INCOGNITO: LIVE REVIEW NOVEMBER 2017

INCOGNITO THE BASEMENT, SYDNEY THURSDAY 2 NOVEMBER, 2017 (late show) Reviewed by PARIS POMPOR Photos by RIZWAN OMAR (Cyan Pepper) I’ll admit, before heading to The Basement tonight, that I was struggling to remember the names of the Incognito tunes I liked. Not because there weren’t any, but because like many of the groups who broke out to varying degrees […]

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Funkadelic Detroiters Reviewed

FUNKADELIC REWORKED BY DETROITERS VARIOUS ARTISTS | WESTBOUND Reviewed by PARIS POMPOR Early in 2014, Kenny Dixon Jr released a self-titled, protractedly brilliant umpteenth album under his Moodymann moniker containing an eleven and half minute centrepiece entitled ‘Sloppy Cosmic’. Fast forward three years and the producer is joined by another fifteen or so fellow-Detroiters to […]

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Sixth Sydney International Women’s Jazz Festival

Over the past half decade the Sydney International Women’s Jazz Festival has grown from fairly modest beginnings to become one of the major events on the Sydney music calendar. Held over twelve days, in a variety of venues, the festival brings together a remarkably diverse group of artists from all over the world. Now in […]

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Jen Shyu “Song of Silver Geese”

SPECIAL OFFER TO EASTSIDE LISTENERS – BOOK ONLINE NOW HERE & ENTER IN THE PROMO CODE ‘SPIRITS’ TO OBTAIN A SPECIAL OFFER OF ONLY $27.60 TICKETS (normal price is $46.60!) Jen Shyu is “a new kind of improviser-composer-ethnomusicologist hybrid”: ground-breaking multilingual vocalist, composer, producer, multi-instrumentalist, dancer, 2016 Doris Duke Artist, and 2017 Downbeat Critics Poll […]

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Emma Pask at Randwick Town Hall

The talented Australian Jazz vocalist, Emma Pask  will be performing at Randwick Town Hall on the Friday 17th November. She is well known for her work with Big Bands and her continuing collaboration with the multi instrumentalist James Morrison. Award winning vocalist Emma Pask has firmly established herself as one of Australia’s favourite voices in Jazz. […]

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Elena Kats-Chernin’s Birthday Bash at City Recital Hall

City Recital Hall is celebrating Elena Kats-Chernin’s birthday bash with a special event befitting of one of Australia’s best loved composers. A spectacular line-up of celebrities, musicians and singers is descending on Angel Place on Saturday 4 November for this epic birthday bash – on day itself. Elena Kats-Chernin, is one of the Australia’s leading composers, her […]

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Forever French with a Queen Kafé Touch + French Market + Rugby + Montreal 25/10/2017

Forever French QK Show 005 || Wednesday 25 October 2017 || (8-9:30pm) Bonjour, Bonsoir, Good Day, Good Evening Eastside Listerners, It’s Stéphanie Denizard from Queen Kafé. I will be hosting and producing Forever French today, Wednesday 25th of October 2017 from 8pm to 9h30pm. On the menu, French Market at Killarney Heights, Rugby League ‘les […]

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Art for the Planet, Free Workshop for kids! (Sept 25 – Oct 27)

  Large-scale outdoor exhibition Art for the Planet and free kids gardening workshops Planting for the Planet kicked off this week at Darling Quarter, Sydney’s urban oasis! A thought-provoking exhibition, Art for the Planet (September 25 – October 27) features acclaimed Australian artists and reflects on the consequences of our modern lifestyles using repurposed materials. The workshops Planting for the Planet (October 3 – 6) […]

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DANCE & THEATRE: Khon Exquisite Masked Dance Drama of Thailand

Free public event: Celebrating 65 years of Australian-Thai bilateral relations, Khon, Esquisite Masked Dance Drama of Thailand will soon arrive in Sydney to present one of the country’s most significant dance performances. Having toured internationally, the Sydney Khon performances will consist of a special presentation and workshop at Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre (Wednesday 30 August). […]

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The Klezmatics + David Krakauer’s Ancestral Groove

The Klezmatics are the world-renowned, Grammy-award-winning superstars of klezmer music. Virtuoso clarinetist David Krakauer has been reinventing and remixing the Jewish music of his ancestry with the sensibility of a contemporary musician for decades. Both will make their Australian début on the same night at Sydney’s Factory Theatre on Thursday 31 August. It’s going to […]

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