So Pop Festival to hit New Zealand & Australia
In the summer of 2019, Frontier Touring and Arena Touring will introduce Australia and New Zealand to the ultimate throwback pop experience: So Pop. The concert series will bring the biggest names of ‘90s pop to the stage in Perth,Continue Reading
The Chills, Auckland NZ, 2018
The Chills 6th October 2018 Galatos, Auckland, New Zealand. Review & Photography by Sarah Kidd. When it comes to bands that defined the sound of the New Zealand music scene, The Chills are guaranteed to always feature on the list.Continue Reading
The Teskey Brothers, Auckland NZ, 2018
The Teskey Brothers 6th October 2018 The Mercury Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by John Kidd. Photography by Maisy McLeod-Riera. I have a confession to make. When it comes to venues I am a sucker for aesthetics, especially those whichContinue Reading
Postmodern Jukebox, Auckland NZ, 2018
Postmodern Jukebox 5th October 2018 Town Hall, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Adam Jones. Photography by Mark Derricutt. Heading in to Auckland’s Town Hall on a vibrant spring evening, there’s an air of times past caused in part by theContinue Reading
Dark Horse, Auckland NZ, 2018
Dark Horse 5th October 2018 Whammy! Back Room, Auckland, New Zealand. Review & Photography by Sarah Kidd. Friday nights demand hard, fast and heavy times as the mind and soul prepares itself for the weekend and the opportunity to shrugContinue Reading
Jordan Rudess announces Australasian tour
Voted “Best Keyboardist of All Time” (Music Radar Magazine), virtuoso musician/composer Jordan Rudess will embark on an Australian & New Zealand tour this November performing his solo piano performance, FROM BACH TO ROCK: A MUSICIAN’S JOURNEY. Rudess’ solo concert willContinue Reading
Mumford & Sons announce festival style NZ show
In celebration of the highly anticipated November release of their fourth studio album Delta, English folk conquerors MUMFORD & SONS today announced details of a massive 60 date world tour which will include a very special one day event in Auckland thisContinue Reading
Rhian Sheehan – A Quiet Divide
Rhian Sheehan – A Quiet Divide (Loop) Reviewed by Emily Lipsys. Elegy for the past is the first beautiful, ambient track that leads into the rest of New Zealand composer/musician, Rhian Sheehans’ new album ‘A Quiet Divide’. It just consistentlyContinue Reading
Big Red Machine – Big Red Machine
Big Red Machine – Big Red Machine (Jagjaguwar Records) Reviewed by Emma Hughes. Big Red Machine, the self-titled album from Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon and The National’s Aaron Dessner, is, without a doubt, experimental by design. The product of aContinue Reading