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November 22, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Preview: Ethersonic, Kodama 木 + a new film dir. by Baxter Gray ‘Solar’ – Pyramid Club, Wellington, Friday, November 27, 2020
This Friday at Wellington’s Pyramid Club there’s a multi-media showcase of music, projections and film – including the premiere of the film ‘Solar’ by Baxter Gray. A film about a future that we hope will never occur its themes of isolation, xenophobia and a post climate-change world are of course very real; a reflection of fears […]Archive
November 22, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Review: NGĀ TUONE by Riki Gooch (November 20, 2020)
Riki Gooch: NGĀ TUONE St. Peter’s on Willis, Wellington Jazz Festival Friday, November 22 I’m not sure I’ve ever met anyone else that thinks about music the way Riki Gooch does. You can pile up any of the usual clichés – the music flows through him, he is a conduit for groove, he lives and […]Archive
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 […]Archive
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 […]Archive
July 23, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: # 266 – Cable Car, Wellington, 1995-2020
I’m always amazed that Wellington’s Cable Car is the Tourist Destination/Activity that it is – but, hey. It is. That view’s pretty good, it’s pretty cheap, and it (now) runs swiftly. It’s an easy thing to go and do and a way to see the city. I’ve lived here 25 years which means 25 years […]Archive
June 29, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: # 262 – Teju Cole: Photo Lecture, Wellington, 2018
The 2018 Writers-Readers Festival was a busy one for me, I committed to going to about a dozen talks and writing something about each one. This included two talks by the writer, critic and photographer Teju Cole. I’m a big fan and particularly loved his book Blind Spot which was part of the focus for […]Archive
June 21, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: # 259 – James Acaster, Wellington, 2019
It really became impossible for me to review comedy – the Comedy Festival turned very sour, or the acts involved in it did – or both. And then the newspaper wouldn’t send me along because I was too hard to get in the door (not due to my size, btw). And it has become harder […]Archive
June 17, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: # 258 – Arabia-Buda-Scott, Wellington, 2018
It’s always a gamble with arts festivals – any festivals – you see some amazing stuff, you see some duds. And its all shapes and sizes – you get to have your mind blown by an act you maybe didn’t think you’d like, you get let down by something you expected would be great, you […]Archive
June 14, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: # 257 – The Gaps Between, Wellington, 2016
It’s funny with reviewing – how a new gig starts. Just suddenly out of nowhere. And stops in much the same way. I was a theatre reviewer for about a year or so for The Sunday Star Times. Happened on a whim. They needed someone. I was keen. I had reviewed some theatre for the […]Archive
June 11, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast # 216: David Cormack
Welcome to episode 216 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys . Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved in your […]Archive
June 9, 2020 by Simon Sweetman