This Week (27 June – 03 July): Top 10 Gigs For $10

What: Brisbane’s Big Kick On
When & Where: Thursday, 30 June @ The Brightside, Black Bear Lodge, The Foundry & The Flying Cock from 8PM
Genre: Varied
Cost: FREE. More event info here.

Introducing Brisbane’s Big Kick On – a multi-venue music extravaganza that will serve as one last hurrah before the Queensland lockout laws take effect on 1 July. Celebrating the amazing live music scene we have fostered over many years as well as a major protest to the laws, this is our last chance to show those in power how much we care about our live music scene. Baskervillain, ROMY and Twin Haus are among the 18 local artists that will be taking to the stage.

What: Rock Against The Lockout
When & Where: Thursday, 30 June @ New Globe Theatre from 7PM
Genre: Rock
Cost: FREE. More event info here.

BTM Management has joined forces with the New Globe Theatre to throw one big bash with some of Brisbane’s finest rock bands to protest Queensland’s lockout laws which take effect on 1 July.

Join local rockers Stayclose, Phoenix, LURE, Neptune Estate, Pinion, Brendan the Bard, Fight Ibis, Rowan Russell Music and Empanic for one helluva party!

What: Cheeky Velvet Gets Hard
When & Where: Thursday, 30 June @ Rics Bar from 8.30PM
Genre: Pop
Cost: FREE. More event info here.

If rock flows through your veins, your earphones deafen you and you can’t get enough of those frisky guitars, then this show is for you! Cheeky Velvet promises to rock you and blow your mind with her dirty pop tunes.

What: Indie Empire feat. Electric Suede & Star Club
When & Where: Thursday, 30 June @ Empire Hotel from 8.30PM
Genre: Indie
Cost: FREE. More event info here.

Brisbane’s hippest indie gathering Indie Empire is back for another week, bringing together old school rockers Electric Suede and Star Club for a night of chilled-out tunes.

What: Gloss w/ Silk N Oak & Taleena Peck
When & Where: Thursday, 30 June @ The Milk Factory from 8PM.
Genre: Folk, indie, rock
Cost: $5. More event info here.

Charging on with the momentum of a stellar first year, Gloss are excited to be bringing new songs to their fans. Supported by Silk ‘N’ Oak and Taleena Peck, expect an intimate blend of Folk, Indie and Soft Rock that will hit you in all the right spots.

What: Laura Mardon, Tim Hampshire & Hanny J @ Crowbar
When & Where: Thursday, 30 June @ Crowbar from 5PM
Genre: Punk
Cost: TBC. More event info here.

See Brissie locals Laura Mardon and Hanny J team up with Tim Hampshire for an evening of acoustic punk stylings. It’s also Crowbar’s Ladies Night kicking off at 8pm with champagne upon arrival and cheap cocktails all night!

What: 5 Bands For $5
When & Where: Friday, 1 July @ The Zoo from 8PM
Genre: Electro, acoustic, rock, indie
Cost: $5. More event info here.

It’s Pixie’s first night and she’s celebrating in style! Come along and welcome the Zoo’s new owner with a shindig featuring some of Brisbane’s hippest bands – acoustic loves The Young Art, electro duo SIMON SIMON, psychedelic surf-rock quartet Black Sun, Cassette Cathedral and First Beige. $5 pizzas are also up for grabs so get in by 8.30PM to place your order!

What: Breast Cancer Fundraiser feat. Mudshadows, Regular Band, The Goldhearts, Pyre & Ice & ROO
When & Where: Friday, 1 July @ The Backroom from 6PM.
Genre: Folk, indie, rock
Cost: $5. More event info here.

Get in and support some great bands supporting a great cause. All money raised is going to the Breast Cancer Foundation. Featuring folk duo ROO, indie-pop loves The Goldhearts, fiery rockers Pyre & Ice, punk trio Regular Band and headline act Mudshadows.

What: The Creases’ ‘Impact’ Single Launch
When & Where: Saturday, 2 July @ Woolly Mammoth from 8.30PM
Genre: Psych-pop
Cost: TBC. More event info here.

Get in to get the first taste of The Creases new music. Their latest single Impact is unapologetically and joyously loud – layered, swirling guitars and vocals drenched in a nostalgic symphony of brass and strings – and marks a bold step forward for the outfit, as they refine their signature sound.

1. What: Fugitive & The Vagabond ‘Talkin’ City Blues’ Single Launch
   When & Where: Sunday, 3 July @ The Milk Factory from 4PM
   Genre: Folk, blues, rock
   Cost: $13.30 ($10 + booking fee). More event info here.  The power or storytelling is alive and well with Brisbane group Fugitive & the Vagabond. Telling tales about the pain of love and oppression along with the sobering redemption that is the human conscience. They’ll be unveiling their new song Talkin’ City Blues with the help of folk-blues storyteller Duke.