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Everybody wants to get Pistol Whipped. Local electro freaks and indie geeks Jane Doe, Aukistra, Frankie Trouble and DJ DayJaVu celebrate the most entertaining form of gun violence at Uber this Thursday March 11 with a Turpentine fashion parade and a photography exhibition by Tuscany Gray.

Former banana picker 8 Ball Aitken is finally receiving the acclaim he deserves for his alternative country tunes (and his lusty red beard). The Mareeba Delta bluesman was named a finalist in the International Song Writing Competition; help him celebrate at Byron Bay's Beach Hotel on Thursday March 11 and the Royal Mail Hotel on Friday March 12.

When you put cocktails and consoles together, you’ve got a recipe for a good time. Australia’s first licensed video game venue, Mana Bar, will open its Fortitude Valley doors to the public on Saturday March 20 with playable unreleased games, gamer-themed cocktails, hourly giveaways and timeless multiplayer classics. Best of all, it’s free to enter and free to play, so the days of wasting all your pocket money on ‘Street Fighter’ are over.

Pencil Saturday March 27 into your air diaries and put your air jeans on (though the police would prefer you wear real pants) - The Jubilee Hotel is hosting the Queensland State Air Guitar Finals. Register from 7pm on the night for your chance to win a trip to Canberra to compete in the Australian Final and win heaps of real prizes.
uQUT’s music students have been given the run of Brisbane Powerhouse, and the result is Popalicious - a free showcase of their sweet melodies and irresistibly catchy hooks. The Robbie Miller Duo and Ball Park Music will write their songs the night before they’re due and copy each other’s notes on Saturday March 27.

If you’ve always wondered what Mr T’s mohawk or Professor X’s chrome dome would look like on you, this is the time to find out. Q Punx are offering to give you a mohawk or shave your head completely to raise money for The Leukemia Foundation at The Jubilee Hotel this Friday March 12; charitable punks Time Has Come, Driven Fear, Roots Above Ground, Align, Nectar and Forefold provide the tunes.

In their first performance as a three-piece, local folk and country band Orphan Ann will take to the stage at Ric’s on Monday March 15. They’ll be playing tracks from their forthcoming debut EP.

If you’re cheap and you love food, The Jubilee Hotel has got you covered. Watch the Cheap Cheap Sundays Band while tucking into a $2 steak every Sunday; and don’t forget to come back for the $1 kebabs on Monday and $1 ribs on Tuesday. Yeah, you can pretty much leave your wallet at home from now on and live off loose change, just like our forefathers dreamed...

Indigenous hip hop pioneers Street Warriors scored some free publicity last December when Peter Garrett praised their debut LP ‘Unstoppable Force’ (and who wouldn’t want to be associated with that guy at the moment?). Find out what impressed the Arts Minister and occasional muso when the Warriors play The Globe this Saturday March 13 with DJ Big Mike, Poetic Murriz and Impossible Odds.

Texas Tea are set to take their first foray into the wonderful world of wax. The anachronistic duo will launch ‘Fire Sides/ Last Drinks’, their double-covered limited edition vinyl, at The Troubadour on Friday March 12 and Bon Amici on Saturday March 13.

Sabrina Lawrie & The Hunting Party have been hard at work in the studio putting the finishing touches on their debut LP, so they’ve earned a break. Of course, for Lawrie, a ‘break’ means a set at The Globe this Friday March 12 with Bryde, The Inconsolables and Sam McConochie.