Words by Bec Hoole (Pipin) & Jessica Chate (Serendipiti). Photos by Tessa Fleur on Kodak 400 Saturday the 20th of June saw the Clarence Corner precinct in Woollongabba activated like it never had been before. Punters flocked to Against The Grain, the inaugural festival hosted by independent label GRAIN, teaming up with Open Season to bring us a day of tunes, grooves and ultimately community and friendship. A block party like no other, Against The Grain, saw over 30 musical acts bring their...

Presented by Mistletone, Jet Black Cat Music & Open Season Written by Tessa Fleur It was a cold Tuesday night, fragments of conversation drifted to me as I fell into step behind a young couple heading toward Brisbane's Princess Theatre, both wearing oversized black leather coats. "Dirt". "Jerome". They were placing friendly bets on what songs Welsh musician Cate Le Bon would play. It was a fitting arrival for her first Brisbane show in three years, marking her return after touring Pompeii in...

Wednesday at The Princess Theatre, Brisbane, 4 June 2026. Photography on film by Tessa Fleur