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Virgin Mobile announce free surprise gig in Brisbane – 20th May 2010


  The next Virgin Mobile Surprise Gig is set to entertain Brisbane. Popular Gold Coast pop band Operator Please will play a surprise concert in Queen Street Mall on Thursday 20 May at 1pm. The gig is free for all to attend.

In addition to the gig Virgin Mobile is giving away a ringtone of Operator Please’s new single ‘Back and Forth’ taken from their new album ‘Gloves’. The ringtone will be available from Thursday 13 May for anyone to download for free (limited to 500 downloads) from Virgin Mobile’s Members Lounge (memberslounge.com.au/surprisegig).

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World Press Photo 2010 @ Brisbane Powerhouse

World Press Photo 2010 marks the fourth year the exhibition has made Brisbane Powerhouse one of its world tour destinations. The annual photojournalism competition that captures ‘the year that was’ will visit the venue from Saturday 5 June to Sunday 27 June. Continue reading World Press Photo 2010 @ Brisbane Powerhouse

BALL PARK MUSIC “Conquer the Town, Easy as Cake” EP Launch @ The Zoo, Brisbane on the 21st May 2010

Do you want a double pass to the BALL PARK MUSIC – Conquer the Town, Easy as Cake EP Launch @ The Zoo, Brisbane on the 21st May 2010? See below for details.

Ball Park Music   As the freshest faces on the Brisbane rock block, Ball Park Music have quickly developed a reputation as one of the most exciting bands around. Just ask the likes of fellow pop-purveyors Philadelphia Grand Jury, Deep Sea Arcade, Boy & Bear, Hungry Kids of Hungary and The Boat People and they will tell you that the six-headed pop juggernaut are an onstage force to be reckoned with.

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Winter Sound System 2010 Brisbane – 13 June 2010, Queens Birthday Weekend

Do you want a double pass to the Winter Sound System 2010 in Brisbane? See below for details.

winter sound system   Close your eyes. Let your imagination run free. There’s a place far, far away that only you can see …
In this mystical realm pure music reigns supreme, people dance for life and DJs are Kings and Queens. There is no start, there is no finish, just tomorrow and what will be – so follow your ears, open your mind and let the rhythmic beats roam free and when the moon appears the music and magic begins…

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Double Pass Giveaway: Lisa Mitchell @ The Tivoli, Brisbane 7th May 2010

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Lisa Mitchell announced the exciting details of her huge National Theatre Tour to support the release of her brand new single ‘Oh Hark!’.

Lisa Mitchell @ Sunset Sounds
[Photo: Stuart Blythe]
  Having spent the last few months promoting the album in Europe, Lisa is returning to Australia in April to kick off her massive Oh Hark! National Theatre Tour. Taking in major capital cities and regional centers across Australia, Lisa is set to play to over 18,000 fans in shows over a four week period including appearances at the Enmore Theatre in Sydney and the Forum in Melbourne. Joining Lisa on the road will be folk n’ slide favorites Boy and Bear and Georgia Fair.

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Photo Gallery: Pixies @ Festival Hall, West Melbourne – 20th March 2010

Article: Carbie Warbie

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Pixies

Photographer: CARBIEhttp://www.carbiewarbie.com
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To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the release of their classic 1980 album, “Doolittle”, Pixies – Black Francis, Kim Deal, Joey Santiago and David Lovering have embarked on a very special tour. ‘The Doolittle Tour’ – which arrives in Australia in March 2010. Selling out shows left, right and centre all around Australia! This is the first night in Melbourne at Festival Hall and I felt like this monkey has gone to heaven, photographing one of my all time FAV bands. Seeing Black Francis, up so close, while he singing/screaming “TAME” was fantastic! :)
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Ticket Giveaway: 2010 Caxton Street Seafood and Wine Festival – 2nd May 2010

Do you want a double pass to the 2010 Caxton Street Seafood and Wine Festival? See below for details.

Caxton Street Seafood & Wine Festival   Every city in the world has distinct pockets of colour, culture and character. London has Covent Garden, Paris has Montmartre, New York has Time Square and out of Brisbane’s many precincts – one stands out from the crowd – Caxton Street – and on Sunday 2 May 2010, Caxton Street will be transformed into Queensland’s biggest street party!

Sixteen years ago, the Caxton Street Festival had humble beginnings with a few little jazz bands and a couple of food tents. Fast forward to 2010 an estimated 12,000 people will be sampling a taste of life in one of Australia’s most historical precincts and treating their palettes to delicious seafood, fine wines and sharing a day under the autumn sun while

enjoying the diverse array of musical talent that is sure to keep every festival goer happy – this is how to live it up!
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Asa Broomhall – Brisbane Powerhouse Resident for March 2010

Brisbane Powerhouse, Brisbane Marketing and Brispop Present
The Residents MUSIC
They’re fresh, they’re free and they’re moving in. Fridays are about to get a lot more interesting as some of the best Indie-Pop bands around stake their claim on the Turbine Platform. No ‘one night only’ gigs here. Each band will have an entire month to capture the hearts of Brisbane music lovers with a set every week. So, if you’re liking what you hear, come back again and again.

March Resident: Asa Broomhall
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John Butler Trio – ‘One Way Road’ Single and Tour

John Butler Trio Tour Poster   * The John Butler Trio makes a welcome return with their new single ‘One Way Road’. This is the first radio song from their new studio album called ‘April Uprising’.

* With over a million copies of two of their previous albums, ‘Sunrise Over Sea’ & ‘Grand National’ sold around the world, and sell out tours in USA/ Canada/ Europe & Japan, JBT continue to prove they are one of Australia’s greatest musical exports.

* The new album ‘April Uprising’ was recorded in John Butler‘s Studio, ‘The Compound’, in Fremantle WA. John revisited the same partnership of the highly successful ‘Sunrise Over Sea’ album with Robin Mai on engineer & mixing duties and Nicky Bomba returning on drums. The album is produced by the JBT which includes new bassist Byron Luiters.

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Young Heretics EP Launch and Tour – Debut EP ‘The Dreamers’

Young Heretics   Click here to enter the Young Heretics debut EP “The Dreamers” Giveaway

Young Heretics are set to launch their debut EP ‘The Dreamers’ in early December. The two piece will be playing with a full backing band, bringing to life the epic layers and textures that have made the 4 song EP such a hit amongst media and fans alike. Formed early in 2009, Young Heretics is the brainchild of Matthew Wright and Kitty Hart, who have found a connection through their love of warped pop and sonic invention.
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The Beautiful Girls New Single and Tour Announcement

The Beautiful Girls   The Beautiful Girls New Single ‘Don’t Wait’
Available as a free download from music.thebeautifulgirls.com,
www.facebook.com/thebeautifulgirls, www.myspace.com/thebeautifulgirls
on November 9th, 2009

After 7 years on the road… in hotels, in foreign mud, strewn packets of guitar strings, bags full of hotel keys, flight stubs and stickers on gear cases that map a zig-zag of touring across just about every continent on the globe, a motorcycle accident saw some cheap Los-Angeles-Hotel down time for Mat McHugh. That period saw him strip his songs down, take some time sitting still, and record his first solo album. A soulful unwinding, and a timely look back to the early TBG.

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Planet MUSIC @ Brisbane Powerhouse 3 October 2009

Brisbane Powerhouse and Bemac present

Planet MUSIC
Do you have a taste for the exotic but can’t afford a world trip? That’s ok. We’re bringing the world to you.
From Latin to Reggae, Indian to African, Planet, on the first Saturday of every month will transport your musical senses literally to another world. With each session you might find Brazilian rhythms crossing paths with Eastern delights or cool island drums coming face to face with the heat of Salsa.
World music and world class acts. With a true globe-trotting experience like this, you won’t need a holiday.
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Felinedown, Nine Sons of Dan and Grand Atlantic are next up :uncharTED Live, Coolangatta Hotel 29 August 2009

Tooheys Extra Dry uncharTED LIVE is off to a flying start and next to take stage are FelineDown, Nine Sons of Dan and Grand Atlantic at The Coolangatta Hotel, Gold Coast on Saturday, 29 August 2009.

uncharTED LIVE is a series of weekly gigs held around Australia to showcase the registered uncharTED talent pool, which features up and coming solo artists and bands. Any artist who has registered on the uncharTED website is eligible for a spot on the bill.
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Philadelphia Grand Jury : Debut Album, Tour and Free MP3 download

Philly Jays   After a year of snowballing success, Sydney three piece PHILADELPHIA GRAND JURY announce the release of their debut album HOPE IS FOR HOPERS for September 25th 2009.

You can download ‘THE GOOD NEWS’ here (right click and save):
http://delinquents.chullybun.com/downloads/11

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We All Want To! @ Brisbane Powerhouse, each friday during September 2009

We All Want To!   They’re fresh, they’re free and they’re moving in. WE ALL WANT TO

In 2007 Tim Steward, from Brisbane’s Screamfeeder, released a solo album and put a band together to play the songs live. Two years later they had written a whole set of new material and needed a new name. WE ALL WANT TO was born. All members swap instruments frequently which makes for a chaotic – but fun – live show.

Venue: Brisbane Powerhouse – Turbine Platform
Cost: FREE
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