12/03/2018
It does seem that power trios are much in local vogue right now and here’s one from Dunedin. The psychedelic-inclined trio of brothers Zach and Josh Nicholls plus Connor Blackie took their band name Koizilla from Avatar: ...
05/03/2018
Sometimes you come across a song with a title so intriguing that you can't pass on the chance to find out more about it. Brain Bell Jangler is one of those tunes, written and performed by Tauranga rock three-piece Apollo ...
30/11/2017
Like the filmmaker of a very similar name, Thom Burton is a bit of a genius. Guitarist, frontman, producer – his name has for years been synonymous with edgy music, highly regarded by his peers. Along with Glen Johnson, ...
06/11/2017
Released in 2014, Parabola West ’s first EP ‘Did You Hear’ revealed an accomplished musician and songwriter, with an evident hippy-, or at least alternate lifestyle-bent. Besides being very much a form of therapy, ...
16/10/2017
David Friesen has performed and/or recorded with the likes of Stan Getz, Michael Brecker, Dizzy Gillespie, Freddy Hubbard, John Scofield, Elvin Jones and Jack DeJohnette. October 2017 sees the highly regarded American jazz ...