November 2025
Arthur Ahbez And The Hot Burrito Boys
Legendary primitive psychedelic garage rock troubadour Arthur Ahbez and his latest ensemble, The Hot Burrito Boys, are making a rare pilgrimage to the South Island! Prepare for a night of raucous, rag-tag rock ’n’ roll as they unleash their raw, hypnotic jams upon the good folk of Christchurch. Joining them are local favourites Adam Hattaway & The Haunters, serving up their own brand of gritty, country rock to get the room moving. Don’t miss this night of dance, delirium, and…
Find out more »High Altar – Veneration Of St Denis Tour
HIGH ALTAR is a two piece semi-improv instrumental assemblage, made up of Brendan Moran (Hasselhoff Expt, Subliminals, etc) and Taipua Adams (Terror of the Deep, The Perms). HIGH ALTAR are an intense crackle of spectral sounds; a potent audio tool built on a bare-bones structure of rhythm section components and added electronic timbre which alights a crooked path trailing sonic vortices with oscillatory behavior. In short - drum kit, bass guitar, atmospheric electronics. Sometimes heavy, sometimes fast and punchy. Their…
Find out more »Free Artist Development Session – Music & Audio Career Pathways
Darkroom's Free Artist Development Series is back and this month's topic is Audio and Music Career Pathways, or more specifically "Weird Career Pathways" Wed Nov 19th at Darkroom, 336 St Asaph St 7pm doors, talk starts 7:30pm This month's guest speaker is Audio Engineer Joseph Veale OH, AND THERE WILL BE FREE SNACKS! You've got the passion for music and audio work, maybe you're studying it, keen to study it, or maybe you've already gone and gotten yourself a qualification…
Find out more »Thank God It’s Techno by The Temple of Techno
Friday Night. 4 DJs. Come to dance… with a view of Lyttleton Harbour and… THANK GOD IT'S TECHNO After three big events, we’re heading back to the beloved Wunderbar for a more intimate journey through the technoverse —» with some very special names on the decks. As the scene keeps growing across Aotearoa, we can feel the currents shifting —» the energy, the people, the sound —» all building, gaining power. We’re here to channel it, one event at a…
Find out more »Rhian Sheehan And Arli Liberman – Traces Album Release Tour
Loop are proud to announce that acclaimed New Zealand musicians, composers and producers Rhian Sheehan and Arli Liberman will bring their collaborative album Traces to life for the first time ever, with a special three-show tour this November. The tour will see the pair perform the album in its entirety at a series of intimate shows in Auckland, Wellington & Christchurch. These shows will see them accompanied by Ed Zuccollo and Riki Pirihi aka Riki Gooch (TrinityRoots, Orchestra Of Spheres)…
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