Keb’ Mo’ @ Factory Theatre. Marrickville, Tuesday 16 April 2019 Reviewed by Paula Towers Renowned as one of America’s greatest living blues artists, Keb’ Mo’ [from his original name Kevin Moore] is a singer, guitarist, and songwriter and has won four Grammy Awards. The latest Grammy was awarded in 2018 for TajMo, his collaborative album […]
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One of Australia’s most prolific and internationally recognised large ensembles, The Jazzgroove Mothership Orchestra, is back on the block and means business. Re-branded as the NEW Jazzgroove Mothership Orchestra, original JMO founders David Theak and Murray Jackson have assembled an exciting new cast featuring the voices of tomorrow playing sophisticated repertoire from many of the world’s […]
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I’m With Her LIVE @ City Recital Hall Tuesday 16 April 2019 Reviewed by Tony Roma When asked to describe I’m With Her ahead of their debut Australian performance at the City Recital Hall last night I often lazily referred to them as a vocal group, due to one promotional marketing clip that covered an […]
The 2019 Spanish Film Festival presented by Palace welcomes Moro Olive Oil as principal partner for the national festival which celebrates cinema from Spain and Latin America. The 22nd edition of the festival will be further enriched by the Cine Latino Film Festival sidebar, formerly a separate event in November. The following five titles […]
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Hey Eastsiders! My name is Amelie, I am 22 years old from Magdeburg, Germany where I am studying journalism with a specialisation in media management. I am currently in the fourth semester of my studies which I am going to spend in Sydney. For the next six months, I will be doing an internship here […]
The Sydney Latin American Film Festival brings together an unmissable night of film, music and food, celebrating the best in Latin American culture all under one roof with the Ruben Blades Encore + Musica En Vivo!Latin American icon Ruben Blades burst onto the New York City salsa scene in the 1970s with his socially […]
Eastside Radio’s Album of the Week is Teal by Julien Dyne on the label Soundway Records. New Zealander Julien Dyne is a multi-instrumentalist with a long and impressive history of collaborative, live and solo musicianship. Best known for his solo work as BBE and having worked with the likes of Theo Parrish, Steve Spacek, Andreya […]
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Silkroad Ensemble at the Sydney Opera House on 9 March 2019 – the internationally acclaimed group is currently touring Australia and stopped by at the Opera House last Saturday for their first ever Sydney performance. Reviewed by Julia Ulbrich When Yo-yo Ma founded the Silkroad Ensemble in 1997, his goal was to unite musicians of different cultural and musical backgrounds […]
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The Original Gypsies performed on 13 March 2019 in Newtown at the Enmore Theatre for their Gipsy Fiesta. Reviewed by Marcella Tocco Over 20 years has passed and not much has changed aside from their new name and some new fantastic members. The Original Gypsies performed at Enmore Theatre in Newtown last night; I was […]
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Angélique Kidjo at The Sydney Opera House for International Women’s Day on 8 March 2019 Do you perhaps recall a show at the Domain some years ago during the Sydney Festival when Angelique Kidjo performed together with three other big name American jazz artists whose names escape me right now. The point I want to […]
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Over 90,000 local, interstate and international guests were treated to a global feast for the senses, as they danced, talked and sang their way through four idyllic days at WOMADelaide from March 8 – 11. Setting the tone for the event, Christine and The Queens had audiences in the palm of her hand as the […]
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Jazz Classics At The Foundry616 Named one of the Top 200 Jazz Clubs in the World, Foundry616 is Sydney’s premier jazz venue offering live music, six nights a week. This month at Foundry we celebrate the unique improvisation and intensely creative extemporisations of many of Sydney’s top jazz musicians. With artists such as Paul Cutlan, […]