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December 13, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Reviews: December 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 now nearly three years into  it. Last year I […]

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December 2, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Alejandro Escovedo: The Crossing

Alejandro Escovedo The Crossing Yep Roc Records Alejandro Escovedo simply does not make bad records. He’s made a dozen or so good – and very good – albums. He’s got the John Doe-punk-thing, the Steve Earle-descendent-of-outlaw-country-thing and to those he brings – entirely – his own thing. We all know the family backstory. His brothers […]

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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 […]

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October 19, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Ikebe Shakedown: Stone By Stone

Ikebe Shakedown Stone by Stone Ubiquity Afrobeat-informed soul-jazz instrumentals, always good stuff right? And then you think about how when people try to fill an album with them – unless it’s the real stuff – you can get a bit bored. But the Brooklyn-based Ikebe Shakedown have got that sound down – it’s a bit […]

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November 25, 2012 by Simon Sweetman

Menahan Street Band: The Crossing

Menahan Street Band The Crossing Shock You know the hardworking Menahan Street Band, if not from their previous album then for their work with Charles Bradley and Lee Fields and Amy Winehouse – and the horn section doubles for The Dap-Kings so you’ve heard these players in a variety of contexts and they are sharp. […]