Mixing Classic with Modern Art- Four Finalists Exhibiton @ Juniper Hall Review

Classic and modern art are living in fusion at Juniper Hall this week for the Four Finalists Exhibition currently showing for the Moran Arts Foundation. The exhibition is a showcase of four artists whom were apart of the 2015 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize. Guy Morgan, Darren McDonald, Andrew Bonneau and 2015 Winner Warren Crossett have presented […]

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Arts Thursday 31 March 2016

This week on Arts Thursday join me,  Maisy Stapleton,  with a focus on visual arts exhibitions in Sydney. Firstly, join Maisy in conversation with Gene Sherman from the Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), which is launching its 2016 exhibition program with an ambitious moving image project by Mikhael Subotzky, entitled WYE, standing for the letter “Y”. […]

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REVIEW: The Bros. Landreth (CAN) LIVE at Newtown Social Club

Monday 21st March 2016 at Newtown Social Club Sydney Australia Reviewed By David Barr Fresh from BluesFest,  The Bros. Landreth played the Newtown Social Club on Monday. They put on a big performance in front of a small crowd. Perhaps Easter Monday evening is not the best timing. The brothers from Winnipeg, Manitoba, have won music […]

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REVIEW: Kendrick Lamar LIVE in Melbourne

Monday 21st March 2016 at Rod Laver Arena Melbourne, Australia. Reviewed By: Suren Jayemanne I’m a stand up comic. I’m not telling you that as a means of subtly promoting an upcoming festival show (I would do that blatantly, rather than subtly (Please see me at the Enmore theatre this upcoming Sydney Comedy Festival)).  I just […]

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Album of the Week – ‘Livin’ on a High Note’ by Mavis Staples

‘Livin’ on a High Note’ by Mavis Staples is Eastside Radio’s Album of the Week. The genre defining songstress presents a joyous release continuing her legacy of discussing spirituality, socially driven change, and the power of love. With a career spanning over six decades that has included protesting alongside Dr. Martin Luther King as well as inspiring fellow musical powerhouses Prince […]

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KAMASI WASHINGTON’S THRILLING SYDNEY DEBUT

Wednesday 23 March 2016 The Metro, George St Sydney Review by Paris Pompor / Photos by Tom Carolan & Kimberly Crofts Going on tonight’s performance, “warming up” is presumably a foreign concept to Los Angeles born and bred saxophonist Kamasi Washington and his fiery band of life-long friends. Without fanfare, the caped and tunic-clad tenor player arrived […]

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REVIEW: Ruby Boots LIVE at Newtown Social Club

Friday 18th March 2016 at Newtown Social Club Sydney Australia Review by: David Barr Who can fail to enjoy pedal steel guitar, a tight band and songs about long legged cowboys sung by a honky-tonk queen from WA via the southwest USA? Gypsy woman, Ruby Boots aka Bex Chillcott delivered a raw mix of Alt/Country and […]

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Four Finalists Exhibition @ Juniper Hall

The Moran Foundation presents the Four Finalists Exhibition A group exhibition of works by four finalists of the 2015 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize – Andrew Bonneau, Guy Morgan, Darren McDonald and the 2015 Winner Warren Crosset. Most of the works are for sale, please inquire for prices. Thursday 24 March – Sunday 10 April Easter […]

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Eastern Quolls are back-baby

HOORAY- ridiculously cute (shhh..don’t tell them they think they’re ferocious) predators are back on the mainland. March saw the introduction of a new population of Eastern Quolls in the Mulligans Flat–Goorooyarroo Woodland Experiment. This is part of a series of rewilding projects or threatened species reintroductions occurring within NSW and Australia wide, some being led […]

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