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Where: The Cube, Bristol, United Kingdom.When: 15th April 2023 Last Saturday Vetna was supported by Hexcut and theskyisthinaspaperhere at the Cube Microplex, bringing with them the future of live electronic instrumentation. I arrived at the Cube around 6 pm after meandering into town. You could easily miss the non-profit nestled away off Bristol’s busier streets.…
Where: Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand.When: 6th December 2022 Words are going to struggle here. High-rising trio Khruangbin performed the last show of their ‘First Class World Tour’ last night in Tāmaki Makaurau with support from Kamasi Washington. On a drizzly evening, passing a wave of Spark merch and staff at 6.30 pm, we ambled…
Where: The Tuning Fork, Auckland, New Zealand.When: 4th June 2022 I confess, this review comes from a Jakob loyalist. There were a lot of us last night at the Tuning Fork to see Jeff, Jason and Maurice play a one-off show of their seminal album Solace, with support from Proteins of Magic. To my surprise,…
Where: Whammy! Bar, Auckland, New Zealand.When: 6th March 2022 Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats are mind twisters. They ripped through Whammy! Bar’s ears last night with their unique blend of heavy, doom metal with a 60s psychedelic rock edge. Last playing in Aotearoa in 2014, the Englanders have gone from strength to strength producing five…
Where: The Trust Arena, Auckland NZWhen: 07 Mar 2019 Joined briefly by Chad Smith and Josh Klinghoffer from The Red Hot Chili Peppers and supported by Jakob, Alice in Chains took to The Trust Arena stage last Thursday night for a blast back to a grungier past. Thirty-one years since their last visit, the night gave a hungry crowd a satisfactory mix of new and old…
Where: ASB Waterfront, Auckland NZWhen: 08 Mar 2019 The dance performance by Arts Laureate Ross McCormack presented the world premiere of As It Stands on Friday night at the ASB Waterfront Theatre. Inspired by the prolific American sculptor Richard Serra, the “show places eight world-class dancers in a majestic sculptural landscape.” The sculpture that inspired McCormack’s work was the Te Tuhirangi Contour at Gibbs Farm next to…
Where: Okura Bush Reserve, Auckland NZWhen: 16 Feb 2019 Last Saturday, tucked away on Auckland’s North Shore, a colourful palette of harem pants, straw hats, devil sticks and sun-kissed faces cruised into Okura Forest Festival. One of only three bush reserves of its kind in the North Island, the sunny day paid homage to environmental sustainability,…
Where: Western Springs, Auckland, New Zealand.When: 18th February 2020 With summer comes Fat Freddy’s Drop. Blistering blue skies met the thousands who descended on to Western Springs over the weekend to hear them perform alongside Logg Cabin & Printor, Troy Kingi, Ladi6, Norman Jay, MC Silva and Unknown Mortal Orchestra. Greeting the early birds at 3 pm was MC Slave’s Logg Cabin & Printor. Their set echoed over…
Steve Gunn gave everyone at the Tuning Fork in Auckland last year a taste of his new fourth album The Unseen In Between. The evening was a humbling experience wrought with emotional tension that paid tribute to the likes of Jack Rose, Michael Chapman and his father. The Brooklyn-based artist’s 45-minute medley paints a picture of an alternative American frontier,…
Where: ASB Baypark, Tauranga NZWhen: 10 Jan 2019 The Breeze and Neptune Entertainment brought a lineup of disco legends that drew people from all over the country and the world to ASB Baypark in Mt. Maunganui. On the back of TOTO, Jefferson Starship and Dragon playing the night before, Sounds of the Supremes, Sister Sledge, The Village People, The Pointer Sisters, Kool & the Gang and The Jacksons played a fiery stream of…
Henry Appleyard 