Ritz Randwick – Saturday, 5th June Sydney Harbour Cruise – Friday, 2nd July Dancing In The Shadows of Motown tells the story of how Motown was the start of modern music and the influence of many following generations. Founded by Berry Gordy in 1960, Motown was known as the “Sound of Young America” and “Three […]
The Australian Government announces “MusicKeeper” and “CrewKeeper” grants of $2,000 over the coming months Friday, 26 March 2021: The Board and staff of Support Act warmly welcome the additional $10m in funding support announced by the Treasurer, the Hon Josh Frydenberg MP, and the Minister for Communications Urban Infrastructure Cities and the Arts, the Hon Paul Fletcher MP, yesterday. “Support […]
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Who knew Newcastle had its own thriving podcast community? Not me! It came as a surprise as I walked into the inaugural Newcastle Podcast Awards last Sunday to see over 100 local podcasters elegantly dressed and talking shop as they waited with anticipation for the ceremony to begin. Organised by the dedicated Melanie Sergeant (Newcastle […]
Lazybones Lounge – Friday, 5th February ‘Peter and the Wolf’ is a well-known symphonic fairy tale written by Sergei Prokofiev, in which a narrator tells a beautiful children’s story while an orchestra illustrates it musically. Wolf Mail’s project ‘Peter and the Wolf‘, recognises the beauty of contributions made by Peter Green to the […]
Starring Paul McDermott and Catherine Alcorn Thursday 28, Friday 29 & Saturday 30 January Riverside Theatres, Parramatta Fast n’ Loud? Freaky n’ Libidinous? Fanciful n’ Luscious? What the effen’ hell is ‘FNL … Alive and Unlocked!’? Originally live streamed as ‘Friday Night Live!’ from the bowels of Paddington Town Hall’s The Reservoir Room during the […]
GREAT SOUTHERN NIGHTS PRESENTS ATHÉSIA! TRAVEL THE WORLD WITHOUT LEAVING SYDNEY! Athésia, the Haitian French Canadian singer-songwriter, will be performing with her band at The Lazybones Lounge on Sunday 29th of November 2020. Be prepared to enjoy a unique and intimate atmosphere. Singing in French, English, Portuguese and Creole, you will be touring the world without […]
1,000 COVID-Safe live gigs rockin’ across NSW this November More than 2,500 artists and 300-plus live music venues across NSW are primed for the Australian-first music event, Great Southern Nights, with tickets for over 900 gigs now on sale. A NSW Government initiative, Great Southern Nights has been created to kick-start the recovery of the […]
Paul Cutlan’s String Project launch their keenly anticipated second album Living. The program traces a narrative which traverses human life and its myriad experiences in compositions by Cutlan himself, Gary Daley, Jann Rutherford, John Coltrane and Jenna Cave. The planning of this album developed between the time of Australia’s catastrophic bushfires in January 2020, and […]
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Harp’s a Breeze Harmonica Workshops have designed a fantastic step-by-step online program teaching primary school students all over Australia how to play the harmonica! The tutorials are kept short at 15 minutes each, reducing too much screen time, yet the worksheets and extra learning devices provided between each tutorial ensure self-directed learning to be most effective throughout the month-long […]
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Sydney Craft Week is about celebrating creativity and the handmade in all its forms. This festival creates the opportunity for the whole community to engage with craft, experience the benefits of making, and purchase local handmade work. This year we have 115+ events at 60 venues throughout Sydney, including 56 workshops, 41 exhibitions, 9 talks and […]
Trudy Rosenwald is a psychologist from Mount Helena, Western Australia who has worked with Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Ethiopia, Libya and Greece. Above: Trudy Rosenwald with a man and his baby son, both Médecins Sans Frontières patients, in Ethiopia. Ó MSF What led you to apply for a role with MSF? I’ve […]
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After a search for Australia’s most promising young jazz artist, The Music Trust’s 2020 Freedman Jazz Fellowship finalists have been announced today from a list of 18 nominees from across the nation. This year, the distinguished judges comprised Mike Nock, Chris Cody and Laurence Pike, who are all accomplished musicians, composers and educators. The judges made the decision […]
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