sydney

A weekly Fuzzy Breaks night, Dirtbox will showcase a diverse array of international and local DJs and acts, from hip hop to breaks, to electro and anything in between. Dirtbox will be the culmination of years of Fuzzy Breaks events, offering a magnified experience on a weekly basis.

Adam Freeland plays Sydney Sat 2nd AUG @ The Arthouse Hotel.

theNOWnow improvised music listings - visit www.theNOWnow.net for full details or click on 'read more' link below

This Friday is the fourth instalment in our month of soundsystem mashups as we bring you the meaty beats of the Beef crew featuring Dave Slade, Non-Ferrous, and Ajax. Be there as they single handedly rip up the joint. They'll be backed up by the Biz and Tech-ni-kal fave Paul Glen. In the cave will be the HalfMad crew with some of that lowdown bizness. Players are Ken Cloud, Sinclair and Luscious Lorna.

Spoken Word - Poetry Open Mic Night, Friday, 25th July 8:30pm

Bring some poetry that you have written and will read or bring some you really like and would like others to hear.
10 mins per person, Come along, consume coffee and the words of others.

There will be a screening of the Shangri-La Collective

22 July
6.30 pm
Hollywood Hotel
2 Foster St.
Surry Hills
92812765

::: need to work out how you're getting to Battle of the Year this year? the lovely Kim Rockstar has prepared the lowdown - click read more for details..

BATTLE OF THE YEAR AUSTRALIA
NATIONAL BREAKDANCE COMPETITION
AUGUST 9 2003
STATE SPORTS CENTRE, sydney australia
Tickets thru www.ticketek.com.au and usual outlets
www.rockstar.net.au

A jazz concert to raise funds for asylum seekers in Australia. Does it get any better than this? Vince Jones, The catholics, and Jackie Orszaczky. Three great acts donate their talent for a great cause at Sydney's top live music venue, The Basement, on Sunday 20 July. All funds raised will go direct to help asylum seekers in Australia who are escaping religious or political persecution.

this week
TONIGHT Sunday, July 13 // MEMORY LAPSE the Loop Orchestra

[ Australia's break dancing finals are being held Sat August 9th @ State Sport Centre, Sydney Olympic Park with judges Thomas Hergenroether, founder of international BOTY comp, along with B-Boy Crumbs (Style Elements Crew / Tribal Clique/USA), Katsu & Takashi from Japan. Promising to be a sell-out event (so get your tix early), this is your chance to see Australia's best breakers in action as they vy for the honour of performing at the world finals later this year. ]