Bonnie Raitt performed together with her band and her support Mavis Staples at ICC Darling Harbour on 7th April 2023 Review by Katie McMurray “I’m here to bring you joy. I want you to feel happier than when y’all came in here.” Our evening begins with Mavis Staples promising to take us higher and higher. […]
Read More… from Review: Bonnie Raitt supported by Mavis Staples @ICC Darling Harbour
What a wonderful 24 hours we shared here on Eastside Radio in Celebration of International Jazz Day 2023. From midnight Sunday morning to 11:59pm Sunday evening we ran continuous jazz programs from a selection of some of your favourite presenters. And to make matters even more special we celebrated 40 great jazz albums from the […]
Read More… from International Jazz Day 2023 – Listen Now ON DEMAND
Sydney’s libraries have a lot to offer from quiet spaces to read and research, free online access, book clubs and games. Whether you’re popping in to use the internet or study, building something on a 3D printer, singing along at rhymetime for kids, or accessing the online collections, there is something for everyone at every […]
Eastside FM has been on air for 40 years. As part of our 40th birthday celebrations we’ve selected 40 jazz albums to illustrate the wonderful music we have been playing over those four decades. Phil James, who presents the Philosophy of Jazz each week on Eastside, and Mick Paddon from Time and Space, have curated […]
Read More… from 40 Jazz Albums to Celebrate Eastside’s 40th Birthday
Applications Now Open Sydney’s OG youth band program Bondi WAVE returns to Bondi Pavilion Music Studios from 8 May to 11 August 2023 for students wanting to learn how to write and arrange original music. Bondi WAVE has been an incubator for homegrown musical talent for the past 30 years and has helped propel the […]
Live At The Ritz! Commemorating the 25th anniversary of the passing of the legendary Frank Sinatra, Australian star of stage and screen Tom Burlinson presents a Special Performance of the classic live album ‘Sinatra at the Sands’ at the Ritz Cinemas, Randwick on Mother’s Day. Accompanied by his All-Star Big Band Tom sings all […]
Read More… from Tom Burlinson Performs ‘Sinatra At The Sands’
“The Wolf Is At Our Door” By Neil Vaughan Wolf Mail delivers a heartfelt examination of the blues and the state of the world and his most engaging and thoughtful studio album to date. There’s a few studio tricks and plenty of true grit vocals that build in a genre record that transcends genre. Lyrically this […]
Dr. Louise Marshall is Honorary Senior Lecturer in the Department of Art History at the University of Sydney. She is an internationally renowned expert on Italian Renaissance art and has published extensively on the subject. In this weeks program Dr Marshall talks about a guided tour she will conducting in that most Renaissance of Italian […]
Read More… from A Guided Tour of Florence with Dr. Louise Marshall
A MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR: With great sadness, we have lost one of our own. Station stalwart Ruth Hessey succumbed to her injuries in St Vincent’s Hospital this morning (Sat, April 1). As a pedestrian, she was involved in a serious traffic incident near her home in Bronte yesterday. She had been a lively and […]
Morgan Wallen @ Quodos Bank Arena Review by Andrew Isaacson Morgan Wallen turned Qudos Bank Arena into an Eastern Tennessee vibe on March 22, as part of his “One Night At A Time” World Tour along with HARDY, ERNEST and Bailey Zimmerman. The East Tennessee native and popular American country singer performed two nights in […]
Read More… from Review: Morgan Wallen brings One Night At A Time World Tour to Sydney
Arts Wednesday continues our exploration of the Nicholson Collection at the Universty of Sydney’s Chau Chak Wing Museum. Once again we are fortunate enough to meet with Archeologist and Assistant Curator, Candace Richards. This time Candace takes us on an amazing journey through the Museum’s ancient Italian Collection. The collection dates back to c.1000 B.C., beginning […]
Read More… from Italian Collection of the Chau Chak Wing Museum
After taking Adelaide Fringe by storm, the new five-star production THE PARTY by creators of Blanc de Blanc, The Purple Rabbit and LIMBO is heading to Newcastle from 30th March The perfect festival celebration comes to Newcastle in March: Unbelievably talented international circus artists, great music, extravagant costumes, and an escalating energy within a theatre […]