Gig Guide – Take One – 7th April 2017 – BLUESFEST SPECIAL

Good afternoon and welcome to another special edition of Take One bringing you the best in live music coming up in and around Sydney. This week is unique as we’ll be taking a look at all of the outstanding acts hitting out live stages as part of their Bluesfest Sideshows! We’ve got the likes of […]

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Santana Back In Australia

Legendary guitar maestro Carlos Santana is back in Australia will take in five huge dates across the country on his Transmogrify Tour, starting off in Melbourne before gracing the Qudos bank arena in Sydney on Thursday April 13th. Santana is one of the world’s best-known musical signatures. For more than four decades—from Santana’s earliest days as a groundbreaking […]

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Trio Pollastri @ Randwick Twilight Concerts

Trio Pollastri are Fiona Ziegler, Rosemary Quinn and Lillian Camphausen. These talented musicians are in demand round the world and will be thrilling a local Randwick audience with their impeccable interpretation of music from the Classical and Baroque period. Trio Pollastri first played together in 2012 when their three very different musical journeys brought them […]

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Boiling Point 4 April 2017

Seeds with latitude, declining crop micronutrients and thylacine sightings. Alex described his upcoming research project into varied plant germination temperature ranges across latitude. Tim examined decline of micronutrient concentrations in crops courtesy of the changing climate. And Chantelle caught us up on the latest efforts to substantiate Thylacine sightings in Far North Queensland Added bonus. […]

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Album of the Week – ‘Tiny Little Universe’ by Alison Avron

‘Tiny Little Universe’ by Alison Avron is Eastside Radio’s Album of the Week. Alison Avron’s Tiny Little Universe is a collection of songs inspired by her personal journey with grief after the sudden passing of her mother in 2014. The album was recorded at Milk House Studios in New York by multi-platinum award winning producer, […]

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Civil Disobedience and Unity: Workers Rights and Union Banners

Are you looking forward to the Easter and Anzac Day public holidays coming up? Do you know why we celebrate a Labour Day public holiday? Join me, Jane Raffan, for a program about Unity and, specifically, a potted history of Australia’s union movement 1850-1950 as reflected in trade banners, such as the one seen here […]

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Billy Bragg & Joe Henry at Sydney Opera House

Continuing his journey through American folklore, legendary British political songwriter Billy Bragg reunites on stage with Grammy Award-winner Joe Henry for a celebration of the great American railroad, the songs it inspired, and some favourites from their own classic catalogues. The pair will grace the stage together for the first time at Sydney Opera House on […]

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