SJD Presents ‘Saint John Divine’ with Strings Attached: Two NZ Shows...
SJD’s fantastic Saint John Divine album will be presented live in Auckland and Wellington with a string quartet. For both shows the very special guest is Shayne P. Carter. These shows will take place...
View ArticleJakob and Beastwars to play four NZ shows together: Oct 2015
Two of my favourite bands, two of the best acts in the country are joining forces for a series of shows in October. What a treat it will be to have Jakob and Beastwars on the same bill for four shows –...
View ArticleRadio Nowhere by Michael Ross: # 3 A New Zealand Album: Jan Hellriegel’s Tremble
“It’s pretty good, for a New Zealand album.” When I have nothing to do on the weekend I pop out to see a band. When I have something to do on the weekend, odds are I’m popping out to see a band. In...
View ArticleJon Toogood – Planet of Sound Live and Acoustic: NZ Tour (Oct, 2015)
We know Jon Toogood as the frontman of Shihad – New Zealand’s greatest live rock band. He’s been knowing that role, honing that role for more than a quarter-century now. There’s that other band too,...
View ArticleGuest Post – Is That It? by Rob Mayes
Brendan Smyth, Head of Music and Radio for New Zealand on Air (NZOA) for 26 years has announced his intention to relinquish his position. NZOA has been an organisation plagued with lacklustre results...
View ArticleSimon Grigg: How Bizarre
How Bizarre: Pauly Fuemana and The Song That Stormed The World Simon Grigg Awa Press When I interviewed Simon Grigg for my book, On Song he told me, in speaking about the song How Bizarre that he was...
View ArticleJustin Bieber in New Zealand: Advertising Overdrive
A 3D-printout of a Justin Bieber poster arrived in Auckland for a secret show – this walking cardboard cut-out will perform to a radio station guest-list of around 150 people. There will be no...
View ArticleMeehan/Griffin/Chisholm: Small Holes In The Silence
Norman Meehan/Hannah Griffin/Hayden Chisholm Small Holes In The Silence Rattle/VUP Norman Meehan’s framing of Bill Manhire poems – taking them from the page to the stage with the assistance of the...
View ArticleLisa Crawley: Up In The Air (ep)
Lisa Crawley Up In The Air (ep) Lisa Crawley Music/Bandcamp I’ve always liked what Lisa Crawley is about – dedicated player, hard-working musician. Good voice and songs and adaptable, always looking...
View ArticleHead Like A Hole: Two Shows (Dec, 2015)
Head Like A Hole has two final shows for 2015, just announced. The band will play Wellington’s Valhalla on Friday, December 11 and Palmerston North’s The Royal, Saturday, December 12. There’s plenty...
View ArticleCat Power: Two NZ Shows – Solo (Feb, 2016)
Cat Power returns to New Zealand in early February for two intimate theatre-only performances. She will play at the Paramount Theatre in Wellington onTuesday 2 February and Auckland’s beautiful...
View ArticleThe Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary A Tour of Two Cities...
Fishing In our first year of existence, the Spines travelled and played around the lower North Island a fair bit and one of those early gigs was in Masterton. It started out as a holiday but it soon...
View ArticleD’Angelo To Play One NZ Show: NZ Festival, Wellington (March, 2016)
D’Angelo will perform a special one-off concert at the New Zealand Festival on 17 March, 2016. Following last year’s release of “comeback” classic, Black Messiah, D’Angelo brings his tour to Wellington...
View ArticleSlices of Heaven – Kiwi Music: DJ Set
Every summer – in that great spot between Christmas and New Year’s (the anxiety is low, so, frankly are the expectations, everyone’s finally relaxed, or relaxing…) I play a wee set of Kiwi music, my...
View ArticleDJ Setlist: Slices of Heaven – Kiwi Music DJ Set, San Fran, Tuesday, December 29
I love Wellington all year round – but I really love Wellington in that little space between Christmas and New Year’s (actually for most of January, even). The stuffiness of the city goes on holiday,...
View ArticlePlaylist: Slices of Heaven
I really enjoyed putting together the Slices of Heaven DJ Set at the San Fran just after Christmas. So much so, that – based on that evening’s setlist – I thought I’d offer up a playlist for you. Four...
View ArticleSweetman Podcast: Episode 12 – Reece Morrow
I first met Reece Morrow just over half a decade ago, picked him up from the airport. He needed a ride to Hawke’s Bay. By Waikanae we’d stopped to buy beer. And he paid. I liked him right then and...
View ArticleSweetman Podcast: Episode 13 – Into Orbit
I first saw the band Into Orbit a couple of years ago, one of their very first gigs. I was blown away. Not just the power and sound of this duo but the conceptual shape of their music. Here were...
View ArticleJaz Coleman – Spoken Word: One NZ Show (Feb 28, 2016)
“A Light hearted look at the state of world affairs by the Dark Lord” Always busy and juggling a dozen projects or more Jaz Coleman will share his personal philosophy, ideas and opinions with his Kiwi...
View ArticleEd Kuepper: Two Solo Shows following Stranglers Support: (April 2016)
Directly following his role as support act for The Stranglers’ tour of New Zealand, Australian singer/songwriter Ed Kuepper will perform solo shows at the Tuning Fork in Auckland on Saturday, April 16,...
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