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It has been 13 years since Elvis Costello’s last visit and he is finally heading back to Auckland. Costello is set to perform a summer show in January for A Day on the Green at Villa Maria Estate.

The showman backed by the trusty Imposters – keyboardist Steve Nieve, drummer Pete Thomas and bassist Davey Faragher - will take audiences through the Costello musical encyclopedia with a selection of classic hits.

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Irish band The Script has announce a one off show at Auckland’s Vector Arena in April. The band have just released their latest album called #3 and are set to play their biggest hits a NZ crowd.

‘Performing live, Irish band The Script is a powerhouse of sound...Years of experience and hard work is evident in their technical ability and impeccable performance. Simply put, their musicianship is flawless. After experiencing The Script live it is clear they deserve every bit of praise laid on them.’ - Stuff.co.nz

The annual Classic Hits Winery Tour has revealed the line up for the 2013 Summer Tour. Headliners this time round include Fat Freddy’s Drop, Anika Boh & Hollie and The Adults.

Now in its 7th year, the 2013 Classic Hits Winery Tour presents 17 shows across the country from Tutukaka in the North to Dunedin in the South.

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Kendrick Lamar has announced his first ever New Zealand show. The Compton born rapper will play The Powerstation in Auckland on Wed 12 Dec this year.

The young MC rose through the ranks while searching for his own identity. He finally found it when he started using his real name and rapping about his real life. Lamar’s sophomore album good kid m.A.A.d city was released last week.

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The line up for Chronophonium 2013 has been announced. The festival will return to Tangihua Lions Lodge in Northland for it’s second year running.

The line up includes: Lontalius, Caroles, DHDFD’s, Lion Eyes, Lightening, People, Fly Nights, Sherpa, Suren Unka, Tom Donaldson, Beach Pigs, Jack’s Cold Sweat, Rackets, Carb on Carb, Grass Cannons, The Psychs, Timothy Berry, Space Ventura, Hospital Sports, Ghost Wave, Sal Valentine and the Babyshakes, Blackcrosses, Scarlett Lashes, Fawn Empire, Hide and Tallow, Boy Crush, Totems, Yvnalesca, GRRLFRIENDZ, Psychle, Sun Bear, HDSPNS, God Bows to Math, Team Ugly, Anthony Drent & the Blood of the Innocent, Shepherds of Cassini, Fauxhound, The Kaleidoscopes and more to be announced.

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The two-day reggae event, Raggamuffin, is back for 2013 and the first lot of artists has been announced.

LINE-UP INCLUDES: Lauryn Hill, Alborosie, J Boog, Fiji, The Green, Herbs, Katchafire, Common Kings, Gappy Ranks, Hot Rain, Monsta G, Tomorrow People, Swiss, Brownhill and plus more to be announced.

“We wanted to expand the festival’s horizons in 2013 and present a taste of what’s current and hot right now”, explains NZ Festival Director Jackie Sanders, “It is exciting to be bringing acts such as Alborosie and The Green to a NZ audience for the first time. Alborosie, for example, is one of the hottest reggae acts available worldwide, he gets top billing on most of the big European festivals.”

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PLAYING NZ ON AIR FUNDING FAVourites NINA MCSWEENEY MUSICIAN

Favourite designer? Brooke Tyson – she does all of my costuming.

Favourite restaurant/café? Mexico.

Favourite takeaway? Vietnamese.

Favourite colour? Red. Favourite classic film? Hitchcock’s Vertigo. It is just spectacular and is a huge inspiration.

Favourite childhood memory? Hanging with my nana on a Friday night when Mum was out gigging.

Favourite party food? Popcorn.

Favourite vice? See favourite party food *hangs head in shame*.

Favourite meal? One of my friends cooked me beetroot, blue cheese and walnut bruschetta for my birthday… drool…

NZ On Air will fund 22 new music projects from its October Making Tracks funding round. The 22 projects were selected from a field of 113 applications. This means that NZ On Air has funded 417 projects since the Making Tracks scheme was launched in July last year (from 1,665 applications).

Decisions are based on the broadcast, music and audience merits of the songs that have been submitted. An independent panel of broadcasting and music professionals makes the recommendations.

Funding of up to $10,000 for each of the following 14 Making Tracks projects in the October round, comprising up to $4,000 for recording a song and $6,000 for making a music video of that same song: Aldous Harding – ‘Hunter’, Andrew Keoghan & Claire Duncan – ‘Stuck In Melodies’, Anika Boh & Hollie – ‘Alone’, Faster

Pussycat Kill Kill – ‘Sebastian’, French For Rabbits – ‘Goat’, L A Mitchell – ‘Lose The Game’, Kings Forever – ‘Leave It All Behind’, Loui The Zu – ‘In The Winter’, Stan Walker – ‘Take It Easy’, The Phoenix Foundation – ‘Evolution Did’, Titanium – ‘Sky’, Tomorrow People – ‘Irie Music’, Tyra Hammond – ‘How Can You Love Me?’ and Vince Harder featuring K.One & J Williams – ‘Dream’.

Funding of $6,000 for each of the following 8 Making Tracks projects in the October round, being funding for making a music video only: Aaradhna – ‘Lorena Bobbitt’, Black City Lights – ‘Offering’, Breaks Co-Op – ‘One Moment In Time’, King Cannons – ‘Too Hot To Handle’, Little Lapin – ‘Waiting Room’, Nightchoir – ‘Pretty Good’, Tama Waipara – ‘Medicine Man’ and Trei featuring Thomas Oliver – ‘Running’

Favourite cause? Project K– I mentor for them.

Favourite label to put on your relationship? I like to allude to “my gentleman caller”.

Favourite ‘90s TV show? MacGyver.

Favourite word? Salubrious because it sounds so dirty, but is actually wholesome.

Favourite album this week? Madman Across the Water – Elton John. The strings are really dark.

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Favourite type of groupie? Anybody who dances at inappropriate times.

Favourite body part on you? Ribs.

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Favourite body part on someone else? Forearms.

Favourite venue? I have a real soft spot for The Winecellar.

Favourite lyric? “Doesn’t mean that much to me, to mean that much to you” – ‘Old Man’ by Neil Young. That lyric kills me.

Favourite candy bar? Cherry Ripe. Don’t judge me.

Favourite current TV show? Breaking Bad. SINGLE OUT NOW: ‘LOST IN TRANSLATION’ ALBUM COMING SOON

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The bars are going all out this spooky Halloween night, but in place of the eerie sounds of a cemetery, each place is thrilling you with their unique line up of DJs and musicians. If you want to save your soul, you better get to the Chapel, with the Burgundy Bros keeping you moving like the living dead.

New Zealand’s finest musicians, Shortland Street celebrities and TV personalities are hitting the red carpet for our equivalent of the Oscars night. Fashion and fame aside, of course gongs are handed out to acknowledge the fine talent we have in this country with Kimbra and Six60 looking to be hot favourites.

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Bust out your most creative costume, weather you’re a slutty vampire bride or a slutty ghost or a slutty goblin….or maybe just a giant Furby, get down to Juice bar and you could win some great prizes for your dress up attire. Cheap entry for those in costume, $5 for those in street clothes.

The kids are back and claiming to be all kinds of grown up. Well, no promises for their gig though as I am sure it will get as rowdy and synth-heavy as always with tracks from their new album Modern Love and their debut ‘Sugarpills’. Fine someone to bump and grind against on the dance floor.

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To support the release of their new album Living to Write the End, These Four Walls will be playing eight shows and performing material from both the new album, and their 2009 release Down Falls An Empire.

Their nationwide tour is supported by House of Mountain.

Lenzman’s success as a drum ‘n’ bass producer should come as no surprise. In 2010, Lenzman’s talent as an artist came to a head when he released ‘Open Page’ with Riya on Goldie’s seminal Metalheadz label, a vocal collaboration that would continue to be a much-loved aspect of his sound.

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8PM, $25, UNDERTHERADAR.CO.NZ

That great band-of-the-south is back to remind us how sweet, lovely and connective pop songs can be.

After an occasional break in a career that goes back 30 years, their new album Free All the Monsters has dropped and maintains the ultimate Bats sounds of folksy, sweet and fragile vocals with keen lead guitars.

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The once unknown indie favourites who played as a garage rock band in Ohio back in 2001 are making their tour to New Zealand an extravaganza! They have already played sold out shows in the likes of Madison Square Garden (which sold out in 15 minutes!) and released seven albums.

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Experience more bands than you can shake a stick at! Real Groovy will be alive with the sounds of live, loud music in the form of Auckland talent. Before it all kicks off at 12pm, 95bFM will be broadcasting live in store from 8am, and DJs will be spinning sets all day.

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SUNDAY 04

TORI AMOS

DRAGON THE POWERSTATION

GOLD DUST

2PM, $75, TICKETMASTER.CO.NZ

If you are hanging out for that ‘April Sun in Cuba’, let Dragon take you there with their hit single and many others that have spanned their incredible 40-year career. Not just that, but the Gluepot Reunion Concert will feature the magnificent Herbs along with Hello Sailor and the Gluepot Supergroup.

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Sale Street in conjunction with Redwood Cider Co are launching Auckland’s first dedicated cider bar, with 17 ciders available 7 days a week. This Sunday will see the very first Cider Co-Op event with performance from Anna Coddington live and also a DJ set. Bring on cider in the sun.

TUESDAY 06 MUMFORD AND SONS CBS CANTERBURY ARENA

6.30PM, $90, TICKETEK.CO.NZ

The new kings of folk-rock are coming to New Zealand for their first concert down south. Exploding onto our airwaves with ‘Little Lion Man’, their debut album Sigh No More catapulted them to a household name. With a banjo in one hand, and lead singer Marcus Mumford pouring his heart and soul out, it’ll be a night of pure beauty.

BEN HARPER ASB THEATRE

7PM, $99, THE-EDGE.CO.NZ

Making a return to New Zealand in his first-ever acoustic headline tour, Ben Harper has everything from ‘70s funk, blues and reggae to rock ‘n’ roll under his belt. The Grammy award winner will be playing a stripped down show, bringing the audience close into an intimate conversation with him so convincing you’ll think you’re the only two in the room.

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7PM, SOLD OUT

If you were one of the unlucky ones who weren’t on the internet within the first 10 minutes of tickets going on sale, you’ll have to listen to Radiohead at home. But if you were lucky enough, no doubt you’ll be buzzing so hard you’ll wake up all your flatmates and the next door neighbours to brag about how epic it was. Because Radiohead is awesome.

The flame-haired eccentricity of Miss Tori Amos gets a slight re-jigging here, but it results in a fuller sound which emphasises her orchestral roots and all the added drama that entails.

Back in the days before ‘Cornflake Girl’ and her big breakthrough with debut album Little Earthquakes, Amos was all set to become an instrumental star after winning a full scholarship to the Peabody Conservatory of Music. Luckily for us things didn’t pan-out and she went on to deliver a stellar career by carving out her own niche of art-pop/alt-rock.

Gold Dust is a kind of wish fulfillment for Amos, as she gets to explore a “what might have been” scenario by performing with 52 men and women from the Netherlands Metropole Orchestra.

Of course she’s front and centre here, singing and playing piano to her own songs – something which was unlikely to happen had she followed her original path.

This latest album is like an overview of her career since kicking the Peabody Conservatory to the curb, as it plucks a selection of gems from Tori’s back catalogue and reworks them with the help of those aforementioned Netherland musos.

And it’s not that much of a stretch, even for those with a limited knowledge of the freaky piano diva’s sound. Her music was made for this kind of treatment, and in fact, you could say that it’s almost a reverse engineering of her original

songs, which could easily be the remix versions of what’s laid out on Gold Dust.

As is always the issue with retrospective material, the case of what’s missing becomes as big a talking point as the quality of what is included. And of course, the first question asked by fans will be, “Where the fuck is ‘Cornflake Girl’?”

But what is on Gold Dust does become more epic in both its louder and quieter moments, thanks to those boys and girls from Netherlands finest. Lead song, ‘Flavour’ feels refreshed through its reimagining, although Tori’s piano and fragile voice is still paramount. ‘Precious Things’ becomes that much grander, with the orchestral touches being more subtle but just as juicy.

The one fear is whether those orchestral moments start to washout any depth of feeling – something that’s at the very core of what Tori Amos is all about. No need to worry as the spotlight remains constantly on the red-head at the front. An intelligent, quirky beacon guiding the music home.

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WEDNESDAY 31 LUNCH WITH MICHAEL PALIN

Luke Thornborough actor

HAMMERHEADS

12PM, $95, EVENTFINDER.CO.NZ

One of the zany members of Monty Python’s troupe of troublemakers, actor, comedian and writer Michael Palin is here to discuss his new book Brazil, which accompanies his upcoming BBC TV travel show. Not only do you get to hear all his cool travel stories but you get a boozy lunch (two glasses of wine) and a three course lunch.

HALLOWEEN NIGHT SPOOKERS

7PM, $70, SPOOKERS.CO.NZ

Halloween wouldn’t be a festive occasion without a trip to Spookers! Experience R16 live entertainment like no other (in New Zealand) where you walk through the Haunted House, disturbia, Claustrophobia while ravenous zombies, terrifying ghouls and serial killers track you down and come at you. Spare underwear required.

SATURDAY 03

Who’s in the dead supergroup for your dream hologram show?

John Lennon, Freddie Mercury, Mozart, Bach & Bob Marley.

What’s an upcoming film you’re jazzed about?

Skyfall because I’ve always wanted to be Bond. In fact I am Bond.

Where can your stalkers find you during the weekend?

I don’t do weekends. Friday is that good.

What happens when you mix Coca Cola with Pepsi?

A tasty beverage.

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SEASON: WED 31 OCT - SAT NOV 03

Halloween fever is spilling over into November and into what’s usually a fun place of clowns, deathdefying leaps and cutting people in half… hang on, that sounds pretty scary! The circus is a little sexy, funny and a whole lot scary, with aerial acts, illusions, contortion and much more. A theatrical nightmare!

Your fantasy spirit animal is…

Penguins.

Your signature “I’m an amazing cook” dish is…

Italian food.

The best place for a date night is…

Friday midnight watching Rush.

The best TV show around at the moment is…

Rush, Fridays at midnight.

Australian cop show. Fridays my big night.

You’d get arrested if the police knew that you…

Killed a man.

People say you look like…

Jimmy Carr.

Kittens or puppies?

Puppies. Want an animal that doesn’t care if you live or die get a cat a selfish dog.

What generic current affair has your blood boiled?

Kim Kardashian’s expensive wedding dress.

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7PM, QTHEATRE.CO.NZ 9AM SEASON: WED 31 OCT - MON 05 NOV

What’s steampunk you say? It’s a sub-genre of science fiction that typically features steam-powered machinery, but in a kind of sexy and modern way. Make sense?

Check it out for yourself with this cool exhibit which features art by Pixie Moon, Sheela Stoneman and Karin McCombe- Jones. Lots of art, sculpture, jeweler which are unique, one-of-a-kind pieces.

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You know, where all the cool kids always got to sit and you were last on the bus so you had to sit up next to the driver. Well, this is a bus ride where every seat is cool as the dancers propel from the aisles and tumble from the roof. Presented by Dunedin’s quirky Java Dance Company, take a tour of Auckland’s city centre you’ll never forget.

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It was the radio show that blew peoples’ minds when they thought it was a real invasion by alien life forms.

Now, check out the musical version of the iconic story through live performances, immersive animation and special effects. The dome provides a unique format, with the Martians literally coming down from outer space.

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WEDnESDAY 31 HALLOWEEN MARATHON

ARGO

NICKELODEON, 3pm - 8pm

If trick or treating is not really your thing, sit down with Nickelodeon’s marathon of Halloween-themed TV shows, including premiere episodes of Planet Sheen, SpongeBob SquarePants, Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness and Power Rangers Samurai, plus the spookiest episodes of iCarly, Big Time Rush, Bucket & Skinner and Ned’s Declassified Adventures.

directed by BEN AFFLECK

FRIDAY 02

Starring BEN AFFLECK, BRYAN CRANSTON AND JOHN GOODMAN

WARM SPRINGS SOHO, 8.30PM

A look at the pre-presidency days of Franklin D Roosevelt, the president responsible for bringing the US out of the Great Depression and led them through World War II. See the struggle behind the success as he battled polio, resorting to a miracle cure in Georgia at a resort called Warm Springs.

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The seventh annual festival is back! The competitive screening shows 40 of the best short films made in New Zealand and around the world. For those who can’t face sitting through a feature-length film, these are for you as each film is between two to 20 minutes long, in six themed sessions that run for 80 minutes.

With Argo, Ben Affleck-thedirector continues his admirable streak of making us forget Ben Affleck-the-actor, who for a period starred in embarrassing careerkilling dreck such as Surviving Christmas, Gigli and Daredevil.

Extending his reach far beyond the Boston crime milieu of his first two films, Gone Baby Gone and The Town, Affleck demonstrates more of his proficient directorial chops in dramatising the Iran hostage crisis of 1979 where 52 Americans were held hostage by Islamic militants in the US Embassy in Tehran. Six diplomats managed to escape the siege, and their rescue – a seemingly crackpot plan devised by CIA “exfil” agent Tony Mendez (a fine, understated Affleck) to disguise them as a Canadian film crew scouting exotic locations for a fake sci-fi movie – gives Argo its strangerthan-fiction appeal.

Toggling between severe political turmoil of the Middle East and the tawdry world of Hollywood makebelieve is a dicey tonal balancing act, but Affleck has turned in a superbly acted, effortlessly entertaining brew of ‘70s-style political thriller, film-within-a-film satire and caper hijinks.

Though the film never quite achieves the gutsy, dizzying horror of the first reel – where the rebels storm the Embassy – it does maintain a nerve-wracking ticking-bomb momentum, even if there’s no doubt in our minds that it’ll head for a comfy, optimistic conclusion. One could chastise Affleck for making a movie that too neatly condenses a messy event, but that doesn’t stop Argo from being a film worthy of its incredible hook: engaging, thoughtful, completely gripping.

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PRIME, 9.35PM

RIALTO CHANNEL, 8.30PM

The third album by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers has long been regarded as a classic, demonstrating the musical and songwriting virtuosity of a great front man and his band. This documentary tells the story behind the conception and recording of this rock ‘n’ roll album and the dramatic transformation in the band’s career that took place following its release.

When he’s not make embarrassing racial slurs on the red carpet of the Cannes Film Festival, Lars von Trier is making films so bizarre they make David Lynch’s mind bend. Melancholia focuses on a newlywed couple and her family as a giant planet is about to collide with earth and destroy it. Enough said.

ON THE GRILL

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TV3, 7PM

Hosted by chef Sean Connolly (not to be confused with the Bond actor), On The Grill explores amazing produce and the technique required when cooking with flame. Sean invite audiences into his gastronomic world – giving viewers a first-hand lesson on how to cook the amazing dishes.

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SHIT WORTH EATING

COCO’S CANTINA 376 K’RD

Bursting with Italian and Mediterranean flavours, Coco’s is all about easy come, easy go. Pull up a chair in the courtyard, squeeze up to some new friends or grab a spot on the bar and get stuck in. It’s a bustling place with a great atmosphere and food to die for.

DENNY’S MULTIPLE LOCATIONS

NATIONWIDE

If you’re a boy racer, I don’t need to tell you how great Denny’s is. It’s pretty much your local. Unsure about the whole Denny’s experience? give it a whirl. All you can eat roast for $15? Pie and peas, banger and mash, or just a good ol’ beef burger? The possibilities are endless.

PICKLE EATING HOUSE & BAR

When we think of Kiwi, images of overcooked pre-cooked sausages on the barbecue, pavlova and kiwifruit spring to mind. Pickle is a new wave in Kiwi dining, keeping the distinctive flavour, but with a better taste than charcoal scrapped off your banger. Using fresh local produce and a seasonal menu, things are always changing, and change is good.

VIBE Key

8 KENT TERRACE

DAYTIME

DATE night

OPEN LATE

CASUAL DINING

NEW KID

CHEAP AND CHEERFUL

HIPSTER FRIENDLY

TAKEAWAY

OUTDOOR

SHARE

auckland EATERIES AGENTS & MERCHANTS

6-10 Roukai Lane (09) 309-5854 Seasonal lunch meals and latenight tapas served in a small cobblestone alleyway.

DEPOT

86 Federal St (09) 363-7048

LIBERTINE

37 Drake St (09) 929-2790 Taking its cue from the Americas, but with an Antipodean twist.

District Dining BIG J’S

1 Melton Road - Mt Wellington 5790340 Weekly changing specials. Rated top burger in Auckland via concreteplayground.co.nz “Gourmet Burgers is Jason’s speciality take home heat and eat meals, plus huge range of cabinet food, everything cooked to serve”.

BRITOMART COUNTRY CLUB

50 Customs St East (09)368-5315 Fresh, affordable bistro dining in a relaxed atmosphere. Designed to share.

DE POST

466 Mt Eden Rd (09) 630-9330 Your local in the heart of Mt. Eden with over 100 beers available and superb food.

HERNE BAY LOCAL

170 Jervois Rd 376-5367

31 Galway St (09) 303-2541 Gourmet pizzas, tapas and a famous high tea service 33-35 Hurstmere Rd, Takapuna 4861-600

MEXICO

23 Britomart Place (09) 366-1759 The Strand Takapuna (09) 280-1487 Vibrant Mexican street food served with margaritas, tequila and Mexican Beer. Arrive early for a table.

MOOCHOWCHOW 23 Ponsonby Rd (09) 360-6262 Like a stroll through the fragrant night markets & food stalls of Bangkok, MooChowChow is a boost to the senses.

PINXTOS

128c Ponsonby Rd Bar*Cafe*Tapas

147 Ponsonby Rd (09) 360-4528

ORVIETO CAFE

935A Mt Eden Rd, Mt Eden

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244 Ponsonby Rd (09) 376-9909

VERONA

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7 Sale St (09) 307-8148 Bistro dining, award-winning microbrewery celebrated garden bar and very private Velvet Room!

169 K’Rd (09) 307-0508 Celebrating 20 years on K’Rd. Open 10am till late seven days with intimate booths live music, gourmet food, cocktails & organic tap beer.

THE WINDSOR CASTLE JAM ORGANIC CAFE

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SALE ST

144 Parnell Rd (09) 356-3650 Established in 1847, one of Auckland’s earliest surviving hotels serving gastro pub food in a comfortable, unpretentious environment.

GIG GUIDE

SHIT WORTH DOING

WELLINGTON gig guide

CHRISTCHURCH gig guide

Wed 31

Sat 03

Wed 31

Sat 03

Down & Dirty

Andrew Tolley Spectacular with Smoking Daggers

Al Park

CSO Presents Last Night Of The Proms

Boston on Blair

Killing Bear, Mangle & Gruff & Die Krabben 10PM, Mighty Mighty, $5

Kroon For Your Kai 7PM, The Southern Cross Garden Bar & Restaurant

The Session

10PM, Matterhorn

10:30PM, Mighty Mighty, $5

Ariana Tikao - Album Pre-Release Concert Te Papa

Ben Harper

Michael Fowler Centre

DJ Nuts & Latinaotearoa Matterhorn

Thu 01 Acoustic Music

Ghetto Red Hot Presents-Evil MuleR.O.A.L.S.LP Release

The Cheeky Pipi

9PM, Fast Eddie’s Pool Hall, $5

DAY OF THE DEAD with The Gentlemen’s Country Club

Halloween Fun

10PM, Mighty Mighty

DJ’s Micah, B-Lo, Gus & Kev Fresh

Betty’s Function House & Bar

Kieran Cooper 8PM, Meow Cafe

Late Lounge: Jessie James & The Outlaws

Turbo Bar

NZSM: Young Musicians Programme Concert No.2 Jazz NZSM Concert Hall

The Bats

9PM, Bodega

With Strings Attached - Opshop & Tiki Taane Old St Pauls

The Dowse Art Museum

Fri 02 DJ’s Micah, B-Lo, Gus & Kev Fresh

Betty’s Function House & Bar

Famous Fridays Sandwiches

Ginger Brown & Hoopla

Sun 04 Mumford & Sons

8PM, Bodega, $30

Kieran Cooper 8PM, Fringe Bar, $5

Nick Raven, Cheats & Swim

3PM, Evil Genius Records

Nick Raven, Cheats & Swim

Dr Sanchez

8.30PM, The Monday Room

Horrorween Slam 9PM, Dux Live

The Shameless Few - Halloween Party 9PM, Pegasus Arms

Thu 01

Live Music The Library

9.30PM, The Monday Room

Wired

9PM, The Rock - Rolleston

Sun 04

Fledge Collective

Ritchie n Jo

6PM, Astro Lounge

4PM, Ciburb Bar

Lindon Puffin 8PM, Pomeroy’s

Mike Arthur

8.30PM, Pegasus Arms

The Shameless Two 10PM, The Craic Irish Bar

8.30PM, Pierside Cafe

Mon 05 Kate Anastasiou

8.30PM, The Monday Room

Nuttin Trivial - Quiz Night

6.30PM, Pierside Cafe

Tue 06 Eastern Family 8PM, Pomeroy’s

Mumford & Sons

DJ Dan

8PM, CBS Arena

Kate Anastasiou

Stop Making Sense Talking Heads (Movie)

5PM, Astro Lounge

8.30PM, The Brewery

Kora - Light Years Live In Christchurch w/ Cairo Knife Fight 8PM, The Bedford

Mantis w/ support from Lupus Lunar and the Laon 9PM, Dux Live

Ollie

7PM, The Woolston Club

Plasticine Heroes

9PM, Bodega

8PM, Darkroom

The Beat Girls

Seth Hamilton

Public Bar & Eatery

Moonshine

3PM, Casino - Valley Bar

9.30PM, The Monday Room

The Fringe Bar

9PM, CBD Bar

Eddie Simon

Mumford & Sons

PUPS005 - Golden Axe, Totems, Name UL

Mike T

9PM, The Monday Room

Mon 05

Tue 06

2PM, AMI Stadium (NEW)

DJ Naco & Sanchez

9PM, Trevinos

TSB Bank Arena

The Concert

8PM, Pomeroy’s

Bubblemen

The Black Keys

6PM, Astro Lounge

9PM, Dux Live

Beach Breaks w/ DJ Dmand

Wellington Town Hall

Dr Sanchez

Devilish Mary & The Holy Rollers

The Troubles Meow

7.30PM, CBS Arena

Bassfreaks Presents Metalheadz Tour ft. Lenzman

Fri 02

Plimmerton Hall

Acoustic Open Mic

Rival State Album Launch

6PM, CBS Arena

The Doubtful Sounds & Strung Out

8PM, Meow

Puppies

CSO Presents Halloween ft.

The Loons

Wellington Town Hall

10:30PM, Mighty Mighty, $5

Kids Of 88 with Loui the Zu

8.30PM, The Brewery

9PM, CBD Bar

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auckland gig guide Wed 31 Chango Rey 9PM, Verona

Dirty Diana 7PM, Chapel Bar

Grant Marshall & Nigel Love 5PM, Sale St

School of Music Year 3 Student Performance Concerts 8PM, Studio One, Kenneth Myers Centre

Show Me Shorts Film Festival opening night

8PM, Capitol Cinema, $20

Solly

Halloween

La Zeppa Kitchen & Bar

Halloween Party

Fri 02

9PM, Globe Bar 8PM, Juice Bar

HALLOWEEN with DJ Jack Shit (Sydney), plus creepy films, tricks, treats, and mandatory dress up 7pm, Golden Dawn

Racket Book Swap Racket Bar

Psychedelloween 5PM, The Kings Arms

School of Music Year 3 Student Performance Concerts 7PM, Studio One, Kenneth Myers Centre

The Burgundy Brothers 8PM, Chapen Bar

The Vivid

8PM, The Kings Arms

Billy TK Jnr Blues Benediction Album Party & Wine Evenings Ricky’s Cafe, Waiheke

Boogie Nites w/ DJ Lezalee

Snapdragon

Dean Campbell, Sample Gee, Ultan Burke Sale St

Dia De Los Muertos - DJ Nuts, Latinaotearoa, Stinky Jim, Cian, hosted by MC Slave 9PM, Mexico - Britomart, $25

Funkee Monkee Fridays 9PM, Verona

7PM, Alp Ice Cafe

Acoustic Thursdays w/ Eli

8PM, The Wine Cellar

Cult 45

Neighbourhood Bar

8PM, Everybody’s

Manuel Bundy & Selecta Sam 9PM, Sale St

Nosferatu: with live soundtrack by Darryn Harkness + DJ CC on til late 8pm, Golden Dawn, $5

Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards 7PM, Vector Arena

Resonance

8PM, Ginger Minx

R’n’B Jam

9PM, Juice Bar

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Tido, Jason Eli 8PM, Everybody’s

Tom “Voo-Doo-Doo” Rodwell (Storehouse), Delaney “Dead†Davidson, The MantaRays, Thee Rum Coves & DJ Alan Perrott 8pm, Golden Dawn, $5

Tribe Called West The Hangar Bar

5 Seconds of Summer

Acoustic Thursdays ft. John Edwards

Julian Dyne

8PM, The Kings Arms, $10

Dan Aux, Ex Mix Kid

8PM, The Northern Steamship

Verona

These Four Walls album release w/ guests Enercia & These Automatic Changers

The Deck

Thu 01

Neighbourhood

La Zeppa Kitchen

Sat 03

Jason Kylem Normski

Northern Steamship

T-Rice

Latin Guitar Manic Baby Dolls & Layzerbeek Manuel Bundy, Aimee Rensford Mumford & Sons Vector Arena

Odelay

Flight Lounge

One40

9PM, Sandbar

Show Me Shorts Short Film Festival 3PM, Capitol Cinema, $15

Soniktonik - The 115 Chapter InkCoherent

THE BATS

9PM, Leigh Sawmill Cafe, $25

The Masonic Presents 8PM, The Masonic Tavern, $5

Zeal Henderson

8 Foot Sativa 2012 Tour w/ Guests 9PM, Juice Bar

Amiria GrenellAuckland Concert 7PM, One 2 One Cafe, $15

Aroha, George FM Live-To-Air & Klassix from Paris The Britomart Country Club

Bevan Keys & Nyntee Tin Soldier

Booty Mash 8PM, Sale St

CHICAGO DISCO ft DJs Philippa, Nico Stojan, Dale Rohan 11PM, Ink Bar, $10

Cosh Jukebox Cosh Bar

Cotton Club Big Band Dance Pt Chevalier RSA

Day of the Dead

Luckless Music Video Release w/ Great North & Nadia Reid Wine Cellar

Evolution

12PM, Real Groovy

Latin Guitar 7PM, Alp Ice Cafe

Maskara - Tribute To Destruction 9PM, The Kings Arms

Mr Big Stuff 9PM, Verona

Normski

8PM, Snapdragon

Rock for Starship w/ The Soul Agents

Pakuranga United Rugby Club

Spooky

8PM, Everybodys

Super Saturday Night w/ Jason Malt Bar

The Black Keys Vector Arena

The Dance Asthmatics w/ Girls P****ing & Ralph Whammy Bar

The Gluepot Reunion 8PM, The Powerstation

The Good, The Bad, The Sexy The Hangar Bar

The Vault w/ Recloose & Rob Warner 8PM, Ginger Minx

Uptown Boogie, Soane, Submariner 8PM, Neighbourhood

UrinetownThe Musical

9PM, Spotlight Theatre

With Strings Attached 7PM, Old St Paul’s, $40

9PM, Sandbar, $5

The Goblin Ball - Vodka slides, zombie punch, burlesque debauchery with Miss Anthropy, Lilly Loca & Leda Petit, with ‘Whipping Booth Boy’ & more 8pm, Golden Dawn, $5

Sun 04 Acoustic Sundays w/ Eli Guttenbiel La Zeppa Kitchen & Bar

Dragon - Gluepot Reunion #2

Hell Is Now Love Birthday Bash

8PM, The Powerstation

Le Vin, Le Vegas, Le Vangeles ft. Goldroom & Sweet Mix Kids

The Bunker

9PM, Lucha Lounge

8PM, 1885 Britomart

Five Mile Town w/ Chris Simmons The Cider Co-op ft.

Anna Coddington Sale St

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auckland gig guide

REGIONAL gig guide

The Paddington Club

Wed 31

Spooky Sunday Jazz with The Joytoys, VERY special guests & spooky DJs

Calico

The Paddington

5pm, Golden Dawn

TINY RUINS

5PM, Leigh Sawmill Cafe, $10

Groove Foundation

Dragon 40th Anniversary Tour

Jo Little & Jared Smith

Founders Theatre, Hamilton

Thu 01

Ben Harper

Dan & Jamie

The Kings Arms Weekly Music Quiz 7PM,The Kings Arms

Variety Artists Club Pt Chevalier RSA

Tue 06 Ak Jazz & Blues Club presents Combo 6 Pt Chevalier RSA

Mainz - Certificate Music Concert The Kings Arms

Radiohead Vector Arena

El Gusto Mexican Cantina, Palmerston North

Pog Mahones Irish Pub, Queenstown

Mon 05 ASB Theatre

Day of the Dead Party

Pog Mahones Irish Pub, Queenstown

Dragon 40th Anniversary Tour Civic

NRG Rising Single/ Video Release Party Gravity Bar, Hamilton

Fri 02 Beatlemania - On Tour

Bluewater Sports Cafe, Napier Saint Omer Cafe, Dunedin

Roofdog, Barefoot & Acetones 8.30PM, YOT Club, Raglan

Wynton Lawson

Eat On Windsor, Invercargill

Stony River Ska Festival

The Mayfair, New Plymouth

Swiss Live w/ Brownhill

Hastings Sports Centre, Hastings

These Four Walls: Living To Write The End Album Release Tour 9PM, Brewers Bar, Mt Maunganui

Sun 04

Sat 03 Jo Little & Jared Smith Inch Bar, Dunedin

Beyondsemble New Zealand Tour Wanganui RSA, Wanganui

Nick Raven, Cheats & Swim

Space Monster, Wanganui

PWC Fireworks Extravaganza

Theatre Royal, Nelson

Morrinsville Recreation Grounds, Morrinsville

Bloodspray for Politics, Turbostill, Heterodox, DHC & More

Radio One & The 91Club present Leno Lovecraft & Estere

8PM, The Cabana, Napier

Sins Of The South Tour

Red Rock bar & Cafe, Queenstown

Chicks Hotel, Dunedin

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BARS

Shit worth dRINKING

ANCESTRAL 31 - 33 COURTENAY PLACE

Take a journey across Eastern Asia inside their modern culinary delights and cocktail menu.

Embodying the concept of “concession territories” of 1930s Shanghai, traditional values of Chinese culture mixed with international influence is their specialty from the drinks to the décor.

Agents & Merchants 50 CUSTOMS ST EAST

A&M is renowned for their exceptional wine list, with a careful selection of wines and Champagnes from here and abroad. With names such as Aphrodite, Le Bon Vivant and Negroni, there is something excitingly exotic about the flavours in each special mix.

HOOCH BAR

This tantalisingly entertaining burlesque themed bar is not to be confused with a gentlemen club. Their high-quality service, innovative cocktails and a warm funky atmosphere is accomplished by their skilled professional bartenders who are creative and rise to any challenge. Hooch is not a bad word, it’s sexy and fun.

VIBE Key

46 COURTENAY PLACE, LEVEL 1

DAYTIME

SPORTS BAR

OPEN LATE

DANCE FLOOR

FOOD

ONE NIGHT STAND

HIPSTER FRIENDLY

LIVE MUSIC

AFTER WORK

CRAFT BEERS

ILLEGAL IN NINE COUNTRIES, THESE SEX PANTHERS OF SAN DIEGAN SLOW JAM ARE WELL RECEIVED BY AUDIENCES 60% OF THE TIME... ALL OF THE TIME. EVERY WED NIGHT FROM 8PM, CHAPEL - 147 PONSONBY RD

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auckland GROOVE GULPS PONSONBY PONSONBY Bonita Bar

242 Ponsonby Road 3765670 The ponsonby local on the corner of summer st, that brings the beauty of fine and inexpensive wines together with a real appreciation of tapas and craft beers, and an interesting selection of cocktails”

THE BRITOMART COUNTRY CLUB

31 Galway St (09) 303-2541 A garden bar in the middle of the city. Comes with a mini golf lawn, cocktail jugs and vinylonly DJs.

Q Theatre

305 Queen Street For lunch and a glass of wine. Or grab a snack, enjoy a Supreme coffee and power up at our WIFI hotspot. A range of hotpressed or old school doorstop sandwiches, serious salads, biscuits, tarts, cakes and an ultracheap Artists’ Pot of the Day.

RACKET BAR

6-10 Roukai Lane (09) 309-5854 Serves everything from singlemalt whisky to cans of Double Brown.

WHAMMY BAR

MEXICO

WINE CELLAR

179 Karangahape Road

Chapel

147 Ponsonby Rd (09) 360-4528 For a quiet afternoon drink with friends in the sun, a light bite, a la carte dining or a great night out.

GOLDEN DAWN

23 Britomart Place (09) 366-1759 Drink in the eclectic front bar or settle into the cosy dining area to explore the short but compelling menu.

Crossroads of Ponsonby & Richmond Rds Ph (09) 376-9929

NEWMARKET NEWMARKET GRAND CENTRAL

126 Ponsonby Rd (09) 360-1260 Ponsonby’s longest serving bar with live music/DJ 7 nights. 2 for 1 happy hour & licensed to 5am.

PINXTOS

128c Ponsonby Rd Bar*Cafe*Tapas

THE CLADDAGH

372-376 Broadway (09) 522-4410 The Claddagh Irish Pub - A slice of Ireland in the heart of Newmarket.

DOC BAR

352 K’Rd (09) 365-1800 Tues-Sat

THE PONSONBY (Belgian Beer Cafe)

1-3 St Mary’s Rd (09) 376-6092 A little piece of Europe in the heart of Ponsonby. The perfect spot to kick start the weekend, for an intimate dinner or a refreshing after-work beverage...

BRITOMART BRITOMART 1885 - Britomart

27 Galway St (09) 551 3100 Nightclub upstairs. Cocktail lounge downstairs. Home to Auckland’s biggest club nights.

AGENTS & MERCHANTS

6-10 Roukai Lane (09) 309-5854 Seasonal lunch meals and latenight tapas served in a small cobblestone alleyway.

FATHER TED’S ORIGINAL IRISH PUB

1 Wellesley St West (09) 377-3144 Entertainment seven nights a week, with three big screens, pool table, competitions & prizes, quiz, karaoke and live music.

VERONA

169 K’Rd (09) 307-0508 Celebrating 20 years on K’Rd. Open 10am till late seven days with intimate booths, live music, gourmet food, cocktails & organic tap beer.

VIADUCT VIADUCT SNAPDRAGON

204 Quay St (09) 357-6147 A blend of 1930s vintage glamour and West Hollywood lounge with a healthy shot of private gentlemen’s club.

QUAY ST CLUBROOMS

MTEDEN EDEN Mt DE POST

466 Mt Eden Rd (09) 630-9330 Your local in the heart of Mt. Eden with over 100 beers available and superb food.

204 Quay St (09) 357-6147 Watch the game while your girlfriend goes dancing.

VICTORIAPARK PARK VICTORIA SALE STREET

THE PADDINGTON

117 St Georges Bay Rd (09) 309-3586 A Parnell institution for sports events, craft beers and superb food with the recent addition of top-notch live gigs.

KINGS ARMS

59 France St (09) 373-3240

463 New North Rd The newest port of call in Kingsland.... rustic and raring to serve this evolving part of town.

183 K’Rd 377-8293

PARNELL PARNELL CENTRAL& K’RD & Krd CENTRAL

The Portland Public House

THE WINDSOR CASTLE

144 Parnell Rd (09) 356-3650 Established in 1847, one of Auckland’s earliest surviving hotels serves gastro pub food in a comfortable, unpretentious environment.

KINGSLAND KINGSLAND Neighbourhood Brewbar

498 New North Rd (09) 846-3773 Nestled in the site of an old garage and engineering shop Neighbourhood celebrates the craft of beer and is perfect for after work drinks or a Sunday session on the sun drenched outdoor courtyard.

7 Sale St (09) 307-8148 A unique collection of spaces award-winning microbrewery, bistro dining, dance floor with live music, celebrated garden bar and very private Velvet Room!

LA ZEPPA KITCHEN & BAR

37 Drake St (09) 379-8167 Focuses on the fact that people want to enjoy each other’s company with a great glass of wine and tasty plates, without the constraints of having to book or have a meal at a certain time.

LIBERTINE

37 Drake St (09) 929-2790 This new bar and eatery takes its cue from the Americas, but with an Antipodean twist. Guests can sit and order from anywhere within the space - plates to share in the dining area, mains at the bar.

THE OAKROOM 17 Drake 300 6313

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tours & events

Upcoming tours & events BLEEDERS

CRYSTAL CASTLES (CA)

BLONDIE & THE STRANGLERS

THE DATSUNS

BOYZ II MEN (US)

DELANEY DAVIDSON & MARLON WILLIAMS

Fri 23 Nov Bar Medusa, Wellington Fri 30 Nov The Kings Arms, Auckland

Thu 29 Nov Trusts Stadium, Auckland

95BFM XMAS PARTY

Fri 07 Dec Cassette Nine, Auckland

ACTION BRONSON (US) Thu 10 Jan Galatos, Auckland

ALABAMA SHAKES (US)

Tue 15 Jan The Powerstation, Auckland

ALAN DAVIES (UK)

Fri 01 Feb Town Hall, Auckland Sat 02 Feb Bruce Mason Centre, Auckland Sun 03 Feb, Capitaine Bougainville Theatre, Whangarei Tue 05 Feb Founders Theatre, Hamilton Wed 06 Feb Aurora Centre, Christchurch Thu 07 Feb TSB Theatre, New Plymouth Fri 08 Feb Opera House, Wellington

ALESTORM (UK)

Thu 24 Jan The Kings Arms, Auckland

AMANDA PALMER (US)

Sun 27 Jan Q Theatre, Auckland Wed 30 Jan San Fran Bath House, Wellington

ANIMAL COLLECTIVE (US) Mon 14 Jan The Powerstation, Auckland

ART IN THE DARK 2012 Fri 09 Nov - Sat 10 Nov Western Park, Auckland

BAND OF HORSES (US)

Tue 15 Jan Town Hall, Wellington Wed 16 Jan Town Hall, Auckland

BARRY GIBB & CAROLE KING

Sat 23 Feb Mission Estate, Hawkes Bay

BATHS (US)

Wed 14 Nov Whammy Bar, Auckland Thu 15 Nov San Fran Bath House, Wellington

THE BATS

Fri 02 Nov Leigh Sawmill, Leigh Sat 03 Nov Bodega, Wellington

BEN HARPER (US)

Sat 03 Nov Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington Mon 05 Nov ASB Theatre, Auckland

THE BLACK KEYS (US)

Sat 03 Nov Vector Arena, Auckland Mon 05 Nov TSB Bank Arena, Wellington

Sun 02 Dec The Opera House, Wellington Tue 04 Dec Logan Campbell Centre, Auckland Wed 05 Dec Claudelands Arena, Hamilton

BRYAN ADAMS (CA)

Mon 22 Apr Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington Tue 23 Apr The Civic, Auckland

CAIRO KNIFE FIGHT

Thu 22 Nov Dux Live, Christchurch Fri 23 Nov Mighty Mighty, Wellington Sat 24 Nov Thirsty Dog, Auckland

CALVIN HARRIS, MAJOR LAZER & BASSNECTAR

Fri 30 Nov ASB Showgrounds, Auckland

CLASSIC HITS WINERY TOUR 2013

Sat 02 Feb Ascension Wine Estate, Matakana Sun 03 Feb Marina Reserve, Tutukaka Tue 05 Feb Brunton Road, Gisborne Wed 06 Feb Church Road, Napier Fri 08 Feb Black Barn Vineyards, Havelock North Sat 09 Feb Alana Estate, Martinborough Sun 10 Feb Tui Brewery, Mangatainoka Tue 12 Feb Sentry Hill Estate, New Plymouth Sat 16 Feb The Mud House Winery & Café, Waipara Sun 17 Feb Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin Tue 19 Feb Waitiri Creek, Gibbston Fri 22 Feb Neudorf Vineyards, Upper Moutere Sat 23 Feb Neudorf Vineyards, Upper Moutere Sun 24 Feb Villa Maria Winery, Blenheim Fri 01 Mar Wharepai Domain, Tauranga Sat 02 Mar Villa Maria Winery, Auckland Sun 03 Mar Mystery Creek, Hamilton

CLIFF RICHARD (UK)

Sat 26 Jan Vector Arena, Auckland Mon 28 Jan TSB Bank Arena, Wellington Thu 31 Jan CBS Canterbury Arena, Christchurch

COLDPLAY (UK)

Tue 15 Jan Studio, Auckland

Sat 22 Dec Bodega, Wellington Sun 23 Dec Galatos, Auckland

Fri 30 Nov Sammy’s, Dunedin Sat 01 Dec Dux Live, Christchurch

GRIMES (CA)

Thu 13 Dec San Fran Bath House, Wellington Fri 14 Dec The Powerstation, Auckland

Fri 26 Oct 12 Below, Dunedin Sat 27 Oct The Church, Dunedin Sun 28 Oct Special Night of Class, Oamaru Fri 09 Nov Wunderbar, Lyttelton Sat 10 Nov Wunderbar, Lyttelton Thu 15 Nov Wine Cellar, Auckland Fri 16 Nov Wine Cellar, Auckland Sat 17 Nov Waiheke Island, Waiheke Sun 18 Nov Leigh Sawmill, Leigh Fri 30 Nov Mighty Mighty, Wellington Sat 01 Dec Mighty Mighty, Wellington Sun 02 Dec Aratoi Museum, Masterton

DEPTHS

Wed 07 Nov Bar Medusa, Wellington Thu 08 Nov Zeal, Wellington Fri 09 Nov Void, Hamilton Sat 10 Nov Zeal, Auckland Sun 11 Nov Scout Hall, Mt Maunganui

DIRTY PROJECTORS (US)

Wed 23 Jan The Kings Arms, Auckland Thu 24 Jan San Fran Bath House, Wellington

ED SHEERAN (UK)

Fri 08 Mar TSB Bank Arena, Wellington Sat 09 Mar Vector Arena, Auckland

ELVIS COSTELLO AND THE IMPOSTERS

Sat 19 Jan Villa Maria Estate, Auckland

EXODUS

Sat 31 Dec Te Tumu Kaituna Reserve, Papamoa Beach

THE FEELERS, HERBS & ARDIJAH Fri 04 Jan Ascension Wine Estate, Matakana Sat 26 Jan Brewers Field, Mt Maunganui Sun 27 Jan The Commercial Hotel, Whakatane

FRED WESLEY (US)

Thu 21 Mar The Powerstation, Auckland

GODSPEED YOU! BLACK EMPEROR (CA)

GRIZZLY BEAR (US)

Tue 20 Nov Opera House, Wellington Wed 21 Nov Bruce Mason Centre, Auckland

HEATH FRANKLIN IN CHOPPER’S (S)HITLIST

Wed 31 Oct Baycourt Community and Arts Centre, Tauranga Fri 02 Nov Forum North, Whangarei Sat 03 Nov Skycity Theatre, Auckland Sun 04 Nov Hawke’s Bay Opera House, Hastings Tue 06 Nov Great Lake Centre, Taupo Wed 07 Nov Rotorua Convention Centre, Rotorua Thu 08 Nov TSB Theatre, New Plymouth Fri 09 Nov Skycity Theatre, Auckland Sat 10 Nov Founders Theatre, Hamilton Tue 13 Nov Nelson School of Music, Nelson Wed 14 Nov Marlborough Civic Theatre, Blenheim Thu 15 Nov Aurora Centre for Performing Arts, Christchurch Fri 16 Nov Aurora Centre for Performing Arts, Christchurch Sat 17 Nov Regent Theatre, Dunedin Sun 18 Nov Civic Theatre, Invercargill Tue 20 Nov Arrowtown Athenaeum Hall, Arrowtown Wed 21 Nov Oamaru Opera House, Oamaru Thu 22 Nov Theatre Royal, Timaru Fri 23 Nov Regent on Broadway, Palmerston North Sat 24 Nov Opera House, Wellington

HILLTOP HOODS (AU)

Thu 15 Nov World Bar, Queenstown Fri 16 Nov 519 Club, Auckland Sat 17 Nov Bodega, Wellington

Sat 10 Nov Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland

Fri 08 Feb The Kings Arms, Auckland Sat 09 Feb San Fran Bath House, Wellington

HOMEGROWN 2013

CONVERSE EVOLUTION

GREG JOHNSON

JORDIE LANE (AU)

Sat 03 Nov Real Groovy, Auckland

COROMANDEL GOLD 2012 Sun 30 Dec - Mon 31 Dec Ohuka Farm, Whitianga

CHRONOPHONIUM 2013 Fri 11 Jan - Sat 12 Jan Tangihua Forest, Northland

Wed 14 Nov Meteor Theatre, Hamilton Thu 15 Nov Victoria Theatre, Auckland Fri 16 Nov Mayfair, New Plymouth Sat 17 Nov Paddington Live, Auckland Thu 22 Nov San Fran Bath House, Wellington Fri 23 Nov Brewers Bar, Mt Maunganui Sun 25 Nov Ascension Wine Estate, Matakana Thu 29 Nov The Osti, Waiheke Island

Sat 02 Mar Waterfront, Wellington

Wed 05 Dec Wine Cellar, Auckland Thu 06 Dec Plato, Dunedin Fri 07 Dec Nor’wester Cafe, Amberley Sat 08 Dec The Freehouse, Nelson Sun 09 Dec San Fran Bath House, Wellington

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OPSHOP

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SIGH NO MORE MUMFORD & SONS FANS THE ALTERNATIVE FOLK-ROCKERS ARE MAKING THEIR WAY DOWN SOUTH. WE LOOK BACK AT THEIR INCREDIBLE RISE TO FAME.

After Deliverance set up banjos as one music’s most uncool instruments (next to bagpipes, no offence) no-one would have thought in the year 2010 they would become one of the more popular ones.

Shedding the stereotype of hillbillys sitting on their front porch in a rocking chair, British folk-rock group Mumford & Sons gave the banjo a new lease of life with their toe-tapping, frantic strumming ballads and pop-folk songs that harked to a time gone by, a sense of old romanticism and rustic country life. And we loved it.

With a name that sounds more like an antique furniture company that a 21st century band, Mumford & Sons has an undefinable sound.

Comprised of twenty-somethings Marcus Mumford, Ben Lovett, Winston “Country” Marshall and Ted Dwane, the sound on their debut, self-produced album Sigh No More reflected a time of civil unrest, of lovers in waiting as the seasons go on by, land disputes, and telling lies.

For a band with an ode to the past in every sense of their style and sound, much of Mumford & Sons’ songs on Sigh were seeped in literary allusions, with references from Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing on the title track and Macbeth on ‘Roll Away Your Stone’, to Plato’s The Odyssey and the novels of American Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist John Steinbeck, who’s biblically influenced novels told tales of social inequality and capitalism.

Smash-hit single ‘Little Lion Man’ garnered mainstream radio airplay – perhaps for its use of the word fuck which was constantly bleeped out on the air, but yelled with great gusto in pubs across the country – but was like nothing we had heard before. As bassist Ben says, hearing their music “sandwiched between Beyoncé and Jay-Z [on the air] – what does that say about us?”

They weren’t always a hit with critics though. Lead vocalist Marcus Mumford says he “read two reviews and I cried” on the release of their first album. It is perhaps the earnestness and exploration of faith on many levels that didn’t appeal to some. “[There is] a deliberately spiritual thing, but deliberately not a religious thing,” he explains. “I think faith is something beautiful, and something real, and something universal, or it can be. We all have our separate views on religion, but I think faith is something to be celebrated. I have my own personal views, they’re still real to me, and I want to write about them.”

After Sigh caught people’s attention, Mumford & Sons continued to grow in popularity over the course of 2011 and 2012, winning several major awards including the European Border Breakers Award for their international success and the Brit Award for British Album of the Year.

Their tours of the US were a success and the perfect place to ‘road test’ new songs for the follow-up album.

“We had started writing new songs well before we got into the studio to record,” says Mumford. “At first, we peeled ourselves off the road quite reluctantly. We love playing live, obviously, but it had also become an important part of our creative process, we had been writing and rehearsing in sound checks. But then we fell in love with recording again.

As a band, we’ve never been closer or more collaborative, all working to our strengths.”

Their sophomore release, Babel, continues to expand on similar themes and sounds. It became the fastest selling album of 2012 in the UK, selling over 158,000 copies in its first week, and was the biggest selling debut of any album in 2012 in the US, selling 600,000 in its first week. I guess Mumford is laughing now at those two reviews.

While the biblical illusions are more powerful, the banjo more prominent and the obscurity of some of the lyrics more apparent, Mumford & Sons are back and ready to blow New Zealand away with their first headlining tour.

For a group that prides itself on being first and foremost a live band, expect their live shows to be more than just the sum of their parts.

“We basically consider the album like an advert for our live gigs,” says Mumford. “And I find it easier to sing songs over and over if they feel honest, if we feel passionate about them. That’s an important thing: we need to be able to feel what we sing every night, and believe it.”

WRITTEN BY LAURA WEASER SEE THEM LIVE: MUMFORD & SONS FRI 02 NOV VECTOR ARENA, AUCKLAND SUN 03 NOV TOWN HALL, WELLINGTON SUN 04 NOV TOWN HALL, WELLINGTON TUE 06 NOV CBS CANTERBURY ARENA, CHRISTCHURCH

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RICHARD FALKNER, ONE OF THE WRITERS BEHIND MAKE MY MOVIE WINNING FILM HOW TO MEET GIRLS FROM A DISTANCE, SHARES THEIR STRUGGLES AND THE APPEAL BEHIND A MOVIE CENTRED ON REJECTION. In a time of Facebook stalking and the internet, “peeping Tom romcom” How To Meet Girls From A Distance doesn’t seem all that bizarre. But to develop someone’s stalking tendencies in a film and make it funny? That’s a concept cleverly executed by writers Dean Hewison, Richard Falkner and Sam Dickson.

“Well, we had a bit of duty free,” laughs writer and lead actor Richard, “and we weren’t actually going to enter the competition. We rushed it in a couple of days before it closed. After a couple of bottles of duty free tequila, we had a brainstorming session, just to see if we could get three ideas that we liked.”

The idea that stuck ended up becoming the premise for the film: stalking, I mean, struggling to talk to women. Richard plays lead character Toby, who manages to repel the ladies any way he can. Living with his mother, times are getting tough in the dating world, but he’s found a way to hone his technique, knowing everything there is to know about a girl and her habits – before he even meets her.

The group’s poster of lead actor Richard lurking behind an attractive, yet anonymous – a look of eager anticipation on his face – won them the Make My Movie competition earlier this year. Entrants had to submit a trailer, a blurb and a poster about their future film. The team first made it to the top 12 thanks to industry decisions and social networking, before taking out the public votes to win the grand prize of $100,000 and the chance to get their movie poster made into a reality with the help from New Zealand Film Commission, New Zealand on Air and Flick.co.nz to name but a few.

While Richard assures me it’s not based on any one autobiographical experience per say, he says there is something relatable about Toby’s plight, although his character makes some pretty terrible decisions.

“I had to channel a lot of embarrassing experiences,” he laughs. “There’s that morbid fear of asking people out, that fear of rejection, but Toby has never quite moved on past that [one bad time].

“I don’t think that feeling goes away either. You have that person that is kind of hot or whatever and you still bumble trying to say things in front of them. You try to feel like you got through that part of your life.”

Having not given the project any serious thought past the entering point, Richard says the group had a hard road ahead of them to write, cast, produce and direct their first feature film in less than six months.

“It became an intense script development project once we found out we won,’ cos we hadn’t kicked into pre-production until then. It was mayhem.

We did a first draft and we did about five other drafts after that. It was really hard to get it together in that time; we were always a couple of pages behind the eight ball. We pulled some very very late nights.”

The project garnered some serious attention and once the script was in place, the long process of casting began with more than 200 people auditioning in Auckland and Wellington for a place in their flick.

“We had lots of friends we wanted to cast, but they had to audition like everyone else,” he says. “We had to find the best person to serve each role, which was really cool because we ended up working with people we hadn’t before and they were all lovely.”

The theatre actor also had to go through the grueling audition process before he won the lead role – his first feature film after many “big pieces in small films or small pieces in big films”.

“It was a couple of terrifying weeks because if I didn’t get the role I wouldn’t have been involved in the film all that much. So I really had to back myself.”

Shooting took place in and around Wellington, with sets built in office apartments to serve some of the more technical indoor scenes. While $100,000 seems like a lot of money to go around, Richard says it could have easily been blown in one bad move.

“It had to be budgeted like mad. The production office team, they had to go nuts because you know you could completely stuff it up, but they managed to make it go really far and we had a very supportive crew who were OK working for very little.”

Although the winners of the filmmaking competition, Make My Movie doesn’t guaranteed any public exposure or distribution of any kind. But after nailing their opening sessions at New Zealand International Film Festival earlier this year, the film was picked up by Madman Entertainment and is now on a nationwide release.

“We had worked so closely and were so wrapped up in it that although we were still enjoying it, we had such a skewed perspective on it,” Richard says. “Wellington had an insane response to it, but we couldn’t help wondering of it was home crowd and friends and family, but showing it to Auckland in a way was more terrifying because you didn’t know how they would react.

“It was a triumph just getting into film festival and then to have Madman pick it up, we couldn’t be happier. Hopefully they’ll take it across the ditch, but remains to be seen how well it does in New Zealand. I’d love to take it to some kind of festival overseas. I think it’s the kind of film that could go anywhere.”

WRITTEN BY LAURA WEASER HOW TO MEET GIRLS FROM A DISTANCE IN CINEMAS: THU 01 NOV

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GEEKS

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This year’s Call of Duty is heading into uncharted territory, placing the action in the not too distant future for the first time. Set in 2025, it looks set to give gamers another run at the Michael Bay-esque explogasms that the series is rapidly getting a name for.

Black Ops 2’s villain is Raul Menendez. Like the nefarious Makarov in Black Ops’ sister series, Menendenz is hell-bent on taking down the west.

Somehow, he has managed to get his hands on the key codes that control almost every big gun in the world, and has decided to go all Skynet on humanity. Your character - David Mason, the son of Alex from the first game - has got to stop him.

The Black Ops was pinged for having rote gameplay, and the firefight I sat through did still have that grinding turkey shoot feel. But thankfully, Treyarch has taken the community’s views on-board to spice things up a bit. In a bid to breakup the linear feel of the single player story, Black Ops 2 features new “Strike-Force” missions.

“When you are telling a story and crafting an experience, there is a need to move a player through that,” John Rafacz from developer Treyarch explained. “But in terms of what is going to keep players coming back, Strike Force levels speak to that. We want to try to break [the game] up, but not for the sake of doing what [we want to] do.”

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Overall, it looks like Black Ops 2’s core multiplayer experience is sticking true to the series, and will be offering fans of the title another chance to get their competitive gaming going. New weapons, such as a very useful deployable mine, and new kill-streak rewards, such as an automatic hunter-killer drone, all feature and can be used to good effect.

Without the benefit of a full play-through, it’s unknown what impact Strike Force missions, the shift forward in time, or the other new features will have. Regardless, Black Ops 2 is looking to be one hell of a sensory overload. In that context, getting the overall narrative right, and guiding the player through the single player story, will be key tasks for Treyarch.

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LIGHT YEARS Light Years has increased focus on highly-polished, slow-burning electro-funk, there is plenty to please Kora’s diverse legion of fans and new fans alike.

OF THINGS TO COME A new direction of electro pop vibes with hints of hip-hop and dub. It showcases Tali’s ability to write soulful, atmospheric lyrics with big catchy choruses.

DECORTICA 11811 Careening between brutal peaks of intensity and quiet moments akin to the beginning of a storm, it continues the exploratory journey that is Decortica.

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FASHION

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What muso/celebrity has style up the wazoo?

Jack Huston from the superb HBO series Boardwalk Empire (he’s Anjelica’s nephew). The guy has an uncanny talent for giving black-tie staples ­– like midnight three-pieces and skinny tuxes – an effortless cool-kid spin. We all love an excuse to dress up and this guy nails it every time.

Society’s biggest fashion faux-pas?

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What’s the must-have look this summer?

Short sleeved shirts are back, but they’ve gone on a diet. Think ‘50s California, slim-fitting, with highcut sleeves. Pattern wise it’s simple, sun-baked stripes and checks – but don’t let the beachiness tie you down – feel free to tuck them in and dress them up.

Colours/patterns big this season?

It’s all about horizontal stripes, textured plains and washed back brights. Bold, but subtle, if that makes any sense. Below the waist our personal favourite are the strawberry red chinos – a wardrobe-transforming device for under $100.

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THE NOTORIOUS COMEDY ICON IS BACK IN NEW ZEALAND AND SHARING WHO IS ON HIS (S)HITLIST. Although one of Australia’s most dangerous men is sitting in the back of his taxi, the driver appears unperturbed. This might be because he’s enclosed in a knife-proof bubble that protects him from his would be assailants-slash-customers. Or it could be because his esteemed passenger is travelling under his real life nom de plume, Heath Franklin.

Franklin does appear pretty relaxed for a high vis-crim-cum-comedic personality, as he casually chats on the shoe phone whilst heading in to the Adelaide domestic terminal.

Already a few dates into the The (S)hitlist, starring Heath Franklin’s Chopper, he’s had opportunity to road test material using local small town Aussies as guinea pigs. The title for the show comes from a particularly bad experience with a takeaway and unmentionable postevent dunny stop.

“I’d been doing a heap of shows in rural Australia and as always there’s very little cuisine on offer after we strike the set each night,” he explains.

“So inevitably you end up at the local chippie or some such.”

Experience after experience told him not to go there, but night after night he returned. So it goes on the list, but there are others – restaurant serves your dinner cold. Put it on the (s)hitlist! The word ‘chillax’. (s)hitlist!

Friend stabbed you. (s)hitlist! Just saw a romantic comedy you didn’t like... well maybe put yourself on the (s)hitlist for that one!

“My material is about those little obscure things [like bad takeaways] that we all collectively hate,” Franklin says. “It’s finely crafted ire, manifested in verbose, with a wide smattering from the palette.”

Put less delicately ‘Chopper’ is well known for his colourful language.

“Actually, it’s funny. The audience roll in each night with the airs and graces, but after the show they’re all F this and F that! I like to think I’ve ‘Chopperised’ them!”

Franklin’s obsession with Chopper – the notorious Aussie outlaw – began about 2001. A film based on the real Mark ‘Chopper’ Brandon came out in 2000, launching not only actor Eric Bana’s career but Franklin’s too.

“At the time everyone was into Austin Powers. I was obsessed with this lovable rogue, with his bad tats, handlebar moustache. He has this mix of ultra violence and charm. The books about him kinda led to his own career on TV and radio. He’s a big personality in his own way over here.”

The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, there. Little Franklin was always a bit of smart arse, even at school, terrorising teachers at his North

Sydney school with a pranks and colourful outbursts. “I was always trying to think of the most obnoxious things to say, to get a laugh. I was in detention so much that one day I got thrown off the bus because the teachers thought I should be there. I was actually innocent that one day.

Now, of course, I’ve managed to turn stirring into a paid hobby.”

Finding fame on Aussie’s Network Ten’s The Ronnie Johns Half Hour, which he and some Uni mates co-wrote, he’s been nominated for a Logie and an ARIA award nominated.

“Chopper was a way of articulating my frustrations at things,” he explains. “When I complained to my fellow writers about stuff (during writing the TV show) they wouldn’t take me seriously. Then I did the same with the voice of Chopper. ‘Yeah, you should do that, he’s great’ they’d say.”

“So Chopper became the voice of pent up frustration, just generally being pissed off at stuff. Every now and then I have to power cleanse my brain, but I’ll keep doing Chopper forever, I think. Not like other comedians who have to change characters (when it gets too much), I keep thinking of ideas, a certain level of outrage to ‘Chopperise’, which I’ll translate into his ‘voice’. There’s plenty of gold left in the hills!”

Asked about how the real Chopper feels about his humorous doppelganger, Franklin is a little coy.

“I’ve never actually met him, but I’ve met his dog ‘babysitter’, friends, associates, men in dark coats with bulging gun pockets… They either say he loves the act or there’s a contract out on my life! It’s probably somewhere in the middle.”

Franklin has taken his character to many places, including the Edinburgh Festival. “Different cultures identify with aspects – they all have bogans, they all get outrageous and they all can shout ‘fuck’ when it all gets too much. Universal themes, really.”

Franklin is so comfortable in his adopted, tattooed skin that he’s able to operate quite spontaneously on TV shows such as 7 Days, where he’s a regular and will be appearing next week. “That partly comes from dealing with hecklers, too.” Nobody messes with Chopper. Laugh, you buggers – or else!

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