Canberra

Canberra

Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...

 is the federal capital of Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

 and is in the Australian Capital Territory

Australian Capital Territory

The Australian Capital Territory, often abbreviated ACT, is the capital territory of the Commonwealth of Australia and is the smallest self-governing internal 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

Australian National University

The Australian National University is a teaching and research university located in the Australian capital, Canberra.As of 2009, the ANU employs 3,945 administrative staff who teach approximately 10,000 undergraduates, and 7,500 postgraduate students...

 School of Music. The local music scene includes many bars and nightclubs for local performers, mostly clustered in Dickson

Dickson, Australian Capital Territory

Dickson is a suburb in the Inner North of Canberra, Australia. It is named after Sir James Dickson who was a Queensland advocate of Australian Federation and one of the founders of the Australian Constitution...

, Kingston

Kingston, Australian Capital Territory

Kingston is the oldest and most densely populated suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. The suburb is named after Charles Cameron Kingston, the former Premier of South Australia and minister in the first Australian Commonwealth Government. It is adjacent to the suburbs of...

 and the City Centre

City Centre, Australian Capital Territory

The central business district of Canberra, Australia's capital city, is officially named City . However it is also referred to as Civic, Civic Centre, City Centre, Canberra City and Canberra ....

. Canberra is also home to a number of music festival

Music festival

A music festival is a festival oriented towards music that is sometimes presented with a theme such as musical genre, nationality or locality of musicians, or holiday. They are commonly held outdoors, and are often inclusive of other attractions such as food and merchandise vending machines,...

s, including Stonefest

Stonefest

Stonefest, once called Stone Day, is a large music festival, held at the University of Canberra annually at the end of October. For many years Stonefest was the largest music festival in Canberra and a popular one in Australia...

, the Canberra International Music Festival

Canberra International Music Festival

The Canberra International Music Festival is a music festival based in Canberra, Australia. It was founded by Ursula Callus , President of Pro Musica Incorporated....

, and the National Folk Festival

National Folk Festival (Australia)

The National Folk Festival - Australia’s premier folk festival event – is a colourful and diverse family orientated celebration attended by over 50,000 people.It is the best Easter week-end in Australia!...

.

Popular Music

Promoters and record labels in Canberra include Capital City, Dream Damage, Hardrush Music, Hellosquare Recordings, Bad Sounds, Canberra Musicians Club, Canberra Music Workshop and Birds Love Fighting Records. Venues for popular music in Canberra include:

• ANU Bar (Lic/AA & 18+)
• Bar 32 (18+)
• The Basement (18+ & U18)
• Belconnen Youth Centre
• Civic Youth Centre (AA)
• Deakin Soccer Club
• The Folkus (Lic/AA)
• The Front Gallery & Cafe
• The George Harcourt Inn (18+)
• The Maram (18+)
• The Merry Muse (18+)
• The Old Canberra Inn
  Old Canberra Inn
  The Old Canberra Inn is one of the earliest licensed pubs in the Canberra region, Australia.The original slab hut was built in 1860 by Joseph Schumack and in 1876 it was licenced as an inn. It was a coach stop on the Yass to Queanbeyan run until 1887 when it was sold to John Read...
  
   (18+)
• The Phoenix (18+)
• PJ O'Reilly's (18+)
• The Pot Belly (18+)
• Transit Bar (18+)
• Tuggeranong Youth Centre
• UC Bar (18+)
• The Warehouse (AA)
• Woden Youth Centre (AA)
• Weston Creek Community Centre

Art Music

Canberra hosts the Canberra Symphony Orchestra

Canberra Symphony Orchestra

Canberra Symphony Orchestra is the principal professional orchestra of the Australian Capital Territory based in Canberra, the national capital of Australia....

, which regularly performs at Llewellyn Hall at the ANU School of Music

ANU School of Music

The School of Music is a school within the Faculty of Arts of the Australian National University. It consists of four buildings, including the main School of Music building - which contains Llewellyn Hall - and the Peter Karmel Building....

. Llewellyn Hall also features subscription series from touring groups such as the Australian Chamber Orchestra

Australian Chamber Orchestra

The Australian Chamber Orchestra was founded by cellist John Painter in 1975. Richard Tognetti was appointed Lead Violin in 1989 and subsequently appointed Artistic Director....

 and Musica Viva Australia

Musica Viva Australia

Musica Viva Australia is the oldest independent performing arts organisation in Australia and the world's largest entrepreneur of chamber music. It was formed in 1945 in Sydney by violist Richard Goldner...

.

The Royal Military College Band is based at Duntroon. Other groups that present classical and jazz concerts in Canberra include the ANU School of Music

ANU School of Music

The School of Music is a school within the Faculty of Arts of the Australian National University. It consists of four buildings, including the main School of Music building - which contains Llewellyn Hall - and the Peter Karmel Building....

, ArtSong, Brew Guitar Duo, Canberra International Music Festival

Canberra International Music Festival

The Canberra International Music Festival is a music festival based in Canberra, Australia. It was founded by Ursula Callus , President of Pro Musica Incorporated....

, The Canberra Jazz Club, The Gods Cafe, The Griffyn Ensemble, Guitar Trek, Salut Baroque!, Seven Harp Ensemble, Stopera, and Wesley Music Centre.

Canberra is also home to a number of community and youth ensembles and organisations including the Canberra Chamber Orchestra, Canberra Youth Music http://canberrayouthmusic.squarespace.com/, Musica da Camera, Music For Everyone, and the National Capital Orchestra http://www.freewebs.com/ncorchestra/.

Musical Groups

Some of Canberra's local artists include:

• Activate Jetpack
• Adam Hole and Marji Curran Band
• Aetoms
• Afraid You'll Fall (Formerly known as "Surrender") disbanded November 2008.
• Alchemist
  Alchemist (band)
  Alchemist is an Australian progressive metal band from Canberra whose style combines death metal, progressive rock, psychedelic, Eastern, Aboriginal and electronic influences. The band formed in 1987 and has so far released six studios albums, an EP and a compilation album. Work began on a new EP...
  
  
• All guns Blazing
• Annie and the Armadillos http://www.cenart.net/armadillos.htm
• Armoured Angel
  Armoured Angel
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• The Aston Shuffle
  The Aston Shuffle
  The Aston Shuffle are a house music duo from Canberra, Australia. They are made up of Disc jockey and electronic music producers Mikah Freeman and Vance Musgrove...
  
  
• AstroChem
• Mr Fibby
• Band Over
• The Bedridden
  The Bedridden
  The Bedridden was an Australian cult band that performed and recorded, somewhat sporadically, between 1989 and 2002. The Bedridden reunited for a series of concerts in 2005 to promote a live album that was recorded in 1998. The band were noted for regular break-ups and constant line-up changes...
  
  
• Big Dave
  Big Dave (rapper)
  Big Dave is an Australian rapper, record producer, radio host and Community Advocate. He is also the founder and owner of KP Records.Since his release from Long Bay Jail in 2005, Big Dave has gone on to become a well-known Australian Underground MC....
  
  
• Burning Years
• Carcass Brains
• Casual Projects
• Cat Cat
• Cool Weapon
• Corgi Crisis
• Corporate Takedown
• Dahahoo
• Distance Fallen
• D'Opus & Roshambo
• Doug
• Dubba Rukki
• The Ellis Collective
  The Ellis Collective
  The Ellis Collective is an Australian indie folk band from Canberra.- History :As a part of the Canberra music scene the band first began performing under the name of The Ellis Collective in late 2007, and quickly gained local popularity. In 2008 they appeared at the National Folk Festival where...
  
  
• Ernie Van Veen and Band
• Escape Syndrome
• Evilchris / NO?
• Friend Or Enemy
• Flight or Fall
• Forgery
• The Fuelers
• Fun Machine
• GasmA
• Goatfish
• Grantwho?
• Gravelrash
• GSD
• Hancock Basement
• Hands Like Houses
• Haunted Attics
• The Heroines
• Hoodlum Shouts http://www.myspace.com/hoodlumshouts
• Howlin' Zak Daniels
• The Idea of North
  The Idea of North
  The Idea of North are an Australian a cappella vocal ensemble, founded in Canberra in 1993. The group's name is taken from radio broadcasts of pianist Glenn Gould....
  
   http://www.idea.com.au/
• Identical Strangers
• InDistrict
• Inflatable Ingrid
• Inside the Exterior
• Johnny Roadkill
• Jonno Zilber
• Julia and the Deep Sea Sirens
• Knight~Hammer
• Knights of the Spatchcock http://www.knightsofthespatchcock.com
• Koolism
  Koolism
  Koolism is an Australian hip hop duo originating from Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.The members are lyricist Hau Latukefu and producer/DJ/musician Danielsan Ichiban .-History:Koolism started out in 1992 when Elleson joined a group by the name...
  
  
• LAVERS http://www.myspace.com/thelaversbrothers
• Little Saturn
• Los Capitanes
• The Love Skulls
• Makeshift
• Manilla Green
• McClane
• Meatbee
• The Missing Lincolns
• Moots
• Murder Meal Combo
• The Naddiks
• Nightmare http://www.myspace.com/nightmaretheband
• Obsessions http://www.obsessions.net.au
• Omartyr
• Omar Musa
  Omar Musa
  Omar bin Musa is a poet and rapper from Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia. He won the Australian Poetry Slam in 2008 after initially winning the Canberra Poetry Slam. He recorded his debut The Massive EP with Geoff Stanfield in Seattle, USA. He released it in 2009...
  
  
• Paqman
• Penguin
• Perpetual End
• Pleased To Jive You http://pleasedtojiveyou.post-op.net/
• The Republic of Monster Elephante (formerly known as 'Fistful of Nothing')
• The Rest Is Noise
• The Robot Imperative http://www.myspace.com/therobotimperative
• Rubycon
  Rubycon (band)
  Rubycon is an Australian indie and alternative rock group formed in 2007.Known by their friends and family as "The Conway Family Band", the early three members: Sam Conway , Max Conway , and Riley Conway gained musical and performing experience by busking acoustically on the streets of Canberra...
  
  
• Scatterpuss http://www.myspace.com/scatterpuss
• The September Band
• Second Sun
• Selador http://selador.virb.com
• Sidewinder
  Sidewinder (band)
  Sidewinder was a rock band founded in 1991 by brothers Nick and Martin Craft in the Australian capital Canberra. They supported U2 on the Australian leg of their Popmart tour. In the same year. Sidewinder's second album Tangerine received much airplay on Australian radio, most notably on Triple J.-...
  
  
• Sinderblock
• Sister Scarlett
• Slovac
• So Long Safety
• Something Like This
  Something Like This
  Something Like This is the fourth full-length studio album released by Ben Rector. It peaked at #11 on the Billboard Top Independent Albums charts and #41 on The Billboard 200.-Track listing:# "Let the Good Times Roll" 3:08# "Song for the Suburbs" 3:40...
  
   http://www.somethinglikethis.com.au
• Spoil
• Starfish Hill
• Stirred not Shakin' http://stirrednotshakin.kitcarlsen.com
• Stolen Exit
• Strong Like Sam
• Super Best Friends
• Switch 3
• Tactics
  Tactics (band)
  Tactics were a post-punk band based in Sydney. They were formed in Canberra and moved to Sydney in late 1978. Tactics became known for running against the grain musically, lyrically, and stylistically...
  
  
• Take Cover
• Tara Favell
• Tell Me Bluntly
• Templestowe http://www.myspace.com/templestowemetal
• The Chuffs
• Thickshake
• Thugs and Terrorists
• Tonk
• The Tullys http://www.thetullys.com.au/
• Turbulence
• Vasdefferen
• The Very
• Vinyl Roads
• WASLEE (We All Sound Like Everything Else)
• West Of The Sun
• Zero Degrees And Falling
• Zwish
• ZZG

External links

• Australian National University School of Music
• Music in the ACT - Linking Music Industry Resources in the ACT
• Birds Love Fighting Records - A Canberra based record label
• Dream Damage Records - MP3 blog and an independently music label
• SOM Times - Art Music Journalism and Research, Canberra