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 was also a...

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 point with your...

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