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Every January, Sydney Festival enlivens and transforms Sydney with a bold cultural celebration based on the highest quality art and big ideas. For three weeks, Sydney Festival offers a rich program of around 80 events involving upwards of 1,000 artists from Australia and abroad covering dance, theatre, music, visual arts, cross media and forums.

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Classixx: Part of the family now

By Katie Cunningham 13th Feb, 2013

L.A. duo Michael David and Tyler Blake are Future Classic's newest signees - so if you're not already acquainted, now would be a good time.

Sydney Festival pres. Lindstrom @ Town Hall, Sydney (26/01/2013)

By Jim Poe 4th Feb, 2013

Lindstrom's spacey Euro-disco got heads nodding at Future Classic's Town Hall gig.

Sydney Fest pres. Darshan Jesrani & Daniel Wang @ Paradiso at Town Hall, Sydney (19/1/2013)

By Jim Poe 31st Jan, 2013

Darshan Jesrani of Metro Area and Berlin's Daniel Wang brought some proper disco grooves to Picnic's annual Sydney Festival event at Town Hall's Paradiso pop-up club.

Sydney Festival pres. Nicolas Jaar @ Town Hall, Sydney (23/01/2012)

By Katie Cunningham 29th Jan, 2013

Nicolas Jaar touches down on Australian soil for the first time.

The sound's not alright: 75 minutes after showtime, Nicolas Jaar's Darkside appears

By Jack Tregoning 24th Jan, 2013

Last night at the Spiegeltent in the Sydney Festival Garden, a few hundred Jaar devotees were reminded again of just how deep his perfectionist streak runs.

A Nicolas Jaar tour primer

By Jack Tregoning 23rd Jan, 2013

In the time since we spoke to Nicolas Jaar in early 2011, he's had to get familiar with a whole lot of attention.

Classixx added to Future Classic's Sydney Festival party

By Katie Cunningham 16th Jan, 2013

The L.A. duo are joining Lindstrom, Mitzi and the Future Classic DJs on the bill.

Lindstrøm and Todd Terje team up for new live project

By Jack Tregoning 14th Jan, 2013

It's a disco masterclass!

A conversation with Metro Area mastermind Darshan Jesrani

By Christopher Barker 10th Jan, 2013

Down the line from his New York studio, Darshan Jesrani talks inthemix through a distinguished career in house music, from Metro Area to his burgeoning label Startree.

Lindstrøm: The simple things

By Jack Tregoning 7th Jan, 2013

Having made two very different albums in 2012, Hans-Peter Lindstrøm is back in Australia this month. We called him up.

Sydney Festival announces 2013 line-up

By Jack Tregoning 23rd Oct, 2012

From 5-27 January, the Sydney Festival returns to the Harbour City with another stellar line-up.

Future Classic pres. Prins Thomas & DJ Koze @ Keystone Festival Bar, Sydney (28/01/2012)

By Jim Poe 8th Feb, 2012

Last Saturday the Future Classic crew was tasked with closing out this year’s Sydney Festival with a party at the Festival Bar in Hyde Park.

Mad Racket pres. Peven Everett @ Keystone Festival Bar, Sydney (25/01/2012)

By Jim Poe 31st Jan, 2012

If it’s raining, it must be the Festival Bar.

DJ Koze: A warm place

By Jim Poe 23rd Jan, 2012

Thanks to his singular and stubbornly experimental approach, DJ Koze is one of the most intriguing characters in electronic music. He's also great for a chat, as we discovered ahead of his first-ever Australian tour.

Picnic pres. Andrew Weatherall & Neville Watson @ Keystone Festival Bar, Sydney (14/01/2012)

By Jim Poe 23rd Jan, 2012

Even in a crowded field of competitors during the month-long Sydney Festival, the annual Picnic gig at the Festival Bar has established a high standard, bringing veteran DJs to these shores and packing the marquee with a discerning crowd.

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