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
Paul McLaney 12th October 2023 Paisley Stage, Napier, New Zealand. Review by Rob Harbers, photography by Andrew Caldwell. Paul McLaney would safely be described as anything but a household name, a fact which, simultaneously, is both a great shame andContinue Reading
P1Harmony 24th September 2023 Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Georgette Singer. Photography by Tom Grut. Excitement for Kiwi K-Pop fans builds quickly in Spark Arena among a mix of eclectic individuals who have travelled from every corner ofContinue Reading