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March 31, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Children: Theatre
The Children Direction: Susan Wilson (written by Lucy Kirkwood) Circa Theatre; Circa One (March 30-April 27) In Lucy Kirkwood’s script and in Susan Wilson’s staging and pacing The Children is a triumph. This is an example of every part of the puzzle fitting, of every piece needing to be there – for this production is elegantly and […]Archive
November 20, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Tour Announcement: Alejandro Escovedo To Tour NZ for the First Time! (March, 2019)
David Roy Williams (DRW) has just announced that Alejandro Escovedo will tour New Zealand for the first time – with three shows here in early 2019 (Friday March 15, Auckland’s Tuning Fork, Saturday March 16, Wellington’s Caroline and Sunday March 17, Christchurch’s Blue Smoke) as part of a full Australian/NZ tour. The legendary singer/songwriter is a […]Archive
March 22, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Wellington Film Society: Preview – The Illusionist (L’illusionniste) (Mon, March 26)
The Wellington Film Society’s program continues. I missed the screening of Une Femme Est Une Femme – but I won’t be missing this coming week’s offering. The Illusionist (or L’Lillusioniste) comes from French comic writer, musician, animator and film director Sylvain Chomet. I loved The Triplets of Belleville but have yet to see The Illusionist.Archive
November 23, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 91 – Shelagh Magadza (Again!)
Welcome to episode 91 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. This conversation is me chatting once again with the Artistic Director of the NZ Festival and Wellington Jazz Festival, Shelagh Magadza.Archive
November 20, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Tour Announcement: Big Boi – Two NZ Shows (March, 2018)
Seven-time Grammy Award-winning artist Big Boi is returning to New Zealand for two headline performances in March, 2018. The Atlanta-born rapper, producer, songwriter – and one half of Outkast – will play the Studio in Auckland on Friday, March 16 and Meow in Wellington on Saturday, March 17. Tickets on sale at 9am, Thursday, November 23 justtheticketnz.comArchive
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
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
October 10, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Midge Ure: NZ Tour (March, 2017)
Plus1 proudly presents UK legend Midge Ure performing seven shows around New Zealand in March 2017 as part of his retrospective Something From Everything Tour – covering 40 years of his influential music. The former Ultravox frontman will be accompanied by the India Electric Company – multi-instrumentalists Cole Stacey and Joseph O’Keefe – with Ure and co performing at least one song from […]Archive
April 2, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Digests: The Best of 2016’s Album Reviews – March
A very busy month in March – the Arts Festival meant a whole lot of gig reviewing, I posted more things up here at Off The Tracks than any other month recently – over 120 items, and loads of record reviews, but I also got back into DVD reviewing, book reviewing and posting up some […]Archive
March 19, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Review: D’Angelo and the Vanguard (March 17, Wgtn)
D’Angelo and the Vanguard TSB Bank Arena Thursday, March 17 American neo-soul singer D’Angelo took 12 years between world tours and 14 years between albums, after the early promise of his 1995 debut, Brown Sugar and its follow-up Voodoo (2000) he took the rest of that decade off, or at least hid from public view. […]Archive
December 7, 2015 by Simon Sweetman