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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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November 22, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: NGĀ TUONE by Riki Gooch (November 20, 2020)

Riki Gooch: NGĀ TUONE St. Peter’s on Willis, Wellington Jazz Festival Friday, November 22 I’m not sure I’ve ever met anyone else that thinks about music the way Riki Gooch does. You can pile up any of the usual clichés – the music flows through him, he is a conduit for groove, he lives and […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 20/20, Al Fraser, Anna Edginton, Bridget Kelly, Conduction, Conductor, Cory Champion, David Long, Friday, Gig, Gig Review, Gig Review: NGĀ TUONE by Riki Gooch (November 20, Improvisation, Jazz Festival, Jeff Henderson, Live Gig, NGĀ TUONE, November 20, November 22, Parks, Premiere Series, Riki Gooch, Ruby Solly, St. Peters, Wellington, Wgtn, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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November 2, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Reb Fountain (November 1, Wellington)

Reb Fountain San Fran, Wellington Sunday, November 1 Reb Fountain sold out the Wellington show of her nationwide album-release tour so she was back the next night in a different venue. Awesome work here – by the venues and the band, giving the music to more people, agreeing to share the load, and obviously fit […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Release Tour, Coronavirus, Covid-19, Dave Khan, Fountain, Gig, Gig Review, Gig Review: Reb Fountain, Gig Review: Reb Fountain (November 1, Live Gig, Live Music, NZ, NZ Tour, Reb, Reb Fountain, San Fran, Self-Titled, Show, Sunday, Tour, Wellington, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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October 28, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Dave Dobbyn (October 28, Paraparaumu)

Dave Dobbyn: Open Up Tour Southward Car Museum, Paraparaumu; Kapiti Coast Wednesday, October 28 It’s been quite a few years since I’ve seen Dave Dobbyn play a live set – but there was a time when I was at every gig. It’s never been a case of not needing to see him, as far as […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 20/20, Coronavirus, Covid-19, Dave Dobbyn, Dave Dobbyn: Open Up Tour, DD, DD Smash, Gig Review, Gig Review: Dave Dobbyn, Jo Barus, Kapiti Coast, Live Gig, Live Music, NZ Tour, Paraparaumu, Paraparaumu; Kapiti Coast, Ross Burge, Southward Car Museum, Th' Dudes, Victoria Girling-Butcher, Wednesday, Wellington, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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September 17, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 278 – Teju Cole: Blind Spot, Wellington, 2018

Most days I think about Teju Cole’s book Blind Spot (and how wonderful it is). And sometimes I remember how lucky I was to see him not just once but twice in the same weekend. Just recently I found the stub for that first show – and remembered that it was slightly derailed by tech […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2018), Author, Author Talk, Blind Spot, Book, Chat, Conversation, Critic, Interview, Live Event, Live Gig, NZ Festival, Photographs, Q & A, Stub, 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: # 278, Stubs: # 278 – Teju Cole: Blind Spot, Talk, Teju Cole, Wellington, Wellington 2018, Writer, Writers and Readers ·

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September 15, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 277 – The Staves, Wellington, 2018

The really great thing about music reviewing (esp gigs) is you get to see some acts you never would have thought to get to – like The Staves. The really dumb thing about music reviewing (esp gigs) is you go along, you review the show, rave about it, place it as one of the best […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2018), Comp, Gig Review, Live, Live Gig, Music, NZ Festival, Staves, Stub, 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: # 277, Stubs: # 277 – The Staves, The Staves, Wellington, Wellington 2018 ·

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August 31, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 274 – Rhian Sheehan, Wellington, 2018

I’ve seen Rhian Sheehan a bunch of times. And it’s always been great – always a variation of the same sorts of moods and feels and vibe; many of the same pieces even. But it always has a new flavour too. So it’s never (just) repetition. I’ve seen this sort of show from him develop […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2018), A Quiet Divide, Concert, Gig, Live, Live Gig, MFC, Rhian Sheehan, Stub, Stubs, Stubs is an occasional feature here at Off The Tracks – looking back through theticket-stub box and remembering how the show went down., Stubs: # 274, Stubs: # 274 – Rhian Sheehan, Wellington, Wgtn ·

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August 19, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 272 – Litcrawl, Wellington, 2018

Litcrawl is Wellington’s coolest (best) literary event, a spectacular, jam-packed with ideas and showcases – and in 2018 I was lucky to be asked to be part of one of the events. Lucky. And shitting myself. Why not both?  The event was called Lit-Sync For Your Life and it featured three readers – I was […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2018), Event, Gig, Lip-Snych, Lit Crawl, Lit-Sync for Your Life, LitCrawl, Literature, Live Gig, Performance, Performer, Pip Adam, Poetry, Read, Reading, Short Story, Show, Simon Sweetman, Stub, Stubs, Stubs: # 272, Stubs: # 272 – Litcrawl, Tayi Tibble, Wellington, Writing ·

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August 4, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 269 – Thundercat, Wellington, 2018

It’s funny how sometimes you see a genius – a great talent – and it just doesn’t stick, doesn’t connect, doesn’t mean anything. The first time I saw Thundercat I was a fan – but I hated the show. It was busy when it didn’t need to be and felt very splatter-painting/ish and I just […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2018), Arts Festival, Drunk, Gig, Gig Review, Jazz, Live Gig, R'n'B, Soul, Stub, Stubs, Stubs: # 269, Stubs: # 269 – Thundercat, Thundercat, Wellington, Wgtn ·

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July 30, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 267 – Calexico, Auckland, 2019

I’ve seen Calexico four times now. Which is a lot. Particularly since I don’t own any of their albums. The first time I saw them was super disappointing – and that’s when I had the most invested in it, I’d heard about a great show they did a few years earlier and I didn’t go. […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2019, Auckland, Calexico, Delaney Davidson, Gig, Live, Live Gig, Live Music, Powerstation, Stub, 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: # 267, Stubs: # 267 – Calexico ·

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July 6, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

It Was The Best Gig Ever # 18: John Fogerty, Wellington 2005

All my life I have loved CCR. I can’t remember first hearing them, nor making a decision to listen to them more – it was just music that filled my brain and my soul from when I first heard it. To begin with it was some version of the greatest hits – a tape in […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2005, Billy Burnette, CCR, CCR: Keepin’ On Chooglin’ With Creedence Clearwater Revival Revisited, Creedence, Creedence Clearwater Revisited, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Dominion Post, Gig, It Was The Best Gig Ever, It Was The Best Gig Ever # 18, It Was The Best Gig Ever # 18: John Fogerty, John Fogerty, Kenny Aronoff, Live Gig, Review, This started as a series on the Phantom Billstickers Facebook Page, Wellington 2005 ·

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July 4, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 264 – Anika Moa: Chop Chop Hiyaa!, Wellington, 2017

Of all the times I saw Anika Moa doing her songs for kiddies I think this was absolutely the best; by which I also mean it was the best time for me and my boy – he was peak age and interest, he knew the songs and cared about them, he’d met Anika briefly so […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2017), Anika Moa, Children, Gig Review, Kids, Live Gig, Live Music, Opera House, Songs for Children, Stub, 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: # 264, Stubs: # 264 – Anika Moa: Chop Chop Hiyaa!, Wellington ·
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