• Event

    Times New Viking

    Fri, 26 Aug, 2011

    Woodland, Fortitude Valley

    Leading the way of the lo-fi revival is Times New Viking, probably the best thing to come out of Columbus, Ohio.

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    Cobra Kai Club

    Thu, 25 Aug, 2011

    Oh Hello!, Fortitude Valley

    What kind of venue in Brisbane has jugs of Passion Pop at the ready (don’t pretend like the adolescent in you doesn’t still love that sweet sweet spumante), Mortal Kombat and Space Invaders arcade machines and amazing bands and DJs playing all night long?

  • Event

    Dreaming of Chanel

    Fri, 26 Aug - Sun, 16 Oct 2011

    QUT Art Museum, Brisbane

    The exhibition runs every day from August 26 to October 16, giving you 51 chances to ogle and dream about a Chanel collection of your very own.

  • Event

    GoMA Talks: Art and the Imagination

    Thu, 18 Aug, 2011

    GOMA, South Brisbane

    Running alongside the Surrealism exhibition, GoMA Talks is a discussion program with the topic: what makes creative minds tick?

  • Event

    Black Bear Lodge Official Opening

    Fri, 12 Aug - Sun, 14 Aug 2011

    Black Bear Lodge, Fortitude Valley

    Celebrate new beginnings in the Brisbane entertainment scene for cheaps – make sure you buy a drink to say thanks!

  • Event

    Le Cercle Book Launch

    Sun, 14 Aug, 2011

    The Outpost, Fortitude Valley

    Le Cercle is born of a collaboration between skateboard expert/photographer Benjamin Deberdt and poet/skateboarder Mark Gonzales.

  • Event

    Jim Ward

    Sat, 13 Aug, 2011

    Alhambra Lounge, Fortitude Valley

    Jim Ward might be one of the coolest guys in music.

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    A Collection of Various Selves

    Wed, 10 Aug - Sat, 27 Aug 2011

    Metro Arts Gallery, Brisbane

    Head down to Metro Arts from Wednesday to experience a self that varies from the usual – if you can bring yourself to tear yourself away from your computer.

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    I Am Not A Nihilist Album Launch

    Fri, 12 Aug, 2011

    Metro Arts Gallery, Brisbane

    Nihilist or not, the ‘No Ooo’s No Ahh’s No Audience’ launch promises a night of audiovisual delight, and at the low price of ten bucks for entry, it pays itself off.

  • News

    Interview /// Concrete Playground meets webuyyourkids

    Kirstie Sequitin talks to Sonny Day head of their appearance at Semi-Permanent.

  • Event

    Brisbane Running Festival

    Sun, 7 Aug, 2011

    Brisbane River Stage, Brisbane

    Do it for yourself or do it for the prizes involved – whatever the reason, the Brisbane Running Festival is an exciting event for all who participate.

  • Event

    Water Wars

    Wed, 3 Aug - Sat, 20 Aug 2011

    La Boite Theatre, Kelvin Grove

    There’s a delicate balance between two human instincts in times of disaster – the instinct to save yourself, and the instinct to help others – so what happens next?

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    Is Fashion Art? An Evening With Valerie Steele

    Thu, 4 Aug, 2011

    QUT Creative Industries Precinct, Kelvin Grove

    If anyone was to answer the question of is fashion art? it’s definitely Valerie Steele.

  • Event

    Hole Hearted

    Sat, 30 Jul - Tue, 2 Aug 2011

    White Canvas Gallery, Fortitude Valley

    Hole Hearted is one of those unmissable exhibitions that people always talk about and you wish you went to.

  • Event

    The Idea of North

    Sat, 30 Jul, 2011

    Brisbane Powerhouse, New Farm

    With Brisbane’s Powerhouse being dubbed as The Idea of North’s ‘second home’, it seems only natural that the Powerhouse Theatre plays the venue for the launch of The Idea of North’s latest album.

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    The Alphabet Two Ways Book Launch

    Fri, 29 Jul, 2011

    Bleeding Hearts Gallery, Brisbane

    Sometimes I need a reminder of childlike grace. Enter The Alphabet Two Ways – a picture book developed and shot by four-year-old Cody King and her mother, Tricia King.

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    Grid North

    Tue, 26 Jul - Sat, 13 Aug 2011

    QUT Creative Industries Precinct, Kelvin Grove

    This snowy installation’s only at The Block for two weeks, so squeeze into your hiking boots, rug up warm and make the trek to QUT’s Cultural Precinct soon.

  • Event

    2011 Australian Dance Awards

    Sun, 24 Jul, 2011

    QPAC Concert Hall, South Brisbane

    Expand your dance peripheral outside of the dark and dirty dancefloor, teach the hipsters something new next time you go out.

  • Event

    Black Mustang

    Sat, 23 Jul, 2011

    Woodland, Fortitude Valley

    Keeping the Australian rock dream alive for the Queensland sector is Black Mustang, who have been working their way up the ranks since 2004, playing venues in every corner of the country, kicking ass and taking names along the way.

  • Event

    Flamenco Sin Fronteras

    Sat, 23 Jul, 2011

    QPAC Concert Hall, South Brisbane

    Not everyone can flamenco. It’s an artform unto itself, fusing music, dance and performance all in one.

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