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    • Smith’s Alternative: Dale Barlow-Andrew Dickeson Quartet

    Smith's Alternative 76 Aliinga Street, Canberra, ACT
    After living overseas for quite some time, master saxophonist Dale Barlow has returned to Sydney and combined forces with drummer Andrew Dickeson to renew a musical relationship that goes back almost 40 years.. Their previous performances have been to enthusiastic packed houses  – and this one  promises to be bigger and better! Barlow has long been…

    • Smith’s Alternative: CSO 2026 Fellows

    Smith's Alternative 76 Aliinga Street, Canberra, ACT
    Join the Canberra Symphony Orchestra's 2026 Fellows Jacob Aziz (violin), You Li Ng (piano), Amanda Tao (flute), Phoebe Mu (piano), and Jessica Hall (trombone) as they take the stage for their first public performance of the year - a celebration of emerging talent and the power of classical music. The…

    • Smith’s Alternative: Monstress

    Smith's Alternative 76 Aliinga Street, Canberra, ACT
    Monstress bring their It’s Okay East Coast Tour to Canberra for an intimate, emotionally charged night of live music. Written by bandleader Sarah Homeh, It’s Okay explores isolation, identity and self-love, brought vividly to life through a cinematic, experimental sci-fi music video, a dreamlike queer love story that blurs music, film and performance. Raw, immersive…

    • Smith’s Alternative: Mic Knight

    Smith's Alternative 76 Aliinga Street, Canberra, ACT
    Smith’s Alternative and Brilliant Circles Collective present “Mic Knight: Solo/Sextet Revue”, a night of boundary-pushing & creative jazz intended to celebrate the release of the new double-feature album. Featuring a host of original music by up-and-coming composer/improvisers and a set of original music from the Oliver Djurkovic Project, it will be…

    Smith’s Alternative: Rupert Boyd

    Smith's Alternative 76 Aliinga Street, Canberra, ACT
    In July 2026, renowned Australian classical guitarist Rupert Boyd returns to Australia from New York City, for an seven-concert tour across three states (VIC, SA and TAS) and the ACT. Boyd, who has been described as “truly evocative” by The Washington Post, as “a very fine musician” by Gramophone, and “a player who deserves…