ALBUM: Sweet 'N Hot
ARTIST: Maree Montgomery
DATE: 21 November, 2021
Review by SHIRLEY BROUN
AUSTRALIA's `First Lady of Swing', Maree Montgomery's album `Sweet 'N Hot' has made a triumphant return to the airwaves, and I couldn't wait to secure a copy and relive the inspirational jazz recordings that have made her such a well-admired jazz favourite over the past 40 years.… Members read the rest!
November 21, 2021
Father and daughter join forces to showcase joint EP at Tamworth Country Music Festival
AWARD-winning performer Darren Coggan and his 17-year-old daughter Olivia Coggan took the challenge of home learning during the 2021 lockdown a step further, and recorded a joint EP.
The seven-track Dear August, features uplifting affirmations of the universal values they hold true.
Now, for the first time, father and daughter will be officially performing together at the 2022 Tamworth Country Music Festival and it will be a celebration.… Members read the rest!
November 21, 2021
SONGWRITER TO SHARE PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED MATERIAL AT 2022 COUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVAL
AFTER releasing her latest album The More I Give earlier in 2021, songwriter Paula Standing is excited to be showcasing some previously unreleased material at her performances at the 2022 Tamworth Country Music Festival.
Gearing up for the release of her latest single, Almost Okay, in March 2022, the self-taught guitarist is delving into her songwriting book and sharing tracks she has previously penned in the North-West New South Wales region.… Members read the rest!
November 21, 2021
TOP ARTISTS EACH WEEKEND UP TO CHRISTMAS
WEEKLY SERIES FEATURING BRIAN MANNIX & THE ANDROIDS, ROSS WILSON & THE PEACENIKS, DARYL BRAITHWAITE, FOREVER 80S, THE BLACK SORROWS & MORE
CELEBRATING Victorians' love of all things culture, a new music festival is launching this December to embrace everything great about the Bellarine Peninsula – wide open spaces, vineyards and fantastic live music.… Members read the rest!
November 20, 2021
Sydney, get ready for an immersive experience like no other. Step into the world of Gatsby in THE GREAT GATSBY, an original, immersive production Inspired by the novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald and supported by The Arts RISE Grants.
THE GREAT GATSBY opens in February 2022 in a specially designed, stylish labyrinth at Wonderland Bar, Potts Point.… Members read the rest!
November 20, 2021
THE Victorian Government is reigniting the state’s live music and festival scene, with new industry support and insurance measures to deliver a boost to shows across Victoria.
Minister for Creative Industries Danny Pearson today announced the $20 million Live Music Restart package, which will support the exciting return of live music.
Beloved music venues will safely get live shows back on their stages thanks to an $8 million program to recruit and train new staff, invest in COVIDSafe infrastructure and get more musicians and industry professionals back to work.… Members read the rest!
November 18, 2021
Damien Leith's Time Machine
IRISH-Australian singer-songwriter Damien Leith is stepping back in time with his latest single Time Machine.
The contemplative track sees Damien return to his acoustic songwriting roots, and is the first track from his forthcoming album, slated for release mid-2022.
Time Machine envisions the quintessential sliding doors moment in life, considering what could have been if something had been done differently.… Members read the rest!
November 18, 2021
THE Tony® Award-winning Broadway production of Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella will play at Melbourne’s Regent Theatre from 20 May next year, and at the Sydney Lyric Theatre from 23 October.
Lyndon Terracini for Opera Australia and John Frost for Crossroads said that leading the cast of this lavish production will be Shubshri Kandiah (Aladdin, Fangirls) as Ella (Cinderella); Ainsley Melham (Merrily We Roll Along, Aladdin) as Prince Topher; Silvie Paladino (Mamma Mia!, Les Misérables) as Marie, the Fairy Godmother; Tina Bursill (TV’s Doctor Doctor, Wentworth) as Madame, Ella’s stepmother, and Todd McKenney (The Boy From Oz, Shrek) as the Lord Chancellor, Sebastian.… Members read the rest!
November 12, 2021
HUNTERS & COLLECTORS, JAMES REYNE, THE LIVING END, THE ANGELS, JON STEVENS, BABY ANIMALS, KILLING HEIDI & BOOM CRASH OPERA
SOUNDS BY THE RIVER returns to Mannum in 2022 with a massive line-up headlined by ARIA Hall of Fame inductees Hunters & Collectors, with special guests James Reyne, The Living End, The Angels, Jon Stevens, Baby Animals, Killing Heidi and Boom Crash Opera.… Members read the rest!
November 12, 2021
9 TO 5 THE MUSICAL is partnering with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Australia to bring the joy of reading to children in need across Australia.
Photo courtesy of Dolly's Imagination Library.
The partnership was announced recently by producers John Frost for Crossroads Live Australia and Suzanne Jones.
As the official charity partner of the musical production, 9 TO 5 will host a charity dress rehearsal on Sunday 13 February at 6:30pm with the proceeds from 500 ticket sales going directly to the Imagination Library.… Members read the rest!
November 21, 2021
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