Want to discover what’s coming to a live venue near you in Sydney? Take One has got you covered! Here is the full gig gudie listing for the coming week to get you excited about our local live music scene. For a taste of what’s to come why not check out the show via the […]
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Laura Mvula at The Metro Bluesfest 2017 – Review
Gig: Laura Mvula Live at The Metro Theatre (Bluesfest Sideshow) Support from Marcus Whale Photos by: Monika Smith Photoraphy Review: What a line up Sydney audiences have been treated to with Bluesfest coming to town this past Easter long weekend! I was gearing up the week before on Take One having a jam to song after […]
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Feel The Manouche Live – Review
Reviewed by Pamela Wright For a first timer to Django bar, I was instantly impressed. The exuberant girl at the desk asked if I was here to see Mental as Anything or George Washing Machine. What a choice. So here I am in the Django bar for the launch of the new album “La Sesion […]
Songs of the Black Arm Band – Review
Songs of Hope, Songs of Tribute: Songs of the Black Arm Band Reviewed by Kat Tame Celebrating its tenth anniversary, Songs of the Black Arm Band was a powerful illustration of Aboriginal and Indigenous history, culture, language and song, performed at Sydney’s City Recital Hall on Saturday night. The Black Arm Band have been performing […]
Album of the Week – Amaru Tribe by Amaru Tribe
Amaru Tribe’s self-titled release is Eastside Radio’s Album of the Week. Produced by Oscar Jimenez aka Chibcha (Watussi, Madre Monte, Miss Colombia) and Amaru Tribe, the album’s unique energy showcases collaborations with artists from all around the world including: Tonolec (Argentina), QVLN (USA), Stuart Fergie from OKA (Australia) and more. Their strong musical heritage imbues their compositions, which explore electronics fused with tribal instrumentation, uniting […]
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Golden Shoes Come With Broken Bones
St Paul & The Broken Bones Reviewed by Kat Tame After seeing these funky guys twice at Bluesfest, Byron Bay, I was ready for another night of dancing and laughter, and can I just tell you, I was not disappointed. I dodged my way through the smell of sweat and stale beer and I felt […]
GIG GUIDE – Take One – 21.4.17
Love all things live music and want to know more? Check out Take One’s FACEBOOK, TWITTER, and INSTAGRAM pages. You can always of course tune in to the show Friday’s from 1:30-3PM on 89.7FM or stream it across the globe at www.eastsidefm.org/takonefm . 24th March 24.4.17 Foundry 616 Organ Transplant 24.4.17 The Basement Monday […]
Down An Alley Filled With Cats – Review
DOWN AN ALLEY FILLED WITH CATS Reviewed by David King We are all looking for something. Annoyingly, human nature being what it is, once we have what we want most of us want more or decide that it wasn’t what we wanted after all. We all know the obvious ones like money and fame but […]
“HAPPY” MADNESS REVIEW
Fred Perry was there, and so was his younger cousin Ben Sherman. There were pork pie hats and fezzes with MADNESS emblazoned on the front and there was even a chap – I use this word because we are referring to a crowd seeing a British band – with a mohawk . There was a […]
Kapture 2017
Kapture – A Memorial Concert in Honor of Ahmed Kathrada (1929-2017) Featuring special guest dancer and choreographer Liz Lea Sandy Evans: Tenor /Soprano saxophone Bobby Singh: Tabla Brett Hirst: Double Bass Greg Sheehan: Drums We are honoured to invite you to this special event to commemorate Ahmed Kathrada, a South African anti-apartheid activist passed away on 28th March this […]
Community Billboard April 18th-April 24th
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. […]
Album of the Week – ‘Freedom Highway’ by Rhiannon Giddens
“Know thy history. Let it horrify you; let it inspire you. Let it show you how the future can look, for nothing in this world has not come around before. These songs are based on slave narratives from the 1800s, African American experiences of the last century, the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s and headlines from […]
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