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The roads that pointed here - 248 | Regional News

The roads that pointed here

Delaney Davidson recently met Willie Nelson! We chat to the polymathic Kiwi musician about the breathtaking encounter and his upcoming Anniversary Tour, which reaches Meow on the 18th and St Peter’s Village Hall in Paekākāriki on the 19th of July.

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A love without limit - 246 | Regional News

A love without limit

After a four-year hiatus, Te Whanganui-a-Tara artist Lake South and his electricUTOPIA band have returned with their fourth and best album yet. The We lived our lives on top of this release tour kicks off at Meow on the 27th of June.

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Doom soaked and dripping with dread - 245 | Regional News

Doom soaked and dripping with dread

Catch Earth Tongue back from Berlin on Friday the 13th as they unveil their new album Great Haunting at Meow Nui.

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Taking Off - 245 | Regional News

Taking Off

Herbert Zielinski, a classical singer at The New Zealand School of Music – Te Kōkī, has been awarded a scholarship as the Tenor Choral Scholar at Wells Cathedral in the UK. He will perform a farewell concert at St Andrew’s on the Terrace on the 14th of June.

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Back in a puff of smoke - 244 | Regional News

Back in a puff of smoke

Auckland indie-rockers Voom are back with their long-awaited new album, the aptly titled Something Good Is Happening. To celebrate, they’ll vroom across the motu, playing San Fran on the 31st of May.

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Step through the portal - 243 | Regional News

Step through the portal

Mayhem Portals, the ultimate drum and bass arena spectacular, will throw TSB Arena into deep, delirious, bone-rattling mayhem on the 24th of May.

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Turn it up this May - 243 | Regional News

Turn it up this May

Regional News celebrates 25 years of NZ Music Month | Te Marama Puoro o Aotearoa. Turn up and turn it up this May!

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Limitless love - 242 | Regional News

Limitless love

Genre-defying singer-songwriter Reb Fountain released her new album How Love Bends last month and will pour raw emotion and intensity out on The Opera House stage this May.

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Time capsules and conga lines - 241 | Regional News

Time capsules and conga lines

LA-based Kiwi musician Greg Johnson will dig deep into Vine Street Stories at Old St Paul’s on Saturday the 26th of April. We caught up with the singer-songwriter, pianist, and trumpeter about the 30th anniversary of the landmark album.

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Nothing like that energy - 240 | Regional News

Nothing like that energy

We speak to Joseph Williams, lead singer of Toto, ahead of their Wellington concert at TSB Arena on the 24th of April with special guest Christopher Cross.

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Chords in colour - 239 | Regional News

Chords in colour

We caught up with alt-rock luminary Kristin Hersh, who will play Old St Paul’s on the 23rd of March, joined by rising Ugandan singer-songwriter Jon Muq.

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Toe-tapping, heart-warming - 237 | Regional News

Toe-tapping, heart-warming

Known for their tight harmonies, engaging stage presence, and capacity to build a genuine connection with audiences, American family band The Petersens are heading our way for the first time.

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