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	Daniel Johnston Exhibition Friday 29 January \| 06:00 PM \| Monster Gallery, 20 Burton Street Twisted Heart is an exhibition of the offbeat and colourful artworks from celebrated singer, songwriter and artist Daniel Johnston that runs until February 13.The release of the documentary The Devil and Daniel Johnston lead to a spike in the popularity of Johnston's art in recent years, with the Texan gaining increased international attention and being included in the 2006 Whitney Biennial. He has long had a cult following though - Kurt Cobian once performed wearing a t-shirt of one of Johnston's drawings. In this current exhibiton you can peruse a cast of obscure characters including Casper the Ghost, Jeremiah the innocent frog, Polka-Dot Underwear Guy and Joe the Boxer in a series of strange scenarios. Chris H

	Beach Boutique Sunday 07 February \| Cream Tangerine, Swiss Grand Bondi Sundays in Bondi What better way to top off another fantastic summertime weekend, than to head beachside to Cream Tangerine in Bondi. Each Sunday Beach Boutique offers a fine selection of local favorites Doom, Hoodrat, Miss Match, Jimmy 2 Sox and many more. So get down to the beach and chill with mates on the Swiss Grand Mezzanine overlooking the beach, and get into the good life. Dress - whatever (beach gear is fine if you're going for a swim). MIDDAY to 10pm FREE BEFORE 2pm !

	Future Classix Friday 12 February \| 10:00 PM \| The Civic Hotel One of the breakthrough stories of the last twelve months, LA twenty-something duo Classix will headline the next Future Classic label party. Classixx emerged with their cut ‘I’ll Get You’, which featured Jeppe from Junior Senior and was released through Kitsune, and have since reworked the likes of Phoenix, Major Lazer, Holy Ghost! and Mayer Hawthorne, garnering accolades for a sound that is imbued with trademark "pillowy synths"(?). Support from Flight Facilities, Loin Brothers and Nathan McLay.

	Douster Saturday 13 February \| 09:00 PM \| Q Bar + 34B Kick on after Good Vibes with tha man like Douster at Look Right. Having switched on industry tastemakers with a string of singles, videos, radical reworks & infectious remixes Douster is set to blow up in 2010 as his music and name disseminates to the masses – Sinden has tagged him “Next level", while Diplo acknowledges “[he’s] one of my favourite producers at the moment". Douster is published on Teki Latex’s Sound Pellegrino label, Sweat It Out and Man Recordings with material impending on Mad Decent; he's found a niche where the tropical sounds of cumbia, kuduro, and dancehall collide with glitch, electro, hip hop and fidget house.

	Ewan Pearson Saturday 13 February \| 10:00 PM \| The Civic Underground UK DJ/production maestro Ewan Pearson will play a Playground Weekender sideshow where he will apparently command the decks for five hours. Pearson’s return to Australia coincides with the release of his third commercial mix CD, his first for seminal Cologne label Kompakt, We are Proud of our Choices, which traverses material from Jamie Jones, Lee Foss, Bot'Ox and Ivan Smagghe. Pearson has released previously on the hallowed imprint under the Partial Arts moniker with Al Usher, and this should cement his status as one of the Kompakt cognoscenti. The mix’s title references an old Montreal socialist song that Pearson came across in a book by G.A. Cohen. One would expect nothing less from the erudite tastemaker, who co-authored the book Discographies: Dance, Music, Culture and the Politics of Sound in the mid-90s. Chris H

	Playground Weekender Thursday 18 February \| 12:00 PM \| Del Rio Riverside Resort The people’s favourite returns for four days of music and camping with Orbital, Lupe Fiasco, Polyphonic Spree, The Cribs, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Jamie Lidell, Steve Lawler, Bjorn Again, Miike Snow, Gui Boratto, LTJ Bukem, Norman Jay and stacks more. Continues to Sunday 21 February. $159 - $219

	Orbital Tuesday 23 February \| 07:30 PM \| The Forum Electronic luminaries Phil and Paul Hartnoll, aka Orbital, will play a Playground Weekender sideshow the week after PW. Orbital are recognised for a slew of acclaimed cuts, including ‘Halcyon’, 'Belfast' and 'Chime', and have established themselves alongside the likes of Underworld as one of world’s elite live dance acts, with Paul affirming, “Audience reaction is part of the process… It really becomes like a friendly football match between you and the crowd. That was always one of our strong points - and for people to say that about an electronic band is a real honor, because it’s the one genre of music that’s normally crap live.”

	Horrorshow Friday 26 February \| 08:00 PM \| The Factory Theatre, Enmore (all ages) Local troupe Horrorshow will embark on their very first national headline tour in February. The Sydney outfit have undergone a rapid ascension in recent times, with their debut album The Grey Space garnering an Aria Nomination while their follow-up LP, The Space In Me, has been featured as both Triple J’s ‘Album of the Week’ and FBi Sunsets’ feature album. Support will come from Spit Syndicate, who are set to release the follow up to their Aria-nominated debut, Towards The Light, later in the year.

	Chemistry Mardi Gras Special Saturday 27 February \| 08:00 PM \| The Beauchamp, 265 Oxford St. To tie in with the Mardi Gras parade taking place along Oxford St, local club brand Chemistry has emerged from the confines of The Velvet Lounge and expanded to take over all three levels of The Beauchamp; The Velvet Lounge, The Terrace (overlooking the parade) and the ground floor, with the music policy varying over the different rooms. The lineup of 20-odd local tech & house DJs includes Schwa (live), Jimi Polar, Jamie Lloyd, Matt Aubusson, Dean Dixon, CB's mate Chris Honnery and Jordan Deck among a host of others, with entry $15 before 9pm and $20 thereafter, both prices including a complimentary beverage on arrival.

	Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra Thursday 04 March \| 08:00 PM \| Manning Bar, Sydney University Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra are touring Australia for the first time, accompanied by Gilles ‘tastemaker’ Peterson. Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra have been pivotal in reviving the afrobeat genre since their inception in ’98, collaborating with the likes of Paul Simon, TV on the Radio, Baaba Maal - quit sniggering CB - Public Enemy, The Roots, and Sinead O’Connor and mixing funk, soul and latin sounds in occasionally politically charged productions. Peterson is one of BBC1’s foremost presenters and is known for his mixtapes and his label Brownswood Recordings, which has released material from Ben Westbeech and José James.

	Sven Vath Friday 05 March \| 10:00 PM \| The Metro Charismatic German techno colossus Sven Vath returns to Sydney for the Future Music Festival, and has been confirmed to headline a Sydney sideshow. The Cocoon mainman will be joined by Dubfire of Deep Dish fame, who has spent the past few years pushing techier sounds, remixing producers like Paul Ritch and Radio Slave and playing back-to-back with Richie Hawtin at last year’s Exit Festival in Serbia. Support on the night comes from a host of locals, including Murat Kilic, Diatribe and Matt Aubusson.

	Future Music Festival Saturday 06 March \| 12:00 PM \| Randwick Racecourse With tickets to Future Music Festival Sydney sold out, further additions have been confirmed to the bourgeoning lineup. Seminal UK duo Way Out West will bring their live show to Australia for the first time, while Spank Rock, Space Invadas (the local duo of Steve Spacek and Katalyst) and Sydney’s own Bag Raiders will be among those supporting Prodigy, Sven Vath, Franz Ferdinand, Booka Shade et al at Randwick Racecourse come Saturday 6 March. "Enjoy life; experience the future." Oh shutup CB!

	Mardi Gras Saturday 06 March \| 10:00 PM \| Fox Studios Entertainmnet Quater Two of the larger drawcards of the techno scene, Carl Cox and Italy’s Dusty Kid will headline the annual Mardi Gras bash in the Hordern Pavilion along with the likes of David Guetta, Bimbo Jones and local stalwarts Alan Thompson and Scott Pullen. While Cox’s legacy is well documented, Dusty Kid is a prodigious talent who has climbed the techno ranks in the past few years, with his debut LP from ’09, A Raver’s Diary, rated as one of the better tech ‘producer’ albums in quite some time. Nearby in The Forum, Aussie duo Itch-e and Scratch-e – the partnership of Paul Mac and Andy Rantzen – will be joined by Sydney band Chaingang. Coffee Boy

	Massive Attack Tuesday 16 March \| 07:00 PM \| Sydney Opera House Forecourt Massive Attack have added a second Sydney show on Tuesday 16 March to go with the previous night’s performance at the same venue. Founding members Robert Del Naja and Grant Marshall will be joined on stage by an ensemble cast of musicians, including vocalists Horace Andy and Martina Topley-Bird, who is known for her work with Tricky. The tour coincides with the pioneering trip hop group's first LP in seven years, Heligoland, which includes collaborations with Damon Albarn, Hope Sandoval and Portishead’s Adrian Utley. Presale tickets are on sale through massiveattack.com.au, with your purchase also including your choice of either a digital download of Heligoland with six bonus tracks or a physical tour edition that features an exclusive cover.