While we wait with much anticipation on the arrival of the debut album for Kuepper’s favourite new band The Aints! the proto-punk original and career songsmith returns this June – August to his ‘Solo & By Request’ show performing material from right across his 50+ albums and a career that began in 1976 with The Saints groundbreaking release (I’m) Stranded. On-sale Thursday May 10th. Full details here.

For his first Australian appearance since playing here in 1997, Guy Picciotto, the influential co-frontman and guitarist for DIY hardcore heroes Fugazi (Dischord Records) presents a screening of the band’s definitive documentary Instrument followed by an in-depth Q&A and it’s all going down over two dates this May for Vivid Sydney. On-sale Friday 23rd March.

20 years since its release Chan Marshall is joined by Mick Turner and Jim R White in a world first and an Australian exclusive reprising the Cat Power classic Moon Pix for Vivid Sydney. Tickets on-sale Friday 23rd March.

Off the back of their magnificent new album ‘Mother’ (ABC Music), Xylouris White make their Sydney Opera House debut for Vivid Sydney playing two shows in the Utzon Room. On-sale Friday 23rd March.

“If it sounds like gypsy punk one minute and unspun folk balladry the next, that’s simply the happy fruits of these defiantly distinctive players exploring their own instruments” – Weekend Australian ****

“Mother is that good”– Mojo ****