Review: Idris Murphy – Vibrations of the Primal

King Street Gallery on William Exhibition and sale 26 August – 20 September 2025 Review by Anthony Frater (Arts Wednesday) It always a long awaited treat when a new collection of paintings from Idris Murphy come to market. Idris Murphy was born in Sydney in 1949 and graduated from Sydney’s National Art School in 1971. […]

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Review. The Face of Jizo

Friday 29 August 2025 Seymour Centre Omusubi Productions  Review by Paul Neeson (Arts Wednesday) Jizo (地蔵/womb of the earth): stone statues that have a spiritual power for protection and longevity. 80 years after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, The Face of Jizo could not be more relevant or timely. It probes the importance of telling and […]

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Find The Music In You! – Open Academy at the Con

Short courses for adults: jazz and soul ensembles, impro basics, jazz guitar, music theory, singing, and more! Classes held at: Conservatorium of Music with some online classes, starting 13th October. This spring, nurture your creativity with a short music course at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music’s Open Academy. Pick up a new instrument perhaps? – […]

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Work Experience @ Eastside FM! – Vedrana S

I’m Vedrana Srbinoska, a year 10 student at Caringbah High School. Being a guitarist, bassist, and singer, music has always been a key part of my life. I play in a strings ensemble, band, and guitar ensemble at school, and have recently spoken in an episode of the Telstra Foundation’s upcoming podcast: DEAR DIGITAL FUTURE. […]

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MOONSTRUCK – Ensemble Offspring

MOONSTRUCK – Ensemble Offspring Almost 30 years to the day and in the same venue as the Spring Ensemble’s first concert, Moonstruck looks to the origins of our ensemble and imagines the future. The starting point is Arnold Schoenberg’s revolutionary classic from 1912, Pierrot lunaire – still radical to the ear as it straddles the […]

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Dancing Against the Rules – Footloose The Musical in Chatswood

Do you love singing along to Footloose, watch iconic 1984 Footloose movie, or even the 2011 remake? Then this is for you, Footloose the Musical at the Concourse Theatre in Chatswood. PACA Productions is behind this awesome musical, with high-energy dances, beautiful songs and heartfelt moments taking you through the story of Ren McCormack moving […]

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Review: Cézanne to Giacometti: highlights from Museum Berggruen

Art Gallery of Australia 31 May – 21 September 2025 Review by Anthony Frater (Arts Wednesday) It’s always good to have a reason to visit Canberra and Cézanne to Giacometti, Highlights from the Museum Berggruen / Neue Nationalgalerie, is a jolly good reason. On now at the National Gallery of Australia until 21 September it’s […]

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IMAX Presents: Prince – Sign O’ The Times – 29th August 2025

Hey Eastsiders! On Friday, 29th of August, experience the live concert film, “Prince – Sign O’ The Times” at IMAX Sydney. Whether you’re a life long or newly minted Prince fan, this concert film has something for everyone. With a running time of 1HR 26 MIN, it’s a definite can’t miss. Don’t believe us? Check […]

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Review: ACO Up Close, Shostakovich & Silvestrov

Saturday 23 August 2025 ACO on the Pier – The Neilson Walsh Bay Arts Precinct Review by Paul Neeson (Arts Wednesday) When I saw the program for the latest ACO Up Close recital at The Neilson, I was curious as to the connection between Valentin Silvestrov and Dmitri Shostakovich. Yes they were both Soviet era […]

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Sydney celebrates the 2025 Art Music Award Winners

On Thursday August 21st, the Sydney’s City Recital Hall welcomed the 2025 Art Music Award Ceremony. The Art Music Award is an annual celebration of Australia’s art and music community presented by APREA AMCOS and the Australian Music Centre (AMC). It recognizes excellence among artists, performers and leaders in contemporary classical, jazz, experimental music and […]

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