Attention Book lovers! The second St Albans Writer’s Festival is taking place in September! The tiny 300-person village of St Albans, on the MacDonald River, will become a literary hub for a weekend of lectures, talks and readings. It is a literary festival that celebrates authors, books and the love of words. It provides the […]
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Creative Live/Work Space Available in Waterloo
In 2013, the City of Sydney opened its first creative live/work residency program when it offered a 12-month affordable apartment lease on William Street to those working in creative fields. 6 talented artists were chosen and became the first residents of the William Street live/work apartments, with a second group commencing in mid-2015, and a […]
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Scat To It! 27th Wangaratta Jazz and Blues Festival
After a hugely successful 2015 program, the Wangaratta Jazz & Blues Festival is excitedly preparing to welcome back all the jazz cats, blues enthusiasts, and music lovers to jitterbug and jive for another stellar year in 2016. The Wangaratta Jazz & Blues Festival is the perfect opportunity for music enthusiasts to unwind and enjoy a […]
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Album of the Week – Midnight at the Plutonium by The John Steel Singers
‘Midnight at the Plutonium’ by The John Steel Singers is Eastside Radio’s Album of the week. This week we bring you yet another great homegrown Australian album, bringing the funk from Brisbane is five piece band The John Steel Singers and no none of the members are named John Steel apparantely they named […]
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GIG REVIEW – Julien Wilson Quintet at SIMA Sound Lounge, Sydney 6th August 2016.
Julien: tenor sax, Carl Dewhurst: electric guitar, Barney McCall: piano, Jonathan Zwartz: bass, Hamish Stuart: drums. I knew this wasn’t going to be just another gig! Five of Australia’s top artists all on the one stage was guaranteed to create fireworks! Ostensibly this was a CD launch of ‘This Narrow Isthmus’ which was recorded in […]
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Album of the Week – Sensations Wind, Waves, Birds, and Fire by Margaret Brandman
‘Sensations Wind, Waves, Birds, and Fire’ by Margaret Brandman is Eastside Radio’s album of the week. The album we are focusing on this week across the station is one that hosts some lengthy experience and talent, this Australian artists’ career in the music industry spans over 40 years. A lady who has been awarded the International […]
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Wheelie Bins Rolled Out
Fight Against Pedestrian Deaths in Sydney & the Eastern Suburbs Australia is on track in 2016 to equal the number of pedestrian fatalities recorded in 2015 which grew for the third consecutive year. The Australian Road Safety Federation (ARSF) has extended an initiative it hopes will reverse the statistics and start to see a decline […]
2016 Freedman Fellow Announced
Shimmering drum performance claims Australia’s most lucrative jazz prize Drummer and composer James McLean has taken out Australia’s most lucrative jazz prize when he was last night named the 2016 Freedman Jazz Fellow. McLean succeed in claiming the $20,000 cash prize against pianists Joseph O’Connor and Luke Sweeting following an epic play off at Freedman […]
Album of the Week – ‘Live at Uptown’ by the Paul Williamson Quartet
‘Live at Uptown’ by the Paul Williamson Quartet is Eastside Radio’s Album of the Week! To kick off this week’s album of the week review, we give you three great reasons to read on: Long time listeners of the station will know that jazz music is the canon that the station was founded on. We also […]
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Close to Home and Two Views by Marie Mansfield and Louise Whelan now showing at Juniper Hall.
Some of my best past times have been spent getting lost amongst the stalls of the Sydney Royal Easter Show. Wandering around, I always noticed the country kids amongst the throngs of city kids looking at the animals like they were aliens and marvelling in the country kids ability to walk up to the animals […]
Lyre Byrdland, Wallace and Sagrada Famíliar Live
Review by Anna Kassin A heated room stuffed full of people enjoying a can of beer, filled with extraordinary music and right in the middle of it it’s you, having the best time of your life. That is how I experienced last Thursday’s evening at the Sly Fox! Three local bands, free entry and cheap drinks […]
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Album of the week – ‘La Despedida’ by San Lazaro
‘La Despedida’ by San Lazaro is Eastside Radio’s Album of the week. This week we are bringing you an album that showcases real truthful Latin music that is full of originality, as the band San Lazaro from Melbourne have brought us an album with almost-live production that gives for a real sense of connection. You almost […]
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