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Oct 23, 2024 | 
citymag.indaily.com.au | David Simmons
For the past year-and-a-half, four Adelaide neighbours have been mixing aromatics at home in a bid to craft the perfect vermouth. Now, after an evolution over 13 versions, the group is ready to unleash their creation onto the world. It’s called Equal Parts Vermouth and was developed by Nearly owner Tom Paxton, his partner and artist Cécile Gariépy, former Shaw and Smith head winemaker Matt Large and his partner and ceramicist Bridget Saville.
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Oct 22, 2024 | 
citymag.indaily.com.au | David Simmons
In a year that brought significant attention to the Crown & Anchor as a live music venue when its existence was threatened by development, the East End pub was last night named the best of its type at the 2024 Australian Hotels Association SA Awards for Excellence. Tom Skipper, proprietor of the pub that was slated for demolition earlier this year but was rescued after public outrage and the intervention of the Premier with special purpose legislation, said he was “absolutely stoked”.
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
citymag.indaily.com.au | David Simmons
Local artist Alice Lindstrom has given the Popeye a fresh design, inspired by the people, animals and plants of the River Torrens. Unveiled this morning, the Popeye’s new look turns the River Torrens into a veritable art gallery, with the design commissioned by the Ramsay Foundation and partners Guildhouse and Visualcom. Entitled ‘River Tapestry’, Lindstrom’s design turns the traditionally blue and white Popeye pink.
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Oct 16, 2024 | 
citymag.indaily.com.au | David Simmons
HandleBar has acquired its neighbouring property on Andrew Street in the city’s West End and is set to operate a fully licenced bar and events space to complement its pedal-powered CBD food and drink tours. A new live music venue is also on the cards, with the business’ general manager Thomas Watson telling CityMag to expect country music and Americana vibes.
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Oct 9, 2024 | 
citymag.indaily.com.au | David Simmons
A free party in the Adelaide park lands will kick off a series of nine events presented by nightclub Sugar and the new audio arm of local promoters Inside Out over spring and into summer. The opening event – featuring Sydney DJs Dolce and Venda and locals Ivy and Lenin – also acts as the unveiling of Inside Out Audio’s new Funkion-One speaker system, imported from England.
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Oct 3, 2024 | 
citymag.indaily.com.au | David Simmons
Wake In Fight is the recipient of the Helpmann Academy’s 2024 Creative Innovator Program award, announced last night. The program – in its fourth year – provides a group of young creatives with support to turn their ideas for a creative enterprise into reality. But the major prize is $20,000 in startup funds, which went to art-folk band Wake In Fright.
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Jul 18, 2024 | 
citymag.indaily.com.au | David Simmons
A pint of Coopers and a seat outside of the Crown & Anchor are two of life’s greatest pleasures. Now, the historic East End venue – threatened with demolition for a student housing tower – and the brewery have joined forces to support a campaign attempting to protect the pub and longstanding live music venue. Introducing “Save the Cranker Draught”, brewed in collaboration with Coopers and exclusively on tap at the Crown & Anchor.
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Jul 17, 2024 | 
citymag.indaily.com.au | David Simmons
The annual gathering of Adelaide’s experimentally inclined music heads kicks off tomorrow, with Unsound 2024 once again featuring stellar international talent. Like previous iterations of the event, Unsound Adelaide 2024 (officially part of Illuminate Adelaide) has a stacked lineup including the likes of ambient producer The Caretaker, Hyperdub artist Lee Gamble, and – sure to draw a crowd – former Sonic Youth frontwoman Kim Gordon.
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Jul 9, 2024 | 
forum.figma.com | David Simmons
Since the recent updates, the autolayout frame resizing functionality has been experiencing issues. Specifically, when switching between horizontal and vertical orientations, all child layers are reverting from their intended “fill” or “hug” behaviors to a “fixed width” constraint resulting in the inner layrs no loner being responsive. This unexpected change in layout behavior is causing disruptions in the overall design production. See Video for example
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Jul 3, 2024 | 
citymag.indaily.com.au | David Simmons
General Admission Entertainment co-founders Gareth Lewis and Aaron Sandow today announced the creation of General Admission Agency – a booking agency looking to put Adelaide artists onto national stages. Lewis and Sandow – co-founders of Beer & BBQ Festival – launched General Admission Agency with an inaugural lineup of local artists including acclaimed drummer and producer Alexander Flood, dance-punk band TONIX and punk rockers LOLA.
