Crowded House 21st March 2021 Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Doug Peters. There has been much talk of how New Zealand in many ways is living its best life right now. Granted things aren’tContinue Reading
Jim Beam Homegrown 20th March 2021 The Waterfront, Wellington, New Zealand. Review by Tim Gruar. Photography by Alexander Hallag. A year late, but hey, we’re here aren’t we? Wellington’s Homegrown festival is the biggest locals-only gig in town. Any town.Continue Reading
The Wake Up 20th March 2021 The Darkroom, Palmerston North, New Zealand Review by Bridget Herlihy. Photography by Kieran Murphy. To say that The Wake Up are hard-working would be significant understatement. Initially formed four years ago, 2020 saw theContinue Reading
Crowded House 15th March 2021 TSB Bank Arena, Wellington, New Zealand. Review by Tim Gruar. Photography by Stella Gardiner. So here’s the thing. Crowded House, in its new reincarnation, should have been in the middle of a world tour byContinue Reading
Che Fu & The Kratez 13th March 2021 The Town Hall, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sam Smith. Photography by Dave Simpson. In 2001, Che Fu’s Navigator was everywhere. The Auckland rapper’s second studio album was a smash hit, andContinue Reading
Team Dynamite – Respect The Process (Years Gone By) Reviewed by Sam Smith. It has been a long time between drinks for Auckland hip hop group Team Dynamite. Their last album aptly titled Never Again came out in 2015 andContinue Reading
Six60 27th February 2021 Claudelands Oval, Hamilton, New Zealand. Review by Charlotte Lightbody. Photography by Matt Henry Mendonca. This was the last phenomenal show of Six60’s ‘SATURDAYS’ tour, which included six shows in Aotearoa during Jan/Feb 2021. NZ is prettyContinue Reading
Mermgrown Festival 20th February 2021 The Workingmen’s Bowling Club, Wellington, New Zealand. Review by Tim Gruar. Photography by Stella Gardiner. It finally happened. After Covid cancelled last year’s festival, and then threatened to do it again just three short daysContinue Reading
The Raw Collective – The Good Things LP (Independent) Reviewed by Tim Gruar. Here’s something big, bold and brassy for your stereo this summer. Think Fat Freddies’. Think King Kapisi and Che Fu. Think Black Seeds and Open Souls. ChuckContinue Reading