Eastside Radio’s Album of The Week is ‘Black Velvet’ by Charles Bradley on the Daptone Records label. November 5th, 2018 would have been Charles Bradley’s 70th birthday. ‘Black Velvet’ is the artists last album and contains a compilation of songs recorded earlier. Black Velvet is a celebration of Charles Bradley, lovingly assembled by his friends and […]
Read More… from Eastside Radio’s Album of The Week: 15 Nov – 22 Nov 2018
The Sydney Poetry Bookers Picnic is a celebration of poetry. The reading event recognises the significance of the coordinators of poetry who organise the regular readings in Sydney and the greater regions of the city. The annual event acknowledges the efforts undertaken throughout the year by the organisers of poetry in forging poetry communities and […]
Flamenqueando’s new production features award winning Madrid trained flamenco dancer Rosalie Cocchiaro; Brilliant flamenco guitarist Paco Lara (SPAIN), Aria nominated guitarist Damian Wright; Jessica Statham (outstanding dancer – Dance magazine Australia 2013); Chachy Penalver (Amor de Dios dance scholarship winner 2013) and brilliant jazz percussionist James Hauptmann (Vince Jones, James Morrison). Winners – Fringe Dance Award 2014 […]
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Read More… from Community Billboard 12th November -19th November
Eastside Radio’s Album of the Week is The People Could Fly by Camilla George on the Ubuntu Music label. More than an invitation to escape, the name of the album “The People Could Fly” is a tribute to the collection of tales by the British author Virginia Hamilton, who describes with much poetry, the condition […]
Read More… from Eastside Radio’s Album of the Week: Nov 29 – Dec 6
Sydneysiders recycled 45 tonnes of electronic waste at our March and June 2018 e-waste collection days, helping keep unwanted household items out of landfill. These recent events were held at our Sydney Park Nursery Depot. In total they attracted 1,558 individual e-waste drop-offs with half of all participants reporting that it was their first time attending […]
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Read More… from Community Billboard 6th November-13th November
Hello out there in the radioland, Trumpeter Roy Hargrove died last week at the tragically-young age of 49, from substance abuse-related system failure. This Saturday I plan to do a two hour special on the music with which he left us. A master of all areas of black music including modern jazz, dance, rap, cuban, big band […]
Award-winning songwriter Keppie Coutts presents ‘The Mysteries of Mad River: A Swamp-Folk Operetta’, an eccentric, Freudian, and sparkling piece of musical theatre, that is one-part cabaret, one-part murder mystery. ‘The Mysteries of Mad River’ revolves around the character of a lovable (but deranged) primary school teacher, singing her way through a town cursed with disappearing […]
Read More… from Keppie Coutts – The Mysteries of Mad River: A Swamp-Folk Operetta
Dan Barnett’s masterful eighth album, Through Her Eyes, pays exquisite tribute to his incredible mum, Joan Barnett, and her love of music, life, and family. The album brings together Sydney Jazz legends, with Dan leading the ensemble through a perfect selection from the Great American Songbook. Joining Dan (vocals and trombone) are octogenarians Cyril Bevan […]
Read More… from Through Her Eyes: Dan Barnett’s Long Awaited 8th Album
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Read More… from Community Billboard 30th October- 6th November
The Story After a horrific road accident Dahlia found herself with acute pain and severe hip injury requiring an operation costing $29,000! Her health insurance couldn’t cover it and she was turfed out into the public system having to wait in line for a year and more, which puts her survival at risk… Dahlia has […]