Over ten days, The Byron Bay International Film Festival (BBFF) celebrates the spirit of Byron Bay through the universal medium of film. The programme includes films which resonate with local community values – maintaining a strong emphasis on social and environmental issues, diversity, multiculturalism, creativity, indigenous culture, spirit, healing, conscious thinking or positive living, music, [...]
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Mullumbimby resident Kamal M.Engels’ production of The Gyuto Monks of Tibet “Pure Sounds” is nominated for a Grammy Award in 2011, category “Best Traditional World Music Album” Kamal produced the album in early 2010 after inviting the Gyuto Monks for a recording session on Kamal’s latest album “Zen Mama”. It contains a rarely performed and [...]
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After 2 years, 9 parties and of some of the most memorable fuzzy moments shared by kids from Melbourne to Brisbane the twisted people from the land of Trip Kicks are about to reek havoc and reign supreme on the beautiful place of Byron Bay once again. The 2nd birthday has been 3 months in [...]
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We celebrate the Festive Season with ‘ A Saint Knicker-less Carribean Castaway Christmas’. For the last Sketchy of the Year we’ve gathered together the most SULTRY SANTAS HELPERS you’re ever going to see and stranded them on a desert Island for the Sketching and viewing pleasure of our Art-Monkeys and their ribald friends. Returning to [...]
After more than 60 concerts all over the globe, Deva Premal, Miten and Manose return to Australia with their uniquely blissful live concertof chants, songs, and silence. Musically, Deva Premal and Miten comefrom two very different worlds. Deva, German-born, classicallytrained, grew up in an environment where mantras were chanted asbedtime lullabies. Miten, from England, spent [...]
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Two of the hottest Brisbane bands are coming to Durrumbul Hall for a Saturday night summer’s celebration of PULSE, grooves, and seriously dancey sounds. Hailing from Brisbane’s West End, KOOii’s dynamic and original live show defines easy categorization. There’s an evident affinity with reggae, afrobeat, and funk music. Backed by a 5-piece rhythm section (including members [...]
As most people know – plenty of rich & famous visit Byron. And for the most part, they enjoy it because they get left alone; Keith Richards, Richard Branson, Madona, the list is endless… (the exception would be that Coldplay singer who got into trouble for smashing a windshield). However, none of these people arrive [...]
The Byron Beachside Market is set for Wednesday, december 29, and organisers are appealing for stallholders. The 100% make it, bake it, grow it is held once a year on the Byron bay beach-front near the surf club at Main Beach. Organisers say the focus and emphasis of the Beachside Market is on authenticity and [...]
OK – Bluesfest just made their 2nd announcement; Jethro Tull, ZZ Top, John Legend, Gurrumul (Bluesfest exclusive), Toots & the Maytals, Pete Murray, Wolfmother, Funky Meters, Irma Thomas, Booker T, Los Lobos, Kasey Chambers, Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band, Tim Robbins & the Rogues Gallery Band, The Dingoes, Diesel, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, B.B. & [...]
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