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With a chip on its shoulder and an energy of its own, the Brisbane music scene keeps punching above its weight

Powderfinger's Darren Middleton and Bernard Fanning rock the band's farewell tour in 2010. (Tracey Nearmy: AAP)

Always the underdog and sometimes suppressed, Brisbane's music scene continues to "prove the bastards wrong" with a crop of new talent and a thriving live circuit.

From humble and humid beginnings, big acts have grown — from The Go-Betweens, Powderfinger, the Jungle Giants and now Sycco and Hope-D.

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