Arahi – The Hurricane Years 30th October 2021 Toi Toi, Hastings, New Zealand. Review by Rob Harbers. Photography by Andrew & Liz Caldwell. The winds of change. Rebirth. Rethinking. Stormy weather. Portents of doom. Hard rain. Revival. The search for meaning. All theseContinue Reading
Paul Bosauder – Tierra Y Mar 27th October 2021 MTG Theatre, Napier, New Zealand. Review by Rob Harbers. Photography by Andrew Caldwell. Once more, in this insecure time of masks and mandates, needles and nihilism, prophylaxis and pontification, the small butContinue Reading
Ish (Ishtopia) 25th October 2021 Toi Toi, Napier, New Zealand. Review by Rob Harbers. Photography by Andrew Caldwell. Under the shadow of Covid and its’ potential impact, organisers of the Hawkes Bay Arts Festival have, in the face of adversity, pushedContinue Reading
Shapeshifter 14th August 2021 Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Lauren Sanderson. Photography by Doug Peters. Shapeshifter has been the soundtrack of our summer for years, headlining tours and selling out festivals across Aotearoa. They returned last night toContinue Reading
Mako Road 12th August 2021 Powerstation, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sam Duquemin. Photography by Doug Peters. The cold has yet to set in this thursday evening outside The Powerstation. A queue consisting of mostly twenty somethings that must chooseContinue Reading
Jon Toogood 12th August 2021 Paisley Stage, Napier, New Zealand. Review by Rob Harbers. Photography by Eileen Potter. Shihad star Jon Toogood is currently touring a solo show, where with just a guitar and voice he takes us through the highlightsContinue Reading
Flying Nun 40th Anniversary 7th August 2021 Michael Fowler Center, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Tim Gruar. Photography by Alexander Hallag. We all know the story. Back in 1981, in Ōtautahi (Christchurch), record store clerk Roger Shepherd created a labelContinue Reading
The Chats 27th July 2021 The Hollywood Cinema, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Doug Peters. It’s a Tuesday night, in winter. The pavement is still soaked from the past few days of torrential rain and theContinue Reading
Flying Nun 40th Anniversary 24th July 2021 Auckland Town Hall, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sam Duquemin. Photography by Doug Peters. Crowds descend on the Auckland Town Hall, escaping the cool night air, to celebrate forty years of Flying NunContinue Reading