Chris Botti 21st February 2018 Bruce Mason Centre, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Lara Marie. Photography by Chris Zwaagdyk. Clad in a dark blue suit with his famed trumpet in hand, critically acclaimed jazz instrumentalist and Grammy Award winner ChrisContinue Reading
WOMAD 15th – 17th March 2024 Pukekura Park, New Plymouth, New Zealand. Review by Tim Gruar and Rob Harbers with photography by Chris Zwaagdyk. Friday, 15th March. Before beginning we want to acknowledge all of those who lost their livesContinue Reading
Jackson Browne 18th April 2023 Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Mike Beck. Photography by Chris Zwaagdyk. Tuesday night in Auckland city and consummate singer-songwriter/wordsmith Jackson Browne is in town. Any night is a good night forContinue Reading
The Stranglers 15th April 2023 The Town Hall, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Rob Harbers. Photography by Chris Zwaagdyk. Let me just cut to the chase here: regular readers will know that I tend towards the enthusiastic in my appraisals.Continue Reading
WOMAD 17th – 19th March 2023 Pukekura Park, New Plymouth, New Zealand. Review by Tim & Emily Gruar. Photography by Chris Zwaagdyk. Situated in the beautiful Pukekura Park, New Plymouth, The World Of Music And Dance (WOMAD) Taranaki Festival celebratedContinue Reading
Air Supply 4th December 2022 The Town Hall, Auckland, New Zealand. Photography by Chris Zwaagdyk. After much too long a wait, Air Supply have returned to New Zealand to perform all-time classics including ‘Love and Other Bruises’, ‘All Out OfContinue Reading
Monthly Feature by Tim Gruar, Bridget Herlihy & Doug Peters. Welcome to April, whanau. Time once again for your monthly dose of singular slices of musical goodness. The good news is that the MIQ’s and P’s are gone and overseas actsContinue Reading
From The Pit – an Exhibition of New Zealand Music Photography 24th May 2021 Thistle Hall, Wellington, New Zealand. Review by Hilaire Carmody. Opening Night photography by Bruce Mackay & Jecht Taylor. Every week, venue spaces across New Zealand are floodedContinue Reading
Devilskin 30th October 2020 Powerstation, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Mark Derricutt. Photography by Chris Zwaagdyk. Welcome to the Hell Hole that is New Zealand – home of concentration camps and torture. At least that’s what Fox News would haveContinue Reading