Being Alone Together: A Wiri Donna Interview
BIANCA BAILEY of WIRI DONNA: Being Alone Together An interview by Tim Gruar. Eyegum Music Collective is back with GREAT SOUNDS GREAT 2023, a one-day multi-venue festival on Saturday 18 November 2023 in Pōneke’s Cuba Street precinct. Spanning across sevenContinue Reading
Sick Of It All announce one-off New Zealand show
Yes, that’s right – Sick Of It All are bringing their old school Queen’s New York sonic beatdown to New Zealand for the first time since 2012! The Koller Bro’s, Pete and Lou on Vocals and Guitar, Craig Setari onContinue Reading
Mogwai to perform two NZ shows this summer
Solid Entertainment are proud to present the incomparable Scottish titans Mogwai, bringing their legendary live ferocity back to New Zealand for the first time in nine years. Unleashing their colossal sound in all its beauty and rage, the tour willContinue Reading
Ebony Lamb, Napier NZ, 2023
Ebony Lamb 5th November 2023 Paisley Stage, Napier, New Zealand. Review by Rob Harbers, photography by Andrew Caldwell. Promoting her long-awaited, eponymously-titled, first solo album, Ebony Lamb has made a first-ever appearance on the boards of Ahuriri’s most sublime bijouContinue Reading
Album Review: Dick Move – Wet
Dick Move – Wet (1:12 Records) Reviewed by Tim Gruar. Auckland’s Dick Move release their second album, three years after their debut ‘Chop’, an album of full-on party/rage against the system, landlords and corporate filth. Songs on ‘Wet’ explode outContinue Reading
Wellington Jazz Festival, Wellington NZ, 2023
Wellington Jazz Festival 25th – 29th October 2023 Wellington, New Zealand. Reviewed by Tim Gruar. Photography by Nick George. Come post-election and the Capital was ready to have a proper party. With government-elect in radio silence while they ‘negotiate’ theContinue Reading
Jenny Mitchell & The Mitchell Twins, Hastings NZ, 2023
Jenny Mitchell & The Mitchell Twins 29th October 2023 ToiToi, Hastings, New Zealand. Review by Rob Harbers, photography by Andrew Caldwell. For the fifth year in a row, it falls to me to chronicle the closing act in the two-weekContinue Reading
+Live+ & Incubus announce double header NZ tour
Goodvibes Promotions and Radio Hauraki are thrilled to announce two powerhouses of rock, +Live+ and Incubus, will be co-headlining a tour of New Zealand in 2024. These global concert juggernauts are coming together for two huge shows in Christchurch andContinue Reading
The Chicks, Auckland NZ, 2023
The Chicks 28th October 2023 Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand Review by Charlotte Lightbody, with photography by Doug Peters. Global country superstars, The Chicks performed to a roaring crowd in Auckland as part of their global world tour. The biggest-sellingContinue Reading