10 Years in Pōneke: Part One!
I’ve been living in Pōneke for ten years this February, and honestly — I can barely believe it. It certainly doesn’t feel like ten years have passed since I was left to fend for myself at Weir House, ready for my first year at university — but somehow, the time has passed and here we […]
Review: Triple Double Trouble
Review by Nicole Winters Triple Double Trouble is a hilarious and engaging show, and truly made us care about the characters. With a rotating cast of doubles — today’s show is made up of Jonathan Mandeno & Thomas Bauer, Sarah Ashill & Tony Yuile — each night gives you something different. During our show, each […]
Review: Thank You Ten
Review by Felicity Cozens Love musicals? Love Footlights? Want a journey through every show they’ve done since 2014? Book through Ticketbooth and get down to Te Auaha on Dixon for a typically fabulous Footlights show! Laura Gardner’s set is deceptively simple – a raised dais and a set of stairs topped by a platform – […]
Review: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Delve into the sublime, surreal and a little bit sexy this Halloween with the Royal New Zealand Ballet’s rebirth of their iconic ballet A Midsummer Night’s Dream. A co-production with the Queensland Ballet and first performed in 2015, this stunning performance combines the late Liam Scarlett’s choreography with Felix Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream score […]
Bands popping off in Pōneke: Baldleaf
I am a massive fan of early shoegaze like Slowdive, My Bloody Valentine, Ride, and really anything with that ethereal, dreamlike quality that transports you from your bedroom or local venue into the clouds. For this reason I was extremely excited to discover the music of Baldleaf, self described “5 chip 1 fish”, and their […]
Dream a Little Bigger with This Year’s World of Wearable Arts
United States designer Grace DuVal (and seven time WOW finalist) has taken the Supreme WOW Award this year with her piece Curves Ahead. Built of bright orange road netting, road signs and bedecked with a mohawk of traffic cones, this piece is a blazing bright beacon amongst the rolling sea that is Dream Awake — […]
Bands popping off in Pōneke: Daisy Grae
Funky Wellington four piece Daisy Grae have exploded in popularity since charting in the top 20 hot NZ singles with their song Control in 2020, packing out venues such as Valhalla and San Fran with a strong and irresistibly fun live energy. With funky guitar licks akin to the Red Hot Chili Peppers or Jimi […]
Bands popping off in Pōneke: Debt Club
Debt Club is a band whose sound has gone through a major evolution since their origins as high school friends in “The Classic”. Undergoing some changes in their original lineup, their sound has also moved from more traditional classic rock to an eclectic mix of indie, folk rock and alternative country. In an impressive live […]
Bands popping off in Pōneke: Mall Goth
“I’m having a nervous breakdown on stage, if it was anywhere else you would think I was crazy. But I’ve somehow managed to trick you into thinking it’s cool. Unless you think we suck, I guess, that’s okay too,” says lead singer of Mall Goth on stage at San Fran, where the band is becoming […]
A closing pop-up sale for fat babes as yet another business closes
Remember how I promised to post more often and I haven’t really delivered on that? Well I’m trying to get less busy so I can. Truly I am. And one of the ways I’m doing that is by closing the House of Boom. Please tolerate me while I cut’n paste this in third person rather […]