All About Sugar
Casio Brothers: Swedish Masters of Hip Hop
by dagman on December 1st, 2006
As self-proclaimed Swedish Masters of Hip Hop, the Casio Brothers take gigs like the Big Day Out in their stride. After red carpet appearances on Australian Idol, strings of live showstoppers (including Adelaide Peace Festival) and a tidy little debu [more]
Sunshine Jones: House is my heart's fire
Sunshine Jones is the former half of the late and great San Francisco live act, Dubtribe Sound System. Seeing the group through its emergence as house party jam to a tight production clique in the 1990's (and final show last December), this man has seen a lot of the world, and speaks with wisdom [more]
Shadow and Derrick May in Adelaide tonight
With Shadow dropping into rock HQ tonight with his incredible AV show, there’s plenty to be excited about right now. Good news is this: if you were thinking that you couldn’t possibly see both Shadow and Derrick May in the one night, you’re wrong! [more]
Breaks steam on in Adelaide, here comes Hyper
Breaks turned Savvy on its ear last month for Nu:Breed's Y4K tour... now it's Hyper's turn at the 'inthemix is six' celebrations in Adelaide this Saturday. Set to rock Sugar on Rundle St, this looks to be the best ITM party the state has seen to date. [more]
Paolo Mojo Balance 009 set times and after party announced
Paolo Mojo's Balance 009 Tour rolls into Adelaide tonight Anzac Day Eve with the recent announcement of set times and details for the exclusive guestlist only after party right here [more]
Sugar goes Hyper for breaks as inthemix turns six
Sugar, the east end venue that's played host to the rise and rise of the Adelaide Breaks Collective is holding another awesome breakbeat jam in May. Celebrating the site's sixth birthday, the 'inthemix is six' tour matches up UK tour-de-force Hyper with some fine local talent... [more]
OK, perhaps I've been living in a box (and I probably have) but until last week I had never heard of DJ/producer Deepchild. And you know what? I'm glad I hadn’t, because I might not have been as surprised by his performance as I was. [more]
A permanent fixture in the live electronic music scene in Adelaide for over 10 years, it seemed completely fitting that Amoeba Muzak was to throw a massive party at Sugar to celebrate their latest release. [more]
One thing I've found in Adelaide since being back from overseas is a good number of talented yet not quite household names gracing our city. King Unique is one such talent, a producer I admittedly knew little about before his gig! [more]
There’s one thing I really love about the Adelaide scene, it's always dishing up surprises. Firstly I was happy enough with the news that Petter would even be making his way to Adelaide, then when WA’s Kreice was added to the line-up... [more]
The Fringe Benefits program aims to prolong that Fringe Festival feeling thoughout the year with discount tickets for young arts enthusiasts. Sugar played the perfect host to a mixed bag of artists and punters at the initiative's launch. [more]
You know you've had a good time when it seems like only minutes since you walked into the club that you're walking out with all memory intact. [more]
In a scene that is so obsessed with current trends, it is about as rare as flying piglet in a straight-jacket that a person comes along with a re-defining sound and turns an entire night upon its head, creating something that will be talked about for years and years to come. [more]
Funked-up and vintage house sounds filled the floor on Australia Day Eve as Sunshine Jones from San Francisco's Dubtribe Sound System played a welcome return. On an already steaming hot summer night, the crowd was further warmed up on the floor by our local heroes HMC and Tbot. [more]
Friday night saw the Sugar crowd treated to a mesmerising display of showmanship by one of progressive's brightest stars, the UK's Omid 16B. Local support acts were Electric Therapy (Mal Chia and Lachy Pender) and Fenetik (Live). [more]
While thought of by some as the ugly duckling of the scene here in Adelaide, breaks have always had a small but loyal following in the clubs and on the airwaves. Finally, with summer and the party season fast approaching, years of hard work and patience have paid off for a group of DJ's with vision [more]
Friday the 13th saw the guys from Adelaide Breaks Collective throw their 2nd party at Sugar, continuing to forge an exciting and vibrant breaks scene in this town. [more]
Touring the rest of the country as the Quantic Soul Orchestra, but traveling to Adelaide from Melbourne on their own, the UK's funky retro breakbeat DJ Quantic (Will Holland) and soul singer Alice Russell played an intimate show at Sugar. [more]
Sugar was already moving nicely when I arrived around midnight. Mal Chia was on the decks wrapping his set up with Juliet's 'Holiday'... and the sultry vocals and skipping house tracks was pleasing the floor. The man touted as carrying 'the future sound of House' DJ Desyn Masiello (UK) was scheduled.. [more]
Tuesdays in Adelaide rarely offer as much excitement and entertainment as last night. Bringing people together to celebrate the launch of their new logo, visual identity and website, Fresh FM showed Adelaide they know how to host a party just as well as they know community radio. [more]
I can't remember the last time I went out for a biggie on a Wednesday, and for fear of the same fate befalling me tonight, I'm writing this one up before I crash. When I received an email today alerting and inviting me to Sugar's 3rd birthday party, I knew I had to get there... [more]
Supaphatass play their last adelaide show before a brief break in transmissions. Sugar rings with sophisticated euro electro, before transforming into an HMC house-party! Don't worry.. they'll be back! [more]