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 […]
SOULROCKER: Michael Franti & Spearhead on Tour
One of the planet’s most uplifting musicians Michael Franti and his band Spearhead will be bringing their dynamic new music to The Croxton in Melbourne on Wednesday 28th September 2016 and the Metro Theatre in Sydney on Thursday 29th September 2016. Michael Franti has dedicated his life to spreading the joy of music and positivity […]
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Sydney Latin American Film Festival
¡VAMOS A CELEBRAR! SYDNEY LATIN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL PROGRAM ANNOUNCED! From the tender and wonderful to the strange but true – say hola to the 11th annual Sydney Latin American Film Festival (SLAFF) this September (08-12). Returning to Dendy Opera Quays, the Festival will screen the very best in award-winning Latin American cinema: eight feature films and […]
Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn
On the surface, it may not seem like a banjo duo allows for many possibilities. However, when the two artists are Abigail Washburn and Béla Fleck, the possibilities are endless. Abigail Washburn is a multi-Grammy winning folk artist with the earthy sophistication of a post-modern, old-time singer and songwriter. Béla Fleck is a banjo virtuoso with […]
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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KOOZA, BIJOU, NOAH-Arts Monday
Cirque du Soleil Company Manager, Genevieve Deslandes, Filmmaker, Tel Benjamin, and Cabaret artist, Chrissie Swan are my guests today. Cirque du Soleil’s new production, KOOZA, is a return to the origins of Cirque du Soleil that combines two circus traditions – acrobatic performance and the art of clowning. KOOZA tells a story of human […]
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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Community Billboard 27 July – 3 August
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. […]
Sunil Badami on The Dialogue
You win some… you lose some. Writer Sunil Badami has won the lot on the TV quiz show ‘Temptation’ and lost the lot when his laptop was stolen with the novel he’d been writing for 13 years. Tune in to The Dialogue at 6pm on Wednesday 27 July when I chat to Sunil about starting again, […]
plastic vibrations, orange overalls, superfood reverberations
You probably didn’t know your synthetic polar fleece is shedding over 200,000 micro-fibres every time you wash it? You can listen to this week’s Monday Drive on the program page to find out why the fast fashion industry is not only the second most wasteful industry after oil – its ecological footprint is starting to […]
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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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