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January 4, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 149: Simon and Nick at the Hawke’s Bay Arts Festival

Welcome to episode 149 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. Here’s something different. Last year I was invited along to speak with Nick Bollinger at the Hawke’s Bay Arts Festival. It was a lot of fun. Part of a magic weekend in fact. And with the permission of Nick […]
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October 21, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Even More Talking about Dancing about Architecture

This weekend just been, Saturday, October 20, I was invited to speak at the Cabana in Napier with Nick Bollinger and Jamie Macphail was our chairperson – part of the Hawke’s Bay Art Festival. The talk was music-writing, music-journalism, blogging, our histories, the role of criticism, how we went about it – and so on. […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
Posted in Blog, Podcasts · Tagged Cabana, David Bowie, Hawke's Bay, HB, http://www.cabana.net.nz/, http://www.roybrownmusic.co.nz/, Mental Health, Musician, Napier, Piano, Roy Brown, Simon Sweetman, Singer/Songwriter, Sweetman Podcast, Sweetman Podcast # 114, Sweetman Podcast: Episode 114 – Roy Brown, Venue Owner, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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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 […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2018), Auckland, Big Country: NZ Tour (March, Cabana, Christchurch, Gig Announcement, March, Napier, NZ Tour, Promo, San Fran, Scotland, The Crossing, Tour Announcement, Wellington ·

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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 […]
Posted in Blog, Podcasts · Tagged Cabana, Ep.28, Hawke's Bay, HB, http://jakob.co.nz/, Instrumental, Isis, Jakob, Jason Johnston, Jeff Boyle, L'affare, Maurice Beckett, Napier, Phantom Billstickers, Podcast, Post-Rock, Russian Circles, Simon Sweetman, Sweetman, Sweetman Podcast: Episode 28 – Jeff Boyle of Jakob, Tool, Trio, Yeastie Boys ·

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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 […]
Posted in Blog, Podcasts · Tagged Ahoribuzz, Ben Fulton, Business, Cabana, Dave Dobbyn, Ep # 23, Episode Twenty-Three, Friendship, Guitar, Guitar Pedals, Guitarist, Jakob, Jan Hellriegel, L'affare, Lead Zeppelin, Music, Musician, Neil Finn, Paul Ubana Jones, Red Witch Analog Pedals, Simon Sweetman, Sweetman Podcast, Sweetman Podcast: Episode 23 – Ben Fulton, TITAN, Touring, Yeastie Boys ·

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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Cabana, Gig Preview, Jon Mcleary, Julie Lamb, Julie Lamb Band, King Street Live, Martin Hawes, Masterton, Napier, Promo, Spines, Spines & Vorn (Nov 20-21), The Bungee Tour, The Bungee Tour: Julie Lamb Band, The Spines, Vorn, Vorn Colgan ·

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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 […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 2014, Cabana, December 20, Gig Review, Jakob, Jason Johnston, Jeff Boyle, Live, Live Gig, Maurice Beckett, Moa Belt, Napier, Saturday, The Moa Belt, Xmas ·
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