Monday 23 September 2013

This Week: 25 September 2013

"Cigarette holder which wigs me, over her shoulder, she digs me... Out cattin' that satin doll..."

WEDNESDAY:  Art After Hours Celebration of Swing Dance, Art Gallery of NSW, 5pm.

THURSDAY:  Ray Beadle and The Silver Dollars, Miss Peaches, Newtown 7pm; Geoff Bull & the Finer Cuts, Corridor 8pm; Dem Blues Social, Bedlam Bar w/Dexter Santos 8:30pm.
FRIDAY:  Spring is here!  So is Swing Pit!! Newtown 9pm, $6*. Classes at 7pm & 8pm.
SATURDAY:  Vini & The Moonlighters, Eastern Suburbs Legion Club, Waverley 8pm; The Vintage & Retro Fair, Australian Technology Park, Eveleigh, 11am $14* (not a dancing event); Bob Henderson Jazz Band, Tailors on Central 4pm.

SUNDAY:  Robbers Dogs, Fortune of War Hotel, The Rocks 2pm; The Vintage & Retro Fair, Australian Technology Park, Eveleigh 11am, $14* (not a dancing event); The Swinging Blades, Marrickville Golf Club 3:30pm; Swingin' Sundays, Bronte Bowling Club 4pm; Unity Hall Jazz Band, Balmain 4pm; Geoff Bull & Finer Cuts, East Sydney Hotel 5pm.

Above events are FREE unless otherwise indicated*.

MORE GIGS, links, & details below.


This week's "Songs You Should Know":  Satin Doll  (<-- CLICK to listen.)
Performed by: Nancy Wilson. 
 Composer: Billy Strayhorn/Duke Ellington.

 

Wednesday 25th

Art After Hours Celebration Swing Dance @ Art Gallery of NSW
Art Gallery Road, Sydney, from 5pm - 10pm, FREE
(Music: George Washingmachine & Dan Barnett. Free dance lesson at 7pm.   Dress:1920s-1940s!)


Thursday 26th

Geoff Bull and the Finer Cuts @ Corridor
153a King Street, Newtown, from 8pm, FREE
(Elbow room only!)


Ray Beadle and The Silver Dollars @ Miss Peaches
201 Missenden Road, Newtown, from 7pm, FREE
(Classic rhythm and blues.)

Sydney Sound Big Band @ Rockdale RSL
45 Bay St, Rockdale, from 7.30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)


Aston Martinis @ Palmer & Co
Abercrombie Lane, Sydney, from 7pm, FREE

Dem Blues Social @ Bedlam Bar w/Dexter Santos
Cnr Glebe Pt Rd & Parramatta Rd, Glebe, from 8:30pm, social $10
(Class at 7:30pm $15)



Friday 27th

Swing Pit @ St Stephens Hall
Church St, Newtown, from 9:00pm, $6 social
(Level 2 class 7pm; Level 1 class 8pm. $15 per class; $22/both (includes social).

Bridge City Jazz Band @ Club Ashfield
1-11 Charlotte St, Ashfield, from 7.30pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)


The Vintage & Retro Fair @ Australian Technology Park
Eveleigh, from 5:30pm - 9pm, $14 at door
(NOT a dancing event.)


Saturday 28th

Vini & The Moonlighters @ Eastern Suburbs Legion Club
211 Bronte Rd Waverley, from 8pm-11:30pm, FREE
(There's a dance floor.)

A Day with Dexter: Blues Dance Workshop @ Salsa Republic
Level 1, 103 Foveaux St, Surry Hills, from 11am - 5:30pm, $30-$80
(By registration only.)

Speakeasy Shake and Bake Blues Party @ Crossover Dance Studios
Goulburn Street, Sydney, from 10pm-late, $15


The Vintage & Retro Fair @ Australian Technology Park
Eveleigh, from 10am - 5pm, $14 at door
(NOT a dancing event.)

Bob Henderson Jazz Band @ Tailors on Central
Mary St, Surry Hills, from 4-7pm, FREE
(A dance partner is advised)



Sunday 29th

Robbers Dogs @ Fortune of War Hotel
George St, The Rocks, 2pm, FREE


Unity Hall Jazz Band @ Unity Hall Hotel
292 Darling St, Balmain, from 4-7pm, FREE

Geoff Bull and The Finer Cuts @ The East Sydney Hotel
Cnr Crown & Cathedral Sts, Woolloomooloo, from 5-8pm, FREE

Swingin' Sundays with The Faculties @ Bronte Bowling Club
16 Wallace St, Waverley, from 4-7pm, FREE

Bill Dudley's New Orleanians @ Technology Park Hotel
Wyndham St, Alexandria, 4:00pm, FREE


The Swinging Blades @ Marrickville Golf Club
Wharf Street, Marrickville, from 3:30pm, FREE

(Dance floor, meals/drinks available. Live band playing jazz standards.)

The Vintage & Retro Fair @ Australian Technology Park
Eveleigh, from 10am - 4pm, $14 at door
(NOT a dancing event.)


Thursday 3rd

Geoff Bull and the Finer Cuts @ Corridor
153a King Street, Newtown, from 8pm, FREE
(Elbow room only!)


Ray Beadle and The Silver Dollars @ Miss Peaches
201 Missenden Road, Newtown, from 7pm, FREE

(Classic rhythm and blues.)

Aston Martinis @ Palmer & Co
Abercrombie Lane, Sydney, from 7pm, FREE

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