Lager Palooza is on with three bands for the price of none on the lawn at The Channon this weekend – get your fill of Seaside, Concrete Gold and Human Dinosaur Machine.
Saturday from 4pm at The Channon Tavern. Free entry.
Faster, steeper, higher, deeper! The most adrenaline-inducing mountain sport films from around the globe will thrill and inspire you with big-screen adventures when the Radical Reels Tour hits Bruns this week.
The festival is the Banff Mountain Film Festival’s more outrageous, adventurous little sibling and is characterised by ‘Oh my God’ moments as elite athletes and adventurers conquer their challenges and dreams.
Wednesday 7pm at Brunswick Heads Picture House, Brunswick Heads. Tickets from $24 from brunswickpicturehouse.com.
Lachlan and Jaxon Fairbairn present Kill an Hour Live on Stage. This is the live tour from the comedy duo behind Fairbairn Films.
The show includes extensive crowd work and improv, audience participation, and Lachlan and Jaxon finding as many ways to run the clock down as they can.
Friday 7pm at the Soundlounge, Currumbin. Tickets $35 from soundlounge.com.au.
Hosted by Laura Nobel and Greg Lyon, the Lismore Supper Club is a unique, boutique music club with The Supper Club Soul Band. Bring a plate and a mate – or two.
Thursday 7pm at the Lismore City Bowlo. Tickets $15 on the door.
Multi-instrumentalist and singer/songwriter Ally Palmer creates beautiful, heartfelt, soulful-folk songs that reveal her enticing blend of vulnerability and strength. Her smooth harmonies and laid-back style provide feel-good vibes for those hot summer days spent by the ocean. Ally’s music is heavily influenced by her love of old soul music, mixed with her roots in folk.
Tuesday 7pm at The Rails, Byron Bay. Free show.
The Northern Rivers Symphony Orchestra Ensemble is thrilled to present internationally-acclaimed artist/composer Matt Ottley’s The Sound of Picture Books series, in a concert featuring the award-winning picture book How to Make a Bird by author Meg McKinlay.
The second half of the concert will showcase Schumann’s Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op. 44. Often regarded as the greatest of Schumann’s chamber music works, this sublime masterpiece features pianist Ayesha Gough, violinists Hugh Won and Alison Fletcher, violist Nick Stefan, and cellist Zoe Heflin.
Saturday from 2.30pm at the Tweed Heads Civic Centre. Tickets from $10, general admission $50, from nrso.com.au
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