Culture
Music
Close-up and personal makes for a magic night
Sarah Blasko sat alone at a baby grand. Magic ensued.
- by Michael Bailey
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Live Music
When his parents caught coronavirus, Ian Pidd picked up his ukulele
They were too ill inside the nursing home to even pick up the phone, and he wasn't allowed in. So each day, with musician friends, he played for them.
- by Nick Miller
Review
A sound that 'seemed to make each molecule glisten'
Using two old friends, Sandy Evans' new trio sounded ready-made.
- by John Shand
Live Music
Ballarat to be the canary in the coal mine for live music's return
Victoria's music industry will keep a keen eye on Ballarat this weekend, where a music festival is inviting a live audience.
- by Mikey Cahill
The Wanted music video for Glad You Came
The music video for Glad You Came by British band The Wanted.
ARIAs
'It is a great honour': Archie Roach to be inducted into ARIA hall of fame
The honour comes as Roach celebrates the 30th anniversary of his seminal debut album Charcoal Lane.
- by Nathanael Cooper
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Live Music
Music comes home to Melbourne's heart of the arts
Stepping onto the Hamer Hall stage will be a bittersweet moment for violinist Freya Franzen. "It's been a bleak year," she says.
- by Nick Miller
Live Music
The Bowl runneth over with plans for a summer arts extravaganza
The Sidney Myer Music Bowl is due to reopen in January to audiences, who will sit on physically-distanced platforms instead of spreading picnic blankets on the grass.
- by Nick Miller
Performing arts
The Duke who could charm anyone
Making music with hotheads half his age called on all of Duke Ellington's famous patience.
- by John Shand
Review
Sweet song of a concert hall reawakened
The sound was seamless yet startling in its intensity; an intensity which cut through the fog of a long year.
- by Harriet Cunningham
Live Music
Crackling with energy, MSO players return live on stage
In a tantalising taste of the return of live music to Melbourne, string players from the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra joined in monumental quintets.
- by Tony Way