KEESHA MCLEAN
LIVE & LOCAL
Live and local music is in abundance during August and September
this year with so many local events for all of us to enjoy!
ELIXIR BAR, ABBOTT STREET.
The Elixir Bar (formerly
known as the famous
Bernies Jazz Bar) have
recently gone through
several owners, however,
I am thrilled Sky Riki Rixon
(Travel Beats ) and Bill
Shields have taken over.
Sky and Bill have been a
tremendous support to
Cairns live music scene
through Travel Beats and
now Elixir Bar.
Elixir Bar is one of THE
bars to go to for live music
in Cairns.
Visiting artists and local
musicians perform five
nights a week from
Wednesday to Sunday.
Musicians happily jam
together most evenings too.
A great place to network
and meet fellow artists and
anyone passionate about
live music.
Open Mic night hosted by
SPICE OF LIFE
If you are after an entertaining night of spicy, silly,
naughty fun, then this musical cabaret is for you.
Local talent performing as you’ve never seen them
before. Three nights at the new Cairns Dinner
Theatre at The Pullman Reef Casino.
Tickets $30 through cairnsdinnertheatre.com
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local musos, including
Jimmy
Parto,
Andy
Brassett, Gumpy Savidas,
Eli Birchal and Wil Maslen
Underground night hosted by
Charm - acoustic live music
DJ Vix’s Vinyl
Bernie’s Jazz Trio
Colorful BLAC
Savidas
Brassett-Hounds
GG Davies
Cairns Blues Explosion
Vinyl Sundays
CAIRNS FESTIVAL
Cairns Festival 25 August
- 3 September
http://www.cairns.qld.gov.
au/festival/Eprogram
Great
local
acts
performing at the Festival
Friday
Concert
with
KAMALI and Ino Reeves.
Songwriter
Jeremiah
Johnson who has recently
returned from a national
tour
is
performing
and
conducting
Our
Song workshop to be
performed.
Soul Song Choir are
singing up a storm as
well as the local gospel
goddesses of Women Of
Austranesia!
More information can
be found on Council’s
website.