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November 5, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Tour Announcement: Weyes Blood To Play Three NZ Shows (March, 2020)
Weyes Blood aka Natalie Laura Mering returns to New Zealand for three shows in March of next year. Her first appearance here in a couple of years, her first appearances out of Wellington and her first since the stunning 2019 album Titanic Rising (easily one of my picks for record of the year). Not only Weyes […]Archive
October 13, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Tour Announcement: Violent Femmes to Play Two NZ Shows (March, 2020)
Plus1 proudly presents Milwaukee’s finest, Violent Femmes live in Auckland and Wellington in March performing so many of those songs we hold dear to their hearts. Grab your pals and get ready for classics like Blister In The Sun, Gone Daddy Gone, Kiss Off, Add it Up, American Music, Please Do Not Go & gems off new album Hotel Last Resort.Archive
April 17, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
RNZ Reviews: March 2019
Once a month or so I have a chat on RNZ on their Afternoons show with Jesse Mulligan. These things start – randomly and stop in much the same way. I hope to keep doing this. For a while at least. I think I started in December of 2015, so now four years into it or so… For […]Archive
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