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
French For Rabbits 6th August 2021 The Globe Theatre, Palmerston North, New Zealand. Review by Rob Harbers. Historic feature photograph kindly supplied by Andrew Mackay / Muzic.net.nz. There was a dimming of the lights, but nobody switched on the strobe. However, in aContinue Reading
Benee + The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra 30th July 2021 Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington, New Zealand. Reviewed by Tim Gruar. Feature photograph kindly supplied by Garry Thomas/Muzic.net.nz. Is the occasion of playing your material accompanied by the National Orchestra aContinue 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
Pickle Darling 24th July 2021 Spaceship, Hastings, New Zealand. Review by Rob Harbers, photography by Richmond Palleson. Touring their most recent album “Cosmonaut”, Otautahi’s Pickle Darling brought the magic to the appropriately named Spaceship in Hastings, charming a select audienceContinue Reading