Canvas

Join The Dots finished several weeks ago. And as someone who’s always liked bars called Phoenix (in Canberra and Sydney) I’ve found another spot on the FBI program to call home. Sunday mornings from 10 until noon with a show called Canvas.

First week up, Sydney Writers Festival director and CEO Wendy Were came in to discuss this year’s program. Last week, UWS grad Graham Skimin came in to talk about his show at Mori Gallery, and former Clan Analogue/Zonar musician and artist John Aslanidis was in to talk about his show at Gallery 9.

(John with Canvas producer Jesse Cox)

Which Way to Go – Eddy Current Suppression Ring
On the Roof of the World – Purdy
Twee Twee Dee – Adam Green
Keeping It Clean – Songs
Black Eyes – Amy Meredith
Double Dealings – Radioactive Man
A Punk – Vampire Weekend
Enchanted – Patrick Wolf
Dead Roads – Derwent River Star
Don’t Call the Bird You Used to Go Around With – Zxspecky
The King is Dead – The Herd
Quiet Before the Storm (Quarion remix)- Foster
Magnum on Crack – Braintax
Gujo Ondo – Setsubun Bean Unit
Gangstaz – Pinch
Can You Blame the Sky? – Alela Diane
Inner City Pressure – Flight of the Conchords
Help – The Apartments

This Sunday, Peter Newman’s in to talk about his paint, video and sound show at Institute of Contemporary Art Newtown. My other guest’s Bree van Reyk, who’s been has been (seriously under-) described as a crossover percussionist, she plays with Charge Group, Holly Throsby, Darren Hanlon, Rand + Holland, Coda, the Rebel Astronauts and Josh Pyke, as well as Synergy Percussion, the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, and the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra.