19/03/2024
Coming from a background of session music and cover gigs, husband-and-wife duo Rā Toia-Booth and Hayden Booth have turned towards performing their original material that come with a chilled-out reggae infusion, under the ...
13/02/2024
Shepherds Reign are a Kiwi heavy metal band from the Polynesian stronghold suburbs of Tāmaki Makaurau. The band have reached a pivotal point in their career with the 2023 release of their sophomore album 'Ala Mai', which ...
16/01/2023
Jason Parker recorded much of his debut EP 'How To Be Lonely' in his bedroom during the 2021 Covid lockdown – and it's about as well named as any production sharing that same genesis. The EP is a collection of songs that ...
21/01/2022
Children's music act Little Ripples are the Benges from Whangārei Heads, namely partners Sam and Emily, plus their youngest son Arlo. In preparation for their upcoming 2022 album 'In The Garden', they released a string of ...
17/11/2021
Six60 might continue to dominate the numbers game and Lorde still horde international media attention, but if there’s one Kiwi artist defining the local music landscape in the 2020’s it’s surely actor/musician Troy ...
06/06/2017
Whangarei soprano Eliza Boom has won the first prize in the Dame Malvina Major Foundation Christchurch Aria 2017. The 23-year-old competed alongside 14 aspiring young opera singers in Christchurch at the weekend, with ...
20/09/2023
Smokefree Rockquest 2023 winners have been announced at the 2023 National Final event staged at central Auckland’s Q Theatre on September 16. SFRQ continues to break its own records with more than 750 acts having played ...
03/06/2022
Over 300 secondary school ensembles from across Aotearoa will be competing in the Chamber Music Contest 2022. Supported by the New Zealand Community Trust, this annual contest provides a platform for Kiwi secondary school ...
15/06/2021
Whangārei pub and live music venue The Butter Factory will introduce ID scanning at the door in an effort to stop unruly punters. The move comes after a man died in an incident outside the venue last weekend. Dubbed ...
28/09/2020
Red Wav from Aorere College and Marcellin College in Auckland have been crowned winners of the 2020 Smokefree Rockquest National Final, with this year’s event streamed live as an online showcase. The line up of Red ...
20/02/2024
Music Managers Forum Aotearoa announce a new series of free Back To Basics seminars in 2024. Aimed at all who are in the early stages of artist management, including self-managed artists, the seminars explore the fundamentals ...
14/03/2023
Tāmaki Makaurau bluesy indie rock five-piece Mini Simmons have announced an April tour celebrating the release of their second album, 'Make Up'. Known for their theatrical, loads-of-nonsense live shows, the band have ...
22/11/2022
Much loved indie folk trio Albi & The Wolves are back on tour this summer with a string of sizzling shows across Aotearoa. "You'll come away from an Albi & the Wolves concert feeling pretty good with the world. ...
21/07/2020
How about recreating that cushy, cruisey, comfy lockdown feeling one more time, but this time with live sets by full bands you can stream from the convenience of your home sofa! Bringing you the full groove online at Live ...
18/09/2019
Those Lethals' singer Liz Cameron and guitarist Lane Twigden have been playing together since 2015 – when a friend set them up on a musical blind date. The two amalgamated their songwriting into an indie-folk sound, ...
