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Iron In The Blood at City Recital Hall 23rd January 2020 Reviewed by PJ from Dial Afrika “Iron In the Blood” could be regarded as the most revealing portrayal of Britains brutal treatment of their own kind and of the indigenous Aboriginal inhabitants of Australia, in the late eighteenth and into the nineteenth century, recently […]
Sydney Town Hall Organ Recital: January 21 Reviewed by Paula Towers Sydney was recently treated to a non-traditional recital – an immersive, multi-sensory production: lying down on mats on the floor of the dramatic Centennial Hall, people relaxed, soaking up the deep vibrations and sonic textures of the Sydney Town Hall organ. Built in 1890, […]
Roslyn Packer Theatre, Walsh Bay, Sydney, 21-25 January Reviewed by Paula Towers Giant balloons float above the audience while long lengths of sheer fabric appear to dance with a life of their own in Air Play, a 2020 Sydney Festival offer. Charmingly described as a “visual poem”, this show is a beguiling and fun blend […]
Magic Mirrors Spiegeltent, Sydney’s Hyde Park North, 7 – 26 January Reviewed by Paula Towers Part of the 2020 Sydney Festival, transgressive cabaret Betty Blokk-Buster Reimagined inspires and delights with its confectionary of costumes, characters and theatrical delivery. Multi-talented Josh Quong Tart has reinvented the original raunchy role and his irascible charm is enthusiastically received. […]
At the end of 2019, one of Sydney’s iconic venues for jazz and new music, 505, closed its doors on Cleveland Street. Listed in Downbeat Magazine as one of the world’s 150 best jazz clubs, 505 had offered live music for six nights a week for a decade. For lovers of improvised music, the good […]
This weekly community billboard is proudly sponsored by the City of Sydney’s Plan for the future – Sydney 2030 – making our city more green, global and connected […]
2020 has marked a new decade and another swing of the roaring 20s which has also brought along a change of wind at Eastside FM with some internal changes at the station. Following the departure of Programming Director Chelsea Deeley, who will continue to host the new music program ‘The New Thing’, radio and podcast producer/ […]
Read More… from Amelia Navascues joins as Programming Manager at Eastside FM
Bonjour, Good Morning beautiful souls! On today’s show, we will have a special So Frenchy So Chic segment, Australia’s one-of-a-kind French music and culinary festival who will be in town tomorrow, Saturday 18th of January 2020 at Bicentennial Park in Glebe. If you are in the mood for some jazz Manouche, traditional swing and Romani music Cigány […]
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Now available to listen online and broadcasting on Australian community radio stations is the sixth instalment of CBAA’s National Features and Documentary Series, an annual showcase of work by new and emerging Australian community radio producers. With training and mentoring provided by the Community Media Training Organisation (CMTO), eight producers based at community stations coast to coast, city to bush turned their idea into an original half-hour feature […]
Read More… from The CBAA National Features and Documentary Series 2019
Sunday Jammin’ presenter Chris Borton ends the year on a high note as he invites into the station US guest radio presenter and music agent Abbey Konowitch who was Head of Music at Disney and agents for such recording artists as Madonna and various jazz artists. On the 29th of December from 7am they’ll have […]
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Mojo Juju at City Recital Hall 26 November 2019 Reviewed by Chelsea Deeley 18 months touring an album is pretty impressive by today’s standards. But then again, when the album in question is Mojo Juju’s poignant and powerful album ‘Native Tongue’ – it’s definitely not a surprise. Layered with stories of disenfranchisement, questions of identity […]