Mermaidens 9th December 2023 San Fran, Wellington, New Zealand. Review and photography by Tim Gruar. Now split between Pōneke and Tāmaki Makaurau indie three-piece Mermaidens have been bouncing around the motu in support of their fourth, self-titled album. Tonight wasContinue Reading
Post Malone 21st November 2023 The Outer Fields, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Charlotte Lightbody, photography by David Watson. The Western Springs’ Outerfields bore witness to a pulsating party of beats and melodies as Post Malone, with his signature easy, self-unseriousContinue Reading
Great Sounds Great 18th November 2023 Cuba Street Precinct, Wellington, New Zealand. Review and photography by Tim Gruar. For the second year running Eyegum Collective brings us the coolest lil’ festival in the Coolest Little Capital. The lineup was aContinue Reading
Mermaidens – Mermaidens (Independent) Reviewed by Tim Gruar. Long-term friends and creative audio-visual boundary pushers, Pōneke/Tāmaki Manukau based three-piece Mermaidens – Gussie Larkin (vocals, guitar), Lily West (vocals, bass) and Abe Hollingsworth (drums) – are back with their fourth album.Continue Reading
Sam Smith 11th November 2023 Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Doug Peters. It’s Saturday night, the weather is stunning, and Tāmaki Makaurau almost seems to shimmer as thousands of attendees make their way towardsContinue Reading
The Corrs 9th November 2023 Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Doug Peters. It would be fair to say that it has been a wee while since The Corrs last graced the shores of Aotearoa,Continue Reading
Hot Potato Band 9th November 2023 Paisley Stage, Napier, New Zealand. Review by Rob Harbers, photography by Andrew Caldwell. Like a shot of molten metal, the hyperactive Hot Potato Band last night dropped in to Napier’s coolest little venue™ andContinue Reading
When Poetry and Song Collide 22nd October 2023 ToiToi, Hastings, New Zealand. Review by Rob Harbers, photography by Andrew Caldwell. After the climatic trauma inflicted on the Hawkes Bay region by the (name omitted in sympathy with those who seekContinue Reading
Theia X Te Kaahu – Girl In A Savage World 22nd October 2023 ToiToi, Hastings, New Zealand. Review by Rosheen Fitzgerald, photography by Andrew Caldwell. Like a superhero, Em Walker leads something of a professional double life. Except both ofContinue Reading