Joe Hardy
@joe.hardy.id.au
I like music. co-founder @sydneymusic.net. joe.hardy.id.au cupholder.industries sydneymusic.net
Small space live music venues in Sydney are dying at an alarming rate. This year so far we have lost (or are about to lose): • Annandale Creative Arts Centre in Annandale • Monster Mouse in Marrickville • Mary's Underground in Circular Quay • The Red House (People's Republic) in Earlwood (1/3)
A couple of quotes from me in this ABC News story about the recently announced impending closure of MoshPit Bar on South King St in Erskineville.
Are government grants enough to save Sydney's live music scene?
The recently announced closure of a high-profile music venue has the state opposition asking if grant money could have been better spent.
abc.net.au
What if instead of being asked not to use AC on a 100-degree day, you were suddenly unable to create an image of yourself riding a log flume with a photorealistic Crash Bandicoot.
this is not at all an exaggeration of how people on here think about ai lol
Casey Newton@caseynewton.bsky.social · last wk.Me: (being murdered by the AI paperclip maximizer) Bluesky: Actually it can't 'murder' you. Murder implies intent.
Great piece on innovating and adapting our way to saving small space live music, featuring Sydney's own Lazy Thinking and some quotes from yours truly www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...
Adapt or die: the Australian live music lovers trying to reinvent an ‘ancient’ and ‘unviable’ industry
With punters drinking less, running costs rising and one-third of the sector wiped out by Covid, venues and promoters are turning the business model on its head
theguardian.com
A year ago I played Lazy Thinking in Sydney. They are leaders of the new realm of small live venues navigating theses difficult times www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...
Adapt or die: the Australian live music lovers trying to reinvent an ‘ancient’ and ‘unviable’ industry
With punters drinking less, running costs rising and one-third of the sector wiped out by Covid, venues and promoters are turning the business model on its head
theguardian.com
my 13 years at bandcamp are coming to an end - i’ve been laid off along with most of the remaining engineers. best job i’ve ever had, working with the best people you could ever work with. unceremonious end to quite a ride.
Weekly S&P500 ChartStorm www.chartstorm.info/p/weekly-s-a... This week: the "lag-7", valuations, earnings euphoria, sector sizes, tech sector, foreign flows, market regimes, small caps...
what is this lead photo though
Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · last mo.“.. He says there are parallels between the general calm that prevailed in the subprime mortgage market before the blowup of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and markets today, where corporate yield premiums remain at historically low levels.” @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Some photos from our wonderful DIY fundraiser party on the rooftop of The Commons in Chippendale. We raised $2,200 for the @sydneymusic.net gig guide, and Heart Armour, binsad, Global Rations and FVNERAL played live. SUPPORT SYDNEYMUSIC // Help us to reach our FY27 goal! sydneymusic.net/support
SydneyMusic’s fundraiser is tomorrow. We have HEAPS of prizes you can win. Murray Cook just donated a family pass to see and meet The Wiggles! Plus: one-of-a-kind rarities from local acts like BELIEVE, sleepmakeswaves, Ben Lee, The Buoys, 12 Point Buck, Youth Group and so many more. Check it:
FY27 Fundraiser: The Ultimate Sydney Music Tote Bag | SydneyMusic.net - Sydney's live music community guide
SydneyMusic needs to raise funds for FY27. We’re putting together the ultimate Sydney music tote bag to keep the gig guide online!
sydneymusic.net
Welp I guess the dow is going to be a lot more than fifty thousand dollars for a while now huh
We've formalised our AI policy at @sydneymusic.net In short: we are 100% AI-free.
AI Policy | SydneyMusic.net - Sydney's live music community guide
SydneyMusic is an AI-free organisation
sydneymusic.net
We've formalised our AI policy at @sydneymusic.net In short: we are 100% AI-free.
AI Policy | SydneyMusic.net - Sydney's live music community guide
SydneyMusic is an AI-free organisation
sydneymusic.net
You can find out about all the other gig guides around Australia at everycorner.au too!
Every Corner - The Australian Gig Guide Directory
A directory of local gig guides across Australia - find your local gig guide
everycorner.au
Michael Harris@michaelsharris.bsky.social · 3mo agoGood to see community gig and event guides springing up. Kudos to @joe.hardy.id.au and team. If you don't know about sydneymusic.net, well, now you do. www.smh.com.au/culture/musi...
Good to see community gig and event guides springing up. Kudos to @joe.hardy.id.au and team. If you don't know about sydneymusic.net, well, now you do. www.smh.com.au/culture/musi...
Think there’s nothing on in Sydney? These Sydneysiders will change your mind
Community-led gig guides are booming in popularity, so the Herald went to three gigs with guide operators to see why they’re a growing new front.
smh.com.au
I was interviewed in the SMH today alongside some other legends about gig guides
Think there’s nothing on in Sydney? These Sydneysiders will change your mind
Community-led gig guides are booming in popularity, so the Herald went to three gigs with guide operators to see why they’re a growing new front.
smh.com.au
I was interviewed in the SMH today alongside some other legends about gig guides
Think there’s nothing on in Sydney? These Sydneysiders will change your mind
Community-led gig guides are booming in popularity, so the Herald went to three gigs with guide operators to see why they’re a growing new front.
smh.com.au
This project rules because it's done by humans: manually, with care and attention to detail, accuracy and comprehensiveness. No AI, no engagement baiting, and no hype. It's read by over 35,000 people every month. Help us to keep the lights on!
SydneyMusic.net@sydneymusic.net · 3mo agoWe critically need to raise funds to cover our costs from July 2026 onwards. We’ve secured 44% of our recurring monthly budget, but we need to get the rest of the way for at least the first 6 months of the next financial year. Can you help? Support SydneyMusic: sydneymusic.net/support
We critically need to raise funds to cover our costs from July 2026 onwards. We’ve secured 44% of our recurring monthly budget, but we need to get the rest of the way for at least the first 6 months of the next financial year. Can you help? Support SydneyMusic: sydneymusic.net/support
Do not understand how you can justify using Anthropic's Claude when this is who they're using for compute expansion www.wired.com/story/xai-ad...
xAI Adds 19 New Gas Turbines Despite Ongoing Lawsuit
Emails show that Elon Musk's company is expanding its use of portable gas-fired power at its Colossus 2 site as a fight over air quality continues.
wired.com
We're going to raffle the Ultimate Sydney Music Tote Bag at a fundraiser event in a few weeks. It's going to be an epic, one-of-a-kind collection. Stay tuned!
SydneyMusic.net@sydneymusic.net · 3mo agoWe're creating the Ultimate Sydney Music Tote Bag! Featuring the very last of our 2022 “Can Man” tote bags and donated rarities from Sydney artists. Thanks to Party Dozen for kicking things off. We'll be adding items in the coming weeks. More info: sydneymusic.net/support/tote
Yeah my initial impression from all of this is that the media industry is not covering itself in glory
Ben Collins@bencollins.bsky.social · 3mo agoIs there someone dead in the lobby or is there someone in custody? Was the person armed or not? Did he make it into the ballroom or not? Usually there should be a pretty wide grace period on finding this out, but there are literally hundreds of reporters in the room and nobody knows shit.
A few highlights from a quick @sydneymusic.net merch shoot yesterday Merch available from store.sydneymusic.net. Support your local gig guide!
A couple of snaps of James Valentine while sitting in on a jam with his son (not pictured) and friends at the Ev in Redfern. An icon. Vale.
