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Old songs, new memories - 154 | Regional News

Old songs, new memories

Mirroring the first tour she undertook solo in 2011, Hollie Fullbrook – aka Tiny Ruins – will perform her debut album Some Were Meant for Sea at San Fran in honour of its 10th anniversary.

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Kiwi music legends celebrate a classic - 153 | Regional News

Kiwi music legends celebrate a classic

Shihad’s Jon Toogood, Phoenix Foundation’s Luke Buda, Laughton Kora, and more will come together to perform Elton John’s Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.

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Four EPs of life through the seasons - 152 | Regional News

Four EPs of life through the seasons

Multi-instrumental indie-folk artist and looping genius Graeme James is back in New Zealand with his new EP collection, which explores the emotional landscapes of autumn, winter, spring, and summer.

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Go behind closed doors with KITA - 151 | Regional News

Go behind closed doors with KITA

Wellington psychedelic trio KITA’s debut album will magnify their experience of lockdown at San Fran this June.

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Miles Calder snaps out of autopilot - 150 | Regional News

Miles Calder snaps out of autopilot

Miles Calder is in the midst of a nationwide tour of his debut solo album Autopilot Life, written in the lead-up to the end of a long-term relationship.

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The Pink Floyd Experience shine on  - 149 | Regional News

The Pink Floyd Experience shine on

The Pink Floyd Experience will celebrate two of the band’s most revered albums, Animals and The Wall, when they play TSB Arena on the 29th of May.

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Nadia Reid at a theatre near you - 149 | Regional News

Nadia Reid at a theatre near you

Off the back of her highly successful 2020 album Out of My Province, Nadia Reid and her band will play The Opera House as part of a seven-date nationwide theatre tour.

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Bassist brings New York to Wellington  - 148 | Regional News

Bassist brings New York to Wellington

The Ollie Bomann Quartet will capture the spirit and freedom of New York’s jazz scene when they play Lovebite on the 29th of April.

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The Chills are on fire - 148 | Regional News

The Chills are on fire

Dunedin cult rock band The Chills are back with their seventh studio album Scatterbrain. Catch them live in Kāpiti and Wellington this May.

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The Veils to make a big ungodly racket  - 147 | Regional News

The Veils to make a big ungodly racket

Veils frontman Finn Andrews chats to Regional News about getting the indie alt-rock band together to play The Opera House in their first New Zealand tour since 2017.

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The Silver Beatlez bring back Beatlemania - 147 | Regional News

The Silver Beatlez bring back Beatlemania

Wellington-based tribute band The Silver Beatlez will perform a massive set of hits and deep cuts in Paraparaumu this month.

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Wellington Sea Shanty Society to hark to the heave-ho - 146 | Regional News

Wellington Sea Shanty Society to hark to the heave-ho

Set your sails for a salty singalong with the Wellington Sea Shanty Society and storyteller extraordinaire Louis Tait.

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