LIGHTSPEED CHAMPION - VENUE CHANGE.
A-TRAK FIELD DAY SIDESHOW AT OAF.
A NYE MASSACRE FEAT. DJ ANTENTION (RUSSIA).
Oxford Art Factory’s summer festival sideshows:
including BEST COAST, CSS, JENNY & JOHNNY, ANDREW W.K and more.
Roll up your jeans and pop a mini-umbrella in your drink - Oxford Art Factory has announced a party load of bands to brighten your skies this summer. We’ve got the next few months more covered than your back is with sun-cream that was expertly applied by your Great Aunty Gladys.
Boogie board into Oxford Art Factory this summer and don’t forget to slip slop slap.
WASHED OUT – THURSDAY DECEMBER 9, 2010
Hey bro, have you heard about “the chillwave movement”? Georgia-based bedroom producer Mr Washed Out (aka Ernest Greene) makes dreamy, glo-fi, chillwave tunes that have inspired a million different sub-genre classifications. Washed Out sounds kind of like going swimming with your friends in the middle of a warm summer night. Come chill hard with us this December.
Tickets on sale from Moshtix now for $40 + bf
LIGHTSPEED CHAMPION (UK) – WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 29, 2010
Lightspeed Champion has an album entitled, ‘Life is Sweet! Nice to Meet You.’ Enough said?
Tickets on sale from Moshtix now for $33 + bf
BORN RUFFIANS (CA) – MONDAY JANUARY 3, 2011
Happy New Year! Canadian natives Born Ruffians make upbeat jams that are so infectious that you won’t be able to stop dancing for weeks. Then you’ll go to the doctor and he’ll be all, “You’ve got the Saturday Night Fever!” which is crazy because the gig is on a Monday. This rambunctious trio, comprised of Luke LaLonde, Mitch Derosier and Steven Hamelin have just unleashed their latest record ‘Say It’ and will be drenching you in their quirky pop charm like a lawn-sprinkler gone rogue this summer.
Tickets on sale from Moshtix now for $38.50 + bf
THE MORNING BENDERS (USA) – TUESDAY JANUARY 4, 2011
Gorgeously melodic, The Morning Benders create breathy, ethereal harmonies that meld seamlessly with jangly guitar loops, keys, handclaps and strings. It’s the sort of music you’d want to hear while holding hands with some babe on a rooftop and watching the sun go down. Masterfully layered with a myriad of different instruments and atmospheric sounds, this four-piece can jump from playing chilled-out ballads to lively indie-rock faster than you can say, “pass the sunscreen, matey.”
Tickets on sale from Moshtix now for $38.50 + bf
DAARA J FAMILY (SEN) – WEDNESDAY JANUARY 5, 2011
African beats, as wild and unpredictable as the Saharan plains: this is hip-hop but not as you know it. Faada Freddy and NDongo, known together as Daara J, blend the traditional sounds of their Sengalese heritage with the stylings of James Brown, Pink Floyd and even Public Enemy. This explosive live performance is not-to-be-missed, Daara J are seriously the fastest rappers north of the equator. Did we mention that it is really hot in Africa? Eternal summer jams.
Tickets on sale from Moshtix now for $35+bf
JASON COLLETT & ZEUS (CA) – FRIDAY JANUARY 7, 2011
Best known as a pioneer of phenomenal Canadian band Broken Social Scene, Jason Collett is a force to be reckoned with all on his own. Sweet melodies made from sweeping guitars and a smattering of xylophone, Jason Collett and his band Zeus will steal your heart with their first chord change. Who’s bringing the sun? I think you already know.
Tickets on sale from Moshtix now for $22 + bf
CSS (BRA) – MONDAY JANUARY 24, 2011
Brazil’s hot hot band of the people, CSS, might be tired of being so sexy but they sure aren’t tired of making exotic disco tunes for you to boogie on down to. New wave or new rave – whatever you want to call it – let’s make love and listen to CSS this January.
Tickets on sale Monday Nov 22 from Moshtix for $49.50 + bf
ANDREW W.K – WITH FULL BAND! (USA) – TUESDAY JANUARY 25, 2011
When it’s time to party we will party hard! Do you do what you like? Do you like what you do? Does what you like doing involve partying, really hard? Then get on down to see notorious party starter Andrew W.K pump up the jams with his full band. Party tip: do not miss this gig.
Tickets on sale Monday Nov 22 from Moshtix for $40 + bf
JENNY & JOHNNY (USA) – MONDAY FEBRUARY 7, 2011
The ‘Big Wave’ is gonna hit you this February. Jenny Lewis and Johnathan Rice are quite possibly the most attractive power-couple since Sonny and Cher. Not only are they super amazing songwriters and total babes to boot; Jenny and Johnny are also honestly in love with each other. Some people have all the luck!
Tickets on sale from Moshtix now for $55 + bf
WARPAINT (USA) – TUESDAY FEBRUARY 8, 2011
When thinking about “summer” what is the first thing that comes to mind? Did you say “hot girls”? Yeah, you did! So what better way to spend a warm summer evening than to watch all-girl quartet Warpaint weave psychedelic rhythms with hypnotic harmonies? That was a rhetorical question.
Tickets on sale from Moshtix now for $38.50 + bf
TUNNG (UK) – SATURDAY FEBRUARY 19, 2011
Representing merry old England, folktronic masters Tunng might hail from a part of the world with below-zero summers but that doesn’t mean they can’t party with the best of us. Thrilled that it is finally “shorts weather”, London’s Tunng will bring their unique mix of electronic folk music along with an adventurous spirit this February.
Tickets on sale from Moshtix now for $41.80 + bf
BEST COAST (USA) – MONDAY MARCH 7, 2011 (SOLD OUT)
We saved the “best” ‘til last. Best Coast make sunny surf-pop tunes that shine like a Californian summer. Originally a duo comprised of cat-loving Bethany Cosentino and her multi-instrumentalist partner-in-crime Bobb Bruno, Best Coast have now completed their line-up with ex-Vivian Girls Ali Koehler on drums. The perfect soundtrack to dropping out of school and kissing cute boys, Best Coast will brighten your day and lighten your heart. Life’s a beach!
TICKETS SOLD OUT!
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TOM BALLARD & ACQUAINTANCES.
triple j breakfast host Tom Ballard (Good News Week, 7PM Project) has rounded up a bunch of people to make you smile next Thursday at the Oxford Art Factory. We found an article in the Daily Telegraph that sheds some light on what you can expect from the show!
Click the image below to see a bigger version.
Come join Tom Ballard & Acquaintances next Thursday October 28 at Oxford Art Factory. Tickets are just $15 + bf and are available right now from Moshtix! For more info, click here.
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COUNCIL MEETING RESULTS.
PRESS RELEASE - 13.10.10
Following a significant meeting at Sydney Town Hall on Monday night (11.10.10) - Oxford Art Factory boss Mark Gerber is confident that sanity will prevail and that an amended daytime use of the OAF can be negotiated with the City of Sydney Council.
At first looking as if the venue would need a completely new and costly DA application for its daytime trade amendment, the meeting highlighted a breakdown in communication between the town planning officers and the OAF’s application planners. Mark Gerber, with friends and staff of the venue in the wings as witnesses, gave a passionate speech that emphasised the OAF’s commitment to live music and the arts. Councillor Doutney was quick to add her support, questioning why the council was stuck on technicalities when it should be supporting every endeavour of the Oxford Art Factory.
The sticking point was that council’s report incorrectly read the application as being substantially different to the original DA consent. Despite the confusion, Oxford Art Factory will always be an art-based venue.
Lord Mayor Clover Moore concluded the hearing by stating that the council does support live music and the OAF. Oxford Art Factory has been asked to come up with a new amended Section 96 condition to satisfy the council. Mark Gerber is now in the process of drafting this condition with the OAF’s legal team.
A further update will be made available as soon as more progress is made. Stay tuned!
Mark Gerber and the Oxford Art Factory would like to personally thank everyone for their ongoing support in the lead up to the hearing.
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CAN YOU SPARE A MINUTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE MUSIC VENUE?
The Oxford Art Factory currently has two DAs in consideration with the City of Sydney Council. The first application seeks to do away with the requirement for a trial period for late night trade, and the second one to allow us to provide entertainment during the day.
As part of the normal notification process, the OAF has come under attack from residents who are blaming us for all of the ills of Oxford Street. This could put our entire operation in jeopardy if Council follows this line and then opts to increase our already onerous security regime or reduce our trading hours.
We need your help.
WHAT YOU CAN DO
1. Sign our online petition:
http://www.gopetition.com.au/petitions/advocacy-for-the-oxford-art-factory.html
2. Invite your Facebook friends to our event! Send it out as a status update! Spread the word! The URL of the event is:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=138794982802568
3. Send an email to the Council, detailing your good experiences with the OAF and the positive benefits you have seen OAF bring to the live music scene in Sydney. If you're short on time, we suggest that you could paste the text from the top of our petition into an email – you can find it here:
http://www.gopetition.com.au/petitions/advocacy-for-the-oxford-art-factory.html
All emails need to include the specific DA numbers - Application D/2006/645/D and Application D/2006/645/E.
Please CC Mark Gerber from the venue on any emails of support – markg@oxfordartfactory.com
Council Contacts:
Assessing Council officer, Anthea Kalodikis - akalodikis@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au
Lord Mayor Clover Moore - cmoore@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au
Deputy Lord Mayor Councillor Phillip Black - pblack@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au
Councillor John McInerney - jmcinerney@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au
Councillor Marcelle Hoff - mhoff@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au
Councillor Di Tornai - dtornai@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au
Councillor Robert Kok - rkok@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au
Councillor Chris Harris - charris@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au
Councillor Irene Doutney - idoutney@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au
Councillor The Hon Dr Meredith Brugmann - mburgmann@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au
Councillor Shayne Mallard - smallard@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au
GOT A QUESTION?
Any questions and feedback are very welcome, and may be addressed to:
Mark Gerber – markg@oxfordartfactory.com
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SUMMER FESTIVAL SIDESHOWS.
Visit the Upcoming tab for updates on gigs coming this summer. Highlights include The Morning Benders and Born Ruffians. Stay tuned for more info.
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BLOODY BEETROOTS.
A very lucky and limited crowd were treated to an intimate free show with the Bloody Beetroots on wednesday 5th May. Check out the video below for some highlights from the night.
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THE CREAM OF AUSTRALIAN STREET ART.
This month, we were very fortunate to have Australian icon of street art, Phibs, paint the gallery wall at the Oxford Art Factory.
An interesting part of the process of an ever-changing wall, but one we don't often get the chance to share, is watching artists get their work up. We've seen a lot of different techniques, some more impressive than others - but Phibs blew away everyone who visited the venue while he was paintng. Watching him push images out of his brain and onto the wall was pretty special.
The good news for you is that our good friends from
Keep Moving popped in to tape one section of the wall going up.
Make sure you visit the gallery during April to see the finished piece.
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OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS!
The Oxford Art Factory is looking for new DJs with innovative taste in music. We are on the look out for real bedroom bangers, DJs who have had little or no experience playing in front of a crowd.
We want the bedroom to come to the Oxford Art Factory, we want to witness the jams that go down in the privacy of your own homes. The Oxford Art Factory loves new music, and old music, and hearing old music played in a way that makes it feel new. We're not hung up on genres or technical wizardry, we're just after your premium jams.
If you'd like to get a gig at the OAF, please submit a LIVE mix, with track listing, and your name (and DJ name, if you have one), your email address and phone number.
You can post CDs to DEMO / OXFORD ART FACTORY, 38-46 Oxford St, Darlinghurst, NSW, 2010, or email a link to download your mix to demo@oxfordartfactory.com.
DJs who have played in other venues need not apply for this as we are only looking for fresh talent with this drive.
We may not be able to get back to everyone who submits a mix, but we promise that everything will get a listen.
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ANYWHERE BUT HOME.
Peep the new Cassette Kids film clip, filmed at the OAF.
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BAG MONSTERS!
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