The mix of vivacity, a girlish voice and an innate sense of groove epitomise the bossa nova style, yet this was by no means a performance of unabashed magic.

There is a push for one of Brisbane's fathers of punk to be immortalised in the neighbourhood of his youth after an ABC doco piqued a resident's interest.

From Brinsmead's setting of Trees to Bernstein's Make Our Garden Grow, green is the theme of this concert.

Bieber's movements, his delivery and his eyes have the haunted feel of someone who has been here so often that he is seeing this show replayed in his nightmares now.

The youthful, revered pianist didn't disappoint in his one-night-only show.

Instead of the original gangster-style video that was filming the day Johann Ofner died, the band dedicated the whole video to him.

A foul-mouthed tirade or a hilarious tribute to Australian television?

There are fresh sounds and fresh faces at the songwriters' awards as the next generation try their luck again.

Festival-goers lapped up energetic highlights such as the Hot 8 Brass Band from New Orleans, salsa band La Mambanegra and Argentinian Tango orchestra Fernandez Fierro.

Whether he's playing Latin drum rhythms, the sounds of nature or an aggressive bassline, Nicolas Jaar nails it every time.

From a '90s love-in with Teenage Fanclub to breakthrough Melbourne artist Olympia, the 11th Golden Plains pleased oldies and young'uns alike.

"This is just peak Adelaide," one fan wrote on Twitter.

When Justin Bieber coughed a marble of phlegm from the back of his lung a little over halfway into his set, it could have been the moment his Brisbane show went to pot.

This piece of Mahler's makes you feel that enough is enough, but conductor Davis leads with an impressive precision.

"Classic Australian" was the overwhelming theme but a mix of fresher faces had festival goers diving for the "dance pit".

​Evening rush-hour buses rumble by as the young artists prepare to start work in a Chippendale rehearsal studio.

Even a solo performance must always be a dialogue of sorts

Joni Sledge, who belonged to the four-sister disco-era group Sister Sledge, best known for its No. 1 hit We Are Family, died Friday at her home in Phoenix, a spokeswoman for the group announced. She was 60.

"It's a funny situation, but both very happy for each other."

Unlike his audience, the Canadian superstar was expressionless through much of his sold-out performance at Etihad. 

There are bands and (mostly male) artists who have built careers out of being a representative "everyman": one of us, just a bit better paid and housed. There's a couple of generations of Australian frontmen who would never have dared being anything else.

An electronic music festival based in Sydney has been slammed after unveiling an all-male line up.

They were wobbly when old, didn't always sound hi-fi and threatened to self-destruct at any point. Why would anyone want them back? The return of the cheap, portable and small audio tape.

The choral ensemble is bringing a young Palestinian singer on tour for the second concert of its 2017 season.