Jazz Jammers Review

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The Jazz Jammers @ The Comma As Louis Armstrong sang in one of his movie roles: "Now you has jazz!" Old Satchmo could have been describing the first Mainstream Jazz Jam at The Comma in Castlemaine on May 5. Amateur musos lined up with seasoned professionals to explore the swing, harmony, counterpoint and sheer excitement of the jazz genre. Ted, … [Read more...]

The Stillsons playing at the Bridge

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The Stillsons Melbourne alt country band The Stillsons are currently touring, showcasing their wares off the back of their brand new single release Break And Keel, the first single lifted from their upcoming album Never Go Your Way. They perform at The Bridge Hotel Castlemaine on Saturday 18th May. The band who comprises of two singers - … [Read more...]

Fourteen Nights at Sea on stage at The Bridge

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Fourteen Nights at Sea on stage at The Bridge Full of subtle minimalism, slow builds, and destructive metallic resolutions, reminiscent of formidable contemporaries of the genre – THIS WILL DESTROY YOU, GODSPEED… and the like, Fourteen Nights at Sea make their return to the stage at The Bridge Hotel Castlemaine to perform songs off their newly … [Read more...]

After the dreaming show and event in Taradale

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After the dreaming. The township of Taradale in Central Victoria may no longer be considered a town according to the ABS, but that fact does not stop the vibrant community from staging some of the most memorable arts events in the Castlemaine area. On Saturday May 11th, there will be a one off art performance, called After the dreaming- to be … [Read more...]

The Comma – Jam Session – open Mic – house band – BACON ‘D’ BLUES

OPEN MIC - JAM SESSION - house band - BACON 'D' BLUES. Solo Acts, duo's, and Bands welcome. Or just jam with the house Band.

This will be the first of many Open Mic - Jam Sessions at the Comma over winter, the House Band BACON 'D' BLUES will kick each arvo of with a short set, then open the stage to Solo acts, duo's and Bands or what ever your thing is. The house band will be available all arvo to back up any act who wants to play with the band.. GET DOWN EARLY TO … [Read more...]

The Livingstone Daisies

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Friday April 5 at The Bridge Hotel in Castlemaine The Livingstone Daisies launch their debut album Don't Know What Happiness Is with the Saint Jude duo Brooke & Ryan. Great venue in a great part of the world, come and rock out in the wilds with us and experience some of the psychedelic flora growing in your own backyard. … [Read more...]

Duncan Graham & His Co-Accused at the Bridge

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As part of Castlemaine Fringe Fest Duncan Graham & His Co-Accused will be playing their own special brand of blues ballads, urban folk and power pop at The Bridge Hotel Castlemaine on Friday 22nd March. After 20 years playing and writing for a bunch of Melbourne post-punk and gloomcore outfits, Duncan Graham began his solo experiment … [Read more...]

Alek: Electro Hurdy-Gurdy Man

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Alek is a French professional hurdy-gurdy player who now lives in Australia. In 1997, under French traditional trainer Laurent Bitaud, Alek began the hurdy-gurdy at the Conservatorium of Music of Bourges, where he passed his DEM (Diplôme d’Etudes Musicales) and he got a Prix regional (prize) in traditional hurdy-gurdy. In 2002, he was … [Read more...]

THE RAAH PROJECT

Infusing their own original arrangements with electrifying strings, big-band beats and electronica, and with sublime vocals that span jazz to beat poetry, The Raah Project create staggeringly beautiful live shows.

     There'd be few groups that straddle as many sounds as this so naturally. But straddle they do. The Raah Project spawned from an idea by Ryan Ritchie and Tamil Rogeon - who have built a strong following in another category defying outfit True Live (as vocalist/producer and violinist) - and it's morphed into a live … [Read more...]

Hanley Alison – Music performance made from piano pieces

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  The project is in two parts:  The State Festival part is a daily workshop space where people can come and help me take apart the piano and create sculptures out of the pieces.  I'm going to take timelapse type footage each day and post it on my blog and also take photos of each sculpute that gets made and post them … [Read more...]