Blue Mountains Live | Gig and Event Guide on Radio Blue Mountains 89.1FM

Join the Professor on this episode of Blue Mountains Live as he sits down with the multi-talented Antony Mann. As a writer, musician, and filmmaker based in the Blue Mountains, Antony has been making waves with his band, Antelope. Get all the details on their highly anticipated Album Launch, happening on Saturday, September 9th, at the Lawson Bowling Club. Tune in to RBM.ORG.AU every Thursday at 7 PM to catch Blue Mountains Live.

And don't forget to check out Antony's captivating short films on his YouTube channel,

https://www.youtube.com/@Zedgoatredux

. For more information, visit Antony Mann's website at

antonymann.com.

Don't miss this special 2-hour episode of Blue Mountains Live recorded on Thursday, August 31st. The Professor got self-indulgent and chatted with Alastair McConnachie and Ben Laing from his former band, The Blindfolds. It was an interesting and nostalgic conversation for fans of the band and lovers of great music. Tune in to the podcast platform of your choice or look up Blue Mountains Live directly on Spotify to listen and be a part of this unique interview. Get ready for some great stories and tunes from The Blindfolds!

On this extraordinary episode of Blue Mountains Live, we have the privilege of delving into the captivating world of singer, songwriter, and guitarist Penny Ikinger. As we pay tribute to the unforgettable talents of Australian music icons Louis Tillet and Ron Peno, we embark on an enchanting journey through Penny's own musical prowess and unique perspective. Prepare to be truly enthralled as we unravel the remarkable careers and profound legacies of these legends while gaining a deeper understanding of Penny's own musical artistry. Let their melodic stories unfold, guiding us through the rich tapestry of Australian music history. Join us as we remember and celebrate these incredible musicians, discovering the magic that makes their music timeless.

On this episode of Blue Mountains Live the Professor talks to singer and show-runner PAT POWELL about next months 'Dancing in the Shadows of Motown' on at the Blue Mountains Theatre & Community Hub and then Tim Meyen about his band Super Rats appearing at the Sydney Folk festival on August 19th. Tune in at rbm.org.au, or on your favourite radio app.at 7pm.

The Professor talked to the I\insanely talented Sam Buccaabout whom it has been said ..." every single gig this guy does is an experience on its own , either solo or with a band. Way worth your time , attn and $". Sam is now running the Pub Circus at the Seven Valleys Ho9tel in m ain street Lithgow.

Podcast of 'Blue Mountains Live', broadcast March 30th on Radio Blue Mountains 89.1FM.

THURSDAY 16th February, HUW CHARLES-WALSH

musician and teacher from Lawson will be running a

FREE DRUM CLINIC!

Watch the videos on Huw's YouTube channel to see what to expect and register your place!

https://www.youtube.com/@JimboJoeable

For a return to Katoomba Music we present our popular 'Drum Clinics' for 2023. presented by local multiple instrumentalist and music teacher Huw Charles-Walsh.This is a a free drum clinic at Katoomba music on Thursday, Feb 16th This is a special clinic for drummers at a beginner to intermediate level that will start at 6 p.m. and go through a number of much sought-after rudimentary techniques and tips needed by all drummers who love their drumming. Places are limited so please register and book at the store by ringing 4782 1121 to reserve your place and please if you can bring your own sticks and a practice pad and a stool, but for those who can't, we will supply.

You can also inquire at info@katoombamusic.com.au.

Katoomba Music

140 Katoomba Street, Katoomba

New South Wales, NSW 2780

Phone: 4782 1121

Huw will also be appearing on Radio Blue Mountains89.1FM on Blue Mountains Live on the 9th of February to discuss the clinic.

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ON THURSDAY 1ST DECBRIAN GIFFIN TALKED TO ALEX CAMPBELL FROM FULL POWER HAPPY HOUR AND THE PROFESSOR TALKED TO CORIN SHEERSTON AND MATT DOWNEY !! @ 7 PM

Talking to Matt Downey and Corin Sheerston on Blue Mountains Live on Thursday Night Dec 1st. Check it out and strap yourselves in and go to the gigs

Descendants tribute night at the Baroque Room Dec 2nd, 

TODAY AT 9 PM COVERAGE // The Descendents Tribute // 18+ [Katoomba] With QLD COPS and Red Planet Repairs

then on the 3rd Dec

TOMORROW AT 7 PM

Blue Mountains Live on the 29th of September 2022, The Professor chats to Gillian Taylor-Reynolds of Sideshow Annie

and Gavin Bowles about life, music, and their gigs that coming weekend. A delightful and surprisingly candid talk with Gillian took the Professor by surprise,

revealing much about her past and her influences

rbm.org.au

The Professor chats with local up-and-coming bands who once again took to the stage on September  16th with another all-ages gig curated by Sounds of Our Towns. ForVol. 3 there was:

Florah - Four-piece band that loves to play rock and blues, surf, psychedelic rock, and folk.
R$oss from Midnight Tea Party - Blending the hypnotic melodies of the Balkans with dubstep, jazz, and rock, and:
Matt bfrom Cousin Betty - Take no prisoners rock!

Sounds of Our Towns Mountains Getdown is the first evolution from Sounds of Our Towns, from a curated playlist platform to a live event presented in a professional venue. These gigs are a celebration of the return of dancefloors and a reinvigoration of the live music scene.

The Professor played tracks from the bands including a world-exclusive play of Cousin Betty's new single, 'Envelope'.

BLUE MOUNTAINS LIVE - PODCAST

As Winter Magic shrinks away in the rearview mirror I felt there was an opportunity to do a review with one of the performers that had seen during the festival. Lucky for me one of the many I really enjoyed, reached out and it gave me the chance to ask Jimmi Carr onto the show.

After talking about Wi8nter Magic, Art and Zappa we talked about the release of the next single from the album Flight Cycle'. 'Post Mameory' Blues which had just been released.

After talking to Jimmi I also talked to Charity from Fusion Boutique about upcoming shows.

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!!

Listen to this podcast from Blue Mountains Live. Support your local live music station!

BLUE MOUNTAINS LIVE!

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

Listen to Blue Mountains Live on RBM89.1FM on Thursdays for Interviews with band members from 7 pm.

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'.

Tune in every Thursday at 7 pm to an action-packed episode of Blue Mountains Live on Radio Blue Mountains 89.1FM.

Check it out at RBM 89.1FM, stream from rbm.org.au or utilise a radio app.

**************** MEDIA RELEASE *************

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!

Check it out at RBM 89.1FM, stream from rbm.org.au or utilise a radio app. Support your local live music station and support local music!

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.

Listen to the podcast about the shows and support local music by liking and sharing.

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!".

Listen to the podcast of the show and like and share!

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.

Check it out at RBM 89.1FM, stream from rbm.org.au or utilise a radio app.

Support your local live music!

NOTE: WE ARE KICKING OFF 1/2 HR EARLIER at 6:30 PM!

Every THURSDAY NIGHT  BLUE MOUNTAINS LIVE!
Listen to the podcast of our show from Thursday Feb 10th. We had such a big show that we kicked off early!

The Professor interviewed

CHARITY MIRow (Fusion Boutique)
CHRIS CANNELL (Music in the Mountains)
RICHARD ‘THE DUCK’ KEEGAN (Australian Music Masters)
& AMANDA HANDEL from  CANTO LATINO.

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

Check it out at RBM 89.1FM, stream from rbm.org.au or utilise a radio app.

Suppert your local live music!

On BLUE MOUNTAINS LIVE this time we have an interview with songwriter/musician Daniel Champagne. 

Live in Concert at the Baroque Room, Katoomba, Blue Mountains, SAT 11th December 2021

This amazing talent is back in the Blue Mountains for one show only Saturday 11th December and pre the show he chatted to the Professor exclusively on Blue Mountains Live. There are limited tickets left so get in quick! Pre-sales are discounted and you can use your new ServiceNSW discover vouchers for payment! it’s always great to see Daniel Champagne bring his tour through The Blue Mountains! If you have any friends who love live music please get them to listen tonight and then bring them along, it’s going to be a special evening!

Daniel Champagne | Biography

The story goes that the young Australian singer, songwriter, and one-of-a-kind guitar virtuoso first picked up his instrument of choice as a five-year-old following in the footsteps of a musical father. He began writing songs at 12, training classically throughout his teens and performing solo wherever he could, honing his craft and developing what would become the dynamite live show that he is renowned for today. At 18 he left school, turned professional, and hit the road.

The following decade saw him release 5 studio albums, tour relentlessly around the globe with upwards of 300 shows per year, play some of the biggest festivals under the sun and share stages with the likes of Tommy Emmanuel, INXS, John Butler, Lucinda Williams, Ani DiFranco, Judy Collins and Rodrigo y Gabriela.

In early 2020 as the COVID pandemic ground all touring to a halt, Daniel returned to Australia writing music and further honing his craft and will return to international audiences with a swag of new songs and a completely new live show. For fans of guitar, songs or just artistic expression at it’s finest this show is a must-see!

BLUE MOUNTAINS LIVE IS BACK! Blue Mountains Live is where The Professor interviewed Charity Mirow from Fusion Boutique about upcoming gigs in the Blue Mountains and in particular the Oktoberfest show at the Bootlegger Bar being held Saturday 30th October with the band 'The Sauerkrauts'. He also interviewed Deta and Rob Rayner from the band with local drummer Julia Day. 

and here's the playlist for you to follow.

Blue Mountains Live Playlist 28 Oct 2021

'Fusion Boutique 'Oktoberfest Special'

0:05 The 'Beez Beds Are Burning' (Midnight Oil Cover)

0:10 Julia Day Interview

0:27 Dyson, Stringer & Cloher 'Too Seriously'

0:30 Chrissie Amphlett 'Love in Motion (Icehouse Cover)

0:36 Charity Mirow Interview

0:55 Daniel Champagne 'A Bird of Paradise'

0:58 Kim Churchil 'You're My Window to the Sky'

1:00 Rob Rayner Interview Pt1

1:05 The Beez 'Carouselfie'

1:08 Rob Rayner Interview Pt2

1:13 The Beez 'Lazy'

1:26 The Beez 'Chicken Wings'3

8:26 The Beez 'Chicken Wings'

1:31 End

**TAFENSW MUSIC INDUSTRY COURSE and STEVE BULL (ICEHOUSE)***

For this episode of Blue Mountains Live The Professor was joined by  Steve Bull who is a musician/producer/songwriter who has been living in Katoomba for almost 3 years now. His main gig is with ICEHOUSE ( when they get to play again)  but he also plays with a few other bands in and around Sydney and elsewhere.

He talked about his career in music as a performer but also as an Industry Lead with TAFENSW to let everyone know that TAFE are ( finally) offering the Certificate III in Music Industry qualification at the Katoomba Campus starting in February. It is a broad based course that will cover the basics of performance, audio, music technology and the music industry. Have a listen and Enrol Today!

You can download the flyer for the course here

https://tinyurl.com/y2n59bc6

and also a more detailed information pack here.

https://tinyurl.com/y2sklmrc

For course info and enrolment go here

https://tinyurl.com/y2ya3tk3

Blue Mountains Live

•••• Special Christmas Eve Show Podcast ••••

Blue Mountains Live highlights holiday inspired songs by local Blue Mountains performers on this special Christmas Eve show. After the success of streaming music this year and the joy of having local musicians join us in our living rooms I thought it would be nice to continue this trend on Christmas Eve. This idea became a reality only through the extreme generosity of the local performers who threw themselves into it with a very short time to send me their favourite and original tunes over the last two weeks before Christmas. Hear what they came up with on this episode wich includes performances from Jason Thornton and Andie (Dee), CJ Stranger, Alastair McConnachie (The Blindfolds), Gavin Bowles, Jimmi Carr, Simon Watts, TDB, Skye Evans, Linda Mizzi, Peter Long, Gillian and Eliot (Sideshow Annie), Richard 'The Duck' Keegan and Crow Mountain.

On this episode of Blue Mountains Live Brad has Live in the studio Jak Housden (The Badloves, The Whitlams) and local artist CJ Stranger who both have recent releases and are both appearing at Pigeon Lane under Gallery188 as part of the Songs & Stories series of shows. CJ played live in the studio.

EXCLUSIVE! Blue Mountains Live podcast with local artist Gavin Bowles in studio to launch debut album "This Year's Modern" came out on November 20! He'd been brewing it for 18 months with help from his band "The Distractions" (Wesley, Cameron and Simon Bowles). Listen for an exclusive first listen to tracks including the new single and title track "This Year's Modern". Tune in normally on RBM89.1FM at 7:30pm after ARTHouse.

Based in the music and art rich community of Katoomba, in the Blue Mountains of NSW Andre Matkovic of local band Sonori is currently coping with lock down by taking up a role as store manager at Katoomba Music, the regions leading resource for musical instruments. This prolific musician, graphic photo-retoucher and friend of the show brought a long a playlist, some stories and info on how we can cope with being isolated but still creative during the pandemic. We are also briefly joined by good friend pianist Monica Brooks.

THIS IS AN IMPORTANT STATE PODCAST ANNOUNCEMENT!

Thursday 3rd Sept, Local Musicians Stuart Cam, originally from Bristol UK, and Allison Oliver discuss their past and future states while in the present they  play their new single 'Autumn' which we discuss on the day of its release!

Future State consists of two extremely different and yet complementary individuals.

Stuart Cam, originally from Bristol UK, brings musical influences such as Portishead and Massive Attack to his production, crafting melancholic soundscapes pushed along by brooding beats.

Allison Oliver sings haunting vocals, inspired by Florence Welch and Regina Spektor, bringing a modern twist to the genre.

Live performances are sometimes enhanced with the enrolment of Jake Doran (Drums), Ian Garland (Bass) and Jake Coleman (Piano).

The recording process often results in guest appearances from other musicians, most notably; David Valasia (Bass), Jason Thorton (Saxophone), Oliver Morley-Sattler (Drums/Percussion).

FUTURE STATE on Blue Mountains Live with The Professor

Listen to the Podcast on your favourite podcast platform!

Listen to this Blue Mountains Live Podcast from August 13 2020 which features a very detailed interview with Dave Faulkner of the Hoodoo Gurus with Brad 'The Professor' Diedrich  and Richard 'The Duck' Keegan where they talked about the history of the Gurus and about their recent release 'Hung Out to Dry'.

Blue Mountains Live is a live music and event guide for the entire Blue Mountains incorporating a Radio Program, a Facebook page  and a Website with  Gig Guides, artist, venue and organiser directories and regular reviews and photos and videos from the shows. The Radio Show is broadcast every Thursday on Radio Blue Mountains 89.1FM at 7:30pm after ARTHouse.

Listen to the podcast of Blue Mountains Live for July 9th 2020, broadcast on RBM89.1FM.

Once again we had no live gigs since we're not back to live performances so once again I played a pre-recorded interview with local musician Matt Tonks.that I did in the back of local music store and show sponsor, Katoomba Music. We talked about Matt's music career a swell as how he is coping with the CIVID lockdown.

Listen to the podcast of Blue Mountains Live for Jun 25th 2020, broadcast on RBM89.1FM.

Once again we had no live gigs since we're not back to live performances so once again I played a few pre-recorded interviews that I did over the last couple of weeks, the first one being with Lex Dadd who is a resource officer from the Aboriginal Cultural Resource Centre at 14 Oak Street Katoomba down near scenic world. We were down there doing an interviews with Lex for an audio piece which is part of an exhibition called Timescapes on at Gang-Gang Gallery out at Lithgow that's going to be starting next month but while we were down there I thought I'd have a chat to him about his music and how he coping with the lock down. I also had an interview with Linda Mizzi which I did the other night after a performance online that she did with the project that Charity Mirow from Fusion boutique is running in Partnership with Blue Mountains Council called LoveLocal Live, recorded down at shelter studios in North Katoomba and had a chat about her music how she felt that event went as well as how she is coping with isolation.

The last interview which I did last Thursday 18th June in our newly set up Studio 2 was one with local musician Gavin Bowls who has just released his single Apartmentaly that is part of some music he started recording last year with his band The Distractions and he has allowed us to play that song for it's the first radio play.

Listen to Blue Mountains Live with Brad Diedrich for a special interview with Stefano Cosentino, one of the mountains busiest musicians playing with bands CK & the 45s, Rachael Brady & the Moonshine Special and Kristen Lee Morris and the Dirty Snakes as well as working at station sponsor Katoomba Music. We find out about his career and how he has been coping with lockdown and his thoughts on the music industry's future,

Blue Mountains Live is a Live Gig And Event Guide which covers live events from Penrith to Lithgow incorporating a Radio Program, a Facebook page and a Website with Gig Guides, artist, venue and organiser directories and regular reviews and photos and videos from the show.
While in lockdown the Blue Mountains is not hosting Live Music, but there is still a lot going on. In this series of interviews local artists, event organisers and stakeholders in the music industry talk about how they are dealing with the change in their way of life.

In this episode we talk to Chris Cannell from Music in the Mountains about the drive to take live music online and beyond, Ian Neil Morrison from music instrument store Katoomba Music and how lockdown has affected his business and musician, academic and music education entrepreneur Peter Long from Abbey Street Studios about his journey.

Broadcast May 14th, 2020 RBM89.1FM