Review: Rhiannon Giddens @ The Factory Theatre 2016

Rhiannon Giddens @ The Factory Theatre – 21/03/16 Reviewed by Chelsea Deeley Talent seems like an incredibly vague description of Rhiannon Giddens. Touring as part of Bluesfest’s 2016 line-up, this North Carolina-native has garnered praise from The Wall Street Journal and the Los Angeles Times, as well as worked with some of the biggest names […]

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Ian “Herbie” Hemphill on The Dialogue Wednesday 23 March

Ian Hemphill asks the question “Can you imagine a world without spices? What if there was no such thing as vanilla ice cream, cinnamon buns or the aromatic flavour of juniper in gin? Imagine life without Worcestershire sauce, mustard pickles, chilli sauce……” Affectionately known as “Herbie”, Ian is Australia’s leading authority on spice. He’s travelled […]

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Album of the Week – ‘Né So’ by Rokia Traoré

‘Né So’ by Rokia Traoré (Nonesuch Records/Warner Music) is Eastside Radio’s Album of the Week. Produced by John Parish (PJ Harvey, Tracy Chapman), ‘Né So’ (Home) is a raw and powerful sixth addition to the multi-instrumentalists recording career. The album travers seven years of inspiration starting from her travels back home in 2009 to Mali. Her […]

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Italy’s Luca Gemma

Italian musician, Luca Gemma, joined Dr Margaux Dombkins on Arts, treating us to a live performance of songs from his latest CD, Blue Songs. Luca is on tour in Australia and Blue Songs is his first album performed entirely in English. Luca’s signature mash-up of rock, pop, soul and folk across voice, guitar, brass and electronic work […]

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Brodsky Quartet and Katie Noonan in ‘With Love And Fury’

Katie Noonan, one of Australia’s most versatile and beloved vocalists, joins the UK’s perpetually intrepid Brodsky Quartet in a stunning new collaboration. Inspired by the evocative poetry of Judith Wright, Katie Noonan and the Brodsky Quartet perform specially commissioned works by Australian composers including Iain Grandage, Richard Tognetti, Katie Noonan, Carl Vine, David Hirschfelder, Andrew Ford, Elena Kats Chernin, Paul Grabowsky, Paul Dean and John Rodgers. This is […]

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Vince Jones & Paul Grabowsky @The Basement

Vince and Paul have been making music together for as long as they can remember. Each will suggest, gently, and with a smile, that the other can be “a bit difficult”; but musically the respect for each other’s skills is unequivocal. Each has carved out remarkable careers and opportunities to get together difficult to arrange. […]

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