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Jan 29, 2024 | 
inreview.com.au | Phillip Brown |Alexander Voltz |PHIL BROWN
There were two films on the big screen that brought great attention to the realm of Western art music in 2023 – Tár and Maestro. And now both films are being viewed regularly on streaming service Netflix. Ultimately, I do not care for either. Both films left me feeling short-changed. That’s because, although marketed as music movies, they really seem to have very little to do with music.
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Jan 29, 2024 | 
inreview.com.au | Phillip Brown |Louise Martin-Chew |PHIL BROWN |Alexis Buxton-Collins
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Jan 28, 2024 | 
inreview.com.au | Phillip Brown |PHIL BROWN |Louise Martin-Chew |Michelle Wakim
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Jan 28, 2024 | 
inreview.com.au | Phillip Brown |Nance Haxton |Genevieve Meegan |PHIL BROWN
South African guitarist Derek Gripper is a hard man to pin down when it comes to describing his unique talents. The musician, who plays Brisbane’s bayside and the Gold Coast on February 2 and 3, is touring nationally. Seeing him play is a unique experience. Gripper’s unusual blend of African and traditional classical styles has taken him around the world to venues such as The Globe in London and Carnegie Hall in New York.
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Jan 23, 2024 | 
inreview.com.au | Phillip Brown |PHIL BROWN |Genevieve Meegan
To see Bette Midler in the audience one night would be a treat for Catherine Alcorn. For more than a decade this vibrant performer has been knocking them dead with her show, The Divine Miss Bette. And, of course, she wonders what Midler would think of it. Alcorn, who is in Brisbane for two shows at Brisbane Powerhouse on February 10, would love to have Midler in the audience. However, she has a reasonable idea that the American legend is okay with it.
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Jan 23, 2024 | 
inreview.com.au | Phillip Brown |PHIL BROWN |Sean Sennett |Heidi Maier
When Brisbane’s classical music FM station first went to air on March 1, 1979, it was the beginning of more than four decades serving music lovers. This year 4MBS Classic FM celebrates its 45th anniversary. While March 1 is the anniversary, this cultural treasure will be celebrated throughout 2024. 4MBS was the second FM radio station in Brisbane.
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Jan 23, 2024 | 
inreview.com.au | Phillip Brown |Cameron Pegg |Rosemary Cadden |John Miles
The Book Merchant Jenkins in Brisbane’s West End may be located in a former church but the subject matter on display is decidedly secular. Enter owner of the store and rare book merchant Yarran Jenkins, who has filled the shelves on Dornoch Terrace for the past five-and-a-half years, and counts happy customers across the globe. When we meet, Jenkins has a pencil tucked behind his ear as he prepares for an auction on February 1 to clear the inventory ahead of a long-awaited move to Woolloongabba.
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Jan 22, 2024 | 
inreview.com.au | Phillip Brown |PHIL BROWN |Genevieve Meegan |Heidi Maier
If you saw The Wharf Revue in 2023 you will remember Jim Chalmers’ ears. Jonathan Biggins, one of the co-conspirators behind the show, took it upon himself to portray the Brisbane-based Federal Treasurer as a wingnut. He apologised before the show for any offence, but went ahead with it anyway. There wasn’t any offence taken, as it happened, as Chalmers went to the show, loved it and hobnobbed with the cast afterwards. So, who gets a touch-up this year?
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Jan 22, 2024 | 
inreview.com.au | Phillip Brown |Nance Haxton |PHIL BROWN |Genevieve Meegan
It was a shock when federal funding was pulled recently from Metro Arts. This incredible local arts organisation based at West End has more than four decades of legacy in the Brisbane arts landscape and it was left reeling when it did not secure funding from Creative Australia for the 2025-2028 period. That sort of funding is what keeps independent arts organisations afloat.
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Jan 22, 2024 | 
inreview.com.au | Phillip Brown |Sean Sennett |Heidi Maier |PHIL BROWN
It’s mid-winter in Manhattan and Graham Nash is settling into a chat on Zoom and thinking about the setlist for his upcoming Australian tour. The man with an accent that slips between Manchester and Los Angeles has been in the rock ‘n’ roll business for more than 60 years.
