Wo Fat 11th June 2019 Whammy! Bar, Auckland, New Zealand. Review and photography by Sarah Kidd. Riffage. The kind that is thick and fat and hangs in the air like smoke in an Amsterdam coffeeshop. Intoxicating, it infiltrates the senses,Continue Reading
Wellington Jazz Festival (Ghost Note | Code Quartet | Alicia Olatuja | Simon O’Neil | Roger Fox Big Band) 7th – 9th June 2019 Wellington, New Zealand. Review by Tim Gruar. Photography by Stephen A’Court & Vanessa Rushton. Friday night kickedContinue Reading
The Monkees 9th June 2019 Auckland Town Hall, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Alexis Brook. Photography by Chontalle Musson. Hey, Hey, It’s the Mike & Micky Show! Fans from near and far filled Auckland’s Town Hall last night to seeContinue Reading
NZ Opera Presents: The Barber Of Seville 6th June 2019 ASB Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by David Rowland. New Zealand Opera has unequivocally outdone themselves this season, chasing away the cold, damp tendrils of winterContinue Reading
Herbie Hancock 5th June 2019 Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington, New Zealand. Review by Tim Gruar. Photography by Stephen A’Court. I’ve been to the Wellington Jazz Festival many times over the years and seen some fantastic performances but none has been greaterContinue Reading
Haken 5th June 2019 Galatos, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Richard Myburgh. English prog metal heroes Haken pulled into Auckland last night to play for a small but dedicated audience; some making the pilgrimage all theContinue Reading
Watusi Zombie 31st May 2019 Whammy! Backroom, Auckland, New Zealand. Review and photography by Sarah Kidd. Thunder, lightning, fat heavy drops of rain that fell with a vengeance. It all descended on Auckland on a dark Friday night, a perfectContinue Reading
Stroma – Where Sea Meets Sky 30th May 2019 Hannah Playhouse, Wellington, New Zealand. Review & Photography by Tim Gruar. Stepping well outside of my comfort zone I recently went along to see Stroma, a Wellington collective that specialise inContinue Reading
An Iliad 29th May – 9th June 2019 Herald Theatre, Aotea Centre, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Reuben Raj. Has man learned nothing? As the hands of time denote the passing of the minutes, the hours,Continue Reading