Programs

Across the Tracks

Sundays at 4pm

A musical excursion to a place where the sounds of Southern Soul, Blues, Gospel, Rhythm'n'Blues, Jazz, Western Swing, Honky Tonk, Swamp Pop, Zydeco and Rock n Roll, maybe encountered along the way.

Across the Universe

Wednesdays at 9:30pm

Zev Fink takes you on a journey across the universe of sounds, with music that calms the mind and lifts the spirits.

Album of the Week

Wednesdays at 3pm

Every day Eastside Radio is inundated with outstanding new music competing for airtime from artists all around the world. For half an hour each week, we dedicate our airwaves to giving you an extended listen to those very artists.

Arts - Friday

Fridays at 10:30am

Arts Friday is an arts magazine program that features local creative and cultural events, trends in the arts, in-depth profile interviews, produced stories and insights from special guests on current issues in the arts.

Arts - Monday

Mondays at 10:30am

Rotating fortnightly presenters with Ayiko C and then with Lindsey Gusto and Caroline Sky.

Arts - Thursday

Thursdays at 10:30am

Arts Thursday is your mid-week guide to what's going on in and around Sydney's arts scene, with Maisy Stapleton and Toby Creswell

Arts - Tuesday

Tuesdays at 10:30am

Suzi and Di will be dedicated to the latest news and views on what’s happening and about to happen in the performing and visual arts, and also dedicated to having a good time.

Arts - Wednesday

Wednesdays at 10:30am

Arts Wednesday focuses on creativity and on the creative people who make it all happen, over a number of disciplines. There are in-depth conversations with guests, and music usually follows a theme inspired by the interview.

BOSH

Saturdays at 6pm

At Bosh radio we play a blend of nu jazz, future RnB, neo soul, DUB, post punk and every electronic sub culture you can think of to keep your weekend moving.

Bambu Hut

Saturdays at 4pm

Bambu Hut is a showcase for an incredible range of hot musics. Guided by the Jamaican backgrounds of King Keith and The Duchess, a Bambu Hut mix always includes classic cuts from mento, Jamaican jazz, ska, rocksteady, and golden period reggae.

Between or Beyond

Andrew Hurley

Jazz is an ‘omnium gatherum’: Especially as it has moved out in its diaspora from the USA, it has entered into relationships with other forms of music, including folk, pop, ‘world’, or ‘classical’ music.

Blow

Thursdays at 2pm

Two legends of the Australian music industry present great jazz, with a special focus on the local scenes from Sydney, Melbourne, and beyond.

Blue Moon

Antoine Corbiau

Step into "Blue Moon," where each week we dive into the heart of jazz.

Boogie Dance Cafe

Fridays at 11pm

Join us in the Boogie Dance Cafe every Friday night as we serve up jazz-funk treats, disco delights, boogie beverages and afro-funk goodies to our diners – with a side order of soul sauce.

Boondi Arvos

Wednesdays at 9:30pm

Welcome to your weekly First Nations radio show “Boondi NIghts” here on eastside FM. 90 minutes of deadly sounds every wednesday from Arnhem Land down to Wurundjeri country live from Eastside FM Bondi Pavillion Studios.

Breaking Waves

Mondays at 6pm

Breaking Waves is a program about smashing stereotypes and dispelling stigma. It’s about daring to be different, and getting maximum fun out of life.

Buried In The Vinyl

Thursdays at 5:30am

Buried in the Vinyl is a show about the albums that matter.

Bush Television

Wednesdays at 12:30am

Sounds of the Bush. Stories of the Bush.

Celtic Tones

Wednesdays at 6:30pm

Celtic Tones is your opportunity to drench yourself in the heartfelt lyrics and musical flow of home-grown Irish talent that tends to stay within the borders of the Emerald Isle.

Cinemascape

Wednesdays at 6pm

Cinemascape is your weekly guide to the movies. Whatever the genre, whoever the star, Cinemascape will pass judgement on three films each week.

Deep Blues

Thursdays at 8pm

Deep Blues is a program that celebrates blues in all its forms. From its roots in America’s Deep South, to modern-day blues from around the world, the program explores the life and variations of this magical and enduring musical genre.

Dial Afrika

Saturdays at 2pm

PJ is the ‘New (old) Kid On The Eastside Block’. He's had a special interest in collecting jazz and African music for the past 30+ years.

Drive - Friday

Fridays at 4pm

Each Friday afternoon let the team drive you home, from 4 to 6pm. A selection of musical favourites, traffic updates, weekend weather forecasts, with good conversation.

Drive - Monday

Mondays at 4pm

Join Alan for information and fun on your Drive home. Enjoy topical stories, fabulous music, stimulating interviews and thoughtful ideas.

Drive - Thursday

Thursdays at 4pm

Behind the microphone now stood a smiling man looking to connect with the audience armed with a collection of jazz that spanned the decades.

Drive - Tuesday

Tuesdays at 4pm

Hosted by David Barr, the program is an eclectic mix of roots, soul, blues, folk, contemporary Americana and African music.

Drive - Wednesday

Wednesdays at 4pm

Expect to find interesting & leading edge interviewees, including ‘business heavies’, social commentators, expert academics, visiting musicians, authors & the occasional harmless individual.

Flop Eared Mule

Sundays at 11pm

Flop Eared Mule presents all the new releases in Americana, alt, country, singer-songwriter and roots music from the legendary names in the genre to the emerging voices.

Forever French

Wednesdays at 8pm

All about music from French-speaking countries, Forever French plays tracks from Belgium, Switzerland, Africa, The French Caribbean, Quebec, New Caledonia, Tahiti, Madagascar and Reunion Island.

Found Sounds Lost Horizons

Tuesdays at 12pm

As renowned musicians, Ben and Trevor draw inspiration from a broad range of music genres – jazz, blues, and world in its many flavours from the African continent to the Middle-East, India and beyond.

Gentle Thoughts

Will Regan

Gentle Thoughts can be heard every Sunday on 8CCC at 10am and is presented by Will Regan who is a former presenter here on Eastside Radio.

Girl Talk

Saturdays at 10am

Susan brings you the best in jazz and talk on your Saturday morning

Groove Line

Fridays at 8pm

Presented by Agent “Double O” Soul, Groove Line is your guide to groove.

Hoodoo Kitchen

Saturdays at 12pm

A program of mainly jazz music from all eras but peppered with some jazz-related genres including blues, R&B, New Orleans street music and funk.

Hours Apart

Alina and Chiara

In The Pocket

Tuesdays at 1:30pm

Mister Ott will take you on a journey through different genres and cultures, in a search for music that goes deep, aims high and finds that sweet spot, where it just feels so damn good.

Indi's R'n'B

Thursdays at 11:30pm

RnB has the unique ability to both hype you up and cool you down. Whether on your way out, while your out or on you way home, Indi's Thursday night RnB will take you on a dynamic journey through RnB’s past and present.

Jammin - Friday

Fridays at 7am

Returning to the mike after a break working on his golf handicap, Peter Dowling is back with his eclectic mix of Jazz-based breakfast music.

Jammin - Monday

Mondays at 7am

“Jammin’” is playing music, especially standards, classics and otherwise timelessly recognisable tunes, in new, improvised, swinging and surprising ways.

Jammin - Saturday

Saturdays at 7am

Presented by Jen Thomas from 7am to 10am, Jammin’ Saturday eases you into the weekend with a breakfast spread of jazz standards, new releases, the occasional jazz birthday or showtunes special.

Jammin - Sunday

Sundays at 7am

Jammin Sunday weaves an eclectic tapestry of jazz, electronic, fusion, neo-classical, post rock and other contemporary sounds.

Jammin - Thursday

Thursdays at 7am

If you like your music with a generous serving of melted storytelling, then Thursday Jammin’ might be just the dish for you.

Jammin - Tuesday

Tuesdays at 7am

According to Leo Metzker’s unofficial medical research, an ideal breakfast involves the digestion of bran, calcium and jazz.

Jammin - Wednesday

Wednesdays at 7am

Get in the mood with Swinging Standards, Soulful Singers, Bouncing Blues and Bossa Novas.

Jazz And

Jim Gilbert

Jazz And… explores the sounds of Jazz, its influence and cross pollination into other sounds both locally and around the globe

Jazz Down The Line

Fridays at 5:30am

Jazz Is...

Sundays at 6pm

A comprehensive program that explores the multifaceted essence of jazz. The show centres on the intricate interplay between jazz music and its diverse array of influences from various genres and instrumental sources.

Left Side Clouded

Wednesdays 9am

LP promises sounds not heard on any other station across Sydney..

Listening Space

Mondays 9:30pm

Listening space brings you a mixture of recorded sounds from local artists, music from further afield, new releases and old gems, interspersed with event guides, announcements and some charming commentary.

Love Soul

Sundays at 2pm

Welcome to Love Soul, your (re)discovery of new and vintage grooves, from the funked up to the slowed down, mixed in with conversations starring local and global musicians, writers, performers, lovers, thinkers and general joy givers.

Midnight Moods

Wednesdays at 11pm

On Midnight Moods we play a mix of Oldschool & New age Hip-Hop from all around the world plus some R&B sprinkled into the mix, along with some roots music, that consists of Reggae and Afrobeats.

Moodswing

Tuesdays at 8pm

Join Manny and Taline for a 90 minute sonic mystery tour. Whether he’s dusting off some archives from oblivion or spooking the airwaves with sonorous apparitions, it’s The Mood that counts…a journey more than a destination.

Moving Music

Thursdays at 9am

This program includes music that has soul and passion. It is music that moves you, music to keep you entertained during the day.

Nightshift - Friday

Fridays at 2am

Nightshift - Saturday

Saturdays at 2am

Nightshift at Eastside keeps you company through the night.

Nightshift - Sunday

Sundays at 2am

Nightshift at Eastside keeps you company through the night.

Nightshift - Thursday

Fridays at 2am

Nightshift - Tuesday

Wednesdays at 12:30am

The Witching Hour at Eastside keeps you company through the night.

Nightshift - Wednesday

Thursdays at 2am

On Rotation

Wednesdays 9am

On Rotation is where we invite all favourite shows back to feature as monthly residencies for our Wednesday 9am spot.

On The Corner

Wednesdays at 1:30pm

Showcasing Australian jazz and improvised music scenes via an ever expanding archive of original recordings made at gigs around Sydney, new releases, including a featured local CD, and international releases that influence the local scene.

One Size Fits All

Wednesdays at 12pm

ONE SIZE FITS ALL – the musical universe of Frank Zappa

Philosophy of Jazz

Mondays at 1:30

Jazz was born in the deep south. Now it lives in every corner of the globe, embracing all; the familiar and the strange.

Planet Romanistan

Mondays at 6:30pm

Planet Romanistan celebrates Romani Gypsy people, culture and music from Australia around the world!

Radio Clash

Alfie Jellett & Marlon Makin

Rewind

Mondays at 5:30am

Rewind, presented by Paul Harvey now comes to you every Monday at 5:30 in the morning

Shadow Puppets

Jess

Sink into some sleepy, hazy sounds every Friday night on Shadow Puppets.

Something Else

Sundays at 9:30pm

SOMETHING ELSE is Eastside's eclectic comedy music show, presented by Rob G and embracing the weird and wonderful.

Somethings Burning

Fridays at 9am

Oh yeah. Give it to me! Give it to me!

Song For You

This program is for you - the music you want to hear!

Soul Serenade

Friday 6pm

Slide into your Friday evenings with Soul Serenade…a potpourri of soul and soul-inspired music from across the decades to soothe your soul and put some groove into your heart

Sounds of Soul

Fridays at 6:30pm

This is the sound of black America pressed on wax! Sounds of Soul is all about bringing you the tracks beyond the ever-popular Soul classics, celebrating the rarer songs of an extraordinary era.

Speaking Of Jazz...

Sundays at 10am

Easing you into Sunday afternoon with an eclectic mix of classic jazz standards, Latin, Soul, R&B and World music, while exploring the stories of the artists behind the music. Something old, something new and plenty in-between.

Spirit House

Mondays at 8pm

Tracing the ecstatic spirit in music, exploring sounds beyond. The presenters draw from their extensive vinyl, CD & digital archives.

Sunrise Rodeo

Saturdays 5:30am

Tune in to the Sunrise Rodeo with Tigs for your Saturday morning dose of Country Music. Bringing classics, new releases and some local Aussie talent to Eastside, Tigs’ selection of Country Music is sure to get your boots tapping!

Take One

Fridays at 3pm

Take One: your weekly guide to what’s happening on Sydney’s live music scene.

The Big Payback

Fridays at 9:30

The Big Payback is a funked up, souled out showcase of crate-digging. Originally striving to put rap within its proper historical and musical context, the Big Payback has stretched out to embrace a broad range of beat-based genres and styles.

The Cali Red Show

Thursdays at 9:30 pm

The Cali Red Show is your passport to a mixed bag of eclectic sounds and vibrant discoveries!

The Crumble

Thursdays at 6pm

Tune in to listen to some local teens from Reddam House talking about issues every teen deals with.

The Fill In

Thursday 9:30 til 11PM

Occasionally a presenter will be suddenly called for an audition, or get a gig playing live or heaven forbid answerable to a work deadline! On those occasions we bring you...The Fill In.

The Green Room

Louise Hegarty

The Gumbo Sessions

The Gumbo Sessions is a jazz, roots and fusion experience celebrating the music of planet Earth.

The Hairpin Turn

Mathew Bates

The Hairpin Turn is an eclectic mix of the finest music across a variety of years, styles, moods and fragrances.

The Hang

Tuesdays at 12:30am

If you’re a night owl, join Mick for The Hang as he keeps you company with a variety of jazz, soul and funk tracks, some bad jokes and generally just having a good time.

The Hard Way

Saturdays at 8pm

Expect a wide range of time zones from Sixties soul, Seventies Funk, Eighties Disco, Nineties Acid Jazz right up to modern Street Soul.

The Intersection

Tuesdays at 9:30pm

A limited run series focusing on the intersection between music, history and cultural change, The Intersection traces the evolution of ideas, social norms and cultural forms in Australia – and the characters and events behind them.

The J Z Club

FRIDAYS AT 1.30pm

The J Z Club features some of the latest and greatest jazz from China, Japan, Korea, The Phillipines, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam and the rest. Australia is also part of Asia too.

The Long Play

Tuesdays at 6:00pm

The Long Play is a weekly deep-dive into the grooves of history and sound — a radio show where music meets memory.

The Lowedown

Tuesdays at 9am

Join me for an exciting and inspiring mix of great feels, fabulous voices, new, unusual and surprising interpretations, quality production and fine musicianship. The genres of jazz, blues, soul and funk will be the meat and potatoes of this music.

The Mix

Mondays 00:00 - 23:59

The Mix is Eastside's specially curated blend of songs handpicked for your enjoyment.

The New Thing

Mondays at 9am

Every Monday morning, Josh presents the very latest releases that are creating a buzz around the station.

The Old Devil

Tuesdays at 3pm

Be tempted by an hour of eclectic music, new and old and sweet as sin.

The Suburbs

Fridays at 12:30am

Join Ben, as he explores the history and quirky facts of Sydney suburbs. Tune in for a handpicked playlist capturing the sound, the vibe, and the atmosphere of our beautiful city.

The Sydneyist

Thursdays at 6pm

City-making is the most public of all art forms, yet the least publicly discussed. Now, more than ever, we need this conversation. The Sydneyist is here to do just that.

The Throwdown

The Axeman

Join the Axeman as he funks up your Saturday nights. Bust down to some funk and soul, both old and new plus some hip hop and dance to get you energized.

The Vinyl Frontier

Thursdays at 6:30pm

DJ JöN lays down the underground sound, pound for pound – all over town. Who knows what track he will play next … Rest assured, it will be well tight, outta-sight and DY-NO-MITE !

The Witching Hour

Wednesdays at 12:30am

The Witching Hour at Eastside keeps you company through the night.

Time and Space

Thursdays at 12pm

Jazz is an international music to which we give an Australian flavour. As new musicians take the stage, the face of the music is changing. Over two hours every week, Time and Space explores every dimension of this wonderful genre.

Umami Junction

Lily Paterson-Holt

Umami Junction explores the connections between music, food, community and conversation. To me, food and music are the foremost means of cultural connection – marrying the two is so natural!

Uncharted Airwaves

Angelina Milovic

A mix of music and surprising history. From untold stories to the hidden corners of the internet, we explore the fascinating and the unexpected.

Under The Covers

Sundays at 12pm

This show is all about alternate versions or covers of songs and tunes, some you will know, some you may not.

Vinyl Virgins

Fridays at 12:30am

Friday mornings are for the unserious and unpolished. Tune in every Friday morning from 12:30 – 2am for Vinyl Virgins with Lee and Nathan.

Wiggle Room

Tuesday at 11:00pm

Wiggle Room keeps you company with groovy music for shoulder bopping.

eastallout

Tuesdays at 9:30pm

Tune in to Tuesdays 9:30pm for eastallout with Andy V — rejoicing the resonance & rhythms of funk/R&B/soul roaming Africa, The Americas and other continental shifts, rocking-out some jazz/prog/experimental departures with a dash of daggy digress.

kymiegirl radio

kymiegirl radio. traces the roots of R&B, exploring where the sound began, how it’s evolved, and the stories that shaped it.