11/11/2020

Mali Mali: After The Trilogy

Mali Mali, the adopted moniker of Auckland singer-songwriter Ben Tolich, is ten years old this year. Starting with 2010’s ...

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16/11/2018

Elemeno P Live At Meow (WGT), November 3

Dave Gibson is on stage in a red bomber jacket and a hat that reads ‘Drop Out’, wiping away sweat and telling the crowd ...

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25/05/2018

Kody Nielson: They Say It’s Your Birthday?

The wordplay in the title is self-evident but what is not so apparent about Kody Nielson ’s new album, ‘Birthday Suite’, ...

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10/08/2017

Grayson Gilmour: At One With The Other

Grayson Gilmour is getting older. I say that not to be disrespectful, but because there’s something about his new album, ...

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15/11/2016

Groeni: Hewn EP

Headed up by Alexander Green, the Wellington downtempo trio Groeni build on the successes of their self-titled first EP with ...

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05/04/2016

Jenny Wollerman & Michael Houstoun: Between Darkness and Light

Pianist Michael Houstoun and soprano Jenny Wollerman first performed this recital at the Wanaka Festival of Colour in 2013. ...

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20/02/2016

Richard Nunns & Mark Lockett: Redaction

The birth of ‘Redaction’ – a daring new collaboration between Richard Nunns’ taonga pūoro and Mark Lockett on drums, ...

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17/02/2015

Alan Brown: Music Within The Silence

For followers of New Zealand jazz the name Alan Brown is not unfamiliar. Known from a myriad of quality live and recording ...

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17/12/2014

Fresh Talent: Hartebeest

Isaac Tollestrup, better known by his pseudonym Hartebeest, strikes me as a musician who belongs very much to his generation. ...

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