Music

A bellyful of grooves

Four of New Zealand’s busiest songwriters under one roof? Yes please! Catch Too Many Chiefs at Vogelmorn Upstairs on the 7^th of June.

The need to create

Valley Kids have just released their brand-new single Which Side Are You On? and are about to leave it all out on the stage at San Fran.

Celestial, twinkling

Luke Buda – founding member of The Phoenix Foundation – is meeting up with celestial band Pheobe Rings for a twinkly, pretty gig at Meow on the 19^th of April.

A bold step forward

UK folk-fusion duo Good Habits return to their Antipodean second home for a mega tour of their new album Quarter-Life.

Rock, funk, and family

We chat with Kora ahead of their headline set at Jim Beam Homegrown – Kiwi music’s biggest party – on Saturday the 16^th of March.

Through the stargate

Award-winning composer and musician Dave Flynn will bring his Celtic Guitar Journey to Stonehenge Aotearoa on the 14^th of March.

Get set to get sweaty

New Zealand singer-songwriter Wallace is about to throw one heck of party at The Rogue and Vagabond, playing classic Wally bops, fresh tracks, and 90s house favs with her monster band.

Hip-hop stardust

Big Sima and Boomtown will leave a trail of funk-driven, hip-hop stardust in their wake as they unveil their new single Pluto in six cities across Aotearoa this summer.

Tuscon, Arizona’s favourite sons

We caught up with Joey Burns of Calexico ahead of their Wellington concert this February, where they’ll celebrate the 20^th anniversary of their seminal record Feast of Wire.

Hold onto your hair

25 years after their seminal debut Supersystem and in celebration of their latest release Reimagined – Greatest Hits, The Feelers will join Hello Sailor and Dragon for one killer concert at Brewtown’s Brew Year’s Eve.

Light After The Dark

Albi & The Wolves are on tour with a brand-new album! Come fill your boots with soul and wear out the soles toe-tapping along at Old St Paul’s this November.

A giant singalong party

23 years after rocketing up the NZ charts with their debut album Silencer, Zed will drop a new single on the 10^th of November with a national tour to boot. We chat with Nathan King and Andy Lynch about Future You.