If you ever wore out a copy of the classic Pixies (pictured) album Doolittle on cassette – remember cassettes? – now is your chance to hear it again. Frank Black, Kim Deal, Joey Santiago and David Lovering will be playing the entire album, from Debaser to Gouge Away, at the Brisbane Convention Centre on Thursday Mar 18. Hope you get your tickets in time to join in on the sing-along! If not, some tickets for their second Brisbane show on Tuesday Mar 30 are still available through Ticketek. 

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Lovers of the Elefant Traks’ roster are in for a treat when sci-fi and reggae-loving hip hop crew Astronomy Class (pictured), led by Ozi Batla of The Herd, play at GoMA Up Late, supported by Unkle Ho (also of The Herd). It’s Unkle Ho’s first time performing in solo-beatsmith mode in Brisbane, so make him feel welcome at the gig on Friday Mar 19 from 7.30pm onwards.

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The third annual ZzZ Tribute-A-Rama takes place this Saturday Mar 20 at the Jubilee Hotel, with another line-up of local bands covering their favourite songs. The Resignators (pictured) Charlie Greaser, Blowhard, The Thirdgear Burnouts, We Are Box, Prophet Margin, Wheat Paste, The Bertie Page Clinic, D Rouser & The Dastardly Duo, To The Teeth and The Vampers will all be in attendance. The first 50 entrants will receive a free CD of live performances from the previous two years, so get in early.

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After two years of taking a break from the hectic world of indie rock, Bright Yellow (pictured) are back with a new single called Good Question and a tour to back it up. The NSW trio will be bringing their brand of psychedelic garage grunge to Rosie’s on Wednesday Mar 17 (with support from Race Of The Harriden) and the Gold Coast’s Hard Rock Café on Thursday Mar 18 (with Alloneword and Hazel Eyes The Devil).

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French exponents of nouvelle chanson Babylon Circus (pictured) are responsible for La Cigarette, a sing-along dedicated to the joy of having a cigarette after sex. You couldn’t get anything more French without putting a beret on a croissant. It’s from their new album, La Belle Étoile, which means ‘the beautiful star’, and they’ll be launching it in Australia with a gig at The Zoo on Thursday Mar 18.

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The Gold Coast’s Tijuana Cartel (pictured) mix Middle Eastern vocals with multi-layered grooves, lilting Moby-esque soundscapes, Flamenco and slide guitar, trumpet, Electronic world beats and live Latin Cuban percussion in a fusion of world music and phat electronic beats. You can hear their infectious rhythms when they play with A French Butler Called Smith at the SoundLounge on Friday Mar 19.

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Djan Djan (pictured) features master kora player Mamadou Diabate from Mali, master Tabli player Bobby Singh from India and our own master guitarist Jeff Lang. The trio are in the middle of a month-long tour that included a performance at this year’s Womadelaide festival, and now they’re heading here to launch their album at The Judith Wright Centre on Friday Mar 19.

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Once per year Melbournite Talkshow Boy (pictured) travels up to Brisbane to grace us with his presence, performing his glitchy laptop electropop while leaping around alternately rapping and shouting his stream-of-consciousness lyrics. There may be chiptunes. This year he’ll be performing at Ric’s with Toy Balloon on Saturday Mar 20.

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If you’re a fan of your Celtic tunes, best head along to Brian Kennedy (pictured) performing at The Judith Wright Centre on Thursday Mar 18, The J on Friday Mar 19 and the Gold Coast Arts Centre on Saturday Mar 20. Recently taking home Best Male Vocalist at Ireland’s Music Awards, look for tickets from the venue!

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Brisbane songstress Jessie Warren, AKA Carry Nation (pictured), has recorded her debut album, Like A River Does. She’s going to launch it with one of her haunting and transfixing gigs at The Troubadour on Sunday Mar 21, supported by Matthew Vale (from Lion Island) and Opals & Poole.

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