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RISE hip-hop book launches at New Globe Theatre

Urban culture photographer Michelle Grace Hunder began shaping the concept of an Australian hip-hop photo book two years ago, and this weekend the final product will be launched in Brisbane. Taking to New Globe Theatre this Saturday August 23, the launch for RISE will see a number of the featured artists performing on the night. Remi will perform alongside hip-hop greats Briggs, Mantra, Grey Ghost, Dylan Joel, Mistress of Ceremony and DJs Jaytee, Flagrant and Sensible J. The launch will also see a different bonus act at each city’s event, with surprise guest artists, who have been featured in the RISE book, taking to the stage to freestyle a performance of their choice. more


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Be enthralled by Brisbane Fringe Festival performances
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Be enthralled by Brisbane Fringe Festival performances

Be captivated by a whirlwind of music, comedy, theatre, writing, poetry, circus, cabaret, visual art and creative workshops when Brisbane Fringe Festival fills local venues from this weekend. In its third annual appearance, the not-for-profit festival will showcase Brisbane’s diverse vanguard artistic community from Thursday August 14 to Sunday August 31. From restaurants and bars to traditional live music venues, the Brisbane Fringe Festival stage knows no limits, with the launch party kicking off at The Zoo tonight, before traversing locales like Lock ‘n’ Load, Lucky Duck, Avid Reader, The Tivoli and Black Bear Lodge. more

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Be spooked by Ghosts in the Orchestra

Ethereal voices and spooky sounds can send chills up the back of those who hear them, but when Queensland Symphony Orchestra (QSO) presents Ghosts in the Orchestra, you’ll be lulled in to a false sense of security. more

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Sleepy Tea plays Vision Gallery at ABSOE

After a particularly hectic week, a Friday evening will occasionally call for a steaming cup of tea while snuggled up in bed watching reruns of Seinfeld. But this Friday August 1 you should take your tea-related activities out for Sleepy Tea’s gig at Vision Gallery at ABSOE in West End. Joined by Georgia Potter on Thursday night and Angharad Drake on Friday, Brisbane band Sleepy Tea has quit its own hibernation to release a new single and let these fresh sounds fall on hometown ears across two intimate gigs. more

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Pianists pair up for Kawai Piano Series

Watching the hands of a pianist work their way up and down the keyboard at the fastest of paces is an extraordinary sight – and when two hands become four, the audience can expect to be wowed. When QPAC presents the Kawai Piano Series Four Hands performance, talented musicians Bernard Lanskey and Stephen Emmerson will prove the adage that two heads are better than one – and will reveal that four hands are better than two. The pair will play classic favourites throughout the duet, which will come to life on Sunday August 3 in the Concert Hall.  more