All About The Metro, Transit Lounge

Talib Kweli, Jean Grae, Bahamadia and Z Trip on their side performance at the Metro Theatre while on tour down under for the Good Vibrations Festival. [more]

Hyperspeed Gold 2 took us to the Metro on Saturday night for an onslaught of UK and local DJs. A line up of 7 internationals took to Sydney as one of the most legendary parties of 2002 came back to do it all again. [more]

A week later, and I'm still not completely sure exactly what I thought of this particular show. Like a good many other listeners, over the ensuing months M.I.A.'s debut album offering 'Arular' had managed to work its way to the top of my pile of most listened-to discs of 2005 [more]

The Sounds crew put on a top show with headliners Tiefschwarz rolling on from their success at Field Day, and local boys Pnau completing a stand-out line up including Damian Lazarus and Lee Burridge. The theme was 1986, with everything from acid wash denim, to ankle boots, sequins and Guns 'n' Roses [more]

Common is a true entertainer, and those lucky enough to nab a ticket to his concert at the Metro theatre on Australia Day Eve were not to be disappointed. [more]

In celebration of one of the most in demand parties over the last year, Ultra took to The Metro for their 1st birthday. [more]

It was the night before Christmas, and all in Sydney was peaceful. No riots, no fires, no delayed trains - and, so, the stage was set for our city's most notorious vinyl spinners, the Bang Gang DJs, to get up to some good clean mischief. [more]

A somewhat disappointing display by the supports was more than made up for by an awesome display from Blackalicious. [more]

Soul On, Funk Off, Soul On, Funk Off, Soul on, Funk Off...Alice Russell joins Will Holland of Quantic alongside The Bamboos, Raw Fusion Sound System, Russ Drewbury and more. [more]

The whole thing from first step to last breath was simply stunning and an amazing reminder that there are still bands like this out there, waiting to be discovered, taken into our hearts and felt through every pore of our body. [more]

The Herd, along with support acts Hermitude and Local Knowledge, pulled a capacity crowd at the Metro, showing that Aussie Hip Hop is flying high on the popularity ride in Sydney. [more]

Sydney loves the Presets. With all the madness surrounding their recent album release it came as no surprise that this gig had well and truly sold out prior to doors on Saturday night. [more]

Rodney Smith, AKA Roots Manuva, brings his unique brand of dub-infused UK hip-hop to Australia, accompanied by his very own band the Manuvadelics. [more]

The Metro was packed to capacity to say "Bugger Off" to cheeky Australian dance act Sonic Animation at their farewell gig on Friday night. [more]

So many talented musicians, so little time. Whilst the line-up was sensational, I simply felt a little too hurried. [more]

Jam music presents Lyrics Born the bay area hip-hop phenomenon signed to Quannam who returns to Australia this time with his full 6 piece band as part of his Same !@#$ Different Day tour. [more]

When you have so much material, and so many different fans, it's hard to satisfy everyone. But I think they just might have. [more]

Fuzzy Breaks presents the king of breakbeat, the man himself Krafty Kuts along with the some of the hottest new breaks talent out of the UK Slyde and JDS all at the Metro Theatre. [more]

On Saturday Jack Splash brought his fantastic ten piece band to Australia for their first visit, he had a great deal of energy flanking his bloating ego..... [more]

This night at Metro consited of a multitude of performers and musicians. Much was performance, plenty was experimental. It was wierd, wonderful and a challenge to anyones musical boundaries. [more]

The lead up to last Saturday's gig was rife with anticipation among forums, friends and fans across Sydney. [more]

New York's exceptional band Scissor Sisters made its way to the Metro this Friday for an amazing sideshow to compliment their Sydney Good Vibrations festival performance. [more]

Whether the Arrested Development's album finds an audience after nine years in the wilderness is anybody's guess, but as a fully functioning touring band, Arrested Development are as tight and uplifting as ever. [more]

Like an absurdist A/V variety show for the 21st century, Kid Koala's aptly named 'short attention span audio theatre' laughed and boogied their way through 3 hours of a balmy Wednesday night, on the Metro Theatre stage. [more]

Sydney had the pleasure of experiencing Freestylers 100% LIVE. Incorporating drums, guitars, keyboards, decks a vocalist and an MC proved a huge success. [more]

Back in September the newest members to DJ Shadow's focused and quality-controlled Quannam label (formerly Soulsides), The Lifesavas, were scheduled for an Aussie tour. They finally made it to Sydney this December, along with West Coast sample guru Z-Trip. [more]

All in all, a good night out. Australian acts have the potential to push the boundaries separating the underground and mainstream perspectives of music, and here's to hoping there are many more opportunities for them to shine. [more]

The Nextmen, Dynamite MC, Steinski and DJ Signify rock the Metro dance floor in one of the most anticipated hip-hop parties to storm Sydney this year. [more]

Back in 1991, four Californian breakers burst onto the international hip hop scene with their now classic album Bizarre Ride 2 The Pharcyde. Nine years later, I found myself in a busy Metro theatre watching the remaining two members sweat it out on stage. [more]

I jumped at the chance to cover this gig. My gut intuition was whispering sweet promises of a close encounter with some serious groove. My prior experiences at the Metro, albeit mostly in the main room, had forged strong impressions of events soaked in super sound and awesome vibe. [more]

Local and international hip-hop acts doin it for the refugees. [more]

The legendary Stanton Warriors return to Sydney to lay down a solid 2 hour set at the Metro supported by Q45, Kid Kenobi and Nick Thayer. [more]

Is there anything this man does not have in his recoird bag...? [more]

The anticipation was palpable. The expectation high. Four English lads and a ladette, under the moniker Crazy Penis, delivered a stunning live set of their crossover dance music. [more]

I finally woke up from the best reggae night I have been to and I saw a lot of those Jamaican legends live, including, but tonight was something else. [more]

Although I can't really explain musically exactly what went on in the Metro, I know I'll be at the next gig he plays.....big ups to the Japan Turntable master. [more]

The possibility of seeing this duo in the flesh had me shaking like Ozzy Osbourne's bottom lip, only with more drool if that's possible. Rae is absolutely my favourite producer, so you'll need to bear with me through the sections of divine worship. [more]

LTJ Bukem makes his label's finest work for their money in front of an appreciative Metro crowd [more]

Soul of Man, alongside Q45, Jon Wall, Kid Kenobi and Ajax, Kuya and Nick Toth, warm up a cold winters night in spectacular fashion. [more]

Former Tricky collaborator Alison Goldfrapp and her partner in art school, trip-hop Will Gregory (a multi instrumentalist and film soundtracker) and their four other live members already seemed to be in the first or second song of their set. [more]

The Metro theatre on George Street was the place to be last Thursday night, as acclaimed Aussie hip-hopsters 1200 Techniques took the stage as part of their Eye of the Storm tour. [more]

Death in Vegas ride into Sydney on their maiden Australian tour. [more]

Fusing beats, attitude soaked hip hop vox and live guitar, bass and on occasion drums with the unstoppable DJ Swett, Brassy provide an aural feast for all in attendance and get the thumbs up for being such great sports about giving 110% to a poorly attended Metro tonight! [more]

Something wicked came this way last week (I know it's an easy one, but I just had to do it). Herbaliser's DJs, Ollie Teeba and Jake Wheeling, blessed our shores with their highly anticipated tour. [more]

They had us hanging off their every movement, as they constructed their brand of breathtaking, ambient electronic pop that left us all with goose bumps, Mum were stunning Sunday night bliss, sweet dreams! [more]

Fuzzy's 7th Birthday went off with a bang on Saturday night at the Metro. A main room full of punters in full up-for-it party mode, a crystal clear sound system and a night of amazing records. [more]

...it's great when you see this different mix of people all come together to see music that's managed to somehow touch them all. [more]

I don't think that you can't like a mash up set as well thought out as the one I heard on Friday night, it covered everyone's taste in music and the vibe was unbelievable. [more]

Aphex Twin is renowned for genre-busting, playing the unexpected, and pushing musical boundaries. This sell-out gig at the Metro was no exception. [more]

On this night roots hip-hop was in the house [more]

Well it needs to be said, the Metro is one of the best live music venues in Sydney, and the Transit Lounge can definitely bask in that shared glory. [more]

The Jungle Brothers and their awesome supports didn't stop a smaller than expected crowd from unleashing themselves in an electric display of old meets new at Sydney's Metro theatre on Saturday. [more]

The dub in Salmonella Dub is a misnomer, judging by their Saturday night performance at the Metro, they should be called Salmonella Dub/reggae/funk/roots/hip-hop/drum and bass. But then again, that wouldn't be as catchy. [more]

Two of Australia's best breaks group Soma Rasa and Nubreed, international and national acclaim and nobody here whats up with that? [more]