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August 8, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Reviews: August 2020

Once a month or so I have a chat on RNZ on their Afternoons show with Jesse Mulligan. These things start – randomly and stop in much the same way. I hope to keep doing this. For a while at least. I think I started in December of 2015, so now four years into  it or so… In […]
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July 22, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Tour Announcement: Dave Dobbyn to Play NZ Shows in August

Dave Dobbyn needs no introduction to New Zealand audiences – but New Zealand audiences do need a re-introduction to the concept of attending shows; we’re craving it. And Dobbyn’s last gig was via Zoom. He’s ready now to hit the road and play some shows in some cities and towns across the country in late August and […]
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December 18, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Gigs I Saw in 2019

I probably saw fewer gigs – and reviewed fewer gigs – in 2019 than any other year. That’s kinda nice. I also paid for a few shows too; more than other years. That’s also nice – liberating…although I’m so conditioned to writing a review to process the show that I still turn out the reviews […]
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August 27, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 232 – Suzanne Vega, Wellington, 2018

It felt like I had been waiting my whole life for a Suzanne Vega gig – then I saw her twice in two weeks. First in Australia (I couldn’t take the chance that there wouldn’t be NZ shows) and then I saw her in Wellington also. Was worth the travel. And the two shows. They […]
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August 25, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Reviews: August (2) 2019

Once a month or so I have a chat on RNZ on their Afternoons show with Jesse Mulligan. These things start – randomly and stop in much the same way. I hope to keep doing this. For a while at least. I think I started in December of 2015, so now four years into  it or so… This […]
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August 18, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Poetry at The Fringe – Sunday, 18 August, 2019

Maybe it was that I’d had two months off – but I think it was more than that, I think it was just a very good run…this was easily the best open-mic set, the best bunch, since I’ve been turning up on the semi-regular for Poetry At The Fringe. I was in the early bracket […]
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August 2, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Reviews: August 2019

Once a month or so I have a chat on RNZ on their Afternoons show with Jesse Mulligan. These things start – randomly and stop in much the same way. I hope to keep doing this. For a while at least. I think I started in December of 2015, so now four years into  it or so… On […]
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July 22, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 228 – Bob Dylan, Auckland, 2018 

There was just an urge. An absolute urge. I had to see Bob Dylan again. I’d seen him three times – but not for years. In fact it was 20 years since my first time seeing him and at least a decade since my last… But I had never travelled to see him – and I just got the […]
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July 1, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Tour Announcement: Blam Blam Blam (NZ Shows, Aug/Sept 2019)

Well, it’s exciting news – just the other day Blam Blam Blam was announced as one of the acts at this year’s The Others Way festival. But there’s a full tour happening around it. Click that link or see below for the full list of shows – including Lyttelton, Dunedin, Paekakariki and Wellington.
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September 17, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Reviews: August 2018

Once a month or so I have a chat on RNZ on their Afternoons show with Jesse Mulligan. These things start – randomly and stop in much the same way. I hope to keep doing this. For a while at least. I think I started in December of 2015, so a couple of years into it. […]
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September 1, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Reviews: Bob Dylan Gig Review (August, 2018)

Earlier this year I got hooked – all over again – on Bob Dylan. I’m never not hooked on Bob Dylan by the way. I was turned onto his music as a teenager, or maybe at age 12 even. And since then I’ve been a fan. But obviously, when you listen to music obsessively, you can carry a […]
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June 11, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Suzanne Vega to Play Two NZ Shows: August 2018

Anyone reading this will know I’m such a huge Suzanne Vega fan. So it’s huge news – to me anyway – that she is going to be playing two shows in New Zealand in August this year. I’ve already booked tickets to see her play in Australia in late-July. I’ll return home with the chance […]
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