Bluesfest Touring welcomes back World/Folk/Hip-Hop/Rock music collective Nahko and Medicine for the People, who will be sharing their spiritual, socially conscious message through amazing music with their fervent ‘tribe’, as they call their fans. They’ll perform in Sydney the 30th of March at the Factory Theatre as part of the Bluesfest Touring. A multi-instrumentalist who […]
Rhiannon Giddens- Bluefest Touring
Rhiannon Giddens indisputably stole the show at the T Bone Burnett–curated 2013 Another Day, Another Time concert—a celebration of the early ’60s folk revival at New York City’s Town Hall. The Grammy Award–winning lead singer of African-American folk interpreters Carolina Chocolate Drops, having stepped out on her own, brought the star-studded audience to its feet […]
People First: Working Together for a Strong, Just and Inclusive Society
Do you agree future prosperity is a shared responsibility? That we need global effort and local action? If we address inequality and focus on social inclusion will we create more resilient cities? Join Mary Robinson (former President of Ireland, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and President of the Mary Robinson Foundation – Climate […]
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Asha Bhosle Last Empress Farewell Tour
Bollywood’s defining singer and the world’s most recorded artist ever, the legendary 82-year-old Asha Bhosle returns to the Sydney Opera House stage after nine years for her final tour – a career-spanning celebration through film classics, crossover hits and euphoric Indian traditional. She’ll perform on the 14th of March at the Opera House. Honoured with […]
Voyage to the Moon @City Recital Hall
Musica Viva and Victorian Opera present the world premiere tour of the brand new chamber opera, Voyage to the Moon, starring leading singers Emma Matthews and Sally-Anne Russell. Musica Viva kicks off its 2016 Concerts Season in February with a sensational new co-production with Victorian Opera, Voyage to the Moon, a brand new chamber opera […]
A 200 Year Old Barber @ Sydney Opera House
A 200 Year Old Barber The world’s most loved comedic opera, Rossini’s The Barber of Seville, celebrates its 200th anniversary on Saturday 20 February. To mark the occasion, Opera Australia has partnered with World’s Greatest Shave to donate a portion of ticket sales to the Leukaemia Foundation, in addition to offering a strictly limited 200 […]
Gang of Brothers @Soul of Sydney
Sydney 5 piece funk powerhouse, Gang of Brothers will perform live on Sunday the 13th of March, from 2pm till late @Soul Of Sydney. Other DJ’s will support for an afternoon of Feel-Good Funk, Soul, Disco, Afro-Beat, Old School party jams & beyond. : featuring Soul Of Sydney Dj’s & Friends, Dj Johnny Bones (Feat. Johnny […]
Eastside Radio Retrospective
The Origins of Radio Eastern Sydney Co-operative Limited : A retrospect (4/1/16) By Dr Neil Runcie, Founder and Foundation Chairman, of Radio Eastern Sydney Association and of Radio Eastern Sydney Co-operative Ltd. Q. What were the origins of Radio Eastern Sydney? To quote what I said to the Registrar of Co-operatives leading to our incorporation […]
Save Our Trees!
Since December last year when local resident Adnil Ramos came into the studio to talk about the impending loss of 700 significant trees in the Randwick area, Monday Drive has been following the drama surrounding these vintage arboreal guardians of our ecosystems. Unfortunately in January we lost 20 heritage trees along Maiden’s Row in Alison […]
Birds of the Moon, rare Rhinos, and ocean plastic peril
today we’re split between ecstasy and environmental agony as we discuss everything from Miriam Lieberman’s beautiful new album, Birds Of the Moon, to the toxic reality of plastic rubbish filling up our oceans. At 4.30 rhino activist Ray Dearlove will tell us why we need rhinos, and describe some of the adventures he’s had as […]
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Community Billboard 22nd to the 28th of February
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. […]
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Album of the Week – ‘This Narrow Isthmus’ by the Julien Wilson Quartet
‘This Narrow Isthmus’ (lionsharecords) by the Julien Wilson Quartet is Eastside Radio’s Album of the Week. The group’s second and last release was recorded live in Sydney back in 2014 and explores the universal theme of life’s transience. The follow up to the groups debut and triple Australian Bell Award winning album ‘This Is Always’, […]
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