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SUMMARY:Alphabethead\, Displeasure\, Birdparty & Desire Path at Lyttelton Coffee Co.
DESCRIPTION:Please join Alphabethead\, Displeasure and Birdparty this December as they traverse Aotearoa on a journey to present genre-expanding music that seeks to stimulate the brain\, and move the body! These three acts differ widely from one another but are unified in friendship and the shared pursuit of life-affirming\, body-moving combinations of rhythms\, bass and formidable sound design. \nAlphabethead is celebrating the release of “My Name Is David”\, his debut album of electronic music on Sunreturn. Displeasure release “Billionaire Death Drive”\, their second album of anarcho-dance-punk and Birdparty\, having already played some incredible festival shows and gigged in China\, tour Aotearoa for the very first time. \nALPHABETHEAD finds himself adrift in the musical cosmos\, somewhere between the constellations of Hip Hop\, Electronica and Experimental Rock. As a teenager he won the New Zealand DMC DJ Championship and this title sent him performing across the globe. Over the next twenty years he’d go on to make six albums as Alphabethead\, five albums as one third of cult genre-shredders All Seeing Hand and two records as half of the psychedelic Hip Hop duo Bad Taste alongside Young Gho$t. He also contributed production or turntable scratching to Home Brew\, Tourettes\, Death & The Maiden\, The Etymologists (featuring Richard Nunns and David Long (The Mutton Birds) and The Village Of The Idiots (a modern jazz ensemble led by Anthony Donaldson (The Front Lawn\, Primitive Art Group)). His musical prowess and singular approach to playing the turntable like a musical instrument has led to tours through Aotearoa\, Australia\, UK and China and performances at festivals like WOMAD\, Splore\, Laneway and Camp A Low Hum. \nNow signed to Sunreturn\, Alphabethead’s new music is explorative and driving electronica stemming from sound design and synthesis with touches of turntablism and vinyl sampling. \nhttps://alphabethead.bandcamp.com/ \nDISPLEASURE is the digital subsidiary of Unsanitary Napkin. Their music deals with the swirling mess of scaremongering bullshit rearing its increasingly ugly head in political discourse in Aotearoa. In the year 2025\, things have reached the point where disgruntled science-denying farmers are teaming up with perverse public toilet-obsessed transphobes\, raging anti-vaxxxers and evangelical megachurch despots in a horrific whirlpool of shit ideas manipulated by white supremacists and alt-right trolls – with all of their delusional social media outrage pumped by cynical algorithms to swell the profits of hypercapitalist billionaires and their colonial space-fantasies. Displeasure highlight the absurdity of this dystopian trajectory\, and stresses the urgency of solidarity in dismantling the extractive capitalist core driving the whole enterprise. \nhttps://unsanitarynapkin.bandcamp.com/ \nBIRDPARTY is the unlikely merger of extreme metal musician William Barrett (Heresiarch) and ambient/electronic dance producer Emma Bernard (Ludus). Constructed with sample-based textures\, trippy vocals and drums\, the duo build scintillating sci-fi soundtracks for the adventurous listener. Undefinable and unmissable\, BIRDPARTY’s live show explores the realms between ambience and uproar — delivering a cathartically noisy spread of cinematic\, semi-industrial goods & services. \nSince emerging in 2023\, BIRDPARTY have established themselves as one of the most exciting live acts in New Zealand\, captivating crowds at festivals such as Twisted Frequency\, Newtown Festival\, Camp A Low Hum and Welcome to Nowhere\, as well as the City Gallery of Wellington.\nhttps://birdpartynz.bandcamp.com/ \n
URL:https://soundsgood.guide/gig/alphabethead-displeasure-birdparty-desire-path-at-lyttelton-coffee-co/
LOCATION:Lyttelton Coffee Company.\, Christchurch\, NZ
CATEGORIES:Art,Dance,Music
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SUMMARY:Carnival For Change
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate resistance\, block coal\, and dance ya socks off at this festival-protest celebrating activism and art in Ōtautahi! Everyone is invited to this festival of arts\, music\, kai\, and learning.\nThe problems we face are even bigger than just climate and ecological breakdown. That’s why those working for peace\, protecting Te Tiriti\, defending workers rights\, and other aligned causes are also invited to help create the big allied movement that we need.\nThe festival is being organised by Climate Liberation Aotearoa. It will be held next to the train tracks\, and serves a dual purpose of public engagement and celebration\, as well as providing cover for a group of protesters to block the coal trains coming from the West Coast. There will be options for those interested in participation in non-violent direct action (NVDA)\, completely legal support roles\, or if NVDA isn’t your thing that’s all good – come along to the festival to enjoy a day of celebration and joy!\nJoin us in disrupting Bathurst Resources and saving the Denniston plateau by fighting against the fast-track\, and fighting for the climate we all rely on!\nThe festival will be in the trees just north of the intersection between SH76 and SH74a\, near the Tannery.\nPlease note that this will be an alcohol and drug free event 😊.\nPlease fill out this form if you are interesting on coming – especially if you wish to partake in blocking the coal trains or any volunteer roles. However\, you are most welcome to attend even if you have not filled out this form. It simply allows us to contact you with the latest updates and information about the Carnival. https://forms.gle/uJqXjFVv7r5UF9LH7\nThis will be a co-created event\, so please\, get stuck in. Bring and create what is magical and inspiring to you\, to help us to all feel what a world worth striving for\, could be like. We are looking for individuals and groups to take ownership of projects to contribute to this festival. This could be a stall\, a performance\, a speech\, installation art\, or anything else to contribute to a family friendly atmosphere of democracy in action.  \n
URL:https://soundsgood.guide/gig/carnival-for-change/
CATEGORIES:Expo,Festival,Film,Music,Poetry,Protest
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SUMMARY:SOLE Presents: Emerge Artist Development Show
DESCRIPTION:This is the culmination of each talented artist’s development journey at SOLE Music Academy.\nThey’ll each have 20 minutes to take the stage and show us what they’ve got! Expect original music and a mix of genres from indie and country to R&B and jungle beats. \nFeaturing:\nWren | Dakota Coleman | Tuscany Grey | Lizzy Leonard | Josh Keating | Emma Kate | Karleshia \nThe night schedule will be released the week prior. \nDoors: 6:30 PM\nShow: 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM \n
URL:https://soundsgood.guide/gig/sole-presents-emerge-artist-development-show/
LOCATION:Wunderbar\, 14 Canterbury Street\, Lyttelton\, 8082\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Gig
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SUMMARY:Left Or Right
DESCRIPTION:\nWaihōpai/Ōtepoti psych-rock reggae trio ‘Left or Right’ are FINALLY set to record their much anticipated 4th studio album in November/December of 2025! \nTo celebrate and to help raise funds toward the project\, LOR will play 3 Te Waipounamu/South Island shows for their 3 most loyal fanbases over 3 Saturdays in December. \nPioneering a blend of dub-reggae grooves\, soaring vocal harmonies\, and off-beat lyricism\, at times infused with moments of visceral rock riffery\, the multi-sensory barrage of Left or Right’s show is not to be missed. \nWith a reputation for larger-than-life live performances\, the lads will be firing on all cylinders fresh from the studio\, playing tracks from the new album as well as a selection of classics from their 3 previous LPs: Nuggety\, Buzzy & Trippy. \nŌTAUTAHI – Frankie and the Teardrops \nBorn out of sheer desperation to dance on stage like a silly goose\, with a full noise hyper fem band painted in pink and all shades complementary\, the Teardrops are a fun loving yet rebellious party. They sing and play for all humans\, no matter what style\, whatever vibe\, there’s a song for you and all your pals! Alt pop turns danger disco\, the Teardrops have a bad bitch only brass section to send you into the night with hooks that you just can’t get out of your head \n\n
URL:https://soundsgood.guide/gig/left-or-right/
LOCATION:Space Academy\, 371 St Asaph St\, Christchurch\, 8011\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Gig,Tour
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SUMMARY:Yurt Party 200 Tour
DESCRIPTION:Yurt Party are back\, fresh out of hibernation and revving up for their biggest Spring tour yet. \nThe Ōtautahi crew are hitting the road to celebrate their second album 200\, bringing the trademark mash-up of Balkan\, Latin and Dub that’s turned backyards\, clubs and festivals into full-blown dance floors. There’s something about their sound that just makes people lose it in the best way possible. \nHonestly\, if you haven’t experienced the chaos of a Yurt Party show\, you’re missing out. Pure joy\, ridiculous energy\, and guaranteed sore legs the next day. \nBorn in Ōtautahi\, Yurt Party have become one of Aotearoa’s most loved festival acts\, bringing their fusion of Balkan\, Latin and Dub to stages at CubaDupa\, Nostalgia\, Twisted Frequency\, TSB Festival of Lights and countless clubs and theatres around the country. From street-party beginnings to nationwide tours\, their shows are a guaranteed celebration of rhythm and joy. \nDJ Support from local legends Craigslist \nSPRING TOUR:\nWellington – Meow – 31 Oct\nDunedin – The Crown – 7 Nov\nWanaka – Water Bar – 8 Nov\nTauranga – Totara St – 21 Nov\nAuckland – Ponsonby Social Club – 22 Nov\nChristchurch – Sydenham Underpass – 6 Dec \n
URL:https://soundsgood.guide/gig/yurt-party-200-tour/
LOCATION:Sydenham Underpass\, 15 Sandyford St\, Christchurch\, 8011\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Gig
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SUMMARY:Lazy Ghost - Read My Mind Tour
DESCRIPTION:Drifting somewhere between the coastline and the chaos\, LAZY GHOST are sun-drenched\, sharp-tongued\, and impossible to ignore. Their brand of psychedelic surf rock leans into the good times but never hides from the mess underneath. With triple j unearthed rotation\, sold-out shows across Australia\, Canada\, and New Zealand\, and a slot at the final Splendour in the grass.\nNow they’re back with read my mind\, a song that’s lived a few lives and finally found its moment. it’s dreamy\, raw\, and hits like a late-night conversation that lingers long after. catch LAZY GHOST on tour this summer and get lost somewhere between the surf\, the sweat\, and their latest track\, Read My Mind. \n
URL:https://soundsgood.guide/gig/lazy-ghost-read-my-mind-tour/
LOCATION:A Rolling Stone\, 579 Colombo Street\, Christchurch\, Canterbury\, 8011\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Gig
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SUMMARY:Kentucky Fried Children - Return of the Colonel
DESCRIPTION:After more than a decade in hibernation\, Ōtautahi’s favourite feast of Swampy\, Southern-fried blues rock is back on the menu. The legendary Kentucky Fried Children return for one night only\, serving up a greasy platter of their greatest hits – and misses. \nWith local pop-punkers Goodbye Starlet and good time buddies St. Peter’s Thursday along for the wild hay-ride\, it’s time to party like it’s 2014 all over again. This is one revival you don’t want to miss. \n
URL:https://soundsgood.guide/gig/kentucky-fried-children-return-of-the-colonel/
LOCATION:darkroom\, 336 St. Asaph St\, Christchurch\, 8011\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Gig
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SUMMARY:Alegria! Dance For Joy! Latin World Music Dance Party!
DESCRIPTION:2 bands- one night of joy and celebration for the festive season with Wilson Cumbia Machine and Mundi!\nMake a night of it and book a table for some delicious food and then dance the night away! \nLa Wilson Cumbia Machine \nLa Wilson cumbia machine Ignites the stage with psychedelic cumbia-percussion storms\,\nhypnotic basslines\, electric guitars\, and voices that breathe life into the night.\nFrom Latin American roots to tropical psych explorations\, each rhythm\, note\, and melody is an\ninvitation to move\, release\, and merge. \nMundi \nFilled with joy and exuberant energy\, Mundi has captured hearts across the land and far-flung seas\, touring and performing extensively. Mundi’s performances are mesmerizing- interlacing stories through music of our interactions with nature and ourselves on a sizzling array of instruments: African and Brazilian percussion\, flutes\, guitar\, bass\, vocals and dances intertwined.\nWith captivating stage presence and crowd participation\, Mundi create a vibrant and energetic dancefloor filled with joy and fun that lures people into an ancient memory of the pulse of life and awakens our dancing selves lurking beneath. \n
URL:https://soundsgood.guide/gig/alegria-dance-for-joy-latin-world-music-dance-party/
LOCATION:Evil Genius\, 1091 Ferry Road\, Ferrymead\, Christchurch\, 8023\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Gig
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