It was love at first sight – or sound, at least – when Australian multi-instrumentalist David Lewis first encountered French chanteuse Belle du Berry singing with her group La Belle Equipe.

Frankston's Pier Bandroom launches with an outdoor street festival, Kit Warhurst's debut album, Mark Seymour and more.

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.

Jordan Rakei took himself a long way out of his comfort zone to more fully explore life and music.

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

Jeff Lang's new album had only one rule to break, and he only broke it once.

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.

From rockers Taking Back Sunday to troubadour Jordie Lane, we have live music covered.

Spoon frontman Britt Daniel isn't one for false modesty, he loves the band's new album Hot Thoughts.

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.

Dune Rats singer Danny Beausa says their ARIA chart-topping album won't change them.

Album reviews: Spoon, Frank Carter, Valerie June, Circa Waves and Real Estate.

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.