https://wellington.gen.nz/wellington-live-music Wellington Live Music newsitems http://www.wellingtonlivemusic.com/?p=1607 There was a feeling of being within a production, with scattered lights and photographers all around. The scene had been set at The Mighty Mighty for Stevie Starr’s debut album release - ‘We Hope In All Things New’ - as a few monitors on stage screened security footage; humming noise from real world crime. music performingarts blogs Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wellingtonlivemusic.com/?p=1607 Wellington Live Music 2009-07-05T00:00:00Z http://www.wellingtonlivemusic.com/?p=1488 29/04/09 | Sandwiches Jazz Nite Words by Larissa McMillan Photos by Crispin Anderlini The relaxed and warm atmosphere of Sandwiches bar is a welcome mat laid out every Wednesday for all jazz cats around, looking for some full and enriching Jazz in which to immerse themselves, as well as a dinner option to indulge themselves in. This drizzly mid-week saw a good crowd, enthusiastic and ready for t music performingarts blogs Thu, 14 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wellingtonlivemusic.com/?p=1488 Wellington Live Music 2009-05-14T00:00:00Z http://www.wellingtonlivemusic.com/?p=1467 24/04/09 | Hole In The Wall Words and photos by Crispin Anderlini A frosty ANZAC Eve Friday brought me in from the cold to enjoy the rich, powerful, varied sounds and thoughtful, catchy, ultimately satisfying, lyrics of Australia’s April Maze (Sivan Agam and Todd Mayhew) and Canadian singer-songwriter Faye Blais. April Maze took the stage first with Sivan Agam providing a smooth, heartwarm music performingarts blogs Mon, 04 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wellingtonlivemusic.com/?p=1467 Wellington Live Music 2009-05-04T00:00:00Z http://www.wellingtonlivemusic.com/?p=1464 1/05/09 NZ Music Month takes over stages, airwaves, and stereos today for the ninth successive year. Commencing with a live performance in Wellington by Fly My Pretties, providing a taste of what to expect from their upcoming nationwide tour, NZ Music Month sees the spotlight firmly back on this country’s numerous fine musicians. Each year there is a vast array of new releases spanning a range of music performingarts blogs Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wellingtonlivemusic.com/?p=1464 Wellington Live Music 2009-04-30T00:00:00Z http://www.wellingtonlivemusic.com/?p=1456 17/04/09 | Mighty Mighty Words by Petrina Bonnington-Evans Photo by David Arcus Three piece Wellington band Cougar Cougar Cougar continued Mighty Mighty’s run of hosting great Friday night gigs, by kicking off with smashing renditions of songs Heart Attack, and Hey Sugar. Vocalists David Murphy and Shannon Boyd, who also play guitar and drums respectively, pack a lot of punch into their delivery music performingarts blogs Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wellingtonlivemusic.com/?p=1456 Wellington Live Music 2009-04-20T00:00:00Z http://www.wellingtonlivemusic.com/?p=1413 27/03/09 | Mighty Mighty Words by Rebecca Robinson Photos by Alan Raga What can happen at the edge of the working week? a lot it seems… Fossett and Badger, the support act for the night were tight from the get go. The happy angelic drummer sparkled amongst the enticing individuals who performed their hearts out. By the third song of their performance the crowds were up supporting what it se music performingarts blogs Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wellingtonlivemusic.com/?p=1413 Wellington Live Music 2009-04-08T00:00:00Z http://www.wellingtonlivemusic.com/?p=1398 26/03/09 | Hole In The Wall Words by Leigh Owen Photos by Vanessa Smith and Cameron Smith When Valve bar on Vivian St closed it’s doors last November I was left wondering what would or could take the place of this niche venue, which served as a home to the punk and metal scenes in Wellington for over a decade. To my relief Hole In The Wall opened it’s doors to the public four weeks ag music performingarts blogs Sat, 04 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wellingtonlivemusic.com/?p=1398 Wellington Live Music 2009-04-04T00:00:00Z http://www.wellingtonlivemusic.com/?p=1377 11/03/09 | San Francisco Bathhouse Words by Larissa McMillan Photos by Nick Salmon Luke Rowell aka ‘Disasteradio’ electrified the San Francisco Bathhouse on Wednesday night with lashings of super-sonic sound waves and laser beams. Disasteradio wasted no time in working his audience into a hypnotized state, by seizing the human eye with projections of disco style video of pulsating retro rainbow s music performingarts blogs Sun, 22 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wellingtonlivemusic.com/?p=1377 Wellington Live Music 2009-03-22T00:00:00Z http://www.wellingtonlivemusic.com/?p=1342 11/03/09 | San Francisco Bathhouse Words by Larissa McMillan Photos by Nick Salmon DIE! DIE! DIE! burst onto stage at San Francisco Bathhouse on Wednesday night, to engineer the rock savvy crowd with a bit of Dunedin grind. DIE! DIE! DIE! launched into full swing on that bitterly cold Wellington night, not disappointing the audience by giving a hearty dose of the trademark new-wave-neo-punk sound music performingarts blogs Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wellingtonlivemusic.com/?p=1342 Wellington Live Music 2009-03-20T00:00:00Z http://www.wellingtonlivemusic.com/?p=1368 Genre:Alt/Folk/Blues/Country/Rock-stuff Links: www.myspace.com/mattlangleymusic Facebook Contact:matt.langley.management@gmail.com Band Members:Matt Langley Scott Mead Shane Ryan Andrew Driver Bio:Matt has been writing and performing music in bands and as a solo artist in N.Z. for over a decade.In 2007 Matt released his solo debut E.P. ‘Lost Companions’on local indie label Hometown Records NZ.Re music performingarts blogs Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wellingtonlivemusic.com/?p=1368 Wellington Live Music 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z http://www.wellingtonlivemusic.com/?p=1365 Genre:Pop/Ballads/Country Links: www.reneemaurice.com www.myspace.com/reneemaurice iacmusic.com/artist.aspx?id=77011 iacmusic.com/stations/KIAC6542.htm www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IqVWWkJnQM Contact:mauricelot@clear.net.nz Bio: Born in 1991, Renee enjoys lisening to and writing a wide range of music genres, now with approx 170 songs written. Renee always manages to leave a lasting impression wit music performingarts blogs Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wellingtonlivemusic.com/?p=1365 Wellington Live Music 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z http://www.wellingtonlivemusic.com/?p=1337 07/03/09 | Ilott Theatre Words by Sara Greig Photos by Pat Shepherd A karakia (Màori prayer) filled Ilott theatre awakening an original type of jazz – only attainable by Whirimako Black. As she entered, her warm presence was immediately felt. She smiled and greeted her audience with a moko spread across her chin, which shone visibly through the stage lighting. Dressed all in black except for a music performingarts blogs Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wellingtonlivemusic.com/?p=1337 Wellington Live Music 2009-03-18T00:00:00Z http://www.wellingtonlivemusic.com/?p=1332 07/03/09 | Wellington Town Hall Words by Crispin Anderlini Photos by Pat Shepherd It was an excited, expectant crowd that welcomed the bluesman in the panama hat to the darkened atmosphere of the Pacific Blue Note Room in Wellington’s Town Hall. As the clapping subsided, Eric Bibb’s silk-wrapped-gravel voice acknowledged the welcome and swiftly developed an easy, charming rapport that music performingarts blogs Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wellingtonlivemusic.com/?p=1332 Wellington Live Music 2009-03-18T00:00:00Z http://www.wellingtonlivemusic.com/?p=1321 07/03/09 | Pacific Blue Note Words by Crispin Anderlini Photos by Pat Shepherd Hypnotic, haunting and majestic - and that just describes Tunisian-born singer/oud-maestro (a form of Arabic lute) Dhafer Youssef’s voice. With the backing of three superb musicians from all over the world, Youssef’s appearance at the Wellington Jazz Festival was a captivating introduction to a welcome blen music performingarts blogs Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wellingtonlivemusic.com/?p=1321 Wellington Live Music 2009-03-16T00:00:00Z http://www.wellingtonlivemusic.com/?p=1319 www.einsteinmusicjournal.co.nz EMJ is a New Zealand based indie music web-blog. Started in 2006, the web-blog was initially called Nickystardust and was hosted by blogspot. In 2007 the website was renamed Einstein, disguised as Robin Hood after a line from Bob Dylan’s ‘Desolation Row’. With gaining popularity, I could no longer manage to maintain the site myself. Sarah answered a myspace advert an music performingarts blogs Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wellingtonlivemusic.com/?p=1319 Wellington Live Music 2009-03-12T00:00:00Z http://www.wellingtonlivemusic.com/?p=1312 06/02/09 | Pacific Blue Note Words by Lucy Wyatt Photos by Pat Shepherd The epitome of soulful smoothness is now a ten-man band that is far too cool for school. Fat Freddy’s Drop can hold the stage with an energy and presence that can powerfully capture the audience in a magical spell. The soft lighting and elegant setting enhance this special experience. The classy vibe is reinforced with ten in music performingarts blogs Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wellingtonlivemusic.com/?p=1312 Wellington Live Music 2009-03-12T00:00:00Z http://www.wellingtonlivemusic.com/?p=1270 04/03/09 | Mighty Mighty Words by Jenah Shaw Photos by Robert Forster Wednesday night heralded the launch of The Homeward Stretch, second release of Rosy Tin Teacaddy, the dynamic indie-folk pairing of Billy Earl (Andy Hummel) and Betty Grey (Holly Jane Ewens). Having previously received glowing reviews for opening performances to Iron and Wine and Jose Gonzalez, the launch more then lived up to music performingarts blogs Mon, 09 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wellingtonlivemusic.com/?p=1270 Wellington Live Music 2009-03-09T00:00:00Z http://wellingtonlivemusic.blogspot.com/2007/09/review-achilles-botes.html It's only the second time I've seen Achilles Botes perform live, but his songs seem familiar already. He's definitely one of the more interesting solo acts, with his loop and various other pedals, slide and layered rhythms. music reviews performingarts blogs Sat, 22 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtonlivemusic.blogspot.com/2007/09/review-achilles-botes.html Wellington Live Music 2007-09-22T00:00:00Z http://wellingtonlivemusic.blogspot.com/2007/09/review-cornerstone-roots.html tThe vibe was right and the crowd were perfectly warmed up by The Midnights’ reggae fusion - enjoying the tight ska and jazzy shake up. Clearly another great night was in store for the San Francisco Bathhouse. Cornerstone Roots took to the stage with great presence, ready to educate the crowd with the delights from their new album Free Yourself. music reviews performingarts blogs Mon, 10 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtonlivemusic.blogspot.com/2007/09/review-cornerstone-roots.html Wellington Live Music 2007-09-10T00:00:00Z http://wellingtonlivemusic.blogspot.com/2007/09/reviewinterview-good-laika.html On Thursday night, I was fortunate enough to attend the over-crowded, and inspiring show for Good Laika's debut album release (Heads I Win, Tails You Lose) at the Mighty Mighty. music reviews performingarts blogs Sun, 02 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtonlivemusic.blogspot.com/2007/09/reviewinterview-good-laika.html Wellington Live Music 2007-09-02T00:00:00Z http://wellingtonlivemusic.blogspot.com/2007/08/review-johnny-corker.html It was a real family affair at Happy on Thursday, with Tim Beals and his sister Holly, and then Johnny Corker performing with his partner Julie Thompson. It’s always interesting to see the way solo or duo acts create dynamics, and Johnny and Julie did it in an unusual way, with Julie playing a cello as the second instrument. music reviews performingarts blogs Fri, 31 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtonlivemusic.blogspot.com/2007/08/review-johnny-corker.html Wellington Live Music 2007-08-31T00:00:00Z http://wellingtonlivemusic.blogspot.com/2007/08/review-pitch-black.html Have you ever-experienced music that makes you feel dirty, moody and horny all at the same time? Pitch Black had the San Francisco Bathhouse rocking on Friday night with a sound resonate of the audiences prurient feelings. From the very first track off their new album, Rude Mechanicals, the crowd were totally tuned in. reviews music performingarts blogs Fri, 24 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtonlivemusic.blogspot.com/2007/08/review-pitch-black.html Wellington Live Music 2007-08-24T00:00:00Z http://wellingtonlivemusic.blogspot.com/2007/07/review-black-seeds.html The Black Seeds, promoting their new album Into The Dojo, graciously afforded us one last gig before their departure overseas. The Victoria University crowd were well fired up thanks to the dub collective that are the mighty Pacific Bass Culture and by the time The Black Seeds hit the stage people were ready for some deep grooving. reviews music performingarts blogs Tue, 17 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtonlivemusic.blogspot.com/2007/07/review-black-seeds.html Wellington Live Music 2007-07-17T00:00:00Z http://wellingtonlivemusic.blogspot.com/2007/07/review-shaun-rikki-kathryn-matt.html There seems to be a neverending supply of talented solo artists in this city! On this wet and chilly night (what night isn't lately) we ventured down the back alleys to Subnine, home of drum 'n bass and all things electronic. reviews music performingarts blogs Thu, 05 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtonlivemusic.blogspot.com/2007/07/review-shaun-rikki-kathryn-matt.html Wellington Live Music 2007-07-05T00:00:00Z http://wellingtonlivemusic.blogspot.com/2007/07/opportunity-radio-active-89fm.html Radio Active 89FM presents $20K FCKN@! where we get to give away $20,000worth of advertising to some lucky musical bastards at the beginning oftheir careers.Emerging musicians, DJs and promoters that will be performing or releasingan album in Wellington during August 2007 are eligible. music performingarts blogs Mon, 02 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtonlivemusic.blogspot.com/2007/07/opportunity-radio-active-89fm.html Wellington Live Music 2007-07-02T00:00:00Z http://wellingtonlivemusic.blogspot.com/2007/07/photos-riverblind.html Some of the crowd at ValveSolid rock with an almost operatic vocal style is how I would attempt to describe Riverblind in one sentence. Lead singer/guitarist Dave Kempton has an incredibly powerful, smooth and melodic voice. Backed up with solid drums from Tim Whitta, and Dan Simpson throwing himself around the stage with his 6 string bass, these guys are a surprisingly powerful live act. music performingarts blogs Mon, 02 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtonlivemusic.blogspot.com/2007/07/photos-riverblind.html Wellington Live Music 2007-07-02T00:00:00Z http://wellingtonlivemusic.blogspot.com/2007/06/photos-peter-baillie-moon-whispers.html ePeter Baillie, the esteemed master of Acoustic Lounge, took the stage on Wednesday for an entertaining slot. I've known Peter since I first moved to Wellington, and this is, incredibly, the first time I've seen him play. Peter has strong songs, and a very entertaining stage manner. music performingarts blogs Thu, 28 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtonlivemusic.blogspot.com/2007/06/photos-peter-baillie-moon-whispers.html Wellington Live Music 2007-06-28T00:00:00Z http://wellingtonlivemusic.blogspot.com/2007/06/review-children-of-underground-lair.html Albert Williams was the first act of the night at Bodega on Wednesday. He started off humbly and then proceeded to absolute blow me away. reviews music performingarts blogs Thu, 28 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtonlivemusic.blogspot.com/2007/06/review-children-of-underground-lair.html Wellington Live Music 2007-06-28T00:00:00Z http://wellingtonlivemusic.blogspot.com/2007/06/band-review-niko-ne-zna.html Isn't being totally detached from your everyday reality something that appeals to most? Listening to Niko Ne Zna allows for exactly that to happen. music reviews performingarts blogs Mon, 25 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtonlivemusic.blogspot.com/2007/06/band-review-niko-ne-zna.html Wellington Live Music 2007-06-25T00:00:00Z http://wellingtonlivemusic.blogspot.com/2007/06/gigs-20th-27th-june.html Here's a list of some of the gigs on from today til next Wednesday. Starting from next week I will post the gigs from Thursday -Wednesday on the Monday so you have time to decide! gigs events music performingarts blogs Wed, 20 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://wellingtonlivemusic.blogspot.com/2007/06/gigs-20th-27th-june.html Wellington Live Music 2007-06-20T00:00:00Z