What's Going On Brisbane and Surrounds
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La Boite & Circa: When One Door Closes
Three literary masterpieces of late-19th Century classicist drama will be brought to vivid life courtesy of a unique collaboration between La Boite Theatre and Brisbane-based
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Mike Nock Trio's Smooth Jazz Arrives At QPAC
Composer, pianist and bandleader Mike Nock is returning to Brisbane this April, bringing his award-winning, smooth jazz sounds to QPAC.
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DMA's Home Comforts
DMA’s released their self-titled EP in 2014, quickly building some serious hype and cementing their place on festival line-ups around the world.
Since then, the... -
Australia And PNG: It's Complicated In 'Bastard Territory'
Identity in multicultural Australia captivates Stephen Carleton's celebrated play ‘Bastard Territory’.
Set across three different timelines in Darwin and Papua New... -
M. Ward Predicts More Rain
Music is more than just a source of income for the prolific folk artist M. Ward; it is his way of coping with the stresses of life, such as global turmoil, inclement weather
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The Syncopators: It’s Getting Hot In Here
Who’s that whispering in the trees? It’s The Syncopators and they’re headlining the Brisbane Hot Jazz Festival.
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Melissa Etheridge: Still Evolving
With the dust from this year's Academy Awards still settling, Melissa Etheridge remains amazed at her 2006 win for Best Original Song.
“When I was growing up in... -
Alliance Française French Film Festival: Rosalie Blum Review
For his first foray behind the camera, actor turned filmmaker Julien Rappeneau has decided to convert Camille Jourdy’s popular graphic novel 'Rosalie Blum' into a quirky
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Aunty Donna @ Brisbane Comedy Festival 2016 Review
With the rise of YouTube, anyone with a video camera and an internet connection can grasp for that 15 minutes of fame they feel they rightly deserve.
When they do... -
2016 Red Hot Summer @ Sandstone Point Hotel Review
With a hot summer’s day as the backdrop for a true-blue Aussie rock legends’ concert, The Red Hot Summer Tour at Bribie Island’s Sandstone Point Hotel was this year’s
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Belinda Carlisle @ Eatons Hill Hotel Review
Melbourne’s Pseudo Echo were the support act for US popstar Belinda Carlisle, at Eatons Hill Hotel (5 March), and if their job was to warm up the crowd, they all deserve gold
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Riley Pearce: Outside The Lines
The follow up to a well-received single release might seem a difficult task.
But humble, independent singer-songwriter Riley Pearce has impressed, bringing a new EP... -
Cookin' With Friends: Cookin' On 3 Burners
Cookin' On 3 Burners are bringing their blend of funk and soul to the masses, and have invited a few friends along for the ride.
After nearly 20 years together,... -
Becky Lucas @ Brisbane Comedy Festival 2016 Review
If you were allowed inside the head of comedian Becky Lucas, you’d find the scrawlings of a wallflower, her hilarious self-critiques written so hard on the inside of her
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Steve Poltz: He Was Meant For Us
Folk troubadour, Steve Poltz, has become a regular visitor to Australia and as he embarks on another national tour, he has a very important message for his
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The Rubens: Hottest 100 Champions Headline Groovin The Moo
After The Rubens’ single ‘Hoops’ was voted #1 song for Triple J's Hottest 100 in January, lead singer Sam Margin went into shock.
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Hannah Gadsby @ Brisbane Comedy Festival 2016 Review
Australia, it must be said, has a habit of spawning comedians on the quirky end of the spectrum.
Our comedy icons tend to favour rib-hurting belly laughs that... -
A Slight Ache & The Lover @ Metro Arts Theatre Review
In a 2007 interview Pinter was asked about his work being at odds with his personal happiness.
“Drama is about conflict and degrees of perturbation, disarray. I’ve... -
Cold War Kids: Self-Taught Monkeys
Matt Maust, bassist for the Cold War Kids, is excited about coming back to Australia.
The band will be touring later this month for Bluesfest and a string of... -
Nazeem Hussain @ Brisbane Comedy Festival 2016 Review
Nazeem Hussain was filled with boundless energy from the moment he hit the stage at the Brisbane Powerhouse (9 March) to perform his new show: 'Hussain In The Membrane' as
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