GETTING THE BAND BACK TOGETHER

Before he became known as Kate Miller-Heidke’s collaborator (and husband), Keir Nuttall fronted Brisbane heavy rock band Transport, and he’s getting the band back together for one night only at the Brightside, in Fortitude valley on Sunday.

Nuttall is the primary songwriter for Transport, who had a slew of Triple J hits in the early noughties, including ‘Sunday Driver’. These days he lives a quiet life as a recent father (another collaboration with Miller-Heidke), and a soon-to-be PhD graduate. “I’ve mellowed a lot over the years,” Nuttall said when asked if Transport’s upcoming show will feature any of the crazy onstage histrionics the band was infamous for in its heyday. “We are more inclined to let the music speak for itself.”

“We all happen to be in the same town at the same time for the first time in ages, and it was just the lockdown, really, and missing playing with those guys – the lockdown spurred on a lot of soul searching for a lot of people,” he told InQueensland.

“it’s amazing translating the songs that were written as a 30-year-old – we actually started when I was 27 – as a 46-year-old and finding all this stuff in them that I hadn’t realised was there and being comfortable in my own skin to stand up the front and sing them.

“I actually think that my current cell suits the songs a lot more.”

The show kicks off at 6.30pm, with support from Kimberley Bowden.

For ticket to Transport’s Brightside show, visit Eventbrite.

PUMP UP THE JAM

To celebrate the arrival of Shrek The Musical at the Lyric Theatre, QPAC’s Green Jam Sessions are back with a monster session tonight and tomorrow, with performances from harmonious duo Fly Little Sparrow and the lively tarantellas and melancholy serenades of Italian folk group Zumpa.

Comprised of Lisa Brennan and Lizzie Flynn, Fly Little Sparrow are built around the beautiful harmonic arrangements, with their eclectic repertoire and commentary set to take listeners on a journey from fragility to hope.

Zumpa will transport attendees to forgotten Italian fishing villages, moonlit olive groves and a hard life under a hot sun where peasants play music to celebrate life with a fierce sense of humour. Comprised of David De Santi (accordion), Kristy Stanfield (accordian, vocals, guitar), Gareth “Garetino” Mewes (fiddle), Innes “Giacomo” Campbell (mandolin), Benja King (bass) and Andre Bonetti (percussion) provide the sounds and energy of folk, gypsy and Italian world music woven together.  Green Jam kicks off at 5.30pm today and tomorrow.

ARTISTS FIRST

Artists First, an exhibition of work produced by ARC Disability Artists in a series of workshops at Inkmasters Print Workshop with tutor Rose Rigley, oens today at Caffiend café and gallery in Cairns.

The artists involved have produced a prodigious amount of work that Rose said showed “unrestrained creativity, open-hearted camaraderie and the freely collaborative connections experienced”.

“The celebration of small successes, the enthusiastic sharing of individual accomplishments, the determined, single-mindedness in obtaining the desired outcomes and the joy in simply creating will stay with me forever,” she said.

“Access, participation and inclusion means that the broader community will have the same opportunity that I have had in appreciating this.”

The exhibition is supported by Arc Disability Services, Cairns Regional Council and Oxlades Cairns. Caffiend is at 72 Grafton St, Cairns.

Visit the Inkmasters website for more information

FLOOD OF MEMORIES

Holly Neilson’s Unusual, part of the Museum of Brisbane’s online exhibition.

It’s been ten years since Brisbane was ravaged by the city’s worst floods since 1974 and to observe the milestone, the Museum of Brisbane has created an online exhibition that reflects on the lived experiences of the city’s residents.

Based on individual memories of nine Brisbane residents, the Museum of Brisbane’s exhibition, A City Submerged: The 2011 Floods 10 Years On, features poignant watercolour illustrations from local artist Holly Neilson, which have been brought to life by animator Sai Karlen.

Neilson’s works were created in response to quotes from Queenslanders including then-state coroner Michael Barnes, author and journalist Matthew Condon, poet and novelist Thomas Shapcott, BreakFree Climate Action Group Jo Willans, Tribal Experiences director Shannon Ruska and Brisbane residents Cassie Woolley, Marjorie Cross and Rachel Hoey.

Visit the Museum of Brisbane’s website to view the exhibition.

RHYTHM AND BREWS

The Glass House Brewery has launched the Sunshine Coast’s first-ever jazz and beer festival. The Sunshine Coast Jazz & Brews Fest was born out of a collaboration between the Glass House Brewery and The Jazz Sessions.

Regular jazz nights hosted at the Brewery have been a huge success with consistently sold-out shows, incredible artists and an amazing atmosphere and “Jazz & Brews” fest came about in an endeavour to cater to a larger audience.

Held on the property of the Glass House Brewery, the Sunshine Coast Jazz & Brews Fest will be six hours of jazz, craft beers, fine wines, gourmet food, music and fun. Jazz & Brews Fest will feature Gus Fenwick & the Orvieto Band, Manouche Bop, Jess Spina, Estampa and the Horn Dawgs.

Visit the event’s Facebook page for more information