Music scene in Singapore: Parties, concerts, nightlife, news

This Upcoming Gig Series In A Restored World War II Bunker Is One For The History Books

Far from your contemporary concert space, the Battlebox offers an off-kilter acoustic and visual experience that you’ll be hard-pressed to find anywhere else.

Road To Sunda: The Novel Camping Festival Reveals A Bite-Sized Prelude This Year

Echoing its debut, Road to Sunda will showcase a miniature festival experience with tunage from homegrown and international guests – this time at Haw Par Villa.

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deførmed Has Gifted A Graduation Album To Himself And It’s As Gloriously Weird As Ever

This is top-form deførmed, spewing a polarising auditory trip you’ll either love or hate. “This album has like 10% of the world’s genres,” he quips.

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Aya, TASHASAN & A/K/A Sounds Share How They’re Representing Our Scene At Boiler Room

We can’t emphasise enough how proud we are of their addition to the Boiler Room lineup, and all three aptly make up the soul of the Singapore scene.

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This “ADHD Sensory Overload Art Rave” By SORRY NO CURE Offers A Potent Elixir To Events

SORRY NO CURE’s sound strategy involves ambient, harsh noise, K-pop, breakcore, trance, hyperpop, gabber and whatever tickles the imagination of its unbound orchestrators.

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15-Min Flash Mix E50: Mari Invites You To Hop Aboard The Space Funk & Indie Dance Express

This mix is power-puffed nostalgia with a modern sheen, and it illustrates the archetypal vitality you can expect from a Mari set. All aboard.

15-Min Flash Mix, ElectronicKEVIN HOJuly 5, 202415-Min Flash Mix 2, Mari, DJs in Singapore, Electronic 8

IGNITE! 2024: The Student-Run Music Festival Returns With A Scorching Lineup

IGNITE! has locked in a legacy of being one of Singapore’s longest-running music festivals dedicated to the live alternative circuit.

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The Scene Summons DARKSIN, A New Dark Alternative Music Festival Happening In Singapore

In one enchanted evening, DARKSIN promises to showcase rock-rooted sounds like goth, EBM and metal, as well as electronic disciplines like aggrotech and darkwave.

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The Party Expo(sure): We’re Co-Hosting A Pop-Up Featuring Showcases From 17 Collectives

Together with bedroom DJ crew 5210PM and culture-chasers alt-gps, Life In Arpeggio is launching The Party Expo(sure) at *SCAPE.

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Post-Hardcore Legends Caracal Release “Burn” From Their Long-Awaited Third Album

“Burn” is a slow-burn, but it lays itself bare while exhibiting a hardened and seasoned nature forged by a band tested by longevity.

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New Bahru: There’s An Emerging Lo & Behold Creative Cluster Housed In A Former School

With the intent of educating visitors in mind, it’s fitting that New Bahru is housed within the former shell of Nan Chiau High School along Kim Yam Road.

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15-Min Flash Mix E49: sho&tell Shows Split Personas With A Breaks, Acid & Techno Medley

In episode 49 of Life In Arpeggio’s 15-Min Flash Mix, we explore the concept of duality. Light and dark, yin and yang, or in the case of our guest DJ, it’s sho&tell.

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Dance For Life: Collective Minds & Mandala Club Unite 7 Crews For This Charity Gig For Gaza

Dance music has the universal power to rally communities and support causes, and it’s not a gift that’s lost on us Singaporeans from our tiny speck on the map.

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15-Min Flash Mix E48: howrøng Unleashes A Ferociously Experimental Entity That Won’t Be Defined

howrøng’s mix explores light-footed heavy-hitting techno, muted breakcore and other dizzying mish-mashes that toss out the rigidity of classification.

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Lagoon Laundry: There’s A New Series Featuring Budding DJs In A Katong Laundromat

The content that’s being rinsed through the scene? Live-recorded DJ showcases set against the eye-catchingly peculiar backdrop of a laundromat business.

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Ice Cream Sundays & Darker Than Wax Invite You To Party At Haw Par Villa One More Time

The hell gates of Haw Par Villa are opening again for a boogie featuring ICS and DTW residents. Don’t say we didn’t give you a heads-up.

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The Boiler Room Phenomenon Is Returning To Singapore In July

Will it be another outdoor affair? Will it be an all-local lineup or another hybrid ensemble of homegrown and international acts? Just wait and see.

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Culture Accentuates Its Next Chapter With MOOD:LIVE, Singapore’s Largest Hip-Hop Festival

The festival collab between Culture and Gushcloud has already begun to tease a roster of local hip-hop hotshots such as AE$OP CA$H, Fariz Jabba and Alyph.