Soon to be gracing Sydney’s Inner West will be the 2016Sad By Sad West festival, bringing together a range of mediums based on their emotional impact rather than genre.

Put together by Lesstalk Records, Sad By Sad Westprides itself on being a broad festival, with multiple art forms on the program, and artists booked largely on a common commitment to their craft and their community.

Six bands, 20 visual artists and 14 poets will hit up three venues over one weekend, including Beatdisc Records, Black Wire Records, and even a Redfern laneway.

Bands on the bill include Hannahband, Jess Locke, Oslow, Ted Danson With Wolves,Burlap, Employment and Rad Island as well as New Zealand’s I.E Crazyand Hospital Sports, while poets including Alish Bourke, Mike Day and Dave Drayton are set to feature as well.

It’s all going down from Friday April 22 until Sunday April 24. For more details, head here.

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