Sneaky Bones 19th January 2023 Common Room, Hastings, New Zealand. Review by Rob Harbers, photography by Chris Kiely. In a confluence of events, which for both acts, in different ways, amounted to a sort of homecoming – US folk duoContinue Reading
Frank Burkitt Duo 18th January 2023 Maraekakaho Community Hall, Maraekakaho, New Zealand. Review by Rob Harbers, photography by Andrew Caldwell. After the hiatus common to many at this time of year, the Small Hall Sessions are kicking off again –Continue Reading
Juicy Fest 8th January 2023 Due Drop Events Centre, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Kate Taylor. Photography by Doug Peters. Ambitious new touring music carnival Juicy Fest, arrived in Tāmaki Makaurau last night, on the last sweltering summer holiday chanceContinue Reading
Nie! 15th November 2022 Paisley Stage, Napier, New Zealand. Review by Rosheen Fitzgerald. Photography by Ricky Dunphy. One only need open a newspaper, or one’s bank statement for that matter, to know that times are hard. There is an inescapableContinue Reading
Pixies 14th December 2022 The Opera House, Wellington, New Zealand Review by Tim Gruar with photography by Bruce Mackay. They are back! After lockdowns, re-schedules and resets, to complete unfinished business Downunder playing their debut releases – the electrifying 1987 EPContinue Reading
Great Sounds Great 10th December 2022 Cuba Street Precinct, Wellington, New Zealand. Review and photography by Tim Gruar. Auckland has The Others Way and other cool indie smallfests and have done for some time. We, down here in Pōneke, haveContinue Reading
Deep Fried Funk 9th November 2022 Paisley Stage, Napier, New Zealand. Review by Rosheen Fitzgerald. Feature photograph by Kevin Bridle. Soul is a double edged sword, one side is sex, the other revolution. – Jimmy Rabbitte, the Commitments How much moreContinue Reading
TE KAAHU & Arahi 7th December 2022 Whakatu Community Hall, Whakatu, New Zealand. Review by Rob Harbers, photography by Andrew Caldwell. In 2022’s penultimate iteration of the Small Hall Sessions, the artists performing are a double bill of local-legend-in-the-making Arahi,Continue Reading
Khruangbin & Kamasi Washington 6th December 2022 Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Henry Appleyard. Photography by Jackie Lee Young. Words are going to struggle here. High rising trio Khruangbin performed the last show of their ‘First Class WorldContinue Reading