This week Shai and Geoff get into Sydney’s hippest happenings, from art exhibitionibitions showcasing Chinese queer culture to senior social groups with free coffee and snooker. Adding to the Breaking Waves hall of fame this show features a cameo from 50 Cent who’s in town working on a new movie. […]
The Eternal Now – Chip Wickham Released September 5, 2025 Saxophonist and flautist Chip Wickham casts a distinctive shadow across the UK jazz scene. Originally from Brighton, Chip first emerged in the breakbeat world with Nightmares On Wax and Graham Massey but has always had jazz in his DNA. The Eternal Now, co-produced with Matthew […]
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On this episode, Shai and Geoff interview acclaimed musician, actor, and director Amanda Gillespie. Together they discuss what it takes to make it in show business, how to find your hidden talent, and Amanda’s favourite sport. […]
Promises – Mama Kin Spender August 15, 2025 From Margaret River to Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula, Mama Kin Spender—Danielle Caruana and Dingo Spender—deliver raw, percussive energy and soaring harmonies on Promises. The duo combines blistering guitar, intricate percussion and shimmering vocal arrangements, crafting songs that explore life’s joys, bruises, scars and stretches with emotional depth and […]
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Lose yourself in Australian singer songwriter Gregg Arthur’s warm baritone when he returns to the Lounge for an intimate concert of his own award-winning compositions alongside favorite jazz standards from the musicians who influenced his life in song. Endorsed by the biggest names in jazz and praised by his contemporaries and the press, Gregg follows […]
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This week, Shai and Geoff fill you in on some of the coolest events happening across Sydney—from Lego exhibitions to pedestrians standing up to dangerous drivers. You’ll be laughing along as the boys share their pet peeves of the week, including pizza surcharges and bad weather. Mondays at 6 pm on Eastside Radio. […]
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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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 […]
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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Based on the novel by Virginia WoolfAdapted by Carissa Licciardello & Elsie YagerDirected by Carissa Licciardello Virginia Woolf’s most beloved and brilliant novel takes to the stage in a joyous new adaptation. Orlando is young, rich and handsome. A courtier in the time of Elizabeth, he sets out in search of love, life, and a […]
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Beyond Jazz Weekender 15-17 August, 2025 Bellingen Memorial Hall Review by John McNamara (Friday Drive) A long weekend of very fine jazz and much more returned to Bellingen in the mid-north Coast hinterland and what a treat it was for the locals and those who made the trek to this beautiful part of New South […]
Get ready, music lovers! One of Sydney’s most beloved niche film events is back. Groovescooter’s 5th annual STROBE Music Film Festival kicks off Friday, August 29 at the Golden Age Cinema, showcasing a stunning lineup of music documentaries and retrospectives that celebrate iconic, unsung, and genre-defining artists from across the globe. This year’s program features […]