Being. 19th October 2017 Golden Dawn, Auckland, New Zealand. Review and Photography by Sarah Kidd. New Zealand has a ridiculous amount of talented musicians in this country. Auckland is positively teeming with them. And yes truth be told, there areContinue Reading
Friday Jams 2017 22nd October 2017 Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Bridget Herlihy. Photography by Matt Henry Mendonca. It is a fairly good indicator that summer is just around the corner when the onslaught of music festivals kicks off.Continue Reading
Devilskin & Sumo Cyco 21st October 2017 Powerstation, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Matt Henry Mendonca. With both local and international friends in tow, it is with the promise of some new material and end ofContinue Reading
DMA’s 20th October 2017 The Tuning Fork, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Connor Crawford. It’s Friday night. It’s Friday night, and it’s a long weekend. The combination of the two factors meaning that the crowd thisContinue Reading
The Black Seeds – Fabric (Proville Records / Rhythmethod) Reviewed by Bridget Herlihy. Just in time for the warmer months New Zealand’s darlings of roots and reggae The Black Seeds are back with their sixth studio album Fabric, a tapestryContinue Reading
Ibeyi – Ash (XL Recordings) Reviewed by Dave Tucker. Rising from XL recordings, the curious factory of eclectic electronica, lifts the raw return of Ibeyi. Following on from their haunting debut, the honestly beautiful ‘Ibeyi’ (2015), French-Cuban twins Lisa KaindeContinue Reading
Andy Grammer 18th October 2017 Powerstation, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Leah Victoria. Andy Grammer has certainly come a long way from his days of street busking on an LA promenade; but one thing is forContinue Reading
Me First & The Gimme Gimmes 15th October 2017 Powerstation, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Kate Taylor. Photography by Matt Henry Mendonca. Why aren’t there more super-groups these days, huh? Maybe it’s because it’s difficult to co-ordinate so many differingContinue Reading
Alison Moyet 14th October 2017 ASB Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Doug Peters. It has been thirty years since the enigma that is Alison Moyet has graced a stage in New Zealand, so it wasContinue Reading