Music of Canberra

Canberra is the capital city of Australia, and the Australian Capital Territory. The city is home to a number of important musical venues and institutions, including the Llewellyn Hall performance venue, part of the Australian National University School of Music. The local music scene includes many bars and nightclubs for local performers, mostly clustered in Dickson, Kingston and the City Centre. Canberra is also home to a number of music festivals, most famously including Stonefest, the Canberra International Chamber Music Festival, the FAME Music Festival and the National Folk Festival.

Canberra's Local Music Scene

Canberra has a strong overage scene, but a relatively weak underage scene. Organizations like Standout Productions, Interact Records and All Ages ACT are responsible for putting on gigs through out Canberra, often with mixed success.

A more recent addition to the promotion of the ACT music industry is "Music in the ACT" (www.mitact.com) which aims to link musicians, venues and businesses in the ACT region and host a forum so the site can be used as a networking tool for the industry. The launch of the MITACT site will be accompanied by a launch concert "Swampfest" to be held on the 2nd of June, marking the official launch date for the site. MITACT is also supporting a brand new ACT Music Video Festival by the name of "Flickety Flix" which will be held on the 23rd of May 2007 for the first time. More information about the ACT Music Video Festival head on over to www.myspace.com/flicketyflix.

Local Venues

Canberra has several venues where regular gigs are held

• The Greenroom (18+ & U18)

• ANU Bar (18+)

• UC Bar (Lic/AA & 18+)

• The Basement (18+)

• Woden Youth Centre (AA)

• Civic Youth Centre (AA)

• Jamison Inn (Lic/AA)

• Toast Bar (18+)

• Transit Bar (18+)

• The Front Gallery & Cafe

• The Phoenix (18+)

• The Venue (18+)

• The Merry Muse (18+)

Canberra Bands

Canberra has a lot of talented local bands including:

• Alchemist
• Vasdefferen [1]
• 100% Juice
• Barrel Of Monkeys
• Mr Fibby (formerly Better Than Vorn) - http://www.myspace.com/mrfibby
• Burning Years
• Dahahoo - http://www.dahahoo.com
• Corgi Crisis
• Escape Syndrome
• Friend Or Enemy - http://www.friendorenemy.com.au
• Hancock Basement
• Inside the Exterior
• Manilla Green
• ManKilled
• Moots
• Murder Meal Combo
• The Cherry Marines
• The Love Skulls
• Penguin
• Sinderblock
• Sister Scarlett
• So Long Safety
• Stolen Exit
• Strong Like Sam
• Surrender
• Switch 3
• The Ellis Collective - http://www.myspace.com/mrmattyellis
• Tonk
• WASLEE(We All Sound Like Everything Else)
• Zero Degrees And Falling
• Zwish
• Pleased To Jive You
• Australian Kingswood Factory

External links

• Australian National University School of Music
• All Ages ACT
• Music in the ACT - Linking Music Industry Resources in the ACT
• Flickety Flix ACT Music Video Festival
• CARVE MEDIA EMPIRE promoting music in the ACT