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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/ […]Archive
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 […]Archive
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). […]Archive
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 […]Archive
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 […]Archive
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 […]Archive
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 […]Archive
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 […]Archive
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 […]Archive
January 27, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Review: Lawrence Arabia (Jan 26, Wellington)
Lawrence Arabia San Francisco Bath House Saturday, January 26 As he sings of everyone “mucking in”, it’s apparent, instantly – everyone on stage mucking in so beautifully, so perfectly – that James Milne (working name: Lawrence Arabia) has, over the last half-dozen years, built and shaped a sound-world around him. The on-stage character all but […]Archive
January 18, 2013 by Simon Sweetman