Kelela announces NZ concert
One of the most talked about women in R’n’B right now, Kelela, has just announced her first-ever New Zealand show. The rising star will play The Studio in Auckland next January, coming hot on the heels of the release ofContinue Reading
Mayday Parade, Auckand NZ, 2017
Mayday Parade 10th October 2017 The Kings Arms, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Matt Henry Mendonca. It may have seemed like a lifetime of a wait for many young New Zealand fans but it was allContinue Reading
Julia Deans, Auckland NZ, 2017
Julia Deans 10th October 2017 Golden Dawn: Tavern Of Power, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Doug Peters. In an intimate invite only soiree a resplendent Julia Deans took to the stage tonight to deliver a smallContinue Reading
Opening Windows: A Neil MacLeod Interview
NEIL MACLEOD: Opening Windows An interview by Sarah Kidd. Every so often an artist comes along that you just can’t ignore. New Zealand is currently in the grips of a wave of astounding musical talent, and from those cool blueContinue Reading
Adam Ant, Auckland NZ, 2017
Adam Ant 9th October 2017 Powerstation, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Doug Peters. ‘Antmusic for sexpeople, sexmusic for Antpeople’. The ‘Antpeople’ (a terminology bestowed upon Ant’s fans in the 1980’s) were certainly out in force lastContinue Reading
Mariah Carey announces NZ concert
One of the world’s most loved and recognised voices, Mariah Carey, is heading down under, bringing her ‘#1s Tour’ to New Zealand this February October. Mariah will perform the songs that made her the biggest selling female artist of theContinue Reading
Downtown Boys announce NZ concert
Subpop punk phenom’s Downtown Boys use their ferocious energy and powerhouse live shows to unite crowds in the struggle to smash racism, queerphobia, capitalism, fascism, boredom, and all things people use to try to close our minds, eyes and hearts.Continue Reading
Frazey Ford (Be Good Tanya’s) announces NZ concert
Following her stunning 2016 Australian live debut, where she mesmerised crowds at Bluesfest, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide with her boldly sincere self-possession and full-throated ebullience that puts flesh to musical bones, Frazey Ford announces a return to Australia and herContinue Reading
Winery Tour 2018 Announcement
After 10 years and 149 shows around New Zealand, the annual Winery Tour will be shaking things up a little for its 2018 run. While maintaining the key elements that have made the tour so successful and beloved since 2007Continue Reading









