July gig guide: the best live music events on the North Shore this month

Note: This is the July gig guide. For the June gig guide, scroll to the bottom.

Here’s your guide for gigs on the North Shore this July.

Did we miss something? Let us know: email [email protected].

Anna da Silva Chen and Lee Dionne in recital

Did you catch our profile last week of Hayes Street Studio, the small Neutral Bay music venue putting on small shows? If you like what you saw, check out their next performance with violinist Anna da Silva Chen and pianist Lee Dionne playing a program of classical and modern pieces. Tickets $45. 

When: July 3, 8pm, July 5, 5pm

Where: 11 Hayes Street, Neutral Bay

Jason Bruer Quartet featuring Ruby Jackson

For the second installment of the Cremorne Orpheum’s Jazz Lounge, we have Jason Bruer on the sax, Steve Barry on the organ, Duncan Archibald on drums, and Ruby Jackson on vocals. Tickets $35.

When: July 16, 7:30pm

Where: Hayden Orpheum Picture Palace

Glenn Cardier

Glenn Cardier is an Australian folk rock musician who has been performing and recording since the 1970s as a solo artist as well as the frontman of Sydney pub band The Bel-Aires. Tickets $21.

When: July 17, 7pm

Where: 25 Edgeworth David Avenue, Hornsby

Nandito Ako live in Australia

Ogie Alcasid is a Filipino singer playing at the Chatswood Concourse this month. The event is marketed as a “reunion of [Alcasid’s] music with the Filipinos down under”. General admission tickets $111. 

When: July 3, 6pm

Where: The Lounge, Chatswood Concourse

Sydney Youth Jazz Orchestra & Spectra Jazz Orchestra

A double bill of jazz bands at the Chatswood Concourse Lounge venue. The program promises a range of jazz standards as well as works by Judy Bailey, Ellen Kirkwood and Katie Bombardieri. Tickets $52.

When: July 16, 7:30pm

Where: The Lounge, Chatswood Concourse

The Savoy Operas

A free tribute concert dedicated to the Victorian-era theatrical partnership of W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, from local musician Graham Ball. 

When: July 29, 10am

Where: Lane Cove Library

Regular Gigs 

You can also expect weekly live music at the following venues this month:

The Treehouse Hotel, North Sydney — Trad sessions, 5:30pm, first Tuesday of every month 

Don Adan’s Coffee Tree, Mosman — Friday Jam Nights 6pm – 8pm

Kirribilli Hotel, Milsons Point — 8:30pm Fridays and Saturdays 

Blues Point Hotel, McMahons Point — 3pm every Sunday

KCs Honky Tonk, Crows Nest — 7pm every Friday

Rag and Famish Hotel — 10pm every Friday 

Crows Nest Hotel — 10pm every Friday

Li’l Darlin, Crows Nest — 7pm every Thursday, 8pm every Friday

The Orchard Hotel, Chatswood — 6pm every second Wednesday from the 6th

Foys, Kirribilli — 3pm every Sunday

June gig guide: the best live music events on the North Shore this month

Australian New Wave, Jazz at the Orpheum and forty Italian fingers.

Here’s your guide for gigs on the North Shore this June.

Did we miss something? Let us know: email [email protected].

Pseudo Echo at Hornsby RSL

The Australian new wave band behind "Listening", "A Beat for You" and of course “Funkytown”, Pseudo Echo — still led by Brian Canham — will be playing at the Hornsby RSL this month. Tickets $55.

When: June 13, 8pm

Where: 4 High Street, Hornsby

The Orpheum Jazz Lounge

The Orpheum’s latest venture will see the art deco theatre hosting a night of cocktails and jazz. The opening night for the jazz lounge will be headlined by George Washingmachine and the VIPS. Tickets $35.

When: June 18, 7:30pm

Where: 380 Military Road, Cremorne

The Water Runners

The Water Runners are an Australian bluegrass band from Kiama who have recently been awarded numerous awards at the Tamworth Country Music Festival. They play this month at the Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Folk Club. Tickets $20. 

When: June 19th, 6:30pm

Where: Beatrice Taylor Hall, Hornsby

40 Fingers at the Concourse

An internationally acclaimed acoustic guitar quartet from Italy performs in Australia for the first time. They perform both classical and modern compositions. Tickets $139.

When: June 11 8pm

Where: Chatswood Concourse Concert Hall

The Angels at Hornsby RSL

Another big name band (also missing many original members) hitting the Hornsby Rizzo this month are The Angels, hitting the road to celebrate 50 years of “Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again”. Tickets $50.

When: June 12, 7:30pm

Where: 4 High Street, Hornsby

Collegium Musicum

A classical performance at Mosman Art Gallery from the Bach Akademie Australia. Program includes Bach, Telemann and Vivaldi. Tickets $75, $30 for students and those under 30.

When: June 12, 2:30 PM

Where: Art Gallery Way, Mosman