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MusicNT presents Sally Balfour
IT’S UNIVERSALLY ACKNOWLEDGED that flexibility and adaptability are necessary traits to survive, and thrive, in the music industry. With a children’s album telling the tale of a travelling crocodile and...
Namamasko Po
Due to unforeseen circumstances this event has been CANCELLED. Kuya James launched his debut album ISA at the incredible Pinoy Street Party during Darwin Festival, featuring some of the brightest...
The Desert Sessions
SEVEN SONGWRITERS, a pig with an identity crisis and Scruffycoco the Scottish deerhound… No, it’s not the beginning of a distasteful joke – it’s The Desert Sessions! Presented by MusicNT...
The Soldier's Tale
CRUNCHY TANGOS, WALTZES, rags and a deal with the devil… Get the kids hooked on live music in this classic tale with a tropical twist! By Anna Dowd Darwin Symphony...
Mary of the North
CAITI BAKER’S STUNNING second solo album, Mary of the North, is an odyssey and an ode to the landscapes and stories of the Territory she loves. By Anna Dowd This...
Chamber Music for Optimism
POSTPONED FROM MARCH and set in a new location at Darwin Entertainment Centre, Arafura Music Collective’s upcoming performance, Times of Change, centres on the effect of humanity on the natural...
Season's Greetings from Darwin Chorale
IT’S THE MOST WONDERFUL time of the year! Well, almost. As we power towards the end of what can most certainly be described as an unexpected year, the imminent arrival...
An Evening with Wendy Matthews
When Wendy Matthews was four-years-old, she saved up all her pocket money to buy her first record. The year was 1964, the album, A Hard Day’s Night by the Beatles...
Spirit and Hope
DARWIN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (DSO) returns to the Darwin Entertainment Centre stage this month to present the aptly named, three-part performance, Spirit and Hope. DSO Artistic Director and Chief Conductor Jonathan...
Lime Cordiale on the REBOUND
Get ready, Darwin, REBOUND Music Festival is descending upon Darwin Ski Club with an exciting lineup of some of the best music acts getting around. Sydney pop rockers Lime Cordiale...
The Fast Five
THIS MONTH, YOU’RE invited to settle in on the couch at Darwin Entertainment Centre for an evening of music and laughs with Constantina Bush and special guest musician, Emma Rowe...
MusicNT presents Purple Patch
ALICE SPRINGS LOCAL, and Berklee College of Music graduate, Darcy Davis wears many creative hats – producer, sound engineer, lyricist, jazz pianist and now, front man of Central Australia’s newest...
Kids’ Classics: Hoedown
GET YOUR DANCING BOOTS and cowboy getups ready… Darwin Symphony Orchestra (DSO) brings the fun with the first Kids’ Classics concert for 2020. We caught up with Tara Murphy, DSO’s...
Streets of Darwin
THE EPIC LOCAL LOVE-IN that is the 2020 Darwin Festival has a new live soundtrack. By Anna Dowd The Festival has rallied Darwin’s most talented musicians to each write a...
Settle Down Sisters
THE SETTLE DOWN SISTERS are a group of powerhouse women that have formed Darwin’s own all-female super group, featuring Caiti Baker, Stevie Jean, Serina Pech, Phoebe Wear, DJ Emily Rose...
Metamorphosis
THE DARWIN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (DSO) returns to The Playhouse at Darwin Entertainment Centre (DEC) to present Metamorphosis – two vibrant and engaging chamber music concerts presented over two days as...
Kuya James
James Mangohig has been spinning his original tunes in the Top End for years. This month, as part of the DF20 Homegrown program, he’s launching his highly anticipated debut album...
MusicNT presents DRAFTDAY
DESPITE LOCKDOWNS AND GLOBAL PANDEMICS, Darwin group DRAFTDAY is having a strong start to 2020. MusicNT spoke to the band’s vocalist, Arran Barker, hot on the heels of an EP...
Darwin Symphony Orchestra
THE SOUND OF DARWIN Symphony Orchestra’s classical music will once again fill our ears this month, after a short, forced hiatus. Their March concert at Darwin Entertainment Centre, Around The...
Top Territory Tunes
By Liz Trevaskis When I moved to Darwin over a decade ago, I couldn’t believe that once a year we were allowed to blow our hardearned cash on blowing stuff...