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ON THURSDAY NIGHT'S BLUE MOUNTAINS LIVE 31st MAR

The Professor chatted with

Charity Mirow and  Corin Sheerston and

they attempted to fight through the different gremlins plaguing everyone at the moment

As Corin says”

“The show must go on!!

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The Professor chats with George Washingmachine who is doing two shows, one at Pigeon Lane and one at Gang Gang Gallery, and then with Staev Balbi who is fronting Mi-Sex at the Baroque Room. 

George has had a vast and varied career in the entertainment business, as a musician, actor, and comedian. As a child he trained for 7 years as a classical violinist, however, left all that behind when he formed his rhythm & blues band, The Dead Wringers in which he played guitar and sang.

Stephen Vert Balbi is an Australian musician and record producer. He was the founding bass guitarist in pub rockers, Noiseworks in 1986 and formed a psychedelic pop group and production duo, Electric Hippies in 1993 with fellow Noiseworks member, Justin Stanley. He joined Mi-Sex in 2011.

SOUNDS OF OUR TOWNS VOL. 2 IN THE BLUE MOUNTAINS

The professor talks to Bands Trash Baby and PYLOT'S EYE who are both playing at the Blue Mountains Theatre to showcase local bands on the stage Friday 29th April.t.

Vol 2. Friday, April 29

• Trash Baby • PILOTS EYE • Large Mirage

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Blue Mountains Theatre partners with Retro Rehash this April to present Sounds of our Towns - Mountains Getdown – two all-ages events at the Blue Mountains Theatre.

BLUE MOUNTAINS LIVE DIESEL and PAINT JOB!

The Professor interviews DIESEL who is on a solo tour promoting his 'Alone with Blues' album at the Blue Mountains Theatre and Community Hub SATURDAY 23 APRIL 8 PM – 10 PM.

After that, the Professor chats with the local band 'Paint Job' about their upcoming support for Mi-Sex at the Baroque Room on the 7th of May and thier recently released EP 'PAint Job'.

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DIESEL

NEW ALBUM ALONE WITH BLUES OUT NOW

+ TOUR ON SALE NOW

Today, Diesel (Mark Lizotte) releases his new album, Alone With Blues. A collection of blues classics and rarities, Alone With Blues sees Mark pay tribute to giants like Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Otis Rush, Sam Cooke, Leadbelly, and Magic Sam.

For Diesel, the blues are never far away. From solo hits ‘Come To Me’ to ‘Days Like These’ and back to his blues-based 1996 collaboration with Chris Wilson, ‘Short Cool Ones’ and 2009’s ‘Project Blues’, he’s always infused the spirit and the sound into his music.

But unlike anything he has released before, every facet of Alone With Blues has been prepped and cooked by Diesel himself.

Alone With Blues, contains 11 tracks of veteran virtuosity from the multiple ARIA award-winning singer and guitarist, augmented by double bass, blues harp, cello, percussion and more, all played and recorded solo at Diesel’s own Sydney studio during the 2020 COVID go-slow.

What began of necessity offered its own challenges: how to best record music that you’ve always considered a collaborative artform, namely the blues, when you’re alone? Diesel’s method was to go deep into each song, to capture what’s special and hypnotic about each, and he was hell-bent on getting those subtleties into the grooves.

Alone With Blues resonates with memories of the late great Chris Wilson, Diesel’s partner on the Short Cool Ones album, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year.

Both Alone With Blues and Short Cool Ones feature Willie Dixon and Jimmy Reed classics, while the new ‘All Your Love’ is a Magic Sam barnstormer that had been considered for inclusion a quarter of a century ago. Mostly, though, it’s all about the blues harp: “I put a lot of effort into my harmonica playing on this record”, says Diesel, “Chris pushed me to play more harp, which was difficult when I was standing next to him, y'know? But he was always encouraging so what I play on this record, I play for Chris and for Michael Gudinski too, he’s the one that put Chris and I together in the first place.”

Another standout element is the supple and rhythmic double bass, used to effect on ‘Work Song’ (Cannonball Adderley) and a haunting version of Sam Cooke’s ‘Lost and Lookin’ – the current single.

“Sam is a benchmark singer for me”, says Diesel, “if there's any one person I want to sound like, it's him. His phrasing is insane, immaculate.” With Alone With Blues, Diesel has conjured up one of his most thrilling and affecting albums yet. Fans will see him play tracks from the new album onstage when the Greatest Hits/Alone With Blues Live tour kicks off, you guessed it, after another lockdown!

THURSDAY 7TH APRIL,2022 ON BLUE MOUNTAINS LIVE IT"S ALL ABOUT THE FUNK!

Interviews with Boris Hunt and Tubby Wadsworth from K'Town Funky Horns who are appearing at the Blue Mountains Theatre and Community Hub for the Sounds of our Towns event as well as Jimmi Carr who is launching his new album 'Flight Cycle' at the Bootlegger on Saturday 9th April 2022. This episode is bursting at the seams with funky goodness!

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ON THURSDAY NIGHT'S BLUE MOUNTAINS LIVE The Professor chatted with Willem Robert Hendriksen from Retro Rehash about Blue Mountains Theatre & Retro Rehash present SOUNDS OF OUR TOWNS Mountains Get down, Vol. 1 & 2.

FeaturiNG Cammy Cautious and the Wrestlers, Sin Cartera, Funky Horns + special guests, LARGE MIRAGE, Trash Baby & PYLOTS EYE.

We chatted about what Willem has done for creative music events in the mountains, and on current ways to support our locals such as the local playlists on his Retro Rehash website.

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With the Bonniedoon duo playing a gig at Hotel Etico and the full band playing the same weekend at the Station Bar in Katoomba, it was time to catch up with the lead vocalist BONNIE COADY. We chatted to her as she was having appointments to do with her next big event, the birth of her expected bub!

Says "Bonnie "Love to laugh, joke, socialise, drink, sing and be merry! Family and friends are very important to her, it's no good without them!".

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John Stuart is a Blue Mountains musician who apart from performing live with many of the local legends also runs Sound Heaven Studios which is the premier boutique recording studio in the Sydney region where he offers music recording, mixing, and mastering services.

Sound Heaven Studios offers the facilities of a large recording studio, but at a small studio price. Our engineers draw on many years of experience in all genres of music. We aren't just button-pushers, but involve ourselves in every project, ensuring that the final recording is the best quality possible.

Some of the artists that have used the studio include Hermitude, Thundamentals, Urthboy, Pugsley Buzzard, Kate Rowe, and Rachel Brady.

ON THURSDAY NIGHT'S BLUE MOUNTAINS LIVE!

FEBRUARY 17th on Radio Blue Mountains 89.1FM.

The Professor interviewed

Dave Graney & Clare Moore

and our very own Meg Benson with a peek at Music Hunter in our music organiser series.

Music, interviews, and the best Live gig round-up for miles around! There's lots of safe live music about and we will tell you all about it. Tune in tonight at 6;30 pm.

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The Professor interviewed

CHARITY MIRow (Fusion Boutique)

Music, interviews, and the best Live gig round-up for miles around! There's lots of safe live music about and we will tell you all about it. Tune in every Thursday on RBM89.1FM

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