Having started last week with the first event taking place on January 2nd (I know ay, they waste no time), Sydney’s Difficult Music Festival 2011, a not-for-profit series of events is already underway, and if like me you’ve missed the first run of gigs be sure to get your shit together and make up for your laziness in the weeks to come.
Here’s what’s left of the schedule below, the January 15th Fabulous Diamonds and Interzone show at Sedition, and the big one at the Excelsior on Jan 28th being my two top picks for the festival.
Difficult Music Festival 2011
Tuesday, January 11, 7pm
Ching a Lings (1/133 Oxford St, Darlinghurst)
Lectre Macarbe + guests
Wednesday, January 12, 7.30pm
Cross Art + Books (33 Roslyn St, Kings Cross)
Red Ochre, Citizens’ Assembly
Thursday, January 13, 7.30pm
Cross Art + Books (33 Roslyn St, Kings Cross)
Marquis De Sound + guests
Friday, January 14, 7.30pm
Sedition (275 Victoria St, Darlinghurst)
Rod Cooper (Melb), Robert McDougall (Melb)
Saturday, January 15, 7.30pm
Sedition (275 Victoria St, Darlinghurst)
Fabulous Diamonds (Melb), Interzone (Melb)
Saturday, January 15, 8pm
Town and Country Hotel (2 Unwins Bridge Rd, St Peters)
Paul Kidney Experience (Melb)
Saturday, January 15, 8pm
Monstrosity Gallery (93 Bourke St, Woolloomooloo)
Dubtable, Reuben Ingall, Parking Sun, Paul Heslin
Tuesday, January 18, 7pm
Ching a Lings (1/133 Oxford St, Darlinghurst)
Whores, Southern Comfort (w/ none music), Beautiful, Marf Loth, DJ Chris Petro
Wednesday, January 19, 7.30pm
Sedition (275 Victoria St, Darlinghurst)
Hochman & Hopkins, Jessie Dimmick, Ian Wadley (Melb)
Thursday, January 20, 7.30pm
Sedition (275 Victoria St, Darlinghurst)
Mad Nanna (Melb), Joel Stern (Bris), Mani Neumier
Saturday, January 22, 7.30pm
Sedition (275 Victoria St, Darlinghurst)
Hiss + guests
Tuesday, January 25, 7pm
Ching a Lings (1/133 Oxford St, Darlinghurst)
UND, Defektro/Mert, Ben Cahill, Patrick Kavanagh/Louis Burdett
Friday, January 28, 8pm
The Excelsior (64 Foveaux St, Surry Hills)
Breathing Shrine (Melb), Constant Light (Melb), Axxon (Bris), Borgia, Scattered Order
Saturday, January 29, 8pm
Dirty Shirlows (Marrickville)
Kusum, Defektro, Company Fuck (Ger), B.I.N.T., Killjoy, Noistruct (Melb)
All shows are either FREE or by donation. The Excelsior show on January 28 is the only one with a fixed price at this stage ($10).
For more information visit the Facebook event.
