Published: September 10, 2018
Moving south or abroad was once the first step for a Brisbane band. But these days, some of the best stay put – despite occasional setbacks
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Last week, the Australian music conference Bigsound descended on Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley. In all, 148 up-and-coming artists played to just shy of 4,000 attendees and industry folk, who raced from venue to venue until the early hours to catch new bands – some who crammed three sets into an evening – and rose early the next morning to sign them.
Across four days there were 270 official showcases, on top of countless parties, satellite gigs and secret shows from names such as Paul Kelly and Regurgitator.
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