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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, […]Archive
April 30, 2022 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Review: Garageland (April 29, Wellington)
Garageland: Last Exit To Garageland 25th Anniversary Tour San Fran; Wellington Friday, April 29 Contrary to what you might think, given my obvious size and shape, I was always a fast runner. At high school I was more athletic, very busy with sports and though I was big I was quick. In the relay running […]Archive
April 24, 2022 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Review: Hermione Johnson with Riki Gooch and Anthony Donaldson (April 21, Wellington)
Hermione Johnson w/ Riki Gooch and Anthony Donaldson Meow; Wellington Thursday, April 21 Earlier in the week I made sure I bought a ticket to see Hermione Johnson with Riki Gooch and Anthony Donaldson. Because I knew that if I didn’t book it then and there I’d make any excuse at the end of a […]Archive
April 23, 2022 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: I AM
standing in awe of the Colin McCahon, listening in awe to Peter Gabriel. I cannot believe the information. (My heart going boom-boom-boom). I stand for an age, trying to drink it all in, in that moment there was no one that could arrive with any suggestion to take me home. […]Archive
March 25, 2022 by Simon Sweetman
Short Story: The Day Harrison Died
When George Harrison died, I helped move a friend from her flat in Elizabeth St to her new place then in Tasman St. From Mt Vic to Mt Cook sounds like the title to a down-scaling book but this was just how it was back in 2001. We scrubbed the walls to get the smoke […]Archive
March 23, 2022 by Simon Sweetman
Tour Announcement: Lucy Dacus Returns to NZ (June 2022)
Well, it’s been a couple of years since I’ve done a post about a live show. For obvious reasons (COVID). Any time promoters or artists have shifted the show it’s felt like a wee prayer that then goes unanswered. It’s been hard to put a brave face on it, or draw any sort of smile. […]Archive
February 23, 2022 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: # 290 – Come Together: Abbey Road, Wellington, 2020
I wrote a review of this gig – and it was a nice surprise. I wasn’t sure they could pull it off. The world doesn’t really need any more Beatles tributes – but I say that, and I’ve been to several, so I was probably always going to go to this… And anyway, a good […]Archive
February 12, 2022 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: # 289 – Nathan Haines, Wellington, 2021
A special gig, for many reasons. I guess, first up, this was last year’s Jazz Festival – no international headliners (as has normally been the case) and reorganised for a different time from its original scheduling, as has been the way for arts events across the last two years now. Most get cancelled but only […]Archive
February 3, 2022 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: # 288 – Ben Elton, Wellington, 2021
I didn’t write a review of this show – because I interviewed Ben ahead of the tour. What a treat that was – Ben Elton on the phone. Actually you can have a listen! First I wrote it up for my newsletter and site, then I decided the audio was good enough, so I shared […]Archive
January 23, 2022 by Simon Sweetman
Wellington Comedy Presents – Friday Laughs at The Cavern Club (Friday, January 21, 2022)
Wellington Comedy: Friday Laughs Cavern Club Friday, January 21 Last year I wrote about attending Raw Meat Monday which felt like a way back in to a comedy scene I had never really experienced. My deal with reviewing comedy was mostly internationals, and some Comedy Festival or Fringe shows. Single acts. Usually big names. The […]Archive
November 27, 2021 by Simon Sweetman