Bluesfest 2018 Music Highlights

Eastside FM volunteer Paula Towers was one of thousands who attended this year’s Bluesfest musical feast held over Easter at Byron Bay. She outlines some highlights. CHIC featuring Nile Rodgers Image: Marc Stapelberg Ageless Nile Rodgers – at 65 years young and having survived two battles with cancer – burns up the dance floor with the energy of […]

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Gov’t Mule Rocking the House at The Metro Theatre

Bringing their southern rock sound to The Metro Theatre stage in Sydney, Gov’t Mule performed to beloved fans during this year’s BluesFest. With their fans knowing them as Mule, band members Warren Haynes, Matt Abts, Danny Louis and Jorgen Carlson didn’t disappoint with several classic songs and instrumental solos that made the crowd go wild. […]

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2018 Radiothon Coordinator

Eastside Radio 2018 Radiothon Fundraising Coordinator                    Fixed Term Position: Monday 30th of April to Friday 29th of June 2018   Closing Date for Applications: Thursday 19th of April 2018   Salary: $50,000 pro rata with commission   Summary   The Eastside Radiothon is an annual fundraiser that helps raise much needed money for the running […]

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Mama Kin Spender on their musical affinity, finding remedy and taking risks with Golden Magnetic

“[Tommy and I] have been friends for about 16-17 years now. You get less than that for most major crimes these days…” It’s a playful sentiment that echoes throughout Golden Magnetic, the debut album conceived by Mama Kin (Danielle Caruana) and Melbourne producer Tommy Spender. But aside from being a stellar collection of tracks inspired […]

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Youssou Ndour – Opera House Debut

African Pop Titan Turns Concert Hall Into Dance Hall Ending a 14-year wait, the king of African pop and Grammy-Award winner, Youssou Ndour returns to Sydney for his Opera House debut – bringing his block party backed by his legendary 12-piece band Le Super Étoile de Dakar, acrobatic dancers and over three decades of funk-fused […]

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Tina Harrod and “City Longing”

Tina Harrod Releases Powerful New Album Songwriter and vocalist, Tina Harrod, releases a breathtaking new album CITY OF LONGING, with a launch concert at The Clovelly Bowling Club, Clovelly, Wed 11 April. Concerts in other cities announced soon. City of Longing was co-written and produced by brilliant composer/pianist STU HUNTER who has worked with Passenger, […]

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