By Wal Reid
Musician Maala is upbeat about his new album Composure as I meet him remarking “This is the second time we’ve met.” The first time was at Hum Salon in Grafton where I first met him playing as Evan Sinton, sitting at the piano in the worn-out Victorian homestead that’s converted into a community drop in.
Read MoreBy Will Brown
This Friday August 19th, sees the release of Shakes sophomore EP Strange Tides. The 4-piece band consisting of Chris Miller, Alex Wildwood, Adam McNeilly and Patch Patrick, Shakes fuse together fuzzy guitars and rock ‘n roll drums with their trademark sharp lyricism.
Read MoreBy Poppy Tohill
A bona fide legend of the American rock scene, Kid Congo Powers is a man who needs little introduction to most. A co-founding member of the legendary blues-punk inferno, The Gun Club, Powers has also lent his unique and idiosyncratic guitar style to two of the best groups in rock history - The Cramps & Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds.
Read MoreBy Will Brown
Australia soul singer Jay Power kicks off her New Zealand tour tonight (August 10) in Wellington, before heading to Whangarei on Friday and finishing up at the Bay Of Islands Jazz Festival this weekend
Read MoreBy Ben Doy
Award-winning Australian actor and singer John Waters (Offspring, All The Rivers Run, Godspell, Hair) is heading to Auckland with his show Lennon: Through The Glass Onion. Taking place at the Civic Theatre from August 10 - 13, the show is part spoken word, part concert – a celebration of one of the most distinctive voices of his generation: John Lennon.
Read MoreBy Will Brown
Pick & Mix 2016 continues this weekend, which is a collection of free performances and workshops around Auckland, one of which includes Wellington psychedelic future funk quartet Orchestra of Spheres.
Read MoreBy Poppy Tohill
The last time we talked to Lizzie Marvelly her classical crossover debut EP Collisions had just been released. Now two years later she runs her own media website, writes a regular column for the New Zealand Herald and is about to hit the road in celebration of her tenth year in the music industry and she’s only 27 years old.
Read MoreBy Ben Doy
Q Theatre’s 2016 Matchbox Season is presenting the innovative, masked comedy Leilani, which begins tonight (August 4) in Auckland.
Read MoreBy Ben Doy
Fat White Family kick off their New Zealand tour tomorrow, with a show at the Kings Arms in Auckland before heading to Wellington to perform at Bodega on Saturday night.
Read MoreBy Ben Doy
Internationally-acclaimed guitar virtuoso Trace Bundy is heading to New Zealand to play four shows throughout the country.
Read MoreBy Poppy Tohill
They’ve become the voice of millenials and now films, TV shows, book deals and live tours are following. With more than 11 million Youtube subscribers and one billion views, world-famous digital talent Joe Sugg and Caspar Lee will bring their live tour to New Zealand, this November, for the very first time, in support of their second BBC feature-length film, Joe & Caspar Hit The Road USA.
Read MoreBy Leah Victoria
New Zealand dance creatives Shona McCullagh, Ross McCormack and Lina Limosani have come together to fabricate a theatrical exposition into the depths of human nature.
Read MoreBy Ben Doy
Things are happening pretty fast for Auckland musician Thomas Stoneman, aka Thomston. The 20 year old recently released his latest single 'Float', and appeared with Wafia and Ta-Ku at the Vivid Festival in Sydney.
Read MoreBy Wal Reid
James Wilson is probably as far removed as the stuffy older more-mature image I would normally associate with a CEO. None the less his tenure in the job as top dog for Auckland’s Q Theatre is one that has had a positive impact on our local theatre scene. One of the ways they help foster local talent is getting artists, practitioners and companies to apply through their creative development programme Matchbox, this in turn has had a positive spin fostering shows that have toured both here and overseas.
Read MoreBy Leah Victoria
A vast group of New Zealand's top choreographers, dancers and designers come together to form Atamira Dance Company, creators and presenters of Maori contemporary dance theatre.
Read MorePick & Mix 2016 kicked off last weekend, which is a collection of free performances and workshops for kids around Auckland, one of which includes the New Zealand Dance Company.
We flicked dance Xin Ji a few questions ahead of Pick & Mix this weekend.
Read MoreBy Ben Doy
This week the Prayas Theatre Company presents their latest show 'Love N Stuff'. The play is set at Auckland International Airport, and brings together a cast of fourteen actors for a touching story between Bindi; and Hindu doctor and Mansoor; a Muslim engineer.
Read MoreBy Poppy Tohill
Whilst Gareth Thomas is best known for writing the ‘sure fire pop hits’ of kiwi band Goodshirt, 2011 saw the talented artist form a solo path for himself, releasingcritically acclaimed debut solo record, Lady Alien. Now five years later, Thomas returns with a cohesive collection of tunes which make up his long-awaited sophomore album, Fizzy Milk, set for release this Friday (17 June).
Read MoreBy Will Brown
Mark Wilkinson is returning to New Zealand this week for a series of shows, his first in this country since 2014.
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