WHAT: Megafauna
WHEN: Sat Oct 24
WHERE: The Basement

MEGAFAUNA is back on Saturday October 24 at The Basement and it's hairier than ever! As usual it's a list of the finest local acts with a few friends from across the border. Here's who's playing: Looking Glass, Hytest (Gong), Buttnugget, Kimbo (Melb), Super Best Friends, The Chuffs, Bent Hen, Radical Surf Ninjas from Hell on Fire, Inside the Exterior and Leisure Suit Lenny. Plus we'll be cooking up some snags for a small price as usual so there's no need to go anywhere! Doors open at 6pm. It's all for a good cause, with all proceeds benefiting the Australian Cancer Research Foundation.

WHAT: Roller Derby Halloween Bout
WHEN: Sat Oct 24
WHERE: Southern Cross Stadium, Tuggeranong

Roller Derby is HERE! Girl v girl, action, athleticism, dress ups, music, beer, food and fun... Canberra Roller Derby League's inaugural public Bout will take place from 5pm at Southern Cross Stadium, Tuggeranong on Saturday October 24, featuring half time entertainment from the Jumptown Jammers and DJ Lex Dizzle. See the likes of Bambi Von Smash'er, Peachy Keen and the DutchASS show that they have the skills to pay the bills. Come one, come all to the most entertaining sporting event to hit the Capital since the Harlem Globetrotters! Tickets from Felt and Smith's Alternative Bookshop and at the door. Only ten bucks!

WHAT: Summer Cocktails
WHEN: Fri Oct 30
WHERE: Trinity Bar, Dickson

What better way to celebrate the onset of the year's best season than by combining your two favourite past-times - drinking and dancing? Trinity Bar is launching a divine new list of cocktails especially for the warmer months, complemented by free entertainment from summertime resident DJs Nathan Frost, RyFy, Bicipital Groove and Larry Blaze, all to be enjoyed in a beer garden bathed in afternoon sun. Whether you're sweet toothed, a savoury lover or keen to try something new and exciting, Trinity Bar's experienced staff have something on their delicious menu of cold concoctions that'll kick-start your summer in style.

WHAT: Evening Of Zines, Music, Art, Fashion
WHEN: Fri Oct 30
WHERE: Grass Stains 2, ITRIP ISKIP

Hitting you like a fistful of awesome comes Little Beats Zine Distro; the brainchild of two local ladies who love all things photocopied, stapled, and distributed on the sly. Bringing you the best, the worst and everything in between from the zine world, Little Beats is collecting from all corners of the world and making a grand entrance at itrip iskip's Grass Stains II on Friday October 30 for an evening of festivities. To find more info check out www.littlebeatszines.blogspot.com or if you want to contribute, email littlebeatszines@gmail.com. They'll be your new best friends in no time.

WHAT: Stoner Rock
WHEN: Fri Oct 30
WHERE: ANU Bar

Plenty of people have heard of Queens Of The Stoneage but not as many know they were formed from the ashes of one of  '90s stoner rock's genre defining bands, Kyuss. Releasing four albums between 1989-1995 they toured Oz only once as a support to Metallica in 1993. Local lads Suns Of  Kyuss  have been giving their all to recreate the sound of the much loved band in a live setting for the last nine years. Having played shows around Canberra and NSW they are back again to show you why performers as varied as Björk to Tool , credit Kyuss as a band that you should not miss listening to.