A life threatening list of imminent events happening in Sydney and surrounds, selected weekly by Jack Shit.

Jack Off with Jack Shit airs Saturday arvos between 3 and 5PM

FRIDAY 18 MAY 

–  Air: Music for Museum – Australian Museum – 6 and 7.30PM – Listening/browsing
– Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds (US), Kim Salmon, The Med Heads – Oxford Art Factory
– Confidence Man, The Lex Deluxe Dance Hall featuring the Mystery Twins – Metro Theatre – ALL AGES, SOLD OUT
– Jordan Ireland with Purple Orchestra, Isobel Knight – The Carrington, Katoomba
– Mental As Anything – Hotel Gearin, Katoomba
– Camouflage Rose – Lansdowne
– Pals – Cambridge, Newcastle

SATURDAY 19 MAY

– Cousin Tony’s Brand New Firebird, Francesca Gonzales, Dominic Breen – Waywards
– Kim Salmon and the New Scientists, Garry David – Union Hotel – FREE
–DJs Simon Caldwell, Adi Toohey, Moopie – Tokyo Sing Song – 9PM til 4AM. Presented by FBi
– Fluid Feelings: Eugene Choi, Neil Beedie, Marcus Whale, Megan Alice Clune, Kieran Bryant – Verge Gallery – 3 til 3.30PM
– Jack Shit – Misfits – 7:30 Til Midnight –  FREE

SUNDAY 20 MAY

– The Royal River Rats – Dangar Island Bowling Club – 1 til 4PM – FREE
– Lucy Wise – Bundanoon house – 2PM
– Lower Body, Reality Instructors – Hollywood Hotel – 4 til 9PM – FREE
– The Death Of Stalin – Golden Age Cinema – 5.45PM. Also Wednesday. Directed and co-written by Armando Iannucci (Veep, The Thick Of It), featuring Michael Palin and Steve Buscemi
– Cameron Emerson-Elliott, Tim Kevin – Golden Barley – 6.30 til 9.30PM – FREE
– The Weather Station (CAN), Darren Hanlon, James Kenyon – Oxford Art Factory
– Pavlova Bar: Simon Caldwell – Club 77

MONDAY 21 MAY

– Denis Carnahan’s Rugby League The Musical – Bridge Hotel – Also next Monday – Music theatre

TUESDAY 22 MAY 

– Swingin’ at the Speakeasy: The Faculties; DJs Pia Andersen, Jack Shit – Palmer and Co – Pia spins between live sets from 7 til 10. Jack plays til close at 2 or 3AM from 10PM – FREE

WEDNESDAY 23 MAY

– Parting Words – Elena Papanikolakis; Model Home – Christine Ko – Verge Gallery – 5.30 til 8PM – FREE

THURSDAY 24 MAY

– Parting Words – Elena Papanikolakis; Model Home – Christine Ko – Verge Gallery – 5.30 til 8PM – FREE
– Lucy Wise, Empire State Elevators – Django Bar
– Blue Eyed Ravens, Suburban Bukowskis, Mark Tobin – Lazybones
– Stonefield – Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle

FRIDAY 25 MAY

– Apakatjah, Jess Beck with Pirra (acoustic) – Campbelltown Arts Centre – Community BBQ from 6PM. Concert from 7. All ages
– Garageworks: Slim Set, Kimchi Princi, Dominic Talarico, Ailsa Liu – Blacktown Arts Centre – 7 til 10PM
–Gabriella Cohen -Golden Age -8.30PM – FREE
– Fugazi’s Instrument screening plus Q&A with Guy Picciotto – Opera House – Also tomorrow – Film/discussion
– Club Kooky – Opera House – Also tomorrow
– Iron and Wine (US) – Opera House – Also tomorrow
– Ice Cube (US) – Opera House – Til Monday
– Totally Mild, Spike Vincent, Jack Colwell – Union Hotel – Album launch – FREE
– Jack Ladder & The Dreamlanders – Factory Theatre – Album launch
– Rufino and the Coconuts – go Into The Deep – Camelot – Single launch
– Claire Chase (US), Sonant Bodies – Woodburn Creatives
– Hellfire Club – Nice and Sleazy: Betty Grumble; Hellfire DJs – Candy’s Apartment
– Vera Blue – Enmore Theatre – Sold out
– Stonefield – Oxford Art Factory
– British India – Towradgi Beach Hotel
– Poolclvb – King Street Hotel, Newcastle