Amongst the usual info accompanying the email alerting us to a rare Bunnies on Ponies performance, was a brand new word — nosfarious. To quote… The nosfarious Bunnies On Ponies are making a rare appearance at Cabaret (ne Chow) this Saturday night from 11pm. We like it. If one of the Bunnies (or, indeed, one […]
Wellington Music Week gets under way next Monday (21 Nov), with a raft of seminars, gigs and events over the course of the week. If you’re looking for one good big night out, then the Showcase gig on Thursday (24 Nov) looks the go, with OdESSA, Charlie Ash, Autumn Stone, Zirkus, Mon Ami and the […]
Thanks to WellUrban for reminding us that the 9th Wellington International Jazz Festival gets under way tomorrow (26th October). Much like WellUrban, we’re not too au fait with the jazz end of the musical spectrum, but can make a few tentative recommendations. Firstly, the venues are great, so even if you’re neither hither-nor-thither on the […]
Big ups to Wellington band Fat Freddy’s Drop, who cleaned up at last night’s NZ Music Awards. The Lyall Bay-based band picked up Album of the Year (‘Based on a True Story’), Best Group, Best Roots Album, and the People’s Choice Award. Fellow Wellingtonians Shihad also got the nod for best Rock album, leaving a […]
Photo © karimsahai.com. Used with permission. Lee “Scratch” Perry and The Mad Professor performed At The Town Hall last night — Karim Sahai was there with camera in hand, and got some fantastic pix. Enjoy.
Wellington folk-comedy duo Flight of the Conchords now have their own website up and running, with what promises to be a running diary of their exploits in the UK, as they, in Bret’s words: “…attempt to make it in the cut-throat novelty music scene in England even though we probably won’t, it’s just too cut-throat.” […]
Wellingtonians are spoilt for choice when it comes to their foreign-born-but-now-kiwi female singing stars tonight, with two of the country’s most distinctive performers putting on shows around town. First up is the debut Wellington appearance of the world famous Wing at the Mercure Hotel on Willis Street. Wing, an expat Hong Kong resident who now […]
The Phoenix Foundation’s second album Pegasus is out now, and has followed the lead of recent releases of fellow Wellington bands Fat Freddy’s Drop (Based on a True Story) and Shihad (Love is the New Hate) by going straight into the top 10 of the NZ album charts. Ten years ago it would have been […]
Despite the fact that it’s New Zealand Music Month, there’s no shame in celebrating the fact that the #1 and #2 spots in the New Zealand album charts are taken up by Wellington bands. Wellington’s original and now reborn rock riff-meisters Shihad’s sixth album Love is the New Hate is being kept at only being […]
As we’ve mentioned elsewhere, Flash Harry is without a doubt among our absolute all-time favourite Wellington acts. He’s only done a handful of shows in Wellington, let’s see… Cuba St Carnival last year — great fun!, a show at the Massey Bar — somewhat drunken on our part, and at the tsunami appeal gig at […]