Music

Smooth velvet and comfort food

We caught up with Psycho Gab, a five-piece neo-soul band based in Tāmaki Makaurau, about their new EP Crazy Talk and upcoming Welly gigs.

Singing songs of the sea

“We are the Wellington Sea Shanty Society. We stomp our feet and bang our instruments and sing songs of the sea... sometimes even in key!” Catch WSSS for their Pre-Perth Pirate Party at The Petone Depot on the 27^th of June.

Rituals in realtime

We caught up with Paora ‘PDigsss’ Apera and Nick Robinson ahead of Shapeshifter’s 25^th anniversary gig at TSB Arena on the 27^th of June.

A moment in time with Mel Parsons

Mel Parsons will celebrate her sixth studio album Sabotage at Old St Paul’s on Sunday the 16^th of June before heading to Canada for a Northern Hemisphere festival run.

A bellyful of grooves

Four of New Zealand’s busiest songwriters under one roof? Yes please! Catch Too Many Chiefs at Vogelmorn Upstairs on the 7^th of June.

The need to create

Valley Kids have just released their brand-new single Which Side Are You On? and are about to leave it all out on the stage at San Fran.

Celestial, twinkling

Luke Buda – founding member of The Phoenix Foundation – is meeting up with celestial band Pheobe Rings for a twinkly, pretty gig at Meow on the 19^th of April.

A bold step forward

UK folk-fusion duo Good Habits return to their Antipodean second home for a mega tour of their new album Quarter-Life.

Rock, funk, and family

We chat with Kora ahead of their headline set at Jim Beam Homegrown – Kiwi music’s biggest party – on Saturday the 16^th of March.

Through the stargate

Award-winning composer and musician Dave Flynn will bring his Celtic Guitar Journey to Stonehenge Aotearoa on the 14^th of March.

Get set to get sweaty

New Zealand singer-songwriter Wallace is about to throw one heck of party at The Rogue and Vagabond, playing classic Wally bops, fresh tracks, and 90s house favs with her monster band.

Hip-hop stardust

Big Sima and Boomtown will leave a trail of funk-driven, hip-hop stardust in their wake as they unveil their new single Pluto in six cities across Aotearoa this summer.