You’ve got to love the effect a sunny day has on people – I’ve seen more smiles on the streets of New­town today than I have done the entire 6 months that I’ve lived here.

And speak­ing of New­town, time to give props to a loc­al icon, The Adelaide.

Once the infam­ous Tram­ways Hotel, and stick­ing res­ol­utely to the “small­town pub” vibe and decor, the Adelaide has quietly rein­ven­ted itself as one of the best places in town to see bands play for around the $5 mark. Cheap beer, great mir­rors in the ladies’, flash­ing lights behind glass bricks at the counter and under the stage, pool tables, pub meals … one day I’ll devote an entire post to how much I love unpre­ten­tious hos­pit­al­ity. But the point of this post is to announce the inaug­ur­al Sat­urday Mat­in­ee at the Adelaide – just in time for the return of the golden weath­er!

Where: The Adelaide, 114 Adelaide Road, New­town
When: Tomor­row, Sat­urday the 3rd Novem­ber 3PM til 7‑ish.
Who: Stood Up – Auck­land group fea­tur­ing, amongst oth­er famil­i­ar faces, Brenda from Cat Cat Cat on drums; loc­al trash gui­tar mer­chants Knife Fight ; the Ghast­lies – a spooky two-piece; and Heavy Tur­key, anoth­er two­some who defy descrip­tion.

Jan­dals option­al!