For sleek and sexy Christchurch electronic two-piece Doprah, 2013 has been something of a meteoric year.
Christchurch-based laptop pop musician Sam Perry, aka Zen Mantra, makes his first appearance in Dunedin next week, performing an intimate solo show at Taste Merchants.
New Zealand rock 'n roll stalwarts The Datsuns perform at Re:Fuel tonight.
As part of the Amped Music Project, which pairs young musicians with experienced mentors and puts on a series of workshops and all-ages gigs around Dunedin, avant punk experimental trio Not From Space perform at Taste Merchants tonight.
Katchafire, perhaps this country's most successful reggae band, return to Dunedin next week as part of their ''The Best So Far'' tour.
Rangiora's finest the Transistors are supporting the launch of their new album Is This Anything? with a show at Queens next week.
Supporting the release of their Paradise Beach LP through independent label Muzai Records, Auckland post-punk duo Wilberforces play at Queens tonight.
In the lead-up to an album release and to help raise some funds towards it, Dunedin band Brown has booked a sure-to-be-cosy show at Dunedin's Taste Merchants.
The Phoenix Foundation plays in Dunedin this weekend as part of their six-stop New Zealand tour promoting the release of their new album Fandango.
Written almost entirely on tour, Unknown Mortal Orchestra's second album, II, is an extremely personal record of Ruban Nielson's life on the road. Sam Valentine talks to the songwriter and guitarist.
Fresh from a run of shows supporting the release of his new album, Fearless Bueller, Wellington rapper/MC Tommy Ill and crew visit Dunedin next week, bringing young beatmaker Totems along to help get the party started.
On July 13, Anthonie Tonnon (formerly of Tono and the Finance Company) is bringing Auckland's Watercolours to Chick's Hotel, Port Chalmers.
Wellington-based power trio The Nudge bring their high-octane blend of organic blues, swampy psychedelia and vamping soul back to Dunedin next week with a performance at Sammy's.
Next Thursday, Dunedin ''shoeglaze'' duo Astro Children release their debut music video at Chick's Hotel.
Dunedin is set to welcome an almost unbelievable slew of high-quality international artists in the coming months, with Unknown Mortal Orchestra and The Veils both visiting in July. Kicking off the procession is Canadian musician and multi-instrumentalist Mark Sultan, aka BBQ.
Former Dunedin band Die! Die! Die! returns tonight as part of its South Island tour with local three-piece Trick Mammoth.
Dunedin darkwave/lo-fi duo Strange Harvest will celebrate the release of their second album, Inside a Replica City, on Friday at Queens.
Tiny Ruins, the project of Bristol-born, New Zealand-raised musician and songwriter Hollie Fullbrook, will perform in the intimate Taste Merchants on Friday.
This music month, former Port Chalmers songwriter Nadia Reid and Luckless (Ivy Rossiter) are getting together for a 15-date New Zealand tour dubbed, Ballads and Badlands.
Taking loose inspiration from the recent Bruce Russell (Dead C, Xpressway Records) curated Flying Nun compilation Time To Go, Christchurch city label/collective Melted Ice Cream has recently released a 13-track album featuring artists exclusively from the city.