Photo credit: Lachie Neil There was a distinctly warm and moving atmosphere within Magandjin’s Crow Bar on Thursday night. A gathering of community, friendship and music to celebrate HEADNOISE, the latest album from Brisbane favourites Bugs, and their final shows together following the news that bassist Jordan Brunoli is entering the final chapter of his life as he navigates terminal cancer. Across the night, joy, pain and grief sat side by side. It was a celebration, but it

Photo by Mclay Heriot Special Features are gearing up to play their first BIGSOUND and they mean business. The 90s grunge four-piece have been paving their way through Meanjin's (Brisbane) music scene since 2021, starting with their debut EP Same Things, where the band's early influences like Nirvana and Radiohead, could be clearly heard. Then in 2024 they released their sophomore EP Self Improvement, melding their sound into something distinctly their own. And now with new m

BIGSOUND Gallery Night 3: by Lachie Neil

Photo: Dave Kan For the 25th year in a row, BIGSOUND is taking over Meanjin/Magandjin’s Fortitude Valley, and best believe here at LivewireAU we are beyond excited for some incredible live music! Each day, resident journos Pipin, Hazel Mei and Tessa Fleur are going to highlight their fave showcases - welcome to our day three recap! Tessa: Special Features have been one of the most talked about bands at this year's BIGSOUND. A steady crowd queued down Ann Street to catch their

For the 25th year in a row, BIGSOUND is taking over Meanjin/Magandjin’s Fortitude Valley, and best believe here at LivewireAU we are beyond excited for some incredible live music! Each day, resident journos Pipin, Hazel Mei and Tessa Fleur are going to highlight their fave showcases Welcome to our day two recap! Pipin: As is classically BIGSOUND, my evening highlight came from a band that wasn’t on my radar until this glorious week began. If you were meandering around at any

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For the 25th year in a row, BIGSOUND is taking over Meanjin/Magandjin’s Fortitude Valley, and best believe here at LivewireAU we are beyond excited for some incredible live music! Each day, resident journos Pipin, Hazel Mei and Tessa Fleur are going to highlight their fave showcases - welcome to our day one recap! Tessa: Blue Diner were the first band to play on the Black Bear Lodge stage for the 25th BIGSOUND. I arrived at the beginning of their second song, "Mezzanine”, we

Photo credit: Nathan Rathsam (@reasonablynathan) Meanjin's (Brisbane) dreamgaze four-piece band, Blue Diner, have been paving their own way from DIY house shows to a BIGSOUND showcase slot, all off the back of their debut album Disc 2 released this year. Known for call and response vocals layered over hazy, dreamy soundscapes, the band draws influence from Horse, Jumper of Love, Feeble Little Horse and Slow Pulp, blending it all into something soft, loud and dreamy in equal m