Imugi 이무기 10th December 2020 The Tuning Fork, Auckland, New Zealand. Review and photography by Sarah Kidd Imugi 이무기are a duo that are almost impossible not to love; not only do they produce outstanding music which both their debut EPContinue Reading
French For Rabbits 5th December 2020 Haumoana Pavilion, Hastings, New Zealand. Review by Rob Harbers, photography by Olivia Robertson. At the busiest time of one of modern times’ shittiest years, the Sitting Room Sessions have bookended the week with twoContinue Reading
Finn Andrews 29th November 2020 St Andrew’s Hall, Hastings, New Zealand. Review by Rob Harbers, photography by Olivia Robertson. After much rescheduling (damn Covid!), Veils lead singer Finn Andrews finally made it to the stage of the appropriately-named St Andrew’sContinue Reading
Alien Weaponry 5th December 2020 Powerstation, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Molly O’Brien. Photography by Doug Peters. We’ve almost survived a hellscape of a year. We’re nurturing our inner hermits discovered within lockdown, skipping stones until the holiday pay kicksContinue Reading
King Sweeties – We Are The Bosses (Independent) Reviewed by Tim Gruar. Recently, Bic Runga and Kody Neilson emerged out of their Covid-enforced hibernation to tour the country. Part of their warm-up act was King Sweeties, a bedroom/home studio projectContinue Reading
Venice 27th November 2020 The Civic, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Alexis Brook. Photography by Doug Peters. If you are going to launch yourself as a serious and committed career artist, then a fully professional stage production in one ofContinue Reading
SIX60: Till The Lights Go Out Directed by Julia Parnell Review by Kate Taylor. Premiere photography by Chris Morgan. Some experiences you know as you’re having them, that they are indeed, something very special. That’s the best way to describeContinue Reading
Wellington Jazz Festival 18th – 22nd November 2020 Wellington, New Zealand. Reviewed by Tim Gruar. Photography by Stephen A’Court. Finally, after months of waiting, the rescheduled Wellington Jazz Festival kicked off on Wednesday 18 November. I was lucky enough toContinue Reading
Yasamin – Songs Over Baghdad (Independent) Reviewed by Tim Gruar. Tauranga-based singer/songwriter Yasamin calls herself an ‘artivist’, with her current focus on the atrocities unfolding in her former home country, Iraq. Her new ten track full album, ‘Songs Over Baghdad’Continue Reading