Expat Welling­ton­ian key­tar-tot­ing fash­ion­ista sex­pots Char­lie Ash are back in town and play­ing at Bode­ga this Sat­ur­day.

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There’s the usu­al huge line-up of sup­port acts, includ­ing MC Stormtroop­er, Tri­mas­ter­bate and Heat Like Me, who some of you may remem­ber from the recent L.E.D.s gig. They’re a lit­tle bit Eight­ies elec­tro and just a lit­tle bit late-Nineties tech­no (not that there’s any­thing wrong with that), and they should com­ple­ment Char­lie Ash’s punky lycra-glam just so.

But for those who want their rock with a lit­tle less glit­ter and a whole lot more feed­back, Sat­ur­day night may be bet­ter spent at Hap­py, where Welling­ton’s favourite post-prog-drone-noise out­fit The Stumps take on Mel­bourne’s Elise & Jem and Hut­tite ambi­ent-art-met­al super­stars Black Boned Angel. If you’re unde­cid­ed and brim­ming with sta­mi­na you might try mak­ing it to both: but good luck try­ing to find an out­fit to suit both gigs.