Tom Jones 6th April 2024 McLean Park, Napier, New Zealand Review by Rob Harbers, with photography by Ian Cooper. Living legends are hard to come by. By the time they get to this status, they can be disturbingly close toContinue Reading
Delaney Davidson 5th April 2024 ToiToi, Hastings, New Zealand. Review by Rob Harbers, photography by Andrew Caldwell. Bringing his new album “Out Of My Head” out on the road – courtesy of Chamber Music New Zealand, Delaney Davidson and hisContinue Reading
Kaylee Bell 23rd March 2024 Black Barn Amphitheater, Havelock North, New Zealand Review by Rob Harbers, with photography by Andrew Caldwell. With a level of showmanship reflecting a career now in to its second decade, Kaylee Bell had her audienceContinue 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
Every year WOMAD Taranaki serves up a veritable feast of incredible talent from across the world. It always blows us away when artists who come from such far-flung places as South Sudan, Tibet or even Iceland stump up and travelContinue Reading
Jan Preston 23rd February 2024 King Georges Hall, Bay View, New Zealand. Review by Rob Harbers, photography by Andrew Caldwell. In a performance that drew on a deep well of memories and experience, Jan Preston brought the spirit of boogie-woogieContinue Reading
Mr Bruce 15th February 2023 Globe Theatre, Palmerston North, New Zealand. Review by Rob Harbers. Photography by Amanda Hodge. Just over 30 years back, Mick Jones and his fellow B.A.D. actors sang of dimming the lights and having a ballContinue Reading
Grant Haua Explosion 10th February 2024 The Filter Room, Meeanee, New Zealand. Review by Rob Harbers, photography by Andrew Caldwell. On a typically toasty Hawkes Bay summer afternoon, the fourth iteration of ‘A Day Out With The Blues’ took placeContinue Reading
Pony Baby 9th February 2024 Common Room, Hastings, New Zealand. Review by Rob Harbers, photography by Andrew Caldwell. The latest chapter of Arahi’s ongoing process of evolution is his pairing with Jazmine Mary, in a duo with the collective nameContinue Reading