Bands rally round threatened Cranker amid Hall of Fame welcome

Musicians and bands from Adelaide and across Australia have joined the campaign to protect the Crown & Anchor hotel from being shut down for a student housing development, as the SA Music Hall of Fame prepares to induct the longstanding live venue. See who’s supporting

Why does the Cranker need to be saved?

For those not reading past the headlines about the development threat to the Crown & Anchor hotel – it’s time to start. CityMag breaks down what's going on at the beloved East End live music venue.

When the music’s over: ‘Cranker’ threat prompts cultural heritage debate

Adelaide is a UNESCO City of Music, but legendary East End live music venue the Crown & Anchor is under threat from a proposed student housing block. As David Simmons reports, the issue shines a spotlight on city development and planning rules versus preserving local culture and heritage.

Drink the season at Bright Moments’ 2019 spring release wine party

Taste fresh spring releases from 19 local and interstate small-batch wine producers, alongside eats from Comida, tunes from deejays Medhi and Georg LV, and live music from Max Savage and the False Idols.

Cheap beer and much mirth: Adelaide’s best happy hours

In the third-and-final article of our good value food and drink series, we phoned all our favourite pubs in Adelaide to ask for their best price on beer.

Roxie’s opens tonight

With the longest lease on the space they’ve ever been given, Stuart Duckworth (of Little Miss everything and The Crown and Anchor fame) and his team have finally built the open-air venue they’ve wanted all along.

A fresh future at The Crown and Anchor

Those behind the Social Creative are pressing on after the fallout from their ill-fated Royale Adelaide Club experiment in China with new plans for The Crown and Anchor that include an upstairs diner called Midnight Spaghetti.

Cinco de Bye-o at Superfish

5/4 Entertainment: Making Adelaide music work

What started as two guys booking bands out of a Hilton apartment is now the engine pushing Adelaide’s music industry uphill.