Troy Kingi & The Promises 14th October 2022 Powerstation, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Alexis Brook. Photography by Doug Peters. Ten out of Ten is how I would rate last night’s album release party of ‘Year of The Ratbags andContinue Reading
Frazey Ford 14th October 2022 ToiToi, Hastings, New Zealand. Review by Rob Harbers. File photograph by Doug Peters. As the Hawkes Bay Arts Festival commences it’s annual run, for this eighth iteration Canadian chanteuse Frazey Ford was chosen to openContinue Reading
Brad Paisley 8th October 2022 Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand Review by Charlotte Lightbody, with photography by Doug Peters. Country music fans packed out Spark Arena on Saturday 8th October for the Brad Paisley World Tour, with Morgan Evans andContinue Reading
Ish 7th October 2022 Spaceship, Hastings, New Zealand. Review by Rob Harbers. Photography by Jessie Broad. In the same vein as the Common Room having an upstart sibling the Hawkes Bay Arts Festival has a scrappy and pugnacious cousin, in the formContinue Reading
Mel Parsons 7th October 2022 Paisley Stage, Napier, New Zealand. Review by Rob Harbers. Setting out on a nationwide sojourn in support of her new album “Slow Burn”, Lyttelton’s Mel Parsons initiated proceedings in fine style, with a gig atContinue Reading
Jakob 1st October 2022 Paisley Stage, Napier, New Zealand. Review by Rob Harbers. Photography by Mark Derricutt. Noise. Perhaps the purest means of expression in musical endeavour. For how better does the human spirit express itself, than in the utterance ofContinue Reading
Immolated Vol. 3 30th September 2022 Valhalla, Wellington, New Zealand. Review and photography by Tim Gruar. Photographer Garry Thomas throws himself a birthday party every couple of years and he calls it ‘Immolated’ (meaning kill or offer as a sacrifice,Continue Reading
Stretch 23rd September 2022 Urban Winery, Napier, New Zealand. Review by Rob Harbers, photography by Andrew Caldwell. Marking a return to the stage in full band format, Stretch and his talented cohort brought the fizz to the Urban Winery, inContinue Reading
Teddy Swims 20th September 2022 Powerstation, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Lauren Sanderson. Photography by Doug Peters. American singer Teddy Swims – aka Jaten Dimsdale has taken the world by storm with his soulful renditions of famous songs. He shotContinue Reading