Saving Grace will be headlining a show to raise money for the Australian Indigenous Mentoring experience (AIME) on March 11 at The Vanguard. AIME is an Indigenous Corporation and a not-forprofit chari ... [More Details]
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+ Rat Vs Possum - It’s hard to believe that Washington were unearthed by Triple J only 12 months ago! That accolade led to their first performance as a band being the Big Da ... [More Details]
Back by popular demand, Daniel Holdsworth (Dan Leonard) and Aidan Roberts (The Maple Trail) return to the Vanguard in 2010 to perform their remarkable two-man version of Mike Oldfield's seminal 1973 m ... [More Details]
Featuring Cash Savage & The Last Drinks + Kira Puru & the Very Geordie Malones + The Brothers Grim & The Blue Murders. Geordie Malone & Mojo Juju have teamed u ... [More Details]
Building from the blueprints of 1970's Nigerian Afrobeat and American Funk and Soul, The Liberators have mixed the ideas from the new generation of African, Latino and Persian Australians and turned o ... [More Details]
John Kennedy's 68 Comeback Special is bringing their Urban and Western sound back to The Vanguard following the successful launch of their new CD late last year. The CD, Is This Not Paris?, features t ... [More Details]
Grit laden‘Geetar-slinger and vocalist Steve Merry one half of the infamous blooze-rock duo The Fumes is heading out for a handful of solo shows. Renowned for his deft playing, slide, and unorth ... [More Details]
It's on again! The showdown that pits brother against brother, face to face with their musical past, present and future!
Quickly becoming something of an annual event, the Snarski brothers take to th ... [More Details]
+ Patrick Brown + Jess Maynard - Guitarist and songwriter Kim Churchill's style is explosive, with intricate finger picking, percussive beats on the body of the guitar and two-handed tapping ... [More Details]
+Nick Huggins
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Houlette launch their debut album, Bless Bless as part of their East Coast Tour, with fellow Melbourne band, Nick Huggins and Sydney's Community Radio (feat. Cameron E ... [More Details]
+ The Owls - Sydney’s quirky ‘alt-country rock and roll for the soul’ quartet, RANGER SPACEY, are back with a bang. For one night only Ranger Spacey will perform song from ... [More Details]
Abby Dobson returns to Sydney to her old stomping ground , The Vanguard, for one night only. This will be an intimate show where she will perform songs from her highly acclaimed album 'Rise Up' as wel ... [More Details]
In the mid 60's and 70's bands such as Deep Purple, Procol Harum, The Small Faces, The Doors, Steppin Wolf and many more realised Rock Music wasn't all about guitars and drums. All of a sudden every b ... [More Details]
+ Luke Webb - Playjerise are an independent acoustic band from the Blue Mountains in Sydney. After their debut album Cross The Line was released in 2006, the band quickly became well known for their s ... [More Details]
One love presents the beauty known as Bob Marley. Led by the sensational voices of Daniel 'Scrim' Okoduwa and Obi Kanash, backed by a live band, One Love perform the best Marley songs (Is This Love, S ... [More Details]
Beguiling orchestral and lush, Melbourne band The Wishing Well create spellbinding sounds which produce a rich tapestry of mesmerizing folk, pop and rock. In their brief history together they have sol ... [More Details]
+ TonksGreen + The Lucky Wonders -
Continuing on Australia’s tradition of producing world class roots music, Sal Kimber & The Rollin’ Wheel are emerging as a front-runner in ... [More Details]
Geoff Achison is known as a jaw dropping guitar virtuoso who creates a myriad of sound effects without the aid of pedals or gadgets. A master of both acoustic and electric styles, Geoff has made a hab ... [More Details]
Stripped Back is The Vanguard new late night hang. Every Friday night after the main show we will have new acts coming on straight after. The first to host these nights are the WIDOWBIRDS. ... [More Details]
For a comparatively brief moment in the mid-1960s, Muscle Shoals, Alabama was the unlikely epicenter of a major American songwriting renaissance. Here are some of the names: Arthur Alexander, Donnie F ... [More Details]
Grace Before Meals had their debut show in 2008 at The Cad Factory in Sydney supporting Mick Turner (The Dirty Three) and Jeffrey Wegner (The Laughing Clowns).
More often than not they exist as a f ... [More Details]
WITH SPECIAL GUEST MARDI PANNAN. As a 2009 ARIA Award finalist and 2010 Golden Guitar Award finalist, Felicity Urquhart could be excused for having her head in the clouds but she remains totally groun ... [More Details]
Redefining musical diversity worldwide, Bob Brozman is a remarkably prolific artist whose wit, energy, and musical technique combine powerfully to create an unforgettable live performance. A master of ... [More Details]
Redefining musical diversity worldwide, Bob Brozman is a remarkably prolific artist whose wit, energy, and musical technique combine powerfully to create an unforgettable live performance. A master of ... [More Details]
The Widowbirds is the new light and shade side project for Simon Meli & Tony Kvesic. Coined as their original sounding 'Rhthym & Blues Folk'
... The Widowbirds will be performing an acoustic ... [More Details]
+ ANDREA SOLER -
Tinpan Orange have been quietly spinning their alluring web of gypsy-infused acoustic longing for five years, since the intoxicating sound of Alex Burkoy's violin woke a b ... [More Details]
Featuring: DOM TURNER, IAN COLLARD, SUZANNAH ESPIE, CASS EAGER, DON HOPKINS, BRETT HUNT, JEREMY EDWARDS, SPENCER JONES, JOHNNY CASS.
Legendary blues musician Robert Johnson lived fast and d ... [More Details]
Featuring: DOM TURNER, IAN COLLARD, SUZANNAH ESPIE, CASS EAGER, DON HOPKINS, BRETT HUNT, JEREMY EDWARDS, SPENCER JONES, JOHNNY CASS.
Legendary blues musician Robert Johnson lived fast and d ... [More Details]
+ The Blue Preachers - Acclaimed for their gritty, driving, down home-home sound, Collard Greens and Gravy play a mostly original repertoire of foot stomping country blues that would sound right ... [More Details]
Stripped Back is The Vanguard new late night hang. Every Friday night after the main show we will have new acts coming on straight after. The first to host these nights are the WIDOWBIRDS. ... [More Details]
+ Josh Earl - The Bedroom Philosopher (nee Justin Heazlewood) is a self-deprecating, witty maverick who is about to unleash his retro-folk super musical powers on lucky punters in Sydney in this ... [More Details]
It's back! The most authentic sounding ACDC band with the some of the best rock vocalists that Sydney has got to offer. You'll hear all your favourite early ACDC songs like JAILBREAK, DIRTY DEEDS, LET ... [More Details]
+ A Message From The Sun + Luke Lukess (My Future Lies) - 2008-09 was a watershed time for Rob Rhodes & his band. Supports for Aussie legends Diesel, Jack Jones, Daryl Braithwaite and The Mentals, ... [More Details]
Sydney-based artist Genevieve Maynards' career continues with the creation of Genevieve Maynard and the Tallboys. For the past five years Genevieve has pursued the solo path, releasing albums and EPs ... [More Details]
Vivacious, intimate, joyous: This energetic and entrancing acoustic trio brings audiences to their feet with their driving rhythms, heart-warming songs and spine-tingling harmonies. Liz Frencham&rsq ... [More Details]
'I couldn’t awake from this nightmare/ It sucked me under, pulled me under/ Oh that was so real' Jeff Buckley - The words echo the loss of one of the true artists who changed people’s live ... [More Details]
This is the year Lou Anton is branching in and concentrating on her first love; singing, song-writing and performing live. Lou released her debut album True Believer produced by Australian ... [More Details]
Chainsaw-folk vigilantes The Crooked Fiddle Band deliver a no-holds-barred celebration of dark, ecstatic energy. Holding nothing sacred (or is it everything?) tCFB intertwine folk traditions with mode ... [More Details]
+ Jordan Miller - Mark Seymour is internationally regarded as one of Australia's best singer / songwriters. Since making his name as the lead singer of Hunters & Collectors, Mark has enjoyed ... [More Details]
Mark Seymour is internationally regarded as one of Australia's best singer / songwriters. Since making his name as the lead singer of Hunters & Collectors, Mark has enjoyed a stellar career as a s ... [More Details]
Step inside The Vanguard....
The Vanguard is an intimate, purpose built live music venue and restaurant that plays host to the greats of Australian and international music. With a 1920’s feel to the interior, the Vanguard’s friendly and unpretentious luxury has an ambience unlike any other. Our aim is to provide patrons with an elegant and stylish restaurant, which provides live entertainment, highlighting some of Newtown and Sydney’s most talented musicians.
Patrons feel like they have stepped back in time. The talented musicians of Sydney have the opportunity to entertain patrons in the best possible surroundings. A venue such as this will provides the people of Newtown with a special place to eat and drink. The menu includes an eclectic mix of Soul Food and modern Australian cooking.
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