Mel Parsons 7th October 2022 Paisley Stage, Napier, New Zealand. Review by Rob Harbers. Setting out on a nationwide sojourn in support of her new album “Slow Burn”, Lyttelton’s Mel Parsons initiated proceedings in fine style, with a gig atContinue Reading
Jakob 1st October 2022 Paisley Stage, Napier, New Zealand. Review by Rob Harbers. Photography by Mark Derricutt. Noise. Perhaps the purest means of expression in musical endeavour. For how better does the human spirit express itself, than in the utterance ofContinue Reading
Immolated Vol. 3 30th September 2022 Valhalla, Wellington, New Zealand. Review and photography by Tim Gruar. Photographer Garry Thomas throws himself a birthday party every couple of years and he calls it ‘Immolated’ (meaning kill or offer as a sacrifice,Continue Reading
The Beths – Expert In A Dying Field (Ivy League Records) Reviewed by Tim Gruar. The Beth’s third album has just dropped and it’s gone straight to number one on the charts. There’s a good reason for that. Built onContinue Reading
Stretch 23rd September 2022 Urban Winery, Napier, New Zealand. Review by Rob Harbers, photography by Andrew Caldwell. Marking a return to the stage in full band format, Stretch and his talented cohort brought the fizz to the Urban Winery, inContinue Reading
Darren Pickering Small Worlds – Volume One (Rattle) Reviewed by Tim Gruar. This is the debut album from one of Jazz’s most sought after sidemen. He’s a jazz pianist, composer, educator, modular synthesist and session musician. He’s the man forContinue Reading
NZ Opera Presents: Macbeth 21st September 2022 Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Alexis Brook. Photography by Grant Triplow. Simply stunning. That’s how I would describe last night by the NZ Opera Company performing Verdi’s MacBeth inContinue Reading
Teddy Swims 20th September 2022 Powerstation, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Lauren Sanderson. Photography by Doug Peters. American singer Teddy Swims – aka Jaten Dimsdale has taken the world by storm with his soulful renditions of famous songs. He shotContinue Reading
Dimmer 16th September 2022 Hollywood Avondale, Auckland, New Zealand Review by Bridget Herlihy with photography by Doug Peters. I fondly recall purchasing Dimmer’s debut album ‘I Believe You Are A Star’ when it was released back in 2001, curious to hearContinue Reading