Music entertainment in Sydney
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Unity Hall Hotel
Its late hours make this ungentrified pub (1875) Balmain's traditional last port of call. It has its own house band which plays trad jazz on Sunday afternoons and Friday evenings. There's more live music on Thursdays (acoustic) and Saturdays (various), while booty-shakers are looked after by a DJ playing upstairs every Saturday night.
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Peppermint Lounge
Remember when getting into a nightclub meant guys needed a nice collared shirt and leather shoes? Nothing's changed here, and the spiffy young crowd love it. Curl into the padded booths seemingly carved out of the wall by a melon-baller and order a cocktail while listening to deep house with an electro and hip-hop flavour.
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St Jerome’s Laneway Festival
The evolution of a music fest that started in Melbourne’s inner-city lanes comes to Sydney. The ‘lanes’ around Macquarie Pl aren’t nearly as atmospheric as Melbourne’s, but the local and international musical talent is first rate (Augie March, The Panics, Holly Throsby).
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Hemmesphere
Like a giant living room that serves cocktails, this exclusive lounge is a quiet, low-slung alternative to the frenetic energy of the other drinking dens in the Establishment complex. DJs lay down soulful funk and lounge, and on Friday nights there's live music. Reservations advised.
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Town Hall Hotel
The upstairs of this smart old bar has lots of little nooks and crannies and a wraparound balcony that's great for brunch or a late afternoon tipple. Friday and Saturday nights see DJs (with the odd live accompanist) pulling in the single-seeking-other punters downstairs.
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The Eastern
This delicious Deco pub was saved from the wrecking ball and fully renovated when Westfield Bondi Junction was built all around it. It now has elegant but relaxed bars, a snazzy rooftop terrace, a decent restaurant and a popular electro-pop club-night on Wednesdays.
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All Tomorrow’s Parties
A spin-off of the Sydney Festival, this artsy (dare we say mature?) music festival on Cockatoo Island in the middle of Sydney Harbour was a rip-roaring success in 2009 – expect encores in 2010 and beyond.
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Homebake
Held on the first Saturday in December, this one-day music bash is a showcase of the best Australian and New Zealand bands around.
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