Sunday, October 31, 2010

Mos Def coming to Australia

2011 sees one half of Black Star coming to our shores for the Ecstatic Tour. It his first headline tour, after gracing our shores in 2006 as support act for DJ Shadow (I must admit, for me, he was the headline of that show). I'm very much looking forward to seeing his perform his latest album The Ecstatic live (which has by the way recently earned him a 2010 Grammy nomination. Mos Def will be performing at the following venues:
  • Saturday Jan 8th@ Soundscape Festival, Hobart
  • Sunday Jan 9th @ The Enmore Theatre, Sydney
  • Thursday Jan 13th @ The Tivoli Theatre, Brisbane
  • Friday Jan 14th @ The Palace Theatre, Melbourne


Sunday, October 24, 2010

Tanzanian Trivia & Cocktail Party

Meet Kate Sherwood, a lovely lady who is on well on her way to raising a very impressive $10,000 for Kids Help Line (she is currently at $9,000), undertaking a 7 day trekking challenge to climb Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro (at 5,893 meters, the world's highest free standing mountain) followed by volunteer project work at the School of St Jude in Tanzania. As part of Kate's fundraising efforts, she is hosting a Trivia night at The Royal Oak hotel in Balmain on Saturday 6th November. So for all those Sydneysiders out there, please show some support and come down for a great night out and a great cause (oh and there is a chance to win some Pearls & Lace vouchers as well!). To book tickets to the night, contact Katie on 0409 311 402 or ksherwood@live.com.au. For more info about Kate's climb, visit http://www.everydayhero.com.au/kate_sherwood.