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Eastside Arts

Eastside Arts - Supporting Live Music in Sydney

About Me

EASTSIDE ARTS is active in the protection of live-music in Sydney by providing artists with two unique live-music venues and participates in the development of weekly live-music events that provide employment for musicians from a culturally diverse background and for emerging artists. All ages and Family friendly!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ STONE GALLERY on oxford - (Paddington Uniting Church) The acoustic ambience of the sandstone church has enhanced and housed some of the best musicians in Sydney. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~EASTSIDE MUSIC CAFE - (Behind Church) .... a warm, inviting, smoke-free venue for up to 150 people, a venue that presents top quality local and national music, in a friendly atmosphere, live and at arm's length. Local players share the stage with traveling troubadors, and special premium concerts allow patrons a chance to hear and meet well-known entertainers first-hand. Licensed & Simple Food for sale.

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Member Since: 8/14/2006
Band Website: eastsidearts.org.au
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Type of Label: None

My Blog

I AM NOT FOR SALE  YOU ARE NOT FOR SALE  BECOME AN ABOLITIONIST!

Over the last 7 days - I attended a conference, a book launch, and a public meeting at Parliament in Canberra all on the topic of Human Trafficking. All of this being held in the context of the 200th...
Posted by Eastside Arts on Fri, 30 Mar 2007 09:27:00 PST

What moves you to write a song?

I was reading comments on this blog between friends (Feb 3, 07) and it made me think again of the topic of songwriting - protest songs - or songs with content about what we feel about what is going on...
Posted by Eastside Arts on Fri, 23 Feb 2007 05:07:00 PST

Howard verses Hope - Full Text of Senator Barack Obama's Announcement for President

Our PM - John Howard - needs to listen to this speech! Is there hope that the US can change for the sake of it's people and the world?If you have time - read this speech or watch and listen to it:htt...
Posted by Eastside Arts on Thu, 15 Feb 2007 03:35:00 PST

Vale - Megan Gressor - 1955-2007

.."Make your own kind of music, sing your own special song & ". The old "Mamas & Papas" number, sung as a final farewell by Unaccompanied Baggage, was a fitting funeral tribute to longtime Eastside A...
Posted by Eastside Arts on Sun, 04 Feb 2007 04:28:00 PST

Check Out this NEW Alex Legg Song/Video

WHAT DO YOU THINK???Alex Legg - host of the Melbourne Songwriters Showcase - thinks it is TIME TO WAKE UP! Check out this myspace and contribute to THE CONVERSATION - be inspired and inspiring!http://...
Posted by Eastside Arts on Fri, 02 Feb 2007 03:35:00 PST

The Cost of War - Website

http://costofwar.com/index.html
Posted by Eastside Arts on Thu, 01 Feb 2007 03:11:00 PST

UPDATED!!!! The senior women of one family  voting for the first time

PS - I have edited this since the first post - as I found out that the number of sisters was incorrect - there were more!! You will see what I mean when you read below!)The senior women of one family ...
Posted by Eastside Arts on Tue, 23 Jan 2007 02:15:00 PST

REVIEW - Letterbox Music Showcase Concert

Letterbox Music Showcase Concert - Line Up: Sarah Humphreys, Michael John Azzopardi, Leroy Lee, Vic Farrell. Peter Miller Robinson, Torchsong Country Soul BandWhat a way to finish the year at Eastside...
Posted by Eastside Arts on Tue, 19 Dec 2006 03:01:00 PST

No more protest from Aussie bands (???)

Found this article on Yahoo - What do you Reckon???? Cheers, Carol ----- http://au.news.yahoo.com//061207/2/11p1i.htmlThursday December 7, 05:19 PMNo more protest from Aussie bandsProtest songs by ban...
Posted by Eastside Arts on Thu, 07 Dec 2006 04:37:00 PST

We went to The Shack!!!

Last night Christina and I went with some friends to The Shack at Narrabeen. We went to lend our support - not only to a great community venue - but also to our wonderful friend Christine Wheeler! The...
Posted by Eastside Arts on Sun, 03 Dec 2006 03:27:00 PST