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Deafheaven’s frontman launches into the set beneath a wall of stage lights. Photo: Marc Roberts. Words and photos by Marc Roberts Genre-defying heavyweights Deafheaven moved between black-metal chaos and shimmering calm in Brisbane on Sunday, with SPY and Peace Ritual setting a punishing pace. Deafheaven have always been a difficult band to place. Black metal,
You Am I will bring their Strung Up tour to The Tivoli in Brisbane on October 22 and 23. Photo: Deb Pelser. You Am I will bring their landmark album Hourly Daily to Brisbane for two special shows with a string quartet this October. The Australian rock veterans will play The Tivoli on October 22
Main photo: via Facebook Brisbane is about to lose another piece of its nightlife memory, with Fridays Riverside set to close after more than 40 years on the Eagle Street riverfront. The long-running riverside venue will shut its doors on May 24, marking the end of a four-decade run for one of Brisbane’s most recognisable
Violent Soho are reuniting. After four years away from the stage, the Ipswich band have announced a three-date Australian reunion, including a Brisbane show at Fortitude Music Hall on Friday September 25. The signs were already there. Reunion talk started building in March when blink-182’s Mark Hoppus told a Sydney Opera House crowd that Violent
Stereolab at Against The Grain, Brisbane, 2026. Supplied. Against The Grain is returning to Brisbane in 2026, with a huge multi-venue lineup set to take over Woolloongabba as GRAIN celebrates 10 years of shaping independent music culture. Presented by GRAIN and Open Season, the one-day festival will take over the Clarence Corner precinct on Saturday,
Words: Kate Bannah Once in a while, a gig comes along so perfect that you can’t help but pop on your signed vinyl the second you wake up, and just sit there completely still as the nostalgia of the night before washes over you. That was me this morning, after the opening night of Carla
Brisbane indie-rock stars Custard brought some pre-Christmas cheer to a sold-out home crowd on Saturday night. Wrapping up their regional tour, they gave fans a final salute to remember at Woolloongabba’s The Princess Theatre. Close mates of Brisbane 90s indie band Custard, The Stress of Leisure joined Melbourne icons The Fauves in delivering solid warm-up
The Sunshine Coast hip-hop community has pulled together for the family of Robert Holden who was killed in the Boxing Day storm. Robert’s daughter Maddison Holden, AKA “Maya Mercy”, is a well-known Brisbane hip-hop artist. Cooper Harlum, “Harlum”, is putting on a show at Nambour’s The Presynct on Friday, to raise funds for the family.
The Whitlams will perform at Noosa’s The J on October 14 with the help of The Living End’s Scott Owen in a show which pays homage to their past. The Living End punk-rock double-bassist – known for his on-stage rock ‘n’ roll romps – is stepping in to fill the shoes of Andy Lewis, who
What was once a household name for Australian music lovers, Silverchair could be becoming a household pain. Ben Gillies and Chris Joannou bring their new problematic book, Love and Pain, to Brisbane’s Powerhouse on October 9. With the media in a twist over the band’s fractures since the beginning, the boys wanted to tell their
