Wellington Jazz Festival, Wellington NZ, 2021
Wellington Jazz Festival 9th – 13th June 2021 Wellington, New Zealand. Reviewed by Tim Gruar. Photography by Stephen A’Court. The Wellington Jazz Festival has commissioned two new works this year and quietly injected support into many other projects that sawContinue Reading
Reb Fountain & Dave Khan, OngaOnga NZ, 2021
Reb Fountain & Dave Khan 16th June 2021 OngaOnga Hall, OngaOnga, New Zealand. Review by Rob Harbers, photography by Andrew Caldwell. After a successful opening volley, the Small Hall Sessions return this week with the powerhouse that is Reb Fountain,Continue Reading
Album Review: Moby – Reprise
Moby – Reprise (Deutsche Grammophon) Reviewed by Tim Gruar. After some years of silence Moby returns to our ears with a collection of old material, that essentially re-makes the originals, except there’s an orchestra and a few new faces behindContinue Reading
The Marriage Of Figaro, Auckland NZ, 2021
NZ Opera Presents: The Marriage Of Figaro 8th, 10th & 13th June 2021 Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by David Rowland. It is without a doubt, an opera of great popularity, Le nozzeContinue Reading
Cruel World Festival – New Lineup, New Location, Two Days!
In what promises to be an absolutely spectacular occasion for anyone who grew up or was a fan of goth, post-punk, new wave and alternative pop in the 80’s, the re-try one-day festival called Cruel World was announced this weekContinue Reading
Jakob, Auckland NZ, 2021
Jakob 4th June 2021 The Tuning Fork, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Henry Appleyard. Photography by Doug Peters. I confess, this review comes from a Jakob loyalist. There were a lot of us last night at the Tuning Fork toContinue Reading
Troy Kingi announces NZ tour with Delany Davidson
Troy Kingi‘s fifth installment in his 1O 1O 1O Series (10 albums in 10 years in 10 genres), ‘Black Sea Golden Ladder‘ is due for release on June 18th. A collaboration with award winning artist and producer Delaney Davidson, thisContinue Reading
Album Review: KITA – KITA
KITA – KITA (Independent) Reviewed by Bridget Herlihy. It isn’t often that this reviewer clearly recalls when and where they first heard a particular artist. KITA, however, is one of those all too rare instances; a moment during lockdown inContinue Reading
The Pink Floyd Experience, Napier NZ, 2021
The Pink Floyd Experience 1st June 2021 Municipal Theatre, Napier, New Zealand Review by Rob Harbers. Photography by Reef Reid. Continuing a habit they have been involved in for nearly 25 years, the Pink Floyd Experience are currently touring aContinue Reading