Finn Andrews 27th April 2022 Matapiro Recreation Hall, Matapiro, New Zealand. Review by Rob Harbers, photography by Andrew Caldwell. As autumn slowly envelops, with its chilling forebodings of the oncoming winter, Finn Andrews on this night brought the warmth toContinue Reading
The Bravo Uniform Mikes + The Flash Harrys 23rd March 2024 Common Room, Hastings, New Zealand Review by Rob Harbers, with photography by Andrew Caldwell. It was a criminally small audience who were treated to a visit by Poneke’s BravoContinue Reading
Delaney Davidson 5th April 2024 ToiToi, Hastings, New Zealand. Review by Rob Harbers, photography by Andrew Caldwell. Bringing his new album “Out Of My Head” out on the road – courtesy of Chamber Music New Zealand, Delaney Davidson and hisContinue Reading
Kaylee Bell 23rd March 2024 Black Barn Amphitheater, Havelock North, New Zealand Review by Rob Harbers, with photography by Andrew Caldwell. With a level of showmanship reflecting a career now in to its second decade, Kaylee Bell had her audienceContinue Reading
Every year WOMAD Taranaki serves up a veritable feast of incredible talent from across the world. It always blows us away when artists who come from such far-flung places as South Sudan, Tibet or even Iceland stump up and travelContinue Reading
EM-HALEY WALKER of THEIA & TE KAAHU: Here To Stay An interview by Tim Gruar. Em-Haley Walker (Ngāti Tīpā, Waikato-Tainui) is a wāhine with multiple tuakiri. As Theia, they are an alt-pop artist, inspired by one of the twelve Titans,Continue Reading
Jan Preston 23rd February 2024 King Georges Hall, Bay View, New Zealand. Review by Rob Harbers, photography by Andrew Caldwell. In a performance that drew on a deep well of memories and experience, Jan Preston brought the spirit of boogie-woogieContinue Reading
Grant Haua Explosion 10th February 2024 The Filter Room, Meeanee, New Zealand. Review by Rob Harbers, photography by Andrew Caldwell. On a typically toasty Hawkes Bay summer afternoon, the fourth iteration of ‘A Day Out With The Blues’ took placeContinue Reading
Pony Baby 9th February 2024 Common Room, Hastings, New Zealand. Review by Rob Harbers, photography by Andrew Caldwell. The latest chapter of Arahi’s ongoing process of evolution is his pairing with Jazmine Mary, in a duo with the collective nameContinue Reading