Posts Tagged Cabana
Archive
August 8, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Hawke’s Bay Arts Festival 2018
This October, The Harcourts Hawke’s Bay Arts Festival takes place in Napier, Hastings and Havelock North at a variety of locations – check out the program. Also, as part of the festival there is a series of Writers & Readers talks and events. Join me on Saturday October 20, at the Cabana in Napier – I’ll be in […]Archive
May 3, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 114 – Roy Brown
Welcome to episode 114 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. I had a chat with Roy Brown – he’s a Hawke’s Bay musician and runs the legendary venue, The Cabana. Roy’s own music career has seen him record albums as part of bands and as a solo act, he’s […]Archive
July 25, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Big Country: NZ Tour (March, 2018)
80’s Celtic rockers Big Country make a triumphant return to Perform ‘The Crossing’ plus a special encore of greatest hits. Get ready for all your BIG COUNTRY favourites including In A Big Country, Fields of Fire, Chance, Wonderland, Look Away and more! “The audience were singing their hearts out, jumping around and living every moment to its […]Archive
August 13, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 28 – Jeff Boyle of Jakob
Welcome to episode 28 of Sweetman Podcast brought to you by Phantom Billstickers. This one is a conversation with Jeff Boyle, guitarist and sonic wizard behind Jakob. The Napier-based three-piece has been an entity – with the same line-up, the same three friends – for nearly 20 years. I spoke with Jeff the day after […]Archive
June 13, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 23 – Ben Fulton
We’re up to episode 23 of Sweetman Podcast – a chat with my friend Ben Fulton. He’s a musician and he makes guitar pedals, his company is Red Witch Analog Guitar Pedals. He’s also played music with Paul Ubana Jones and Jan Hellriegel, Ahoribuzz and The Hairy Lollies. He released a solo album, collaborated with […]Archive
December 19, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
DJ Setlist: Cabana, Saturday, December 19, 2015
A great night at The Cabana in Napier – with three fantastic bands. Jakob’s annual Christmas Party but the opening band was Without Borders (featuring the Jakob rhythm section) and then there was Queens of Beauty School. Three fantastic bands and I had the pleasure of playing a few records to warm-up, to cool-down and […]Archive
December 6, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 88 A Tour of Two Cities Part Two: Napier
There were never really any groupies that followed the Spines – or not that I knew of. I put it down to the fact that we were pretty intense and through the times in the eighties that I was single we always had women in the band itself. There was one period there though, after […]Archive
December 2, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Jakob’s Annual HB Xmas Show: 2015
If there’s one thing I love about being stuck in Hawke’s Bay for Christmas – and there might only be one thing, after all – it’s the knowledge that Jakob will be performing a celebratory Christmas show at the Cabana in Napier. It’s an annual event. This year it takes place on Saturday, December 19. And […]Archive
November 11, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
The Bungee Tour: Julie Lamb Band, Spines & Vorn (Nov 20-21)
Here’s something for Masterton and Hawke’s Bay – a wee “Bungee Tour” – just two shows, Masterton on Friday November 20 at King Street Live and Napier’s Cabana the following night, Saturday, November 21. It’s The Julie Lamb Band, Spines and Vorn. Three Wellington-based acts with three very different sets of sounds to offer. The […]Archive
December 23, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Review: Jakob (Dec 20, Napier)
Jakob Cabana Saturday, December 20 It’s an annual event – the Jakob Christmas show. Their hometown gig, a gift to the people of Napier…and for the last two years in a row I’ve felt very lucky to be in Hawke’s Bay at the very right time. Last year it was a big deal as the […]Archive
December 11, 2014 by Simon Sweetman