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December 14, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Come Together – Abbey Road (December 10, Wellington)

Come Together: Abbey Road Opera House Thursday, December 10 Last year some of New Zealand’s best known, much loved musicians banded together and delivered a concert replication of Neil Young’s Live Rust album/show – I went along slightly cynical. I left impressed with the effort – it showcased that wonderful music in the very best […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 20/20, Abbey Road, Alistair Deverick, Brett Adams, Come Together, December 10, Delaney Davidson, Dianne Swann, Gig, Gig Review, Gig Review: Come Together - Abbey Road (December 10, James Milne, Jol Mullholand, Jon Toogood, Kiwi, Laughton Kora, Lawrence Arabia, Live, Live Gig, Live Music, Mike Hall, NZ, Opera House, Sam Scott, SJD, Tami Neilson, The Beatles, Thursday, Various, Wellington, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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June 17, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 258 – Arabia-Buda-Scott, Wellington, 2018

It’s always a gamble with arts festivals – any festivals – you see some amazing stuff, you see some duds. And its all shapes and sizes – you get to have your mind blown by an act you maybe didn’t think you’d like, you get let down by something you expected would be great, you […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2018), Arabia-Buda-Scott, Arts Festival, Gig, Gig Review, Lawrence Arabia, Live Gig, Luke Buda, NZ Festival, Sam Scott, Stubs, Stubs is an occasional feature here at Off The Tracks – looking back through the ticket-stub box and remembering how the show went down., Stubs: # 258, Stubs: # 258 – Arabia-Buda-Scott, The Phoenix Foundation, Ticket, Wellington, Wgtn ·

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February 27, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Arabia-Buda-Scott (February 27, Wgtn)

Arabia-Buda-Scott The Festival Club Tuesday February 27 Lawrence Arabia (James Milne) here combined with the songwriters from The Phoenix Foundation (Luke Buda and Sam Scott) for an evening of songs from across their catalogues. This included material from the Fabulous/Arabia side-project, Sam Scott’s Bunnies on Ponies band and several new, as yet unreleased, Phoenix Foundation […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Arts Festival, Feb 27, Festival, Festival Club, Gig, Gig Review, Gig Review: Arabia-Buda-Scott (February 27, James Milne, Lawrence Arabia, Live Gig, Live Music, Luke Buda, NZ Festival, Phoenix Foundation, Sam Scott, Tuesday, Wellington, Wgtn, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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October 17, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

NZ Festival 2018: Check Out The Full Programme

Wellington’s NZ Festival takes place over February/March of 2018 – earlier tonight the full programme was announced – along with theatre, comedy, dance, visual arts – a separate Writers Week and many multi-discipline acts there’s a stunning music line-up. David Byrne, Thundercat, Grizzly Bear, Perfume Genius, Anne Sofie Von Otter, The Staves and Cecile McLorin Salvant w/ […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2018), Anne Sofie Von Otter, Cecile McLorin Salvant w/ The Aaron Diehl Trio, David Byrne, February, Full Programme, Grizzly Bear, https://www.festival.co.nz/, Jonathan Crayford, Jordi Savall, Lawrence Arabia, Luke Buda and Sam Scott of The Phoenix Foundation, March, Nathan Haines, NZ Festival 2018, NZ Festival 2018: Check Out The Full Programme, Perfume Genius, The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, The Staves, Thundercat, Wellington, Writers Week ·

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March 29, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Coastella (Paraparaumu, March 26)

Coastella International Music Festival Southward Car Museum,  Otaihanga Rd, Otaihanga, Paraparaumu Saturday, March 26 It was, in the end, a nice surprise. An audacious project – really. A bold attempt to start something worthwhile, but low-key/ish, still with some aim of being about bringing things to the coast (Paraparam), to making a destination-event worthwhile with […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 2016), Al Fraser, Circus, Coastella, Coastella International Music Festival, Crimson Club, Delaney Davidson, Don McGlashan, Family, Gig Review, Lawrence Arabia, Live, Live Gig, Live Music, Mara TK, March 26, Miles Calder and The Rumour, Morenadub, Music Festival, Otaihanga, Otaihanga Rd, Paraparaumu, Saturday, Southward, Southward Car Museum, Wellington, Wgtn ·

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August 13, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: #130 – Lawrence Arabia, Wellington, 2012

This one really hurt. I’ve seen Lawrence Arabia a bunch of times, in a variety of contexts/line-ups and I’ll see him again. He’s very good. And consistently good. Always different enough (new songs, different line-up) to want to go, but always solid, with reminders of the things you love (the very best songs always included). […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2012, Dominion Post, Double Booked!, Gig Review, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, James Milne, Lawrence Arabia, Live Gig, Live Review, Opera House, Stub, Stubs, Stubs: #130 – Lawrence Arabia, The Sparrow, Wellington ·

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January 12, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger: Long Gone EP

The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger Long Gone EP Chimera Music They released one of the best albums of 2014 and this follow-up special-edition 10” vinyl tour EP is another feather in their cap, Charlotte Kemp Muhl and Sean Lennon go from strength to strength as their GOASTT moniker continues to house alluring, wonderful […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 10", Album Review, Charlotte Kemp Muhl, EP, Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger, John Lennon, Lawrence Arabia, Liam Finn, Long Gone, Long Gone EP, Ltd Edition, Midnight Sun, Sean Lennon, The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger, Tour EP, Vinyl ·

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November 3, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Preview: Lawrence Arabia at San Fran, Wgtn (Sat, Nov 8)

Lawrence Arabia returns to the San Fran almost a year to the day since his last show there (see here for the review of that great gig). He’ll be playing a show this Saturday, November 8 with his four-piece band. Opening for Lawrence Arabia this time is new band Teeth featuring Luke Buda and Tom […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Gig Preview, James Milne, Lawrence Arabia, NZ Tour, Promo, San Fran, Saturday November 8, TEETH, Tour, Wellington ·

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December 28, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Black Minnaloushe: Vacant Lot

Black Minnaloushe Vacant Lot BMR Records Black Minnaloushe is the brainchild/project of Wellingtonian Andrew Carey – he played in The Livids with his cousin Sean O’Brien who is perhaps better known these days for playing under the name Joe Blossom. So he had this kinda melodic, almost dream-pop bed to work from but adds to […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Andrew Carey, Black Minnaloushe, Fat Freddy's Drop, James Milne, Kiwi, Lawrence Arabia, Little Bark, NZ, Phoenix Foundation, Sophie Burbery, Vacant Lot, Will Ricketts ·

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November 2, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Lawrence Arabia (Nov 1, Wgtn)

Lawrence Arabia San Francisco Bath House Friday, November 1 It’s the third time I’ve seen Lawrence Arabia live this year – but this show was different again; as I mentioned here he finds a new way to tour each time, you can’t take a string section on the road with you every time anyway, but […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Gig Review, James Milne, Lawrence Arabia, San Francisco Bath House ·

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June 25, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Jonathan Bree: The Primrose Path

Jonathan Bree The Primrose Path Lil’ Chief This solo album from Jonathan Bree is the grown-up/mature version of the clever record-collection pop he offered as part of (leader of) The Brunettes. I loved a lot of what The Brunettes had to say – shamelessly borrowing it before saying it, obviously – but Bree’s writing and […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Bandcamp, Batman, Beck, Jonathan Bree, Jonathan Richman, Lawrence Arabia, Lil' Chief, Lou Reed, Prince, Sea Change, Serge Gainsbourg, The Brunettes, The Primrose Path ·

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May 3, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Lawrence Arabia (May 3, Wgtn)

Lawrence Arabia: Man Alone Puppies Friday, May 3 The Man Alone tour was a chance for James Milne to step out with just the songs. Since the release of The Sparrow it’s been about strings, and an excellent band – and of course it’s been about the songs too but seeing Milne (as Lawrence Arabia […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Concert, Fabulous/Arabia, Gig Review, James Milne, Lawrence Arabia, Live, Live Gig, Man Alone, Puppies, Solo, The Reduction Agents, Wellington ·
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