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A Day To Remember have announced a one-off show as they make the jump from Soundwave. The band will play with Antagonist A.D, Snakes Of Iron and ‘Til Death Do Us Party on Thu 23 Feb at Auckland’s Logan Campbell Centre. Shihad have announced a one-off show in Invercargill at Tillermans Outdoors on Thu 23 Feb. The Adults have announced a “warm-up show” in anticipation of their upcoming Homegrown Festival performance, and have added two new members to the line-up. Gary Sullivan and Steve Bremmer will join Jon Toogood, Shayne Carter and Julia Deans at the Auckland show at The Winchester on Thu 16 Feb. Mountaineater have announced a nationwide tour with an excellent rotating support line-up of An Emerald City, Bond St Bridge, Ink Mathematics, Von Thundersvolt and more.
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02/03
A huge line-up of international talent has been announced for one big night at Auckland’s Vector Arena. Die Antwoord, Fatboy Slim, Skrillex and Porter Robinson have all been signed on to play this one-off show on Friday 02 March. Tickets are on sale now through Ticket Master for $99.90. You might think that’s a little steep, but considering this one-off night is almost a festival in itself you can write it off as an expense, right?
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Justin Townes Earle has announced his return to New Zealand this year. While his daddy Steve is playing two shows in early April, country punk Justin will play on Thursday 19 April at Christchurch’s Dux de Lux, Friday 20 April at Wellington’s Bodega, Saturday 21 April at The Kings Arms in Auckland and will finish up on Sunday 22 April at Leigh’s Sawmill Cafe. Tickets are available now through Real Groovy, Leigh Sawmill, Rough Peel, Penny Lane and Ticket Master.
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The Artefact Project will be making its debut at Auckland’s French Revolver Studio later this month. The play made its first appearance as a free show early last year and grew into an audience favourite throughout 2011. Set as three short plays that follow the relationship of two people at three separate points in time, The Artefact Project combines the three mini productions Phobia, Pause and Pie. The three nights of performances kick off in Thursday 23 February.
23/02
Wellington’s San Fran Bath House is holding an Africa Music Day on Thursday 23 February, which organisers are describing as “An event to unite all friends of Africa together with an evening of music, song and dance”. TK Paraza, Sam Manzanza, The Afrobeat Band, Unit: Eros, MC Jinetero, San Cofa and more are all lined up to play at Africa Music Day which will also have special prizes on the night.
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Pennsylvania metallers August Burns Red have announced two shows in April and they’re bringing along Arizona’s explosive Blessthefall with them. And since the good promoters over at Chicks That Scream, Blue Murder and Destroy All Lines know how much the kids love the metal these days, under 18s will be able to attend the shows with their parent or legal guardian (but you’ll need ID, so no Ferris Bueller-ing, not that you’re old enough to get that reference). The bands will play at The Kings Arms in Auckland on Saturday 14 April and Wellington’s San Fran Bath House on Sunday 15 April. Tickets on sale Friday 10 February from Real Groovy, Slow Boat and Under The Radar.
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14/10 Omnitrix are for kids
Ben 10 will be coming to life in New Zealand this April. You know him, right? He’s your son’s favourite cartoon character who can turn into aliens who was a real hot-head when he was younger but then grew up to be a stand up guy (who still turns into aliens). Cartoon Network’s BEN 10 LIVE: Time Machine brings Ben 10 characters together for five shows around the coutnry kicking off on Saturday 14 April.
11/02 Judy is a steampunk
AetherCon 2012 will be celebrating everything steampunk at the Parnell Trust Jubilee Building Hall this weekend. Saturday will see the convention bring steampunk into the limelight with fashion parades, music, fanboy chats and the steampunk ball at night with Alex the Kid, Plum Green and MissAn Thropy. Tickets are available on the door for $10 with kids under 15 free.
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The mixed-up mish-mash of Coco Solid, Samuel Moore, Trixie Darko and Jsuave, AKA Badd Energy, have announced a tour kicking off this week in celebration of their upcoming album Underwater Pyramids through Flying Nun as well as their brand spanking new video release for ‘Ba-Zing’. The seven-date tour hits Wellington with Fantails and Stephen Jackson, Dunedin with Murder Bike, Kount Blakula and DJ Mandroid, Christchurch with Grand Chancellors, Auckland and Whanganui with Orchestra of Spheres and two Wellington shows with Orchestra of Spheres, Thought Creature, DJ TV Disko, Golden Awesome and Terror of the Deep.
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14/02 Heart Star
Make some really romantically boring pun about stars for your valentine this week at Auckland’s Stardome Observatory and Planetarium. “Take an up close look at Venus, named for the god of love. Visit Mars, the Moon and hear stories and poems that pay tribute to the most romantic celestial objects.” If that doesn’t get your motor running, then you’re dead inside. Four shows will go down on Tuesday 14 February, with tickets available from stardome.org.nz. Space is cool and stars are romantic. Done deal.
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PLAYING In Brief... FAVourites perfect hair forever
Favourite drink? I ONLY drink bottled water. Favourite colour? Pink !!!! Favourite classic film? Badlands. Favourite childhood memory? Looking through my parents photo albums of their childhood memories. Favourite party food? Hot Dogs. Favourite vice? Hair Gel©. Favourite song? Bad Boy - Jive Bombers. Favourite meal? Whatever people eat on death row. Favourite cause? Womens Lib !!!!!! Favourite label to put on your relationship? ITS OVER! Favourite 90’s TV show? Pepper Ann. Favourite word? ZzZzZzZz. Favourite album? probably that Lou Christie and the Tammy’s rarities record - A-Grade hit factory. Favourite type of groupie? The jerks. Favourite body part on you? DONT LOOK AT ME. Favourite body part on someone else? Hairdo. Favourite venue? My bedroom and an empty house. Favourite lyric? The entire lyrics of ‘Maybe’ by Shangri La’s. Favourite current TV show? I guess 30 Rock ? When’s Community coming back. Get Perfect Hair Forever’s EPs from perfecthairforever.bandcamp.com
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Applications are now open for the Red Bull Music Academy 2012. The team at the RBMA have said that this year will see the Academy land in New York. Anyone interested in pitching their skills to see if they’ve got what it takes can download an application form from redbullmusicacademy.com and must send it in before Monday 02 April. Concord Dawn is heading on tour to India this week as they spend four dates playing the Bass Camp Festival. David Dallas isn’t done with The Rose Tint yet – he heads to Australia this week to tour the award winning album. Writer of The Rocky Horror Picture Show Richard O’Brien will be holding his 70th birthday concert It’s Party Time at Hamilton’s Founders Theatre on Saturday 17 March with all proceeds going towards Starship Children’s Hospital. Television host and Soul Train creator Don Cornelius was found dead in his California home last week at age 75, supposedly due to a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The producer worked with blooming artists in the ‘70s and aided in offering exposure to the likes of James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Michael Jackson and many more.
The Observer is reporting that Kanye West is looking to shoot a short film in the Middle East, stating sources say, “Mr. West sent members of his team to meet with film companies and government officials based out of Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Doha, Qatar to explore the idea of a production. A number of local municipal officials and film companies are said to be engaged in what was characterised as a heated bidding war for the contracts involved in bringing Mr. West’s vision to life.” St. Vincent will appear on the Valentine’s Day special of Gossip Girl. How many people out there think that this is a mash-up made in heaven?
Sundance Film Festival The 2012 Sundance Film Festival came to a close last month, meaning the plethora of awards were handed out to crown this year’s kings and queens of indie film. The whole list of winners gets a little long, so we’ll just roll with our top three favourites from the list of winners. Safety Not Guaranteed, directed by Colin Trevorrow and starring Aubrey Plaza and Mark Duplass won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting award: “A trio of magazine employees investigate a classified ad seeking a partner for time travel. One employee develops feelings for the paranoid but compelling loner and seeks to discover what he’s really up to.” The Surrogate, directed by Ben Lewin and starring John Hawkes, Helen Hunt and William H. Macy won the Audience Award: U.S. Dramatic award as well as the U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Prize for Ensemble Acting: “Mark O’Brien, a 36-year-old poet and journalist in an iron lung, decides he no longer wishes to be a virgin. With the help of his therapist and the guidance of his priest, he contacts a professional sex surrogate to take him on a journey to manhood.” Beasts of the Southern Wild, directed by Benh Zeitlin and starring Quvenzhané Wallis and Dwight Henry took the Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic award and the Excellence in Cinematography Award: U.S. Dramatic as well as a producer’s award: “Waters gonna rise up, wild animals gonna rerun from the grave, and everything south of the levee is goin’ under, in this tale of a six year old named Hushpuppy, who lives with her daddy at the edge of the world.”
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Releases and Re-issues Music: Goldfrapp’s The Singles limited edition; Lana Del Rey’s Born To Die; Neil Diamond’s The Very Best of Neil Diamond; Tim McGraw’s Emotional Traffic; Van Halen’s A Different Kind Of Truth; various artists on Summer Breeze From The Breeze 2CD set. Cinema: Safe House (directed by Daniel Espinosa, starring Denzel Washington, Ryan Reynolds, Vera Farmiga); Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace 3D (directed by George Lucas, starring Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman); The Artist (directed by Michel Hazanavicius, starring Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo, John Goodman); The Vow (directed by Michael Sucsy, starring Channing Tatum, Rachel McAdams, Sam Neill); Weekend (directed by Andrew Haigh, starring Tom Cullen, Chris New, Laura Freeman). DVD & Blu-ray: 13 Assassins DVD & Blu-ray; Away Days DVD; Beautiful Boy DVD & Blu-ray; Christmas at Downton Abbey DVD & Blu-ray; Chuck season 5 DVD & Blu-ray; Crazy, Stupid,
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SAG Awards The Screen Actors Guild Awards were handed out last week with the big nods going towards The Help and The Artist. The full list of winners follows: Best Cast, Motion Picture: The Help; Best Actress, Motion Picture: Viola Davis, The Help; Best Actor, Motion Picture: Jean Dujardin, The Artist; Best Supporting Actress, Motion Picture: Octavia Spencer, The Help; Best Supporting Actor, Motion Picture: Christopher Plummer, Beginners; Best Cast, TV Drama: Boardwalk Empire; Best Actor, TV Drama: Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire; Best Actress, TV Drama: Jessica Lange, American Horror Story; Best Actor, Miniseries or TV Movie: Paul Giamatti, Too Big to Fail; Best Actress, Miniseries or TV Movie: Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce; Best Cast, TV Comedy: Modern Family; Best Actress, TV Comedy: Betty White, Hot in Cleveland; Best Actor, TV Comedy: Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock; Stunt Ensemble, Film: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2; Stunt Ensemble, TV: Game of Thrones.
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Who Wants The Watchmen? You don’t have to be a comics buff to know about a little comic called Watchmen. With the film adaptation released some years ago and creator Alan Moore popping up from time to time voicing his opinion on the comics industry, the film translations and anything to do with the V masks in the Occupy movement, there’s always something going on with the iconic comic. And now, decades after the original, a bunch of new Watchmen have been announced to see the light of day. This one could get fanboys up in arms – last week publisher DC announced that BEFORE WATCHMEN will feature seven miniseries, stating, “As highly anticipated as they are controversial, the seven inter-connected prequel mini-series will build on the foundation of the original WATCHMEN, the bestselling graphic novel of all time.” The company is making an effort to placate the nerd hate with industry stars Brian Azzarello (100 Bullets, Hellblazer), Lee Bermejo (Joker), J. Michael Straczynski (Thor, Spider-Man), Len Wein (Swamp Thing, Wolverine) and many more. The seven BEFORE WATCHMEN titles are RORSCHACH (4 issues) with writer Brian Azzarello and artist Lee Bermejo; MINUTEMEN (6 issues) with writer and artist Darwyn Cooke; COMEDIAN (6 issues) with writer Brian Azzarello and artist J.G. Jones; DR. MANHATTAN (4 issues) with writer J. Michael Straczynski and artist Adam Hughes; NITE OWL (4 issues) with writer J. Michael Straczynski and artists Andy and Joe Kubert; OZYMANDIAS (6 issues) with writer Len Wein and artist Jae Lee; and finally SILK SPECTRE (4 issues) with writer Darwyn Cooke and artist Amanda Conner.
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Wednesday 08 Battle For the Belt
Short+Sweet Dance
Claudelands Arena
Town Hall
6pm, ticketek.co.nz
7pm, $20-25, the-edge.co.nz
Playing two sports professionally isn’t enough for a certain 26-year-old with a shoulder that’s rougher than a brick shit house. Sonny Bill Williams takes on New Orleans-born-cum-Auckland-bound Clarence Tillman III on Wednesday for the New Zealand heavyweight boxing title.
The biggest little dance festival runs right through to Saturday this week in the mix of contemporary, hip hop, dance theatre, belly dancing, multimedia, burlesque and everything else that’s short, sweet and swingin’, as long as the performance is under 10 minutes. See what happens each night this week.
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Friday 10 The Artist
Fringe
General Release
Multiple Venues
The multi-award winning silent film is one of the front runners in the race to win the big Academy Award this year. Who would have known that a black and white romcom set in the 1920s was what the critics have been after all these years? Clearly French director Michel Hazanavicius did.
On the comedy side of things you’ve got Out Of Bounds Sounds, Battle Of Wits, Part Time Prostitute The Secret Life Of A Wellington Hooker, The No Nonsense Parenting Show and Sexy Old Bags, dance performances from V.O.I.D, Wellington Freelance Dancers, Ab-Surd, Insideout Dance Company, Wellington Circus Trust and Salted Singlet Productions, musical performances from Lorenzo Bühne, Orpheus Choir Of Wellington, T’ruthful Productions, Transit Of Venus, Nervous Doll Dancing, Industrial Burlesque Collective, Sven Olsen’s Brutal Canadian Love Saga, Ready! Steady! Studio!, The Hummingbirds Collective, Adam Page and Mig Money Industries and a crazy amount of theatre productions and visual arts.
Star Wars: Episode I 3D Selected Cinemas
The least favourite installation of one of the biggest franchises ever conceived has had a three-dimensional makeover. Does that mean you’ll get any more excited by it? Now you can see your favourite retarded alien Jar Jar Binks goof around with more depth than ever.
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This award-winning British indie pitches itself as “A (sort of) love story between two guys over a cold weekend in October”. Following two dudes who hook up and get crazy into each other after only two days, the film looks like one of those coming-of-age flicks you can’t help but get into.
The four-piece black metal band from Wellington take their Write and Ascend tour to Dunedin this weekend with support from Twist Of Fate, Tsarcoma and Osmium as they fit in between Thursday’s Christchurch show at Dux de Lux and the Saturday show at The Creek Hotel in Timaru.
Safe House
Seether
General Release
Logan Campbell Centre 7pm, $65, ticketmaster.co.nz
When Denzel Washington plays a hardened government agent gone rogue and Ryan Reynolds plays a young hot-shot agent who has to look after him and then they have to work together, you can expect shouting and explosions as well as Denzel doing that whole “toldja so” face to Reynolds at some point. 8
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One of the biggest bands in the rock world today, Seether return to New Zealand for this Friday show at the new venue of the Logan Campbell Centre due to popular demand. The Los Angeles-based metallers average 200 gigs a year, so you know they know how to put on a show.
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Saturday 11 gig OF THE WEEK
Roxette Vector Arena
Class of ‘81 Villa Maria Estate
7.30pm, $100, ticketmaster.co.nz
3pm, $80-130, ticketmaster.co.nz
There was that period in the 1980s where everybody loved bands from Europe. Enter the extremely attractive duo of Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle AKA Roxette, along with their familiarbut-maybe-you-can’t-place-them type songs such as ‘It Must Have Been Love’ and ‘Listen To Your Heart’.
The Exponents, Sharon O’Neill, Annie Crummer, Debbie Harwood, Kim Willoughby, Margaret Urlich, Mental As Anything, Dragon and Shona Laing. That sound pretty damn close to your 1981, right? The only way it couldn’t is if you weren’t around then. Get your nostalgia on with this ‘80s pop line-up.
Marlborough Wine & Food Festival
Camp A Low Hum
Brancott Estate, Blenheim
Wainuiomata
10.30am, $48, ticketdirect.co.nz
6pm, sold out
Get cultured for once in your life and drink fine wine with amazing nibbles on the side while you talk about what kinds of fish are the best kinds for your magnesium levels and listen to Hello Sailor, Dane Rumble, Tahuna Breaks and Dukes while you chomp away on that exquisite cheese platter. Nailed it.
While it technically started on Thursday, Camp will be cranking something crazy over the weekend right through to Monday in this long weekend of 70 international acts. And if you haven’t got your ticket yet then you’ve missed out. If you have... got a spare seat?
Chinese New Year Lantern Festival
Chinese New Year
Summer Concert
Hagley Park North
Frank Kitts Park
Gibbston Valley, Queenstown 12pm, $90, ticketek.co.nz
5pm, FREE
Sometimes you wake up bored on a Saturday and you say to yourself, “You know what would make today great, mirror me? Seeing dragons and pretty sky fire...” and then you realise “oh snap, that’s actually happening outside right now” and then you figure you slept in and it’s not morning anymore. You’re wasting your life.
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While there’s definitely plenty of action going down this weekend in Wellington with the countless Fringe performances, you might want to take a breather and watch some fireworks. It’s kind of romantic. Make it an early Valentine’s Day present.
Queenstown’s Gibbston Valley Station hosts the Doobie Brothers and Little River Band for a day of summer sun in one of the most scenic valleys Southland has to offer. Take your kids. Although they might ask what doobies are.
TUESDAY 14 Family Guy
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Your boudoir
The latest season returned last week and we were happy to see the Griffin family back on our screens. Have you seen the advertising campaigns for Family Guy lately? Genius. This season promises as much offensive humour and... well, that’s basically all it is, right? Good old fashioned inappropriate humour.
Who are you doing kisses with? Anyone? Or are you going to go to New World with your bananas pointing a certain way or whatever it is that little sub-culture of swingers do? Maybe you’re going to a restaurant? Maybe you’re going to a sextaurant? Maybe you’re buying him body chocolate?
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Barons Of Tang play their second night at the Blue Duck Cafe down in the Milford Sound. How romantic would that be on the most love-heart-filled day of the year? The Milford Sound is like chocolate covered oysters with champagne. You’d think it would be gross, but it’s actually a huge aphrodisiac.
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Today I went to Peaches and Cream. It’s a sex store. It was a bit overwhelming at first, but then I realised it’s time to be a grown up and not laugh all the time when people bring up sex and sex toys. I feel very mature. I wasn’t sure what to get for Sally. My friend Andy said that maybe I should get her some fluffy handcuffs to spice things up in the boudoir as a joke, but I thought he was really on to something so I went along to the Peaches and Cream store in Newmarket. I didn’t realise how much stuff there actually was available. Turns out there were fluffy handcuffs, but they also had lingerie, toys for me, toys for her, costumes, sexy books (not just that standard magazine style porn), board games and just a crazy amount of way more stuff.
It was surprisingly nice in there. You know how in movies, sex stores always seem seedy? Well, that wasn’t the case here. The people were really friendly. It was a huge relief for my first time. In an adult store, that is. They used words like “adult fun” and “love life” which made it way easier to talk about. I ended up getting the heart shaped edible massage candles. I figure that’s a nice way to softball the idea of bedroom erotica. I got some gift vouchers as well though. I figure after Valentine’s Day, Sally will be keen.
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Mona Vale
Becks Southern Alehouse
Pegasus Town
Jam Session: 8Pm: Free
More Fm Summer Vineyard Tour: 5Pm: $79
Club Havana Dance Studio
Pierside Cafe And Bar
Bellydance Beginners Class Term 1
Thu 09 Becks Southern Alehouse
The Black Velvet Band: 8Pm: Free
Criterion Hotel Mundi: 7:30Pm: $25
Dux De Lux
Bulletbelt: 8Pm: Free
Pierside Cafe And Bar
Karaoke With Dj Chick: 8Pm: Free
Salsa Latina Dance Studio
Salsa On Thursdays: 8:45Pm: Free
Fri 10 Becks Southern Alehouse D N D Showband Weekend: 9Pm: Free
Geraldine Cinema Mundi: 7:30Pm: $20
Summer Shakespeare: As You Like It: 6Pm: 12Pm
Taos W/ Djdmand: 8:30Pm: Free
The Brewery
Friday Night Shuffle Club W/ Dj Mike T & Aleon: 11Pm: Free
The Fox And Ferret Ctrl-Alt-Rock: 9:30Pm: Free
The Venue-Musicbar Student & Amateur Burlesque Show: 8Pm: $10
Winnie Bagoes
Mi Casa W/ Dj Mike T & Guests: 10Pm: Free
Sat 11 Ashburton Trust Event Centre Mundi: 7:30Pm: $25
Becks Southern Alehouse D N D Showband Weekend: 9Pm: Free
Creek Hotel
Bulletbelt: 9Pm: $10
Hagley Park North Chinese New Year Lantern Festival: 5Pm: Free
Mona Vale
Summer Shakespeare: As You Like It: 6Pm: 12Pm
Pierside Cafe And Bar Paul Ubana Jones & The Stone Cold Chillers: 8:30Pm: $10
Salsa Latina Dance Studio
Tangovibe Presents Practilonga: 8Pm: $10
Sbs Events Centre
El Caballo Blanco: The Dance Of The White Stallions: 2Pm / 7:30Pm
The Venue-Musicbar Rhythmonyx Soundsystem: 11Pm: $5
Sun 12 Hagley Park North Chinese New Year Lantern Festival: 5Pm: Free
Mona Vale
Summer Shakespeare: As You Like It: 6Pm: 12Pm
St Peters Church
Romancing The Violin: A Classical, Jazz And Romantic Concert: 3Pm: $18
Darkroom
Shotgun Alley: 8Pm: $15
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Claudelands Arena (Hamilton)
Hamilton Workingmen’s Club
Trafalgar Park (Nelson)
Thu 09 The Yot Club (Raglan) Supermodel & Sleeping Dogs: 9Pm: $10
Fri 10 Axces Bar (Hamilton) 101 Proof Pantera Tribute: 8Pm: $10
Mona Vale
Summer Shakespeare: As You Like It: 6Pm: 12Pm
Pierside Cafe And Bar
Nuttin Trivial - Quiz Night: 7Pm: Free
Tue 14 Melton Estate
Valentines Day Dinner Amongst The Vines: 6:30Pm: $65
Mona Vale
Summer Shakespeare: As You Like It: 6Pm: 12Pm
Pierside Cafe And Bar Texas Holdem - Cash Poker Nights: 7Pm: Free
Rosebank Estate
Valentine’s Day: 11:30Am: $55
REGIONAL gig guide Gravity Bar (Hamilton)
Shenandoah Davis W/ Der Kranks: 9Pm
Mon 13
Valentines Day Speed Dating: 7Pm: Free
Wed 08
Static (Hamilton)
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Woolston Club
Old Growth Cola (Au) + Mela: 9Pm: Free
WAIKATO gig guide
Nz Heavyweight Boxing Title: Battle For The Belt: Sonny Bill Williams Vs Clarence Tillman Iii: 6Pm
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Kiwi Express: 8Pm: Free
Skycity Hamilton
More Fm Summer Vineyard Tour: 5Pm: $79
Latin Dancing Rhythms: 9Pm: Free
Static (Hamilton)
Thu 09
The Void (Hamilton)
Brewers Bar (Mt Maunganui)
Hot Grease, Somebody’s Sons + Imploder: 9Pm The Good Fun W/ The Leers: 8:30Pm: $10
Sat 11
I Am Giant W/ Cairo Knife Fight: 8Pm: $30
Space Monster (Wanganui)
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Chicago Disco Summer Tour W/ Dj Philippa: 10Pm
Sideline Bar (Napier) I Am Giant W/ Cairo Knife Fight: 8Pm: $30
Sun 12 The Secret Garden (Blenheim) Raybon Kan: Clear And Present Manger: $25
Shenandoah Davis W/ Fuyuko’s Fables: 9Pm
Paeroa Domain
19Th Paeroa Highland Games & Tattoo: 9Am: $15
Sat 11
Fri 10 The Shed (Roturua) I Am Giant: 8Pm: $30
Mon 13 The Secret Garden (Blenheim) Raybon Kan: Clear And Present Manger: $25
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auckland gig guide Wed 08
Fri 10
The Dogs Bollix
1885 Basement
1885 Basement
The Elephant Wrestler
Creative Jazz Club: Murray Mcnabb Quartet: 8Pm: $10
Chapel Bar & Bistro Dj Dirty Diana: 7:30Pm: Free
Isaac Aesili & Bobby Brazuka: 11Pm: Free
1885 Britomart
Ben Wah & Andy Jv: 6Pm: Free
Glen Eden Rsa
Basalt
Khuja
Black Salt
Francis Jakeman: 8Pm The List Ft. Image & Miks, Shaqles, Dj Gomm & Benedict Crew W/ Speakeasy, Bella Shanti, Sam Rivers & Eavesdrop & Guests: 10Pm: Free
Kings Arms
Roache, Ava L’amoureux (Solo Burlesque) Shoutin’ Prechin : 8Pm
Qf Tavern
Karaoke Kate: 9Pm
Racket Bar
T-Rice & Flex: 6Pm: Free
Red Hummingbird Dj Arash: 7Pm: Free
Jason Smith: 9Pm Am Duo: 8Pm
Musicbox: 9Pm
The Victoria Picture Palace
The Earlybirds: 8Pm: $25
Sat 11 1885 Basement
Brew On Quay
Phil Stoodley Duo: 8:30Pm
Bobby Brazuka & Jennifer Zea: 10Pm: Free
Celsius
1885 Britomart
Glam - Putting The Fun Back Into Friday Night: 9Pm: Free
Chapel Bar & Bistro
The Friday Blender: 5Pm: Free
#Television Launch Night Ft. Rogerseventytwo (Fools Gold): 10Pm: $10
1885 Britomart
Chapel Bar & Bistro Dirty Uncool: 7:30Pm: Free
Kings Arms
Geoff Ong + Band Music Video Release W/ Sam Allen + Band Lar: 8Pm
Maidment Theatre The Motor Camp: 8Pm
Ponsonby Social Club Latinaotearoa W/ Dan Paine: 8Pm: Free
Qf Tavern Lee Gray: 9Pm
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More Fm Summer Vineyard Tour: 5Pm: $79
Vector Arena
Sun 12
House Arrest: 9:30Pm: $10
Maidment Theatre Merchant Bar & Restaurant Vhf Duo: 8:30Pm
Moreton’s
Riqi Harawera: 8Pm
Ponsonby Social Club Killamanraro & Friends W/ Manuel Bundy: 8Pm: Free
Racket Bar
Cassette Nine
Chapel Bar & Bistro
A Ponsonby Institution: 4Pm: Free
De Post
Lee Gray: 8:30Pm
Florrie Mcgreals Mitch French: 9Pm
Leigh Sawmill Cafe Ginger Brown: 9:30Pm
Maidment Theatre
Murray Sweetpants & Insomniac: 6Pm: Free
The Motor Camp: 8Pm
Red Hummingbird
Djs Chip Matthews & Uncle Barnie: 8Pm: Free
Dirty Diana, Cve & Thane Kirby: Free
Rickshaw Eddies Riqi Harawera: 9Pm
Sale St
Ned Roy & Manuel Bundy: 5Pm: Free
The Bay, Waiheke Island
Taye Williams & Junior: 6Pm: Free
Turanga Creek
Brew On Quay
Red Hummingbird The Britomart Country Club
Club House: 10Pm: Free
Kings Arms
Racket Bar
General Lee & Hamish Polson: 7Pm: Free
Trench Bar
Mitch French: 9Pm
Silo Park
Cian & Insomniac: 6Pm: Free
Franko & James: 8:30Pm
Kara Gordon Band: 8Pm
The Motor Camp: 8Pm
Sweet Mix Kids: 9Pm: Free
The Merchant Bar & Kitchen
Awesomesauce Ft. Ryan Enzed (Bazooka / Big Fish): 10Pm: $5
Sick Disco Ft. Dick Johnson, North Shore Pony Club, Safari Boy, Dirty Uncool, Pizza Cat & Your Host Mtron: 10Pm: $10
1885 Britomart
The Britomart Country Club
Florrie Mcgreals
David Shanhun Duo: 8:30Pm
Leigh Sawmill Cafe
Jennifer Zea: 10Pm: Free
Lee Gray Duo: 9Pm
Be Club
De Post
The Britomart Country Club
1885 Basement
The Bay, Waiheke Island
Roxette: 7Pm
Retro Wednesday: 5:30Pm: Free
Thu 09
Silo Sessions Presents Hit It & Quit It: 12Pm: Free
Jessie G & Sweet Mix Kids: 8Pm: $10
Jason Skelton Duo: 9:30Pm
Andy Jv: 6Pm: Free
Silo Park
Ben Wah & Tido: 2Pm: Free
The Murder Chord, Shitripper & Friends: 8Pm
Sale St
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The Hand & The Drama Set
Silo Cinema Presents Land Of The Long White Cloud: 5Pm: Free
Lee Gray Duo: 9Pm
The Britomart Country Club
Latin Aotearoa: 6Pm: Free
Ponsonby Social Club Racket Bar
Page 3 & Jerm: 8Pm: Free
Western Lights
Chapel Bar & Bistro Sunday Session W/ The Sentimental Sound System: 3Pm: Free
Coyle Park
Get It On: Big Gay Out: Koha
Goode Brothers Blend: 3Pm
Merchant Bar & Restaurant Pat 4 President: 3Pm
Ponsonby Social Club Conch Sunday Grill: 6Pm: Free
Sale St
Taye Williams, Isaac Aesili, Manuel Bundy: 1Pm: Free
The Britomart Country Club
Nyntee & Dylan C: 2Pm: Free
The Marina
Francis Jakeman
Red Hummingbird The Philosophy & Jason Gundry: 9Pm: Free
Rickshaw Eddies Mal Maccallum: 8:30Pm
Rising Sun
Ritual 004 Oogun / Spec / Subverse / Villain: 10Pm: $10
Mon 13 Maidment Theatre The Motor Camp: 8Pm
The Classic Comedy & Bar
Raw Comedy Night: 8Pm: $5
Rocket Hill
End Of The Line Ft. Andre Wakko, Cesare & Disorder,Marcotix: $30
Sale St
Deewhy, Dean Campbell, Vincent Hanna: 5Pm: Free
Tue 14 Chapel Bar & Bistro
Valetine’s Quiz Night: 7Pm: Free
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Otago gig guide Wed 08
Fri 10
Empire Tavern
Fire Station Theatre (Dunedin)
12 Below (Dunedin)
Hotel Debrett
Subculture (Queenstown)
Degree
Valentines Singles Dinner For 25-42 Year Olds: 7Pm Empire Million Dollar Trivia: 6:30Pm: Free Valentine’s Day At Kitchen Restaurant: 6Pm
Mundi: 7:30Pm: $20
Dread Bass Wednesdays Ping Pong Comp: 9Pm: $5
Maidment Theatre The Motor Camp: 8Pm
Red Hummingbird
Singles Awareness Day: 2Pm: Free
Thu 09 Heff’s Hotel (Dunedin)
The Basement
The Heff’s Factor Ultimate Karaoke Competition: 8:30Pm: Free
The Kings Arms
Peregrine Winery (Queenstown)
Love Is A Street Fight: 8Pm: $20 Great Nz Kings Arms Pub Quiz: 7:15Pm: Free
The Northern Club
Valentines Day To Remember With Simon O’neill: 7Pm
More Fm Summer Vineyard Tour: 5Pm: $79
Subculture (Queenstown)
Dj A-Sides (Uk): 9Pm: $15
Bulletbelt: 8Pm: $10
Heff’s Hotel (Dunedin) The Heff’s Factor Ultimate Karaoke Competition: 8:30Pm: Free
Sociable Club
Sociable Friday Night Drinks Evenings: 5:30Pm: $22
Sun 12 The Winehouse (Gibbston)
Jason Kerrison - Summer Playground Series: 3Pm: $45
Subculture (Queenstown)
Subcultchur: 9Pm: Free
Sat 11 Gibbston Valley Station (Queenstown)
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Gibbston Valley Winery Summer Concert W/ Doobie Brothers & Little River Band: 12Pm: $89
Mighty Mighty
Hooch
The Chicago Disco Summer Tour W/ Dj Philippa: 10Pm
The Motor Camp - Return Season: 8Pm
San Fran Bath House
Meow
Happy
Mighty Mighty
Meow
Alizarin Lizard The Weekend Went Without You Album Release Tour: 9:30Pm: $10
Molly Malones
Mighty Mighty
The Big Kumara
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Mc Tiki W Dj’s Downtown Brown, D-Jade & Turbohag: 9Pm: $10
Wellington gig guide Wed 08 Boston On Blair
Down & Dirty: 9Pm: Free
Secretive George & Scotdracula: 9Pm: $5
Circa Theatre
Billy Tk, Mara Tk, Aaron Tokona, Riki Gooch, Iraia Whakamoe & Crete Haami: 8Pm: $20
Good Luck
St Peters Hall, Paekakariki
The Motor Camp - Return Season: 8Pm Wednesday Rice And Shine W/ Dj Ruckus: 4Pm: Free
Happy
Lizardfolk, Destroy The Night & Finn Johansson: 8:30Pm: $5
Matterhorn
The Session: 10Pm: Free
Mighty Mighty
Alizarin Lizard The Weekend Went Without You Album Release Tour: 9:30Pm: $10
San Fran Bath House
Bare Grillz, No Art, Assassins 88, Headspins & Carb On Carb: Free
Southern Cross Kroon For Your Kai Ft. Ruby Licks: 7Pm: Free
Thu 09 Bar Medusa
Voltaire (Us): 8Pm: $35
Circa Theatre
The Motor Camp - Return Season: 8Pm
The Big Kumara Quiz Night: 7Pm: Free
The Fringe Bar
The Fringe Lounge W/ Adam Page: 9Pm: Free
The Jimmy Cafe
The Jimmy Summer Music Fest: 7:30Pm: Free
Fri 10 Bats Theatre
Kitsch N Sync: 9:30Pm: $12-$16
Circa Theatre
Lovers Walk - A Poetic Journey In Eight Scenes: 8Pm: $15 Tv Disko Vs. Terry Styles: 8:30Pm: Free In Like Flynn: 9Pm
What Happened To The Techno W/ Peter Horrevorts: 11Pm: Free
San Fran Bath House Olmecha Supreme & Myele Mazanza: 9Pm: $15
Southern Cross Earfood: 9:30Pm: Free
The Fringe Bar
The Fringe Lounge W/ Adam Page: 9Pm: Free
The Jimmy Cafe
The Jimmy Summer Music Fest: 7:30Pm: Free
Circa Theatre
Mel Parsons - Summer Show In The Capital: 8:30Pm: $20 Lovers Walk - A Poetic Journey In Eight Scenes: 8Pm: $15 Urbantramper, Vorn, Von Thundersvolt & Cliche Guevara: 9:30Pm: $5
Molly Malones In Like Flynn: 9Pm
Sandwiches
Dj Reno (Shapeshifter) W/ Mc Tali + Nick D: 11Pm: $10
San Fran Bath House
Jakob, Leaders Astray & Bachelor Of Architecture: 9Pm: 20
Southern Cross
The Arvo Show Ft. Dj Ayesha & Vanessa Stacey: 4Pm: Free
Southern Cross
The Beat Squad: 9:30Pm: Free
The Motor Camp - Return Season: 8Pm
Sat 11
The Fringe Bar
Good Luck
Bar Medusa
The Jimmy Cafe
Good Luck Presents - Easy Tiger: 10Pm: Free
Knights Of The Dub Table Way Of The Dub Album Tour: 9Pm: $10
Bats Theatre
The Fringe Lounge W/ Adam Page: 9Pm: Free The Dunstan Rangers: 3Pm: Free / The Jimmy Summer Music Fest: 7:30Pm: Free
Kitsch N Sync: 9:30Pm: $12-$16
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Wellington gig guide [Continued] The Lido Cafe
San Fran Bath House
The Matterhorn
Southern Cross
Tue 14
Poker Night: 6:30pm: Free
Southward Theatre
Bats Theatre
Little Sparks: 1pm: $5
Kirsten Mackenzie & Friends: 8:30Pm: Free Funkommunity W/ Dj’s Taay Ninh & Isaac Aesili: 10Pm: Free
Sun 12 Bats Theatre
Kitsch N Sync: 9:30Pm: $12-$16
Anna Coddington + Band: Little Islands Tour: 9Pm: $20 Recovery Sessions W/ The Dreamers: 3Pm: Free Kings Of Swing With The Wellington Jazz Orchestra: 2Pm: $30
The Lido Cafe
The Boptet: 7Pm: Free
Circa Theatre
The Motor Camp - Return Season: 8Pm
Meow
Mon 13
Lovers Walk - A Poetic Journey In Eight Scenes: 8Pm: $15
Bats Theatre
Public Bar & Eatery
Freds
The Sunday Jazz Club: 7:30Pm: Free
The Dowse Art Museum Bedazzled: Creative Dance Workshops: 1pm: $10
Dark Stars: 8Pm: $14-$16 Shenandoah Davis (Usa) W/ Fuyuko’s Fables & City Oh Sigh: 8Pm
Meow
True Stories Told Live: A Family Games Night: 6:15Pm
The Fringe Bar
Raw Meat Comedy Night: 8Pm: $8
Masterton Town Hall Showstoppers!: 11am: $30
The Big Kumara
Dark Stars: 8Pm: $14-$16
Circa Theatre
The Dowse Art Museum The Library
Live Music: 5pm: Free
The Motor Camp - Return Season: 8Pm
Meow
Laughing For Love: A Valentine’s Comedy Show: 8Pm: $18
Te Papa
Chinese Spring Festival – Xiamen Song And Dance Troupe: 4Pm: Free
Copthorne Hotel & Resort Solway Park
Valentine’s Day at The Grill: 6pm
La Bella Italia
San Valentino - Valentine’s Day Dinner: 6pm
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Upcoming tours & events Aa (Us)
Thu 16 Feb Arc Theatre, Whanganui Fri 17 Feb Mighty Mighty, Wellington Sat 18 Feb Whammy Bar, Auckland
Badd Energy
Thu 09 Feb Bodega, Wellington Thu 16 Feb Xii Below, Dunedin Fri 17 Feb Darkroom, Christchurch Sat 18 Feb Festival Club At Aotea Centre, Auckland Fri 24 Feb San Fran Bath House, Wellington Sat 25 Feb The Arc, Whanganui Thu 01 Mar San Fran Bath House, Wellington
Batucada Sound Machine Fri 24 Feb Nelson School Of Music, Nelson Sat 25 Feb Regent Theatre, Hokitika Fri 02 Mar Old Library, Whangarei Sat 03 Mar Mangawhai Tavern, Mangawhai
Adam Page: Chairman Of The Beard
Crosby, Stills & Nash (Us) Sat 24 Mar The Trusts Stadium, Auckland
Dead (Au)
Wed 08 Feb Arc Theatre, Whanganui Thu 09 Feb The Royal, Palmerston North Sun 12 Feb Freds, Wellington Fri 17 Feb Static, Hamilton Sat 18 Feb Basement, Auckland
Die Antwoord (Sa)
Fri 02 Mar Vector Arena, Auckland
Dirty Three (Us)
Wed 14 Mar Powerstation, Auckland
Black Lips (Us)
Tue 28 Feb Powerstation, Auckland
Thu 16 Feb Three Six Three, Christchurch Thu 23 Feb Khuja, Auckland
Elbow (Uk)
Thu 22 Mar Powerstation, Auckland
Wed 28 Mar Powerstation, Auckland
Alizarin Lizard
Fri 10 Feb Free House, Nelson Sun 12 Feb San Fran Bath House, Wellington
August Burns Red & Blessthefall
Sat 14 Apr The Kings Arms, Auckland Sun 15 Apr San Fran Bath House, Wellington
Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti (Us)
Tue 13 Mar The Kings Arms, Auckland Wed 14 Mar Bodega, Wellington
Henry Rollins (Us)
Hudson Mohawke (Uk) & Parks
Alabama 3
Anna Coddington
Sat 18 Feb - Tue 21 Feb Meow Cafe, Wellington
Wed 11 Apr Clarence St Theatre, Hamilton Thu 12 Apr Dux Live, Christchurch Fri 13 Apr The Opera House, Wellington Sat 14 Apr Skycity Theatre, Auckland
Thu 01 Mar Bats Theatre, Wellington Fri 02 Mar Bats Theatre, Wellington Sat 03 Mar Bats Theatre, Wellington Tue 06 Mar Bats Theatre, Wellington Wed 07 Mar Bats Theatre, Wellington Thu 08 Mar Bats Theatre, Wellington Fri 09 Mar Bats Theatre, Wellington Sat 10 Mar Bats Theatre, Wellington
Wed 08 Feb Mighty Mighty, Wellington Thu 09 Feb St Peters Hall, Paekakariki Wed 15 Feb Cabana Bar, Napier Thu 16 Feb Geoff’s Saloon, Wairoa Fri 17 Feb Sunset Point, Mahia Sat 18 Feb Smash Palace, Gisborne Sun 19 Feb The Pheasant Plucker, Rotorua Wed 22 Feb Waihi Beach Hotel, Coromandel Thu 23 Feb Eggsentric Cafe, Coromandel Sat 25 Feb Rocks Bar, Waiheke Island Sun 26 Feb The Funky Fish, Dargaville Wed 29 Feb Salut, Whangarei Thu 01 Mar Speakeasy Bar, Thames Wed 07 Mar The Grange Bar, Hahei Thu 08 Mar Static, Hamilton Fri 09 Mar The Yot Club, Raglan Sat 10 Mar Space Monster, Wanganui Thu 15 Mar Dux Live, Christchurch Fri 16 Mar Refuel Bar, Dunedin Sat 17 Mar Louie’s Bar, Invercargill Sun 18 Mar The Long Room, Riverton Thu 22 Mar The Blue Duck, Milford Sound Fri 23 Mar Dux De Lux, Queenstown Sat 24 Mar Mint Bar, Queenstown Sat 31 Mar Feastock 2012, Dunedin
Have Voice; Will Sing
Bon Iver (Us)
Mon 27 Feb Town Hall, Wellington Tue 28 Feb Town Hall, Wellington
Bulletbelt
Thu 09 Feb Dux De Lux, Christchurch Fri 10 Feb 12 Below, Dunedin Thu 23 Feb The Royal Hotel, Palmerston North Fri 24 Feb Biddy Mulligans, Hamilton Sat 25 Feb The Spa Hotel, Taupo Sun 26 Feb Bar Medusa, Wellington
Electric Wire Hustle & Little Bushman
Fri 24 Feb Brewers Bar, Mt Maunganui Sat 25 Feb The Kings Arms, Auckland Sun 26 Feb The Yot Club, Raglan Fri 02 Mar San Fran Bath House, Wellington
The Exploited (Sc)
Sun 29 Apr The Kings Arms, Auckland
Thu 09 Feb - Mon 13 Feb 203 Coast Road, Rd 1, Wainuiomata
Thu 15 Mar The Trusts Stadium, Auckland
Justin Townes Earle (Us) Thu 19 Apr Dux De Lux, Christchurch Fri 20 Apr Bar Bodega, Wellington Sat 21 Apr The Kings Arms, Auckland Sun 22 Apr Leigh Sawmill Cafe, Auckland
Knights Of The Dub Table
Labretta Suede And The Motel Six
Classic Hits Winery Tour 2012
The Cranberries (Ir)
Sat 24 Mar Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington Sun 25 Mar Logan Campbell Centre, Auckland
Fri 10 Feb The Royal, Palmerston North Sat 11 Feb Medusa, Wellington Fri 17 Feb The Pheasant Plucker, Rotorua Sat 18 Feb Poverty Bay Club, Gisborne
Camp A Low Hum
Fri 10 Feb Wharepai Domain, Tauranga Sat 11 Feb Brunton Road, Gisborne Sun 12 Feb Black Barn Vineyards, Havelock North Thu 16 Feb Neudorf Vineyards, Upper Moutere Fri 17 Feb Neudorf Vineyards, Upper Moutere Sat 18 Feb The Mud House Winery & Cafe, Waipara Sun 19 Feb Logan Park, Dunedin Tue 21 Feb Olssen’s Vineyard, Cromwell Thu 23 Feb Villa Maria Estate, Blenheim Sat 25 Feb Alana Estate, Martinborough Sun 26 Feb Sentry Hill Estate, New Plymouth Fri 02 Mar Vilagrad Winery, Hamilton Sat 03 Mar Villa Maria Estate, Auckland
Joe Satriani, Steve Vai & Steve Luthaker (Us)
Fatboy Slim (Uk)
Fri 02 Mar Vector Arena, Auckland
Thu 16 Feb The Kings Arms, Auckland Fri 17 Feb Splore Sat 18 Feb Splore Thu 23 Feb Raglan, TBC Fri 24 Feb Brewers Bar, Mt Mauganui Thu 01 Mar TBC, Napier Fri 02 Mar Mighty Mighty, Wellington Sat 03 Mar The Waihi Beach Club, Waihi
First Aid Kit (Sw) Thu 08 Mar Telstraclear Festival Club, Wellington
Flights Of Fancy
Wed 29 Feb Bergman Theatre At The Paramount, Wellington
Florence + The Machine
Mon 28 May Vector Arena, Auckland
Game (Us)
Sat 25 Feb Vector Arena, Auckland
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Upcoming tours & events Nz Fashion Festival Fri 24 Feb - Sun 04 Mar Shed 10, Auckland
P.O.D. (Us) W/ Rapture Ruckus
Tue 10 Apr Town Hall, Wellington Wed 11 Apr Logan Campbell Centre, Auckland
Peter Hook
Wed 18 Apr Bodega, Wellington Thu 19 Apr Bodega, Wellington Fri 20 Apr Studio, Auckland
Lamb Of God (Us)
Porter Robinson (Us)
Fri 02 Mar Vector Arena, Auckland
Wed 07 Mar Studio, Auckland
Little Bushman & Electric Wire Hustle
Fri 24 Feb Brewers Bar, Mt Maunganui Sat 25 Feb The Kings Arms, Auckland Sun 26 Feb The Yot Club, Raglan
Men (Us)
Thu 23 Feb 4:20, Auckland
More Fm Summer Vineyard Tour
Wed 08 Feb Trafalgar Park, Nelson Thu 09 Feb Peregrine Winery, Queenstown Fri 10 Feb Pegasus Town, Christchurch Sat 11 Feb Turanga Creek, Auckland
The Mutton Birds
Wed 29 Feb Kings Arms, Auckland
New Order (En)
Mon 27 Feb Vector Arena, Auckland
Newtown Festival Sun 04 Mar Newtown Streets, Wellington
Shenandoah Davis (Us)
Shotgun Alley
Fri 10 Feb Gravity, Hamilton Sat 11 Feb Basement Bar, New Plymouth Fri 17 Feb Real Groovy, Auckland Sat 18 Feb Homegrown, Wellington Fri 24 Feb The Kings Arms, Auckland Sat 25 Feb Brewers Bar, Tauranga Fri 02 Mar The Dux, Christchurch
Skrillex (Us)
Fri 02 Mar Vector Arena, Auckland
Real Estate (Us)
Thu 15 Mar The Kings Arms, Auckland Fri 16 Mar San Fran Bath House, Wellington Sat 17 Mar Refuel, Dunedin
Roger Waters: The Wall (Us)
Soundscape 2012
Sat 10 Mar Alexandra St, Hamilton
Splore 2012
Fri 17 Feb - Sun 19 Feb Tapapakanga Regional Park, Auckland
Taos Soulfire Sessions
Mon 06 Feb Luminate, Canaan Downs Fri 23 Mar Khuja Lounge, Auckland Thu 29 Mar The Yot Club, Raglan Fri 30 Mar Flow Bar, Hamilton
Taylor Swift (Us)
Fri 16 Mar Vector Arena, Auckland Sat 17 Mar Vector Arena, Auckland Sun 18 Mar Vector Arena, Auckland
These Four Walls & Decortica
Fri 16 Mar The Royal Hotel, Palmerston North Sat 17 Mar Bar Medusa, Wellington Fri 23 Mar The Kings Arms, Auckland Sat 24 Mar Brewers Bar, Mt Maunganui
Sat 18 Feb Bodega, Wellington
Roots Manuva (Uk)
Urge Overkill (Us)
Thu 01 Mar Powerstation, Auckland Fri 02 Mar The Colombo, Christchurch
Tue 06 Mar Regent Theatre, Dunedin Thu 08 Mar Civic Theatre, Auckland
Wed 22 Feb The Trusts Stadium, Auckland
Two Piece Fest
Wed 07 Mar Powerstation, Auckland
Ryan Adams (Us)
System Of A Down (Us)
Fri 23 Mar Town Hall, Auckland Sat 24 Mar The Opera House, Wellington
Roky Erickson (Us)
Sat 11 Feb Vector Arena, Auckland
Wed 11 Apr The Kings Arms, Auckland Thu 12 Apr Bodega, Wellington
Trailer Park Boys (Ca)
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Wed 22 Feb Powerstation, Auckland
Tue 10 Apr Auckland Town Hall, Auckland Wed 11 Apr St James Theatre, Wellington
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Signet Ring
By Company of Strangers A Beautiful piece, created from oval and heart signet rings stacked and fused as one, then recast in sterling silver and tarnished. $195.00 Stockist enquiries: 03 474 0261 companyofstrangers.co.nz
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album reviews The Little Willies For the Good Times llll
It’s been six years between albums for this NYC country folk collective, but the hankering for twangy Americana still remains. Norah Jones (piano/vox), Richard Julian (vox), Jim Campilongo (guitar), Lee Alexander (bass) and Dan Rieser (drums) are not really a super group per se, but it’s clear each member has their own solid musical identity outside of the group and they combine to produce some very slick performances on this well thought out covers record. There’s a good sampling of the legends here including a breathless and pleading version of Dolly Parton’s ‘Jolene’, courtesy of Jones, plus Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson and a neat lil’ instrumental from Campilongo. The steadier, more
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Childish Gambino (aka Donald Glover) will not be put in a pigeon hole. Yes, he’s black. He may also be a comedian and a self-professed nerd. But it turns out this guy can also rap. We’re not talking Hummers, hoes, and hustle rap; we’re talking eloquent, intelligent, insightful rap. Ruminating on cultural ostracism, racial stereotyping and the front of fame and hip-hop, Gambino takes a proverbial piss in their cornflakes. Lyrics are powerful and refreshingly honest, giving voice to a body of misfits that don’t adhere to particular cultural and social codes of conduct. Gospel sensibilities structure the production style, with electronica and r’n’b bringing it together with undying rhythmic solidarity (no surprise with the likes of ?uestlove on drums). The delicate arrangement and thoughtful air on ‘L.E.S’ counterbalances the dirty bassy sound on ‘You See Me’. Take heed listeners, you will be left wanting more.
A breezy, intimate tribute to the sounds of his childhood, Kisses on the Bottom sees Paul McCartney in nostalgic bliss with a wink in his eye. The former Beatle has crafted an adventurous thread of classic American songs that are sewn together by his timeless croon, with help from Diana Krall’s band to recreate the swing of the ‘20s and ‘30s. Though this may signal his age, Macca wanted to attempt a similar collection with The Beatles all those years ago (something that both Starr and Lennon eventually did themselves in the ‘70s). ‘The Glory of Love’, one of the most timeless American songs, has been given a faithful, jazzy rendition, while the wedding staple ‘Always’ creates a quiet warmth. Also included are two originals, ‘My Valentine’ and ‘Only Our Hearts’, which respectively feature Eric Clapton and Mr. Stevie Wonder on their instruments of prowess. A tender, relaxing Sunday afternoon soundtrack.
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lamenting approach to Loretta Lynn’s ‘Fist City’ fails to channel the fury of the original, and has a more mournful tone when it really needs a more twisted and sinister edge. However, the title track’s an endearing rendition of the Kristofferson original, and a good reminder of the gentle Southern charm that that walks tall in many of these songs. In fact, were they not Yankees, this is a group who could even win over the Tennessee sweethearts at the Grand Old Oprey. WRITTEN BY TIM GRUAR
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CAMP
WRITTEN BY LARISSA MCMILLAN
ALBUM OF THE WEEK
WRITTEN BY JAKE EBDALE
Lost Rockets
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Lost Rockets are an Auckland three-piece dedicated to that awesome wall of noise so uniquely projected across the room in Auckland gigs – the kind of noise that slaps you into a trance and leaves you dribbling beer onto your shoe. At first listen their selftitled EP feels like it’s missing something; the driving push doesn’t quite bloom like it does when these songs are played live, and I was left feeling like there was a lack of dynamic in the sound. What redeems a potentially muffled effort is that these songs sound seriously great when played loud. Very loud. To the exclusion of all other sound. Only then can one hear the scorching surge of a song like ‘Son of a Star’. Then you’ll be a convert too. All in all this is a tidy little EP, and please remember: Lost Rockets are not to be listened to quietly. WRITTEN BY JACK GABRIEL
Shit worth watching
on screen LIKE CRAZY FILM llll
If you’ve ever been young and besotted, then had that fall to bits, prepare to relive it. Like Crazy captures the spirit of youth, the intensity of love and the aching disappointment that arises when life gets in the way. Filmmaker Drake Doremus forgoes the conventions of a
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Starring BELEN RUEDA AND LLUIS HOMAR
Starring LEONARDO DICAPRIO, ARMIE HAMMER AND NAOMI WATTS
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their chemistry so magnetic that their connection and conversations don’t feel scripted. It’s always clear what each of them is feeling, even if it’s not said. Doremus has managed to balance the magic of love with the cruel, blunt forces of the real world. You’ll feel this one like crazy.
Further info directed by GUILLEM MORALES
Julia’s Eyes
Spain makes some of the best horror movies in the world right now (RECs 1 & 2, The Orphanage) because its film-makers aren’t afraid of lavishing technical finesse on genre flicks. So it is with Julia’s Eyes, a Guillermo Del Toro production with gorgeous, inky-blue cinematography and The Orphanage’s phenomenal Bélen Rueda in the title role. For the first hour director Guillem Morales nudges greatness. The film shows Julia encountering all manner of creepy suspects (the squinty next-door neighbour with a hunchback, the janitor whose name means ‘twilight’) in all manner of darkened corners. There’s a terrific subterranean chase lit only by mobile phone and camera flash, and a great scene in a changing room full of
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typical story structure, and instead attempts to portray the most visceral elements of a fragile love affair: the heady rush of excitement, the heartbreak of long distance, and the underlying suspicion many of us come to know when we realise love doesn’t always
conquer all. That may frustrate those expecting a plot with more meat on its bones, as the focus barely wavers from the interior lives of its central couple. But this is an ordinary story told in an extraordinarily beautiful way. It’s no wonder this won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance. Managing to keep melodrama at a distance, it’s nonetheless impossible not to get swept up in the relationship. None of this would be possible without rising stars Felicity Jones (Cemetery Junction) and Anton Yelchin fully committing to their roles. Their performances are so natural,
witchy blind women, although the way the film equates sightlessness with spookiness veers close to offensive. Come the halfway mark, however, it seems Morales can’t decide between Hitchcockian suspense and outright horror, and the film gives into its heroine’s hysteria. For reasons best known to the scriptwriter, Rueda finds herself alone, blind and helpless in a house she suspects has claimed two lives already. It’s the set-up of a forgettable slasher, rather than something this sophisticated, and though it pays off with some suitably creepy moments, the film never quite manages to claw its credibility back, ending up less than the sum of its excellent parts. WRITTEN BY MATT GLASBY, Flicks.co.nz
Leonardo DiCaprio’s portrayal of FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover has been rightly acclaimed, but as compelling as his performance may be he isn’t able to save this unsatisfying film. Clint Eastwood’s direction lacks focus and pacing which makes J. Edgar’s two-hour-plus running time feel even longer than it is. The quasi-conservative 81-year-old Eastwood proves one half of an exceptionally odd couple directing from a script by Milk’s Dustin Lance Black, which delves into key rumours that swirled around Hoover. The outcome is a film that hints at Hoover’s cross-dressing without acknowledging it directly, and portrays his unusually close relationship with his male assistant as a chaste love affair. But as with Eastwood’s depiction of
Hoover’s many illegalities, this seems to walk a too-cautious line about its subject while still trying to titillate. The biopic doesn’t seem to know exactly what it wants to say about Hoover. Complex? Sure. But exactly how and why aren’t adequately fleshed out, and Black’s script doesn’t do Eastwood’s staid directorial style any favours in flashing back and forth between narratives unfolding in tandem time periods. To make matters worse, DiCaprio may convince under old man makeup, but Armie Hammer and Naomi Watts look distractingly awful. J. Edgar isn’t going to win any awards for its makeup and outside of DiCaprio is unlikely to earn any plaudits. WRITTEN BY STEVE NEWALL, Flicks.co.nz
shit we went to
live Photos LANEWAY FESTIVAL 2012 SILO PARK, AUCKLAND MON 30 JAN PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF AMANDA RATCLIFFE AMANDASHOOTSBANDS.COM
TUBORG SUMMER SUNDAY MATAKANA MUSIC ISLAND SUN 29 JAN PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF SARAH FELS
INCUBUS TSB BANK, WELLINGTON WED 01 FEB PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF SHAUN JONES SHAUNJONESPHOTOGRAPHY.COM
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GAMING Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure GAME REVIEW
“Frozen in our world, alive in theirs” is the catch-phrase used by Activision for Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure, which I think is fitting – what child hasn’t imagined their favourite toy character coming to life? This cool concept comes with a very nifty piece of tech that’s been applied and is a first for the gaming industry. Skylanders is the first cross platform multi-player game. Within your starter kit for RRP$119 you get a Portal of Power, three Skylander Figures (Spyro, Gill Grunt and Trigger Happy), a Skylander Elemental poster, three trading cards, three web codes and a sticker sheet. The portal of Power is a platform on which the characters are placed. Each character represents your gaming avatar and literally comes to life in the game as you place it on the portal. Further to this, your character becomes your save unit. All of your achievements and upgrades are saved to the individual character rather than the hard drive. This means that if you have a PS3 and your mate has a 360 or Wii, you can take your characters around to their house, plonk them on their portal and away you go. The downside of having all this data stored on the characters is the very real threat of losing them, less you lose all your hard work. There’s a rumour of silver limited edition characters that become valuable in their own right. Although the main storyline of the game can be completed
with the three characters supplied in the starter kit, there are challenges in the game that require specific character’s abilities in order to complete them. During the game there are some not-too-subtle selling techniques to let you know that you need a different character. A triple pack of new characters will cost you around $39.99 so it’s not too bad – although there are 29 others to collect. The gameplay is no doubt aimed at around the younger market and is relatively similar to the Lego franchise we’ve seen over the years. Run around killing enemies, earning gold and special hats such as a saucepan to increase your abilities. The tech adds that something else to keep you interested, and the fact that it’s multi-player is a bonus. It becomes second nature to reach down and change over your characters on the portal when needed and is an integral part of the game. It does tug at you to buy more characters to complete the quests, so not only is it a great tech concept but also a unique marketing one. This is definitely targeted for children and also parents to play it with their kids. The storyline is written by the peeps behind Toy Story, the music is by Hans Zimmer (Inception/Gladiator/ The Dark Knight) and one of the characters is voiced by Patrick Warbuton (Joe from Family Guy/ Rules of Engagement). Written by Jon Snow
Shit worth counting
Listophile
1. Wendy’s Grass Cannons
2. Foul Creature Of Darkness Drop Dead Redhead
3. This is Not An Exit The Transistors
4. Cliché Dictaphone Blues
5. Natasha Autumn Splendour
6. Nowhere Slow 1995
7. Take You There Kittentank
8. Architecture Coco Solid
9. Oblivious: Oblivion Die! Die! Die!
10. Bad Girls MIA
2. Say No More David Dallas
3. On My Mind (Rustie Remix) Joker
4. Hot Right Now (Ft. Rita Ora) Dj Fresh
5. Speak Of The Devil Hermitude
6. The Poem Magik Johnson
7. Reaching Out Nero
8. 212 (Clean Edit) Azealia Banks
9. Just Got Started (Ft. Pez) 360
Independent Top 10 Movie Chart
1. Chronicle 2. A Few Best Men 3. The Descendants 4. Like Crazy 5. The Girl with the
Dragon Tattoo
6. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy 7. J. Edgar 8. Hugo 3D 9. Buck 10. Young Adult
10. Moves Tahuna Breaks
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I realised I actually like
Top 10 NZ favourite Black Metal releases:
1. Smoove grooves to
own way.
2. Cupid. Flying babies are cool. 3. My little sister. Now that she’s
old enough to buy her own liquor.
4. Chris Pratt. Season 3 of Parks
& Recreation rules.
5. Robert Pattinson. He doesn’t
have much going for him now, he doesn’t need my hate too.
6. That guy at the bar. He didn’t
mean it, he was drunk.
7. Neil Armstrong. I don’t know
why I didn’t like him anyway.
8. Donald Glover. He can rap if
he wants to, even if it’s not all that good.
9. My neighbour. Now that
she mows her lawns (or her new boyfriend does) she seems way less slutty.
10. My ex-boyfriend. His new
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1. Anticipate (Ft. Sam Frank)
girlfriend is an ugly slapper. I feel sorry for him. We’re cool now. Seriously. I’m fine.
1. Demoniac (Wellington) Prepare For War
2. Aphelon (Christchurch) The Ethos Elite
3. Sinistrous Diabolus
(Christchurch) Opus One
4. Withchrist (Auckland)
Beheaded Ouroborus
5. Vassafor (Auckland) Vassafor
6. Anno Domini Mortus (New
Plymouth) Exorcism
7. Exordium Mors (Auckland) Serva Ad Mors
8. Beltane (Nelson) MCMXCIX
9. Draco Aerius (Wellington)
The Cardinal Adversary
10. Intorment (Hamilton) Demo 1
See Them live: bulletbelt See Tours and events for dates
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2. Playing and frolicking in the
newly created festival structure by Cut Collective and Emma Underhill 3. Viewing dance, cabaret, music and interactive performances at Linz Living Lounge – watch out for Doc Westies Bogan Circus and saucy In Flagrante 4. Dressing up in your most outrageously fun and fruity outfit and partying with your friends 5. Swimming in the fresh lagoon 6. Glamping! New to Splore this year is glamorous camping 7. Having a cold beer, wine or cocktail at the beach 8. Dancing in the warm waters 9. Hanging at the Rumpus Room as a family, building huts, making costumes and being a kid (big and small) 10. Grabbing a pizza from Bevan Kaan’s Dragonfired Artisan Woodfired food FRI 17- SUN 19 FEB TAPAPAKANGA REGIONAL PARK, ORERE TICKETS: 1-night.co.nz
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