Joy Crookes, Auckland NZ, 2022
Joy Crookes 24th July 2022 Powerstation, Auckland, New Zealand Photography by Doug Peters. A proud South Londoner of Bangladesh and Irish heritage, Joy Crookes is a singer-songwriter, a masterful instrumentalist, a Brit nominated rising star, and an artist who seesContinue Reading
Tate McRae, Auckland NZ, 2022
Tate McRae 24th July 2022 Shed 10, Auckland, New Zealand Photography by Ginelle Cocks. Tate McRae is an artist on a meteoric rise, with over 3.7 billion career streams, over 6.6 billion video views, a #1 Top 40 hit andContinue Reading
Jimmy Barnes, Auckland NZ, 2022
Jimmy Barnes 23rd July 2022 Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Alexis Brook. Photography by Doug Peters. Superb and polished is how I would describe all the musicians who performed last night at Auckland’s Spark Arena for Jimmy Barnes’Continue Reading
The Cunning Little Vixen, Hawkes Bay NZ, 2022
The Cunning Little Vixen 23rd July 2022 Toitoi, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. Review by Rob Harbers. Photography by Hayley Munro. For the 2021 iteration of the Hawkes Bay Arts Festival, an as-ever ambitious programme of events was planned. However, in theContinue Reading
Album Review: Jenny Mitchell – Tug of War
Jenny Mitchell – Tug of War (Cooking Vinyl Australia) Reviewed by Tim Gruar. Multi award winning alt-country artist Jenny Mitchell is a teller of stories, blending folk, alt-country and Americana into her own unique brand of song, gently wrapped inContinue Reading
Tierra Whack, Auckland NZ, 2022
Tierra Whack 21st July 2022 Powerstation, Auckland, New Zealand Review by Bridie Chetwin-Kelly, with photography by Max Foley. Walking into the Power Station for the second time this week I would have assumed the dress code for this evening’s showContinue Reading
Liam Gallagher, Auckland NZ, 2022
Liam Gallagher 21st July 2022 Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand Review by Charlotte Lightbody, with photography by Doug Peters. The Butlers opened proceedings with warmth and earnestness. A bouncy, four-piece alternative rock band hailing from Sumner in Ōtautahi/Christchurch. The leadContinue Reading
Yungblud, Auckland NZ, 2022
Yungblud 20th July 2022 Shed 10, Auckland, New Zealand Review by Alex Cabré, with photography by Doug Peters. At the latest in this month’s run of Splendour in the Grass sideshows, British alt-pop sensation YUNGBLUD (stylised in capitals, because punkContinue Reading
Albi and the Wolves, Hastings NZ, 2022
Albi and the Wolves 20th June 2022 Matapiro Hall, Hastings, New Zealand. Review by Rob Harbers, photography by Andrew Caldwell. In recent years, the Danish concept of “hygge” has been much discussed. It’s a term that doesn’t have an exactContinue Reading