Eastside Radio’s Album of the Week: May 17 – May 24

Eastside Radio’s Album of the Week is Good Thing by Leon Bridges on Columbia Records. With his sophomore effort Good Thing, Bridges takes the opportunity to stretch out and take some risks, taking a leap into modern pop aesthetics while honoring a long legacy of soul and R&B. The first single from the album, “Bet Ain’t […]

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ARTS THURSDAY – the Writer and the Gallerist

              Arts Thursday with Maisy Stapleton on 17 May. WHAT’S ON TODAY’S PROGRAM: Ged Gillmore writes crime fiction. His hero is an ex-drug dealer and Ged’s third book in the Bill Murdoch series has just been published. English-born Ged has found a way to successfully incorporate experiences from his […]

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Nothing Compares 2 PRINCE Photos

Nothing Compares 2 PRINCE came to the Sydney Opera House on Friday the 27th and Saturday the 28th of April in celebration of the two year anniversary since his passing. “It was a riot. We utterly enjoyed the show.” Odi – Sydney “Wow! Such an impressive line-up of talent, beautiful musical arrangements and spine-tingling energy…the emotion was […]

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The Midnight Special – Early in the Morning to After Midnight

On May 13, 2018 The Midnight Special departed the Budokan Theatre in Tokyo, Japan at 22:14 after a minor delay due to the children on board sharing a extraordinarily long embrace with their mothers, who will be staying at the station. The light of the Midnight Special first shone on the stage of the Budokan […]

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Haitian Jazz Latin Party in Sydney! Live Music, Food & Dancing 31/05/2018

Haitian Jazz Latin Party in Sydney! Live Music, Food & Dancing  By popular demand, Haitian French Canadian singer Athésia is organising a Haitian party in Sydney. Escape the cold and warm yourself up to the aromas of Haiti. Discover Haitian music and dance on the rhythms of Compas, Mini Jazz, Twoubadou, Zouk and Meringue to name a few. Enjoy […]

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2018 Art Music Fund – Matt Keegan

Sydney-based saxophonist and composer Matt Keegan has been announced as a recipient of the 2018 APRA AMCOS Art Music Fund. The $100,000 fund will support nine Australian composers to create new works to reach audiences both locally and globally. Keegan will use the funding to support the creation of a new work for the cross-cultural ensemble The Three Seas. […]

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NEW ALBUM REVIEWS: MAY 2018

NEW ALBUM REVIEWS  To listen or purchase a release click the ? or the album’s artwork BROTHERMARTINO & MIRKO CISILINO meet HERBIE D. FADERS & MICHAEL BASS Showcase [Bassplate Records] ? Review by: Paris Pompor  Back in 2009, I was completely besotted with a dub-reggae re-recording of Miles Davis‘ Kind Of Blue. The woozy-boozy meeting of languid jazz and dub […]

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NUBYA & TODAY’S JAZZ WARRIORS

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In England, a jazz revival is currently in full throttle, with reverberations being clocked well beyond the confines of inner-city London. One of its prime movers, saxophonist NUBYA GARCIA visits Sydney on June 10. Eastside Radio’s PARIS POMPOR caught up with the band leader on the eve of her debut downunder dates. Asked to put her […]

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Vivid Music 2018 Bandaluzia Flamenco

Embodying the unmistakeable Jerez style of flamenco guitar playing, PACO LARA presents the flamenco guitar in all it’s authenticity, culture and artistry. Apart from his skill as a formidable soloist Paco is also revered for his ability as an acompaniest in the specialised world of flamenco singing (cante) and (dance), where he has performed with […]

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