Music
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Get set to sweat
For the first time in nearly 15 years, American punk legends Hot Water Music will come crashing into Valhalla on the 11th of February along their 30th anniversary tour.