The man who introduced iconic songs such as ‘Harley and Rose’, ‘Hold on to Me’ and ‘Chained to the Wheel’ to the Australian music landscape will perform at Ocean View next month.Fans of Joe Camilleri can raise a glass of wine in celebration of a milestone for his band The Black Sorrows, when they take to the stage at the Unwind in the Vines concert ...
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More than 60 students from The Westerner area are part of the biggest musical production ever staged by St Paul’s School. Based on the exploits of James Bond, 007: Licenced to Thrill will be performed at three sold out shows at the Tivoli Theatre next week.The show stars Tom Giebeler from Bald Hills as Bond alongside Samford Valley’s Tim Joyce, ...
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Adam Weston admits he hasn’t had too much time to reflect on the success of the chart topping exploits of his band Birds of Tokyo.Touring Australia with the band and an upcoming promotional visit to Los Angeles, rather the enjoying the plaudits of the number one album March Fires and hit single ‘Lanterns’, has been the priority for the drummer from ...
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Martin Edge could almost be considered a cultural attaché to Brisbane.The Strathpine artist peppers his paintings with images of the river city, from the Story Bridge to City Cat ferries.Edge, who is autistic, paints in a style dubbed ‘naïve art’, offering colourful inter-pretations of the way he sees the world.The 28-year-old’s works are ...
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Melissa Pleschka wasn’t alive during the 1960s, but after belting out the iconic songs of the era, she wishes she had been.
The Warner singer has been brushing up on her music history during rehearsals for the Pine Rivers Musical Association’s new show, The 60s Theatre Restaurant.
Split into three brackets, the show features a set of songs from ...
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Rising country music artist Kaylee Bell will be performing at the upcoming Urban Country Music Festival, adding to the young artist’s already impressive list of achievements. Having established herself in her home country of New Zealand, Kaylee moved to Australia to expand upon her success. Kaylee describes her music as “country-pop”, sitting ...
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A collective of artists from Dayboro are about to enjoy a sea change.More than 20 artists from the Dayboro Community Art Gallery will be represented at the Dayboro Meets Redcliffe exhibition, with works to be displayed at The Stage Door Gallery at the Redcliffe Cultural Centre for four weeks.“We were looking to publicise the gallery further afield ...
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“I think anyone who likes a laugh will like the play.”That’s how director Ian Peters describes the new show for a popular Strathpine-based theatre company.Act 1 Theatre is presenting Play It Again, Sam, one of the most popular works by prolific writer, actor and filmmaker Woody Allen.Set in New York, the comedy details the attempts of Allan Felix ...
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Albany Creek author Julie Nickerson is set to retire her popular literary creation Pippa, but not before the ficticious character has one more exciting adventure.
Illustrated by Janine Dawson, Pippa’s Perfect Picnic is the third and final book in Nickerson’s series of stories about the playful little girl.
The new book follows on from Pippa’s ...
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Aspiring young actors have been getting a crash course in theatre during the school holidays.Around 30 rookie thespians aged between five and 18 years are taking part in an intensive workshop program offered by Brisbane Junior Theatre.Participants have just five days to learn their roles and negotiate the rigours of live theatre rehearsals before ...
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Luke Mansini is hoping his singing voice outshines his nerves when he performs for a prime time audience.The Cedar Creek singer is set to appear on The Voice, the hit television show that features aspiring stars trying to sing their way to a recording contract.Mansini is hoping to impress The Voice judges Seal, Delta Goodrem, Ricky Martin and Joel ...
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Alternative country act We the Ghosts has won the chance to play at the main concert at the Urban Country Music Festival at Caboolture next month.
The four-piece band, whose members hail from Ferny Grove and Burpengary, attracted the most votes in an online competition conducted via YouTube.
We the Ghosts attracted 45 per cent of the 3626 votes ...
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