BRIDGETTE ALI Brisbane’s local music talent are set to have a brighter spotlight shining on them thanks to the latest addition to the city’s already stellar line-up of music venues, The Fortitude Music Hall. The Fortitude Music Hall … [Read more...]
Rockabilly festival reaches 20-year milestone
Aug 1, 2019 by Leave a Comment
BRITTINY EDWARDS The Greazefest Kustom Kulture Festival will celebrate its 20th anniversary year in the Redlands area this weekend, showing that the Southeast’s love of 1950s rockabilly culture is still going strong. The festival, … [Read more...]
Removing the taboo of mental illness
Jan 1, 2019 by 2 Comments
by Jade McGarry REMI drawing an enthusiastic crowd at the GrandePhoto cred: Dylan Crawford Finally, it feels like we can talk about mental illness and it’s about bloody time. The struggles faced by people silently enduring the pain of … [Read more...]
The Poets Breakfast – the most fulfilling meal of the day
Dec 31, 2018 by Leave a Comment
by Jade McGarry 'Campbell the Swaggy' graces the stage at the Poets Breakfast Photo cred: Dylan Crawford Making an audience feel emotionally vulnerable by a group of strangers at 8AM in the morning is a tough gig, but the folk at the Poets … [Read more...]
REVIEW The Cat Empire performance at Woodford Folk Festival
Dec 29, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Review by Meg Williams-Dell Felix Riebl whips the Woodford crowd into a torch frenzy Photo by Dylan Crawford From the second The Cat Empire stepped onto the stage and the jazz-funk party band began, with lights and beats pumping the … [Read more...]
REVIEW Xavier Rudd performance at Woodford Folk Festival
Dec 28, 2018 by Leave a Comment
by Haley Smith Xavier Rudd with the crowd in the palm of his hand. Picture Dylan Crawford @seewhatdsees The anticipation in the crowd builds as the lights flicker on and off, the last final checks before the multi-instrumentalist strolls … [Read more...]
Country musician trades tools for touring
Oct 16, 2018 by Leave a Comment
DANICA STREADER Mackay-born singer-songwriter Brad Butcher is turning heads in the country music industry. Butcher, who has been making music for most of his life, was the winner of the Golden Guitar for New Talent of the Year at the 2018 … [Read more...]
Music helps people with a disability
Oct 15, 2018 by Leave a Comment
MICAELA ABOODY Music is a powerful thing. It can make your happy when you’re sad and arouse memories of particular times, places and moments that you thought you’d forgotten. But, for people living with physical and intellectual disabilities, … [Read more...]
Doors open to Brisbane’s hidden gems
Oct 10, 2018 by Leave a Comment
JACOBBE McBRIDE AND STAFF WRITERS This year’s edition of Brisbane Open House promises to be bigger and better than ever, giving visitors the chance to explore a treasure trove of buildings and places that are normally hidden from the public … [Read more...]
Band uses music to focus on mental health
Oct 5, 2018 by Leave a Comment
GABRIELLE ZGRAJEWSKI In any creative industry, issues with mental health, self-esteem, drug and alcohol addiction and financial instability are real and pervasive problems, and the Australian music industry is no exception. But musicians such … [Read more...]
