Events

Commit To Community Radio Campaign

SYN’s digital radio service is at risk and we need your help to save it.
  
Recent government funding cuts mean that many community digital radio services across the country will have to be switched off. If the Government does not address the shortfall, it could be SYN. 
 
Join the campaign at www.committocommunityradio.org.au - your support and participation will make the difference.    
 
 

November 7 SIGNAL Soundscape Workshop

Work with local ambient sound artists to learn how to record, mix and add effects to audio to produce your own experimental soundscapes.
 
Where: SIGNAL - Flinders Walk in the city
When: 5:30-7:30 Wednesday November 7

Cost: $10
(This is a limited capacity session - only 10 places available)
RSVP: training@syn.org.au with your full name, contact number and date of birth.
 

Free Kick Winner Announced!

And the winner is... Drunk Mums!

The four piece band battled it out at SYN's Free Kick Competition on May 24th to earn their spot on stage at the Reclink Community Cup this year at Elsternwick Park on Sunday 24th June.

Competing against the other finalists Damn Terran, Howlin’ Steam Train, Sheriff and Udays Tiger; Drunk Mums won over the judges with their 70s garage-surf sounds.

The Death Rattles: April SYN Approved Artist

A death rattle is usually a phenomenon experienced by those who are not long for this world.  In this case not so!  Get ready to resist the reins of the reaper, and get on down with the April SYN Approved artist: The Death Rattles.
 
An eclectic act, The Death Rattles were born on the backroads of blues, country noir and bluegrass.  Meandering into town on a lonely desert highway, the Melbourne five-piece present a bitter sweet sound; one of murder ballads, stories of lost souls and unrequited love.
 

The Hoist By The Tracks: Off The Rails

 
Signal will light up the night in the winter holidays with The Hoist By The Tracks: Off The Rails!, a scorching underage dance party! (Remote Sounds) will be spinning your favourite indie, electro, dance and old school tracks to dance the night away. Plus! Be one of the first 100 to sign up to the door list and snap up an awesome prize!
 

KINS announced as June SYN Approved artist

Atmospheric-pop outfit KINS will be June’s SYN Approved artist. The band’s SYN Approved Gig will double-up as their debut mini-LP launch at The Worker’s Club on Friday, June 24th. Howl At The Moon and The Townhouses will be supporting.
 
 

SYN Approved presents Electric Sea Spider

Melbourne’s Electric Sea Spider is heading up the first gig in the 2011 ‘SYN Approved Series’ – an awesome SYN initiative – on April 7 at The Workers Club.  
 
The instrumental hip-hop/beatmaker  will be supported by Mikekay and Wooshie from Melbourne, and Onetalk, whose members are from both Canberra and Sydney.
 

The Hoist by the Tracks - all ages gig in February

The Hoist By The Tracks is going nautical, and you’re invited! Join SYN and the SIGNAL FReeZA crew for another month of live local music, but this time on the high seas of the Yarra.
 
Warm up with a set by alt-pop sensation Kate Vigo in the SIGNAL space, then cruise in style to the acoustic sounds of Karl Christoph and Josh Owen.
 

The Hoist...Unplugged; December lineup announced

The Hoist...Unplugged is back for another month with a brand new line up that will blow your socks off!
 
Local bands The Scarecrows and The Fearless Vampire Killers take to the stage Friday December 17th for exclusive sets at Signal, the City of Melbourne youth space between 6 and 9pm

Tantrums - SYNapproved Artist for November

SYN is delighted to announce that Tantrums is our SYNapproved feature artist for November.
 
Tantrums will launch their new single Anomie at a SYNapproved presented showcase, Thursday 25th November 2010 at The Workers Club w/ Pets With Pets, Cleptoclectics, Crumbs, Worng DJs and Visuals from James Wright.