Che Fu & The Kratez 12th August 2022 Toitoi, Hastings, New Zealand. Review by Rob Harbers. Photography by Jessie Broad. The latest Hawkes Bay Arts Festival ‘Taster’ event saw Che Fu and the Kratez bring their sweetly soulful hip-hop toContinue Reading
The Hu 11th August 2022 Powerstation, Auckland, New Zealand Review by Mark Derricutt, with photography by Doug Peters. Known for having a rather eclectic taste in music, often venturing into avant-garde, foreign languages and bizarre sound structures, it’s no surpriseContinue Reading
Banks Arcade 11th August 2022 The Cabana, Napier, New Zealand. Review by Rob Harbers. Photography by Hayley Munro. Banks Arcade, returning from overseas adventures, are touring in support of their debut album ‘Future Lovers’. They have assembled a crew ofContinue Reading
Troy Kingi & Delaney Davidson 10th August 2022 Toitoi, Hastings, New Zealand. Review by Rob Harbers. Photography by Jessie Broad. Continuing the Taster Series of the Hawkes Bay Arts Festival, this time around saw the return of Troy Kingi toContinue Reading
Skegss 10th August 2022 The Tuning Fork, Auckland, New Zealand Photography by Brenna Gotje. In the six years since their inception, Skegss (singer/guitarist Ben Reed, bassist/guitarist/vocalist Toby Cregan, and drummer Jonny Lani) have emerged from their laid-back, Australian small townContinue Reading
Sigur Rós 6th August 2022 Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Rob Harbers. Photography by Doug Peters. Icelandic week, part 2: for those who’ve been paying attention, you may have noticed that my last review was of the IcelandicContinue Reading
Bleeders 4th August 2022 Last Place, Hamilton, New Zealand. Photography by Ngamihi Pawa. And just like that it’s 20 years! Through the highs and lows of sold-out shows, Awards, Chart success, International Relocation, Break ups, Reformations then lockdowns, Bleeders nowContinue Reading
Hera 3rd August 2022 Ashley Clinton Hall, Makeretu, New Zealand. Review by Rob Harbers, photography by Andrew Caldwell. Coming from the land of the ice and snow (via Otautahi), with not a Sugarcube or a puffin to be seen, norContinue Reading
Holly Humberstone 31st July 2022 The Tuning Fork, Auckland, New Zealand Photography by Doug Peters. Nominated for the Ivor Novello Rising Star Award with Apple Music, chosen as YouTube’s next Artist On The Rise and Deezer’s Focus artist, and AmazonContinue Reading