Texture / August 2009
Texture is an events guide, place guide, interactive guide to this fair city. Its role is to hook you up with the best spots to spend your nights and where to recover during the day, all the latest news and information you want from round town and a place to meet only the best people from all over the place. Texture is brought to you by Positively Wellington Tourism with support from heaps of kindly folk round town.
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Parkour: A Phenomenon of Movement
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- If you see someone running up the side of a building Matrix-style, there's a good chance he's a practitioner of Parkour.
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Family Cactus – 21 August, San Francisco Bathhouse
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- It was with great anticipation that I headed to San Francisco Bathhouse last Friday, as there was quite the aural treat to be had.
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The Library has opened!
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- Wellington's newest boutique cocktail and dessert bar, The Library, opened its doors two weeks ago and, as I discovered, offers something a little different to its debaucherous Courtenay Place peers… a reading room.
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Whero’s New Net – 26 August, Downstage Theatre
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- Having already wowed audiences last year at the Herald Theatre in Auckland, the Massive Company’s production of Whero’s New Net has hit the road and is currently being performed at The Downstage Theatre for a strictly limited season.
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Death by chocolate
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- For something different check out this intriguing event where you taste chocolate and solve a crime.
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Sole-Phonic: A Tribute to the Classics – 20 August, Manky Chops Gallery
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- Wellington-based stencil artist Sole has returned to Manky Chops Gallery once again, this time under the guise Sole-Phonic, to showcase his new collection of works inspired by Motown and the old-school masters of funk and soul.
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KillaQueenz - 14 August, Sandwiches
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- Wellington, where the hell were you!? It was not raining, there were no 120-knot winds, it was not freezing, but alas, Wellington was still lamely under-representing - at home in bed, probably crying.
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Come Howling this Friday!
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- Wellington-based indie-rock band, the Family Cactus, are finishing off their mini-national tour at the San Francisco Bathhouse this Friday in celebration of their debut album Come Howling.
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KillaQueenz - 14 August, Sandwiches
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- Wellington, where the hell were you!? It was not raining, there were no 120-knot winds, it was not freezing, but alas, Wellington was still lamely under-representing - at home in bed, probably crying.
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Fly My Pretties CD & DVD Deluxe Edition - 16 August 2009
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- After ranting and raving about the gig itself (best thing I’ve seen in 2009, hands-down), the last few weeks left me a little anxious, wondering how the CD & DVD deluxe box set would stack up against the real thing.
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Rebel Peasant, The Walls of the Well – Album Review
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- Rebel Peasant is the moniker and brainchild of Wellington-based musician Richie Singleton and The Walls of the Well is his debut album.
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Lela Jacobs 3 hour sale
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- You'd be crazy to miss this! This Friday 21 August there'll be 3 hours of Lela Jacobs' clothing from this season's range at ridiculous prices, plus some special one-offs and samples.Prices range from $30 to $250, all quality fabric and beautiful stuff. From 5 - 7pm. Be there early to avoid disappointment!
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Epic Cafe is Dead - Long Live 'Relish'
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- The former Epic Cafe is about to be reborn, and out of the ashes we get to welcome Relish, blinking like a newborn in the Wellington light.
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219 Willis Street, Wellington
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Haunted Love - 12 August, Mighty Mighty
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- It was just after ten-thirty when I grazed past Mighty, Mighty's heavy-draped-curtains to catch Haunted Love's Darkness in Diamond City EP release gig.
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Fly My Pretties has a fancy new deluxe box…
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- The Fly My Pretties: A Story CD/DVD Deluxe box that is and you can nab a copy for your sweet self on the 17th of August…Fly My Pretties: A Story is purportedly a conceptual extension of the previous two Fly My Pretties’ experiences and has a narrative that connects music, illustration, animation, charity and a message of change into one audiovisual experience.
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Lunch and a Movie for 8 Dollars!
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- Those rather smart cinemaphiles down at New Zealand's Film Archive have come up with a real doozy of an idea. It's called 'Soup & a Seat', where-upon the weary and ravenous film-lover can relax with a movie and a cup of piping-hot homemade soup, for just $8.
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Little Bushman – 2 August, Downstage theatre
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- The last time I heard the psychedelic and blues-infused sound of the Little Bushman I was lying on the banks of Brooklands Park, as they performed an impressive set at the picturesque TSB Bowl as part of the WOMAD festival this year and to be honest, I wasn’t sure whether this four-piece could convincingly shift their immense, layered sound to the intimate setting of Downstage Theatre… Hmm…It was just after seven when the Little Bushman strode on stage and Warren Maxwell began with a Karanga on a saxophone that weaved the most impressive musical textures, which then gave way to their introductory number The Seed. It was hard to deny the talent of Maxwell as he delicately played the keys and captivated the audience with his flawless vocals.This testament rang true for the reminder of the band, Joe Callwood on guitar, Tom Callwood on upright bass and Rick Cranson on drums, as they collectively performed an incredibly tight set, peppered with dramatic solos, that included material from their previous releases, The Onus of Sand (2006) and Pendulum (2007), including Jimi, Little Bird and Mary.The seated, intimate setting meant that the audience could truly appreciate the precision and intricacy of the Little Bushman’s rustic sonic soundscapes, which seemed to overwhelm the senses, particularly with the tracks Pendulum and War. This intensity remained for the duration of the two hour set and was ever-present right till the encore number, Peaceful Man… which saw Maxwell play an eleven-string guitar…The Little Bushman embodies a wealth of talent and they perform an incredible set regardless of venue size, scope and orientation. They are a fantastic band to see live and I am looking forward to October when they’ll be accompanied by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra at an epic Town Hall gig, you can nab your tickets through Ticketek.- Karyn(photography by Pat Shepherd)
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Le Sud - 5 August, Downstage Theatre
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- Opening nights always take a while to get cooking.
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Out of the Dust - 5 August, Chaffers Gallery
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- It can be a harsh world out there, no doubt about it.
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Compassionate Charitable Coffee
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- Yip. We all heard about it. Wellington's finest kitsch-1940's-styled-Lyall-Bay-based Maranui Surf Life Saving Club and Cafe was a fiery inferno in the early hours of Saturday morning last weekend. Initially, charred like a lava rock, it looked doubtful whether this prominent seaside haven would be restored, BUT with overwhelming support from Wellington City Council, Wellington businesses and the Wellington community at large it will be.
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Maranui Cafe, Lyall Bay Parade, Melrose, Wellington, Wellington Region, 6022, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Minuit – 31 July, Sandwiches
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- It was just after eleven when I joined an efficient queue outside Sandwiches to orderly make my way into Minuit’s album release gig for their third album, Find Me Before I Die A Lonely Death dot com, but once inside the atmosphere was anything but orderly.
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We're gonna party like it's your birthday...
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- Oh, how cute! 6 already?? My how you’ve grown.
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O'Baby! Charlie ASH are back!
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- Auckland-based Charlie ASH are set to bring their distinct electro-pop flavour back to Wellington, as they headline a gig at Bodega on the 22nd of August that is bound to be a nice winter-synthy-treat.
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