Opening the fesivities
Opening the fesivities
Adelaide Cara.is one of five acts taking part in Nadia Reid’s Christmas Show - a festive celebration of local music at the Port Chalmers Town Hall, writes Fraser Thompson.
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No space safe for creation
No space safe for creation
Dunedin is set to lose another creative venue, laments Fraser Thompson.
Through the tough times
Through the tough times
The Phoenix Foundation is playing in Dunedin on Friday as part of its Friend Ship tour of Aotearoa. Fraser Thompson caught up with Samuel Flynn Scott to talk friendship, practice spaces and...
Power to the people
Power to the people
Tamaki Makaurau feminist-socialist party punks Dick Move started the year on a high, opening for Welsh post-hardcore band McLusky, before Covid hit and everything turned to custard.
A poor practice
A poor practice
Located at the top of a three-storey commercial building on George St, The Attic is the most important place you haven’t heard of.
Journey to Nowhere
Journey to Nowhere
Presumably, at some point, 2020 will end and the sun will come out and we’ll start looking around for things to do. Things like music festivals, relaxed ones without too many people, in secluded...
Sit down and enjoy the noise
Sit down and enjoy the noise
Alert Level 2 is back, and it looks like it might be here to stay awhile. Bad news for lovers of big sweaty doofs, but good news for those who like a good sit. And who doesn’t like a good sit?
Tuscoma back on course
Tuscoma back on course
Post-metal-gaze duo Tuscoma released its second album, Discourse in April - only to have its national and global tour cancelled due to Covid-19. Fraser Thompson caught up with guitarist and vocalist Kurt Williams.
Stealing moments
Stealing moments
Dunedin's Summer Thieves are back into their work after a period of discovery, loss and Covid. Adam Burns talks to singer/guitarist Jake Barton as the band gets ready to return to the South.
Like a lizard licking
Like a lizard licking
Local rock four-piece Saurian (meaning lizard-like) have been blasting original tunes on the live circuit since their formation about five years ago. Now they’re finally releasing their first EP,...
Getting over it, moving on
Getting over it, moving on
Darryl Baser, a regular on the Dunedin music scene, has released his second album, appropriately titled #Secondselfie. It contains his signature combination of wit and melancholy, as well as collaborations with local artists.
Straight outta lockdown
Straight outta lockdown
Welcome back to the real world. The local live music scene is slowly ramping up again and the future looks golden. After four weeks of blissful hermit life and comfortable livestreams, going out...
Spin some discs
Spin some discs
Here are some great local music releases from the past few months that might have slipped under the radar, writes Fraser Thompson.
Saving our living rooms
Saving our living rooms
Of the venues in Dunedin, the one I love the most is the Crown Hotel, writes Fraser Thompson.
It’s fine online
It’s fine online
After a few weeks of figuring out the new normal, last weekend demonstrated that the local live music scene is far from dead — it’s just different now, pretty much like everything else.
Life carrying on online
Life carrying on online
While the lockdown might be making it harder for local musicians to make a livelihood, it isn’t stopping them from practising their art.
The rise of the online show
The rise of the online show
It’s hard to believe that just over a week ago I was interviewing a band preparing to embark on a national tour. Now we’re living in a world where every step outside our bubble must be carefully...
An uncertain road
An uncertain road
Fans, performers and facilitators of live music are in for a tough few months as gigs are cancelled left, right and centre to reduce the community spread of Covid-19, writes Fraser Thompson.
An intriguing trio
An intriguing trio
Lyttelton’s Kate Owen has been quietly writing music for 20 years and, based on this, her debut album, it shows.
Six60 does it all
Six60 does it all
Six60 cap off their mammoth 2020 NZ tour on Saturday at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin where it all started for them. Vocalist Matiu Walters spoke to Fraser Thompson about how far they’ve come.