A revisit of Latin America’s political history accompanied by a great Latin American folk music repertoire – live music with meaning! To mark the 12th Sydney Latin American Film Festival, SLAFF will host a fundraiser in support of the ongoing work of the organisation that has brought to Sydney the best of Latin America’s art, […]
‘Not Everything But Enough’ from Alister Spence Trio – Eastside Radio Album Of The Week (10 Aug-16 Aug)
‘Not Everything But Enough’ from Alister Spence Trio is Eastside Radio’s Album Of The Week. The Alister Spence Trio is: Lloyd Swanton on double bass, Toby Hall on drums and glockenspiel, and Alister Spence himself on piano, samples and music box. The Sydney trio draw on more than 20 years performing together, ‘Not Everything But […]
The Klezmatics + David Krakauer’s Ancestral Groove
The Klezmatics are the world-renowned, Grammy-award-winning superstars of klezmer music. Virtuoso clarinetist David Krakauer has been reinventing and remixing the Jewish music of his ancestry with the sensibility of a contemporary musician for decades. Both will make their Australian début on the same night at Sydney’s Factory Theatre on Thursday 31 August. It’s going to […]
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Hampstead
Starring Diane Keaton and Brendan Gleeson, HAMPSTEAD is a charming romantic comedy set around the beautiful Hampstead Heath in London, a quiet piece of countryside in a vast metropolis. Living on the edge of the Heath, Emily Walters (Keaton) can’t quite focus on the things that need attention in her life, like her lovely old apartment, her […]
Forever French with a Queen Kafé Touch + Win movie tickets for Madame + Montreal Francophonie 09/08/2017
Forever French QK Show 004 || Wednesday 9 August 2017 || (8-9:30pm) Bonsoir, Good evening Eastside listeners, It’s Stéphanie Denizard from Queen Kafé. I will be hosting and producing Forever French tonight, Wednesday 9th of August 2017 and we will be having a musical trip in my hometown Montreal, “La ville aux 1000 clochers”. Be […]
Archibald 2017 with Anna Groden
On Arts Wednesday 9 August 2017, Sylvia and art consultant, Anna Groden, reviewed this year’s Archibald Prize: the highs, the lows and other stuff. As always, a thoroughly enjoyable conversation! That was Part 1 and now for Part 2 of the conversation: And now for the third and final part: […]
Arts Thursday 9 August – star performers
Arts Thursday with Maisy Stapleton on 10 August is a colourful and diverse as the Pilipino desert Halo-halo, an eye-popping medley of shaved ice, milk, jellies, fruit, sweet beans and whatever takes your fancy. Arts Thursday continues to explore the Phillipines Art Project Bayanihan at Mosman Art Gallery and welcomes star performer, Geraldine Turner who, as […]
Janet Siedel: 28 May 1955 – 8 August 2017
Janet Siedel – By John Shand The Australian vocalist/pianist Janet Seidel has died. She recorded 18 albums in Australia, coving stylistic ground from easy listening to lounge, cabaret and jazz. Many were also successful and acclaimed overseas, including in Japan, UK, Taiwan and Singapore. The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD 2006 (UK) described her as “Australia’s […]
Topology: Tortured Remixes Twilight Concert
If you missed Topology’s brilliant performance in Randwick Town Hall in 2016 don’t despair! In celebration of their 20th anniversary, the Brisbane-based quintet will release their 14th full-length album entitled Tortured Remixes with a return performance for Twilight Concerts 2017. ARIA-nominated Topology’s lush music for strings, piano and sax has been driving music creativity in […]
Arts Wednesday 9 August 2017
At about 10:40 am we’ll hear Professor Geraint Lewis talk about New Planets and Life in the Universe, Part 3 of the series Our Universe. At 11:00 am it’s back to our annual review of the Archibald Prize with art consultant Anna Groden. Can you believe another year has rolled by? We found this year’s […]
Kaloune on Monday Drive
Kaloune is an incredible author, musician and storyteller from La Reunion Island (an island nation near Madagascar). She spoke with Riley Lavelle Long and Nick Terry about growing up surrounded by maloya music, Reunionese traditional music passed down from her ancestors, creole slaves. Kaloune weaves together song, nursery thyme, traditional creole, French and poetry to express her identity. We […]
Global Rhythms 2017 Music Festival
Global Rhythms 2017 Music Festival Line-Up Announcement King Tide, Alice Terry, The Crooked Fiddle Band, The Strides with Afro Moses Homage to Fela Kuti, Alphamama, San Lazaro and Afrobrasiliana Soundsystem Global Rhythms celebrates 5 years this September with another line up of unique and diverse artists from all over the country! Returning to its beautiful […]