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Donald Ray "DJ" Johnson Jr. // Khruangbin
Tue 5 Apr 2022 10:00
on Mystic Brew
Texas psych-funk masters Khruangbin are bringing their First Class Tour to Australia in November/December with the support of American spiritual saxophonist Kamasi Washington and local psych-fusion band Mildlife. Tune in to Mystic Brew to hear dummer Donald Ray "DJ" Johnson Jr. chat with Mike Gurrieri about his band and their Australian tour.
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Mindy Meng Wang 王萌
Mon 4 Apr 2022 17:30
on Headhunters
Moon Lantern Festival is a festival made with the community for the community that has been running in North Richmond for 27 years. Acclaimed Chinese/Australian avant-garde composer Mindy Meng Wang 王萌 is one of the performers at the festival. She joins PBS regular fill-in Sarita Ryan for a chat about the event and what it means for the community. Tune in to Headhunters from 5pm on Monday.
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Pauline Maudy and Greta Kelly // Mzaza
Sun 3 Apr 2022 17:15
Queensland group Mzaza are coming to Melbourne and East Gippsland to tour their album 'The Birth and Death of Stars', after earlier plans were thwarted by bushfires and then COVID. Pauline Maudy and Greta Kelly will chat about the album and tour in the Global Village on Sunday 3 April. They are playing Open Studio in Northcote on Saturday 9th April as well as gigs in Bruthen, Orbost and Lakes Entrance en route to the National Folk Festival in Canberra.
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Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram
Sun 3 Apr 2022 13:00
Celebrating the release of his Grammy-nominated album, '662' out on Alligator Records, heir to the Delta blues crown Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram joins Matt to speak about his album and upcoming Byron Bay Blues Fest performances and sideshows.
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Andrew Murray // ATM15
Sat 2 Apr 2022 09:00
ATM15 Big Band return with 'Composers Plus Vol. 2 - Live at The Jazzlab.' Tune in to Jazz on Saturday to hear Andrew Murray chat to Andrew Young about the big band's release.
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Nick O'Mara
Sat 2 Apr 2022 08:00
Guitarist and songwriter Nick O'Mara's debut album 'Overland' is now out with a Melbourne launch show announced for April 8 at Merri Creek Tavern. Tune in to 5Ft High & Rising to hear him chat with Myles about the making of the album.
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Hex Editor
Fri 1 Apr 2022 20:30
Melbourne electronic artist Hex Editor takes the plunge with UK label GODDEZZ to present a new track titled 'Blush' that comes along an assortment of juicy remixes. Tune in to Passing Notes to hear the artist chat with Penny about this release and how it was put together.
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Loretta Miller // Jazzparty
Fri 1 Apr 2022 09:15
JAZZPARTY released their second album Nobody Gets Away in mid-2021. The record packs a punch, delivering 11 hypnotic, seductive and groovy tracks that made it worthy of being chosen as a PBS Feature Album upon its release. This week on Ports of Paradise vocalist Loretta Miler chats to Paddy about the album ahead of a special broadcast of a live set by Jazzparty recorded for Channel 31's Muuzostream.
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Antagonist A.D. // Sam Crocker
Fri 1 Apr 2022 02:00
Recorded at Full Tilt Festival Ryan caught up with Antagonist A.D.'s vocalist Sam Crocker to chat about their Australian tour, the state of festival line ups and plans for their upcoming EP as part of their "Through Fire All Things Are Renewed" trilogy.
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Chris Yanni & Max Catlow // Life's Ill
Fri 1 Apr 2022 02:00
Recorded at Full Tilt Festival Ryan caught up with Chris Yanni & Max Catlow from Sydney band Life's Ill to have a chat about their current tour slot with Antagonist A.D., debut album 'As I Watch Above' and their plans for 2022 and beyond.
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Andy Marsh // Thy Art is Murder
Fri 1 Apr 2022 02:00
Recorded at Full Tilt Festival Ryan caught up with Thy Art is Murder's vocalist Andy Marsh about playing big festivals again after a two year hiatus, celebrating the tenth anniversary of their iconic album 'Hate' and plans for 2022 and beyond.
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David Williams // Augie March
Thu 31 Mar 2022 14:15
on Radio City
Celebrating a belated 21st birthday of their first born release, Australian art rock legends Augie March return to their roots, taking their debut album 'Sunset Studies' on the road for three East Coast dates, the final of which is April 1 at Croxton Bandroom. Tune in to Radio City to hear from drummer David Williams, who chats to Crispi about the classic album and the tour.
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Peter Knight // Aust. Art Orchestra
Thu 31 Mar 2022 11:30
AAO Artistic Director Peter Knight calls in to chat with Shio about the new collaborative work 1988 being premiered at The Substation. 1988 was a pivotal year for composer/instrumentalist Dung Nguyen as he emigrated from South Vietnam to Australia, to join Quí Văn Nguyễn, his father. Consisting of 9 compositions that bleed into one another, the individual musical practices of the players in the ensemble come together to collectively tell this story with Dung.
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Andy Platts // Mamas Gun
Wed 30 Mar 2022 17:00
Deftly updating classic R&B for modern times, Mamas Gun strike soul gold on their third single ‘Good Love,' from their forthcoming album 'Cure the Jones' released April 1. Lead singer Andy Platts calls in to The Afterglow to discuss the album.
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Frank Davidson
Wed 30 Mar 2022 10:15
Fellow community radio broadcaster and presenter of 'A Different Shade of Blue' at Warrnambool's 3WAYFM calls in to chat about their 2022 fund raiser featuring artists Jeff Lang, Alison Ferrier, Leah Senior and many more.
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Tracey Roberts
Wed 30 Mar 2022 09:30
Now celebrating its 19th year, Dandenong Ranges Open Studios is an exciting annual weekend event that promotes the work of local artists and gives you the opportunity to have a sneak peek into the private world of our artists' working studio environments. Artist & musician, Tracey Roberts calls in to discuss this year's program.
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Steven Oliver // Bigger and Blacker
Wed 30 Mar 2022 08:00
This week on State of the Art Annika chats with cabaret performer Steven Oliver about his Malthouse show Bigger and Blacker. Bigger & Blacker is an autobiographical comedy cabaret exploring Steven’s lived experience as a gay First Nations person in the public eye.
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Sampology
Tue 29 Mar 2022 09:15
on Mystic Brew
This week Mike invites DJ/producer Sampology in for a chat ion Mystic Brew. Sampology is a Producer, DJ, and vinyl enthusiast since his teens, based in Meanjin/Brisbane, Australia.
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Pinch Points
Mon 28 Mar 2022 16:15
on Homebrew
Pinch Points' new album, 'Process', is a blistering collection of post-punk future classics. The band launch the album on April 2 at The Corner but not before a chat with Maddy and Kurt on Homebrew.
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Kaleo Sansaa
Fri 25 Mar 2022 22:00
on Afro Turn Up
Zambian artist, Kaleo Sansaa calls in to Afro Turn Up to talk to Kix about how she sources inspiration from the Sun to make what she calls 'sun-drunk' and 'solar-based' hip-hop and her visually captivating music videos.