This Week (6 – 12 June): Top 10 Gigs For $10

What: Hayley Marsten’s Last Tango In Brisbane
When & Where: Tuesday, 7 June @ Rics Bar from 8PM
Genre: Country
Cost: TBC. More event info here.

It’s been 3.5 years since Gladstone native Hayley Marsten arrived in Brisbane bound for university. Now only a few weeks out from graduating and with oodles of gigs under her belt, she’s farewelling her adopted city at the venue where she played her first Brisbane show. They’ll be new songs, throwbacks and everything in between. So lace up your country boots and get on down to give Hayley a smashing farewell!

What: Second Affair feat. Banter Club & Wearn
When & Where: Thursday, 9 June @ The Zoo from 7.30PM
Genre: Pop, rock, indie
Cost: $8 presale, $10 on the door. More event info available here.

A prelude farewell to The Zoo’s legendary owner Joc Curran and welcome to new owner Pixie Weyand, this celebration is set to be monumental. Championing the night will be local indie-pop rockers Banter Club and Wearn.

What: Indie Empire feat. Street Pieces & Outside The Academy
When & Where: Thursday, 9 June @ Empire Hotel from 8.30PM
Genre: Indie
Cost: Free. More event info here.

Brisbane’s hottest new indie night is back, this time with groove-based rockers Street Pieces and experimental duo Outside The Academy. If you’re looking for a laid-back night out full of good vibes, look no further than Indie Empire!

What: Buttermilk feat. The Brains Trust, Peach Fur & The Rocket Sox
When & Where: Friday, 10 June @ The Milk Factory from 7.30PM
Genre: Soul, reggae, roots, psych rock
Cost: $10. More event info here.

Vincent & Jules’ Buttermilk Series is fast becoming a staple in the local music scene. A full-cream show with half the fat, this month’s instalment brings The Brains Trust, Peach Fur and The Rocket Sox – three of the city’s hippest soul/reggae/roots acts – together under one roof.

What: Former Angels’ ‘Shadow By The Sun’ Tour
When & Where: Friday, 10 June @ The Brightside from 8PM.
Genre: Rock
Cost: $12.75 ($10 + booking fee). More event info here.

Brisbane’s favourite new purveyors of rock n roll, Former Angels, are launching their new single Shadow By The Sun with a string of shows along the East Coast, finishing with a homecoming celebration at The Brightside. An instant rock classic, Shadow By The Sun will imbed itself into your ears, while the band’s electrifying live show will leave you wanting more!

What: Seas Of Valoria Album Launch @ Crowbar
When & Where: Friday, 10 June @ Crowbar from 8PM.
Genre: Rock
Cost: $10. More event info here.

Mystical Riff Lords of Brisbane Seas of Valoria are releasing thier debut album with mates GriegBand, Flangipanis and Greyface.

What: SIMON SIMON’s ‘Nothing To Say’ Single Launch
When & Where: Friday, 10 June @ The Zoo from 8PM
Genre: Psych pop, electronic
Cost: $10 presale, $12 on the door. More event info here.

Brisbane based psych-pop duo SIMON SIMON are releasing Nothing To Say, a banger professing how little they have to say. They’ll be joined by buoyant electronic producer Isaac Cavallaro, alt-pop dude Kieran T. Stevenson and dream-pop newbies First Beige for one massive party at The Zoo this Friday night!

What: The Halls ‘Lemonade’ Single Launch
When & Where: Saturday, 11 June @ New Globe Theatre from 7.30PM
Genre: Pop
Cost: $13.30 (booking fee included). More event info here.

A band of contrasts, The Halls are difficult to pigeonhole. Their debut single Lemonade casts a playful yet critical eye upon Australian environmental issues and first world consumerism. Helping them celebrate their release will be psych-folk-rock collective Golden Age Of Ballooning, Sydney’s indie-pop darlings Bad Pony, and theatrical pop-rock outfit LULU AND THE CUTTHROATS. This is one fizzy, sugary show you’ll want to get along to!

What: Laneway Sessions
When & Where: Saturday, 11 June @ Bakery Lane from 11AM – 3PM
Genre: Varied
Cost: TBC. More event info here.

Lost Boys, Kiosk Bakery Lane, I Heart Brownies and Mi + Mian will each be providing a $15 special for all our Bakery Lane peeps, and some of Brisbane’s best solo artists and duos will be curating the tunes for the day keeping the vibes high and prices low!

What: The Floating Bridges & Hemingway
When & Where: Saturday, 11 June @ The Boundary Hotel from 7PM
Genre: Rock, roots, reggae
Cost: Free. More event info here.

The Floating Bridges and Hemingway, two of Queensland’s hippest rock/reggae/roots bands, combine for a night of blissful tunes at The Boundary Hotel.