This Week (26 Feb – 4 Mar): Top 10 Brissie Gigs For $10

What: Whisky Grinn EP Launch
When & Where: Thursday, 1 March @ Greaser Bar from 9PM
Genre: Indie, rock
Cost: FREE. More event info HERE.

Whisky Grinn is a brand new act from Brisbane blending blues, rock n roll and funk. They’re launching their new EP at Greaser this week – get on it!

What: The Bear Hunt, Heavy Roller, Ellis Dewald and Flickertail
When & Where: Friday, 2 March @ The Bearded Lady from 8PM
Genre: Varied
Cost: $10. More event info HERE.

A four-course degustation of 6-string delights as Brisbane’s sludge-pop favourites The Bear Hunt bring the tones, Heavy Roller serve up the riffs, Ellis Dewald sprinkles the sass and Sydney rock n rollers Flickertail tear up the stage. It’s all going down on Friday at the Bearded Lady!

What: Machine Age ‘Fighting’ Single Launch w/ Beneb
When & Where: Friday, 2 March @ The Milk Factory from 8PM
Genre: Indie, electronic
Cost: $10 presale, $15 on the door. More event info HERE.

Following the release of their latest standout single Fighting, Brisbane-based indie electronic duo, Machine Age have unveiled a stunning live performance video and announced a string of East Coast tour dates for March, including a show with fellow indie-pop act beneb at The Milk Factory.

What: Elba Lane, Dirty Hearts, Don and The Mobsters & Rude Rum
When & Where: Friday, 2 March @ Tomcat from 8PM
Genre: Indie, rock
Cost: FREE. More event info HERE.

Another HUGE night of live music is going down Brisbane’s favourite new venue, Tomcat, this Friday eve with not one, but FOUR local rockers taking to the stage: Dirty Hearts, Elba Lane, Don and the Mobsters and Rude Rum.

What: Flynn Effect, He Danced Ivy, Devonian & Terrestrials
When & Where: Saturday, 3 March @ New Globe Theatre from 7.30PM
Genre: Rock
Cost: $11.50 ($10 + booking fee). More event info HERE.

After a whirlwind 2017, the release of their second album Obsidian and their first national tour, Flynn Effect return to the stage for a one-off hometown show featuring local giants He Danced Ivy and Devonian, and special guests, Melbourne’s Terrestrials.

What: Neighbour Single Launch w/ Hazlett and Asha Jefferies
When & Where: Saturday, 3 March @ Secret House Location (TBC) from 7PM
Genre: Rock, electronica
Cost: $5. More event info HERE.

Electronic rock troubadours, Neighbour, are celebrating the release of their new single Confidence with a house party on Westbourne St, Highgate Hill alongside mates Hazlett and Asha Jefferies. The night is BYO, with everyone who hits ‘attending’ on the Facebook event page receiving a message on the day with further details. A night of music, mates all in the comfort of the backyard!

What: The Holy Rollercoasters & The Francis Wolves
When & Where: Saturday, 3 March @ Greaser Bar from 8.30PM
Genre: Garage, funk, soul
Cost: TBC. More event info HERE.

Describing themselves as “kinda like Frankenstein’s monster, but with soul,” garage, funk and soul merchants, The Francis Wolves, are readying the pack for their second album with a banger at Greaser along The Holy Rollercoasters. This one’s sure to get you howlin’.

What: As Paradise Falls
When & Where: Saturday, 3 March @ Crowbar from 8PM
Genre: Rock, metal
Cost: $12.25 ($10 + booking fee). More event info HERE.

After a successful tour for Brisbane natives As Paradise Falls with their ‘Digital Ritual Australian Tour’ and WE MAY FALL’s ‘The Light Bearer And The Shadow Maker Tour’, the bands have joined together along with Melbourne’s caution:thieves to create the ‘Friends Far From Home Tour’, bringing you some headbanging goodness you can’t afford to miss.

What: Shag Rock All Ages Show
When & Where: Saturday, 3 March @ Berwick St from 4PM
Genre: Rock
Cost: $13.30 ($10 + booking fee). More event info HERE.

After relentlessly touring Australia with a brief stop in the US and a grand finale in Cairns, the Shag Rock boys absolutely smashed 2017. A well-earned rest and a whole bunch of Christmas beers has them now raring and set to make 2018 even bigger. So call your mates, don your best pair of undies and grab a ticket to their shindig this weekend!

What: The Royal Artillery, Hammers, Dirty Brew, Lavidius and Black Rheno
When & Where: Saturday, 3 March @ The Zoo from 7PM
Genre: Metal
Cost: $12.25 ($10 + booking fee). More event info HERE.

Black Rheno, The Royal Artillery, Hammers, DIRTY BREW and Lavidius are ready to rock and rumble at Brisbane favourite The Zoo this Saturday. Get ready to head bang and groove!