Auckland's cape-wearing psych-poppers Sherpa visit Dunedin next week in support of their sophomore album Blues & Oranges.
Oh, it's Sebadoh, back after 19 years
Twisted Dunedin pop foursome Kilmog play at Taste Merchants this evening with Seafog and Sonny Carver.
On their sophomore album Nobody/Everybody, Auckland indie band Clap Clap Riot have delivered something of a grimy surprise.
The Broken Heartbreakers play their first headline show since adopting Dunedin as their hometown tonight at Taste Merchants.
Trap and bass music internet phenomenon Baauer and Canadian DJ and producer Ryan Hemsworth hit Dunedin for a post-Orientation show next week.
The Verlaines play with two line-ups over two sets: the current line-up and the line-up that recorded Hallelujah - All The Way Home (Jane Dodd and Robbie Yeats).
As part of a huge 23-date national tour with Auckland singer/songwriter Anthonie Tonnon, Seattle folk/pop singer Shenandoah Davis plays at Taste Merchants and Chick's Hotel this weekend.
Dunedin's sonic sons the Clean have announced two hometown shows at the Port Chalmers venue Chick's Hotel next weekend.
A Dunedin foursome launches on Friday at the Attic.
Every year a wealth of incredible music is produced here in this city, and here at Suitable Alternative for the last column of the year, I've selected some of my favourite tracks of 2013 to share with you. Of course there are many, many things I had to exclude, but everything here is world class. Thank you for reading and have a wonderful summer.
Bedroom-pop group Brown is on a triangular micro-tour of the South Island to celebrate the scalene triangle and geometry in general.
Wild and incendiary Japanese rock 'n' roll trio Guitar Wolf visit Dunedin on Tuesday in support of its brand-new 13th studio album, Beast Vibrator.
Forming out of the ashes of ''a sh**tier version of the Mint Chicks'', abrasive and engaging, four-piece Team Ugly visit Dunedin tonight in support of their brand new debut EP Screaming In Tongues.
Auckland atmospheric indie pop duo The Map Room visit Dunedin tonight as part of their New Zealand tour.
Fifteen years after their last show together, seminal American indie rock band Neutral Milk Hotel has reunited for a 2013 world tour, and lo and behold, their tour plans somehow include Dunedin.
Dunedin duo Astro Children are releasing their debut album Proteus next week via Auckland independent label Muzai Records.
Christchurch-born enigmatic pop songsmith and Apra Silver Scroll winner Lawrence Arabia is in Otago next week, playing three shows as part of Lawrence Arabia's New Zealand (Tour).
You will likely know the music of Avalanche City from their breakout single Love, Love, Love.
Auckland musician Lisandru Grigorut, aka $noregazZzm, is back in Dunedin this week on his ''Spirit Hell Beings 21'' tour.