What's Going On Brisbane and Surrounds
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Born And Bread @ Brisbane Comedy Festival 2016 Review
The Big Top on the lawn of at the Brisbane Powerhouse (8 March) played host to the final of the Brisbane 'Born And Bread' comedy showcase that highlighted a number the city’s
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Natalie Prass @ Black Bear Lodge Review
In the country for Golden Plains and Panama festivals, Natalie Prass brought her indie-pop stylings to Brisbane (4 March).
The night began with support act Julia... -
Flickerfest: Nothing Short Of World-Class
Lovers of short film will get their annual fix of work from national and international filmmakers at Flickerfest 2016.
Flickerfest is Australia's largest short film... -
Laura Davis @ Brisbane Comedy Festival 2016 Review
Punters casually strolled into the Graffiti Room at the Brisbane Powerhouse to see Laura Davis' 'Ghost Machine' (8 March), greeted by an appropriately titled song: 'Laura
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Sleater-Kinney @ The Triffid Review
When Sleater-Kinney reformed, they were one of the few bands for which that announcement can still garner some excitement and enthusiasm.
Despite overwhelming... -
Titanic The Movie The Play
As I arrive at the Brisbane Powerhouse around 7pm on Saturday night (5 March), I am overwhelmed with anticipation when I see the venue is absolutely heaving with
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The Beards: Bye Bye, Beardy
After eleven years of relentless touring and inexplicably producing five albums of songs about nothing but facial hair, Australia’s favourite beardy-weirdies are saying
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Ear Candy's Easter Resurrection
Fifty bands, three stages, two days. 'Ear Candy #12: Resurrection’ will be one of the biggest events to arrive in Brisbane this Easter.
With a dynamic range of... -
Jhene Aiko @ The Tivoli Theatre Review
The crowd was quite small for the Jhene Aiko show (3 March), but almost half the ground floor of the Tivoli Theatre was filled with bodies.
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Hilltop Hoods: Restrung And On Tour
Last month the Hilltop Hoods released their special recording project, ‘Drinking From The Sun, Walking Under Stars Restrung’: a project that tied together two of the Hoods
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Wild Marmalade: Into The Wild
The call of the wild: a primal beckoning that few hear and even less answer. When didgeridoo player Si Mullumby heard the call, it sent him on a life-altering journey of
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Transvaal Diamond Syndicate: Van Wreckers
Christian Tryhorn pulls double duty this March as Mojo Burning organiser and featured act with his band Transvaal Diamond Syndicate (TDS).
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Eves The Behavior: Painting Pictures With Words
Queensland Music Awards (QMAs) nominee Hannah Karydas – aka Eves the Behavior – credits Joni Mitchell’s album ‘Blue’ as teaching her how to paint pictures with
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The Flawless Felicity Lawless
Everyone has a story to tell, and Gold Coast bohemian folk-rocker Felicity Lawless is ready to tell them all.
Felicity’s second studio album, ‘Tails’, is an... -
Fun Machine's Chris Endrey Joins The Rock & Roll Writers Festival
Multi-talented musician, writer and comedian Chris Endrey is coming to the Rock & Roll Writers Festival in Brisbane this April.
A self-proclaimed “generalist... -
Barry Conrad's Spectacular Seaweed Hairspray
Forming triumphantly in a crowd of over 800 people is the cast of 'Hairspray: The Arena Spectacular', and leading the pack among his fellow principle cast members is Barry
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The Boy From Oz @ Brisbane Arts Theatre Review
Peter Allen certainly wasn't the boy next door, and it's only natural his incomparable talent be celebrated in the fabulously flamboyant 'The Boy From Oz' at Brisbane Arts
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Legally Blonde: The Musical @ Savoyards Review
“Oh my god, oh my god you guys!”
The music from this poppy night out will be stuck in your head for days, leaving you bopping around town like a sorority sister.... -
Matt Okine @ Brisbane Comedy Festival 2016 Review
Multi-award winning comedian and Triple J host Matt Okine is taking over his home town at the Brisbane Comedy Festival.
2015 was a stellar year for Matt Okine,... -
Damien Power @ Brisbane Comedy Festival 2016 Review
Damien Power is one of the most gifted, creative, imaginative stand-ups of his generation. Hands down.
In just a few years, he’s risen from a promising upstart to a...