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May 7, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

Photos from Photospace: Dirty Spoons w/ BOX OF HAMMERS and Bachelor of Architecture

Last night, Saturday, May 7, we hosted a gig up at Photospace Gallery in Courtenay Place. The excellent The Show Must Go On exhibition featuring some extraordinary rock’n’roll images captured by Murray Cammick is on until the end of May. And we thought it a nice idea to stage some sort of gig there. So my band, […]
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May 7, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Reviews: May 2021

Once a month or so I have a chat on RNZ on their Afternoons show with Jesse Mulligan. I’ve been doing it for about five years now. Most months. This was my first time in for 2021. This month I talked about two records from artists that have been in the game a while and have a recognisable, […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 2021, Afternoons, Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan, Album Reviews, Dianne Swann, Dinosaur Jr., I Ain't, Jesse Mulligan, Kurt Vile, May, May 2021, Radio, Radio NZ, Reel You In, Reviews, RNZ, RNZ Reviews, RNZ Reviews: May 2021, Sweep It Into Space, The War On Peace Of Mind, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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December 18, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Gigs I Saw in 2019

I probably saw fewer gigs – and reviewed fewer gigs – in 2019 than any other year. That’s kinda nice. I also paid for a few shows too; more than other years. That’s also nice – liberating…although I’m so conditioned to writing a review to process the show that I still turn out the reviews […]
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August 7, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Tour Announcement: Cowboy Junkies to Play Three NZ Shows (May, 2020)

The Cowboy Junkies will play their first New Zealand shows in 20 years next May. Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. AUCKLAND    BRUCE MASON CENTRE  Friday May 1 WELLINGTON    OPERA HOUSE  Saturday May 2 CHRISTCHURCH    ISAAC THEATRE  Sunday May 3 It’s funny how things work out – right? I was just playing The Caution Horses a couple of nights ago – one of their best. […]
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July 30, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Tour Announcement: Billy Bragg to play career-spanning sets over three nights in Wellington (May, 2020)

Billy Bragg​ returns to New Zealand with his “One Step Forward, Two Steps Back​” tour. This time, it’s Wellington’s turn, after his sell-out series of Auckland shows in November 2018. Bragg will perform three unique shows on consecutive nights at San Fran. The first night’s performance will feature ​Bragg​’s current set, which ranges across his […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 20/20, May, PR, Promo, Tour Announcement, Tour Announcement: Billy Bragg to play career-spanning sets over three nights in Wellington, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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May 14, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Comedy Festival: James Acaster (Te Auaha, Wgtn)

James Acaster: Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999 Te Auaha Tuesday May 15 – Saturday May 19 (7.00pm) It’s getting harder to review comedy – and I don’t just mean for me, since I don’t go out to it as often as I once did. I’m not bemoaning a lack of match fitness. The rules have […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 2019, Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999, Comedy Festival: James Acaster (Te Auaha, Gig Review, James Acaster, James Acaster: Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999, Live Comedy, Live Gig, May, Stand-up Comedy, Te Auaha, Tuesday May 15 – Saturday May 19, Wellington, Wgtn, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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May 9, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Gregg Bissonette Drum Clinics in NZ: May 2019

As part of the Jazz Gala featuring Gregg Bissonette the legendary session drummer will also be performing a set of drum clinics. Gregg can be heard, across the years, on albums by Joe Satriani and David Lee Roth, he’s now a regular touring drummer for the Ringo Starr All-Starr Band, he’s an in-demand clinician and has played […]
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June 17, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Reviews: May 2018

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 a couple of years into […]
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May 12, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Feature: Whistling

I’m usually on RNZ once a month to have a chat about some new albums. But the other day I got the call up to present a Music Feature for the Afternoons show. This topic was Whistling – songs with whistling; what is it about whistling in a song? Is it happy, sad, both? Is it joyous and infectious […]
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May 9, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Comedy Festival: Rhian Wood-Hill (Cavern Club, Wgtn)

Rhian Wood-Hill: Rhian Vested Cavern Club Tuesday May 8 – Saturday May 12 (7.00pm) Like a lot of fresh Kiwi comics Rhian Wood-Hill appears, for most of his set, to be delivering a ramshackle-endearing, but largely unfunny and overly long, amateur TEDTalk. It’s so awkward as to be almost excruciating – there’s no timing to […]
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April 2, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Documentary Edge Festival 2018: Programme Announced

The always-wonderful Documentary Edge Festival returns for 2018 with screenings in Wellington (09 – 20 May, Roxy Cinema) and Auckland (23 May – 04 Junes, Q Theatre) with a range of docs from New Zealand and abroad. Music, gender, politics, life – documentaries on a single subject, films that cover many things – shorts (9 mins) […]
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January 23, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Joshua Radin: Two NZ Shows (May, 2018)

Singer/songwriter Joshua Radin brings his self proclaimed “whisper rock” to New Zealand for an evening of intimate and deeply personal performances. Get your Tickets Now!  The dear diary-esque world of Joshua Radin’s music has been heard across Scrubs, Grey’s Anatomy, One Tree Hill and countless others. With live performances characterized by his endearing and open […]
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