), Harry Foxton, Good News Now We Can Eat All The Vampires, Lia T (Live), Matt Cal, Pearl, Tom Brown and Brushtail, Sam Jane, sleepthink, Sol, Tanaya Harper, Tash Thomas, Wayward Johnson and the Adjustment, and VOSS
TICKETS: rtrfm.oztix.com.au

A fundraiser for Gaza
2025-09-26 20:00 - 23:00 | PS, 22 Pakenham St, Fremantle, WA, 6160, Australia
Independent labels jade//vision, Rockton Records & Tone List join at PS on September 26 in a show of solidarity for Palestinians, and to directly support two families living in Gaza through mutual aid.
As Israel’s campaign of starvation, forced displacement & genocide escalates we are calling on our communities to continue to speak out, act & help to provide material support to families suffering on the ground.
The line-up for the night draws from artists from our respective scenes, alongside writers & activists, to create a reflective space for grieving, processing, recharging, organising & fundraising. We are glad to be united in support of freedom in Palestine and in fostering free expression locally.
With (alphabetical order):
Delivery Buoy
jade//vision Live with Hannah Magar, POW! Negro & other special guests
Moses & Blue
Bar run by PS. Snacks & merch TBA.
100% of profits from ticket sales will be donated to two Gazan musicians we are directly in contact with. This will provide a direct pipeline of funds to them and their families.
This event takes place on Whadjuk Noongar boodja.
Design by @oli.svg.
Accessibility
PS is wheelchair accessible. Lighting will be dim in the performance space. The music will be amplified and generally ambient and reflective, with louder live percussion in some of the sets. The space is large and tends to have room for social distancing; the door is kept open for airflow during the event.

Tone List presents: Current Bias (Pōneke) / Ellay W (Tāmaki Makaurau) / Montana
2025-10-03 19:30 - 23:30 | The Bird, 181 William St, Northbridge, WA, 6003, Australia
Tone List returns with another of our intermittent experimental club nights. Come down to the Bird for off-kilter DJ sets pushing and pulling between the rapidfire rhythms of jungle & footwork and the introspective textures of downtempo, ambient & electroacoustic music. Or, in less coded words: a show of unpredictable, sonically immaculate and really fun music to get moved by.
Current Bias has been working at a textured & wild approach to dance music since relocating from Boorloo to Te-Whanganui-a-Tara some years ago. With a digital, ambient & electroacoustic sound palette, their music is adventurous, playful and joyously weird, driven by rhythms that morph and evolve.
https://relatedarticles.bandcamp.com/album/frontal
Ellay W heads up Phys Ed, an esteemed Tāmaki Makaurau-based platform for unorthodox club music. He’ll be dovetailing with Current Bias to finish the night. Ellay W’s sets trend towards synthetic sound design and high tempo twitching rhythms.
https://on.soundcloud.com/XsSmRV6CkKvsFStYA
Boorloo’s own Montana works on the contemplative mix series Personal Space and has been increasingly venturing into her own live performances of meditative music informed by the the soft-focus sound worlds of dream pop, downtempo & shoegaze. She’ll open the night with a DJ set.
https://music-montana.bandcamp.com
Event schedule

7:00pm – doors
7:30pm – Montana
8:30pm – Current Bias
10:30pm – Ellay W
Closing around 11:30 – 11:45.
Accessibility
Most of The Bird is wheelchair accessible via ramp, including an accessible bathroom in the back courtyard. The raised part of the courtyard is not wheelchair accessible, but the show will take place in the main indoor space, so this won’t affect your ability to participate in the event.
The show will be loud and musically high-stim and fast paced. The Bird has free earplugs available at the bar.
The show is indoors and whilst the front and back doors are left open during the show, its otherwise not a well-ventilated space. It may be crowded.
Lighting in the space is very dim. No strobes or fast flashing lights (>5Hz) will be used.
Acknowledgments
Tone List operates on Whadjuk Noongar boodja: sovereign Country for eternity. We pay respects to Elders and custodians across time. We dream of a culture of sounding & listening which supports restorative justice and the Lore of the land.
Tone List’s operations for ’25/’26 are supported by the Western Australian state government through the Department of Cultural Industries, Tourism & Sport (CITS).
