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January 9, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 279 – Queen Elizabeth Park: Miniature Train, Masterton, 2021

I’ve long thought of Masterton as something of a shithole. Based almost entirely on the evidence gathered from walking around that dump. But that was then. Now, it’s okay. Visit the place – as I’ve done this year and last – with a kid or two in tow and you have the excellent Queen Elizabeth […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2021, Masterton, Masterton 2021, Miniature Train, Queen Elizabeth Park, Queen Elizabeth Park: Miniature Train, 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: # 279, Stubs: # 279 – Queen Elizabeth Park: Miniature Train, Train ·

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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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September 8, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 276 – NZSO: Summer Pops – Music From The Movies, Wellington, 2018

It seemed a good idea to get some culture, the whole family. Music From The Movies was the name of the NZSO’s Summer Pops program for 2018 and, alas, it was a fucking snore-fest. It didn’t fire. Ever. Just some dated, monotonous, lifeless movie scores. No punch. No fire. No fun. All very boring. And […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged [OST], 2018), Film, Gig, Live, Movie, Movie Score, Music From The Movies, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, NZSO, Orchestra, Score, Soundtrac, Soundtrack, 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: # 276, Stubs: # 276 – NZSO: Summer Pops – Music From The Movies, Summer Pops, Summer Pops – Music From The Movies, Symphony Orchestra, Wellington 2018 ·

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September 2, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 275 – Queen + Adam Lambert, Wellington, 2020

What a strange year 2020 has turned out to be. It started off weirdly enough. There I am at a fucking Queen concert! (And mostly enjoying it). Next thing there are no concerts at all ever again. No visitors. No tours. And every musician is having a massive spit about loss of income this and […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 20/20, Adam Lambert, Gig, Gig Review, Live, Oscar, Queen, Queen + Adam Lambert, Rhapsody, Stadium, 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: # 275, Stubs: # 275 – Queen + Adam Lambert, Wellington, World Tour ·

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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 23, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 273 – The Bootleg Beatles, Wellington, 2019

The Bootleg Beatles have been paying tribute to The Beatles for 40 years. And I usually think tribute acts are pretty silly and there’s something almost sublimely absurd about being a tribute band for 40 years when the real act lasted less than a decade – but hey, also The Beatles are the greatest. And […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2019, Gig Review, Oscar, Stub, Stubs, Stubs # 273, 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: # 273 – The Bootleg Beatles, The Beatles, The Bootleg Beatles, Tribute, Wellington ·

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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 […]
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August 7, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 270 – Songs For Nobodies, Wellington, 2018

I felt like I was suitably prepared to enjoy this show – having met and interviewed the show’s star Ali Harper and being a fan of the singers she was inhabiting. But no. It was far better than my already pretty-high expectations. Don’t you just love that. The script was brilliant – but it’s Ali’s […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2018), Ali Harper, Joanna Murray-Smith, Monologues, Music, Musical, Musical Theatre, Play, Podcast, Songs For Nobodies, 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: # 270, Stubs: # 270 – Songs For Nobodies, Theatre, Wellington ·

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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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August 2, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 268 – Puss In Boots, Wellington, 2018

We’ve always enjoyed the pantomime at Circa – right back to when we went as adults without a kid (admittedly because a friend had a starring role, but we loved it). In recent years it’s been a great night of family entertainment and maybe we reached the peak with this performance – 2018’s season of […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2018), Circa Theatre, Family, Oscar, Pantomime, Puss in Boots, Puss In Boots - The Pantomime, Puss in Boots – The Pantomime: Reviewed by Oscar Sweetman (age 7), Stub, Stubs, Stubs: # 268 – Puss In Boots, Theatre, Wellington ·

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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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