Arahi: Te Tokotoru 13th October 2023 Te Awanga Hall, Te Matau-a-Māui, New Zealand. Review by Rob Harbers, photography by Andrew Caldwell. Power trios. Clapton did it, with Cream. Hendrix did it, with the Experience and the Band of Gypsys. MotorheadContinue Reading
Vor-Stellen – Parallelograms (Flying Nun) Reviewed by Tim Gruar. “Hello everyone,” screams the internet, gleefully. “And, welcome to our ‘German Word of the Day’. It’s “Vorstellen”. Which means – dah dah – “to introduce” and “to imagine”. “Today, kinder, we’ll learn howContinue Reading
Paul McLaney 12th October 2023 Paisley Stage, Napier, New Zealand. Review by Rob Harbers, photography by Andrew Caldwell. Paul McLaney would safely be described as anything but a household name, a fact which, simultaneously, is both a great shame andContinue Reading
Descendents 11th October 2023 Powerstation, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Doug Peters. There is something quite wholesome about generational shows, the gathering of family members, or even just the melding of fans who have been followingContinue Reading
KITA 7th October 2023 Paisley Stage, Napier, New Zealand Review by Rob Harbers, historical file photograph by Tim Gruar. Poneke’s KITA last night visited the hallowed ground of Napier’s coolest little music venue™, Paisley Stage. They offered those gathered thereinContinue Reading
Pendulum 6th October 2023 Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Doug Peters. Drum and bass fans were out in force last night for Australian favourites Pendulum on the beginning of their five-night tour across Australasia.Continue Reading
Listen In Festival 1st October 2023 Mount Smart, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Doug Peters. A festival on a Sunday that unfortunately was not a long weekend was no deterrent for tens of thousands of musicContinue Reading
P1Harmony 24th September 2023 Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Georgette Singer. Photography by Tom Grut. Excitement for Kiwi K-Pop fans builds quickly in Spark Arena among a mix of eclectic individuals who have travelled from every corner ofContinue Reading
Vera Ellen 23rd September 2023 Meow, Wellington, New Zealand. Review by Tim Gruar. Photography by Maeve O’Connell. For the first time since her ‘Ideal Home Noise’ tour, Flying Nun wunderkind Vera Ellen was reunited with her full band, supported byContinue Reading