100 songs by local bands recorded and mixed in 100 hours, about to be unleashed on the public any day now! QUT’s Independent Music Project do awesome stuff. 

(Source: brisbanemusic)

West End State School Fiesta

West End doesn’t do things the way the rest of Brisbane does, and this is a good thing. We arrived at what one might call the arse-end of the local school Fiesta: the oval was a mud bath; a lot of stalls had been packed-down, and there wasn’t any cake left.

Sure, kids were still whooping it up on the big slide and screaming their heads off from the Hurricane on one side of the paddock, but on the whole it looked and sounded more like a Livid Festival of old with tons of people drinking beer and having fun, everyone covered in mud, random dancing and a mighty rockin’ racket screaming from the undercroft.  

At the end of their set incredible lead singer Jimmy Dirt said the band was Lords of Wong and they were “delightfully bewildered to be asked to play here”. Greatest school fete entertainment ever.

Awesome.

(Source: betweenthedogandthewolf)

Bleeding Heart Gallery’s 4th Birthday Bash
Friday, 1st June 2012 | 166 Ann St, Brisbane

Brisbane’s Bleeding Heart Gallery is turning the big 4, and to celebrate they’re hosting a full day’s activities culminating in a retrospective exhibition of some amazing artists that have contributed to Bleeding Heart over the last 4 years. For this exhibition, Bleeding Heart has invited 10 amazing Brisbane artists from the Hearts of Gold series to return and help them celebrate their special day.

Artists include:
Luke Darlington * Jessica Row * Carmela Ruffino * Brad Marsellos * Tricia King * Holly Leonardson * Ken Smith * Amy Commins * Emma Godfrey * James Alley
 
The exhibition will show from the 31st May until Tuesday 7th of June, with an opening night reception and party on Friday 1st June from 5pm.

Friday 1st June will also see Bleeding Heart play host to its monthly City Market (from 10am – 4pm) as well as giveaways, live music and most importantly… cake all day!

Fortitude Valley, Brisbane by Fintan Magee,

(Source: stadtjunge)

SCRAPS - Charming Girl

Here’s a new(ish) track from Brisbane songstress SCRAPS (Laura Hill). I’ve posted some of her work on BRISBANE OR DEATH before, and I’m quite liking this newer stuff too. VICE Magazine seems to agree, and have just posted a new interview with SCRAPS on their site.

Incidentally, if you want to find more fresh Brisbane music, check out either of these two local record companies -

Disembraining

Bedroom Suck

Late night shopping, barbecue and music comes to Winn Lane, The Valley.

Yeah.

llich:

city skate #3

Seems legit.

translink:

Yeronga station, probably the most useful station in the whole network; being on the exact same ROAD as Yeerongpilly and within about 5 minutes walking distance.

Did I mention how much I’m enjoying the Translink Tumblr.

FreeRange 2012 
1st - 26th June | MetroArts, Brisbane CBD

“FreeRange 2012 is MetroArts’ month-long creative development house party where rooms, hallways, nooks and niches come alive with the creative and the curious. Rough but ready. Shamelessly incomplete.”