March 2025
Matt Joe Gow at The Dunedin Arts Festival
The Dunedin Arts Festival has a proud tradition of bringing the best and most innovative theatre, music, dance, cabaret, and writers to Dunedin for the past 23 years, and the next iteration looks to be the best yet. The Festival is a diverse, inspiring, and challenging biennial festival of arts and ideas set in the beautiful city of Ōtepoti Dunedin, with shows in Invercargill and Oamaru. We are recognised as one of the leading regional arts festivals in New Zealand…
Find out more »Al Park – House Concert
'Everyone' knows Al. A legend in Lyttelton and beyond, Al has been a mainstay of the music scene, playing the bars and clubs, being the face of Echo records, supporting local artists at Al's Bar and in recent times recording and releasing his own music. His latest Album 'One For The Dog One For The Cat and One For The People With A Monkey On Their Back' was released last August. This is an opportunity to hear Al play the…
Find out more »April 2025
Crossroads Tribute to Kendrick Lamar
Crossroads returns to 03 Sessions, this time honouring the monumental 10-year anniversary of Kendrick Lamar's 'To Pimp A Butterfly', originally released on 15 March 2015. Crossroads embodies the post-Dilla landscape of improvised music: harmonic impressionism, deep tone, and stern backbeat. Think Chris Dave, Pino Palladino, and Isaiah Sharkey at Blue Note. Think Art Blakey to Slum Village to D’Angelo to MJ. Think past Wynton Marsalis’ bedtime. Nick Pitts - Keys Cameron Finlay - Drums Joel Sangster - Bass ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 03…
Find out more »Slimivich And Guests – The Embankment Tavern
Believe in the BIG GIG!!! Slimivich, Aoteroa's finest Grim Hop act returns to Otautahi Christchurch to bring their brand of circuit frying electo-punk and rap inspired beats to The Embankment Tavern floor. Joining the boys to make for this most eclectic of events will be 5 of of the fittest Chch has to offer. Witness the the live return of Post Metal journeymen Troika, Death Metal hard hitters Exanimus, two piece aural obstruction Tentripper, local punk legends The Camel Tony's…
Find out more »Sherlock Albazi Quartet
James Sherlock and Lillian Albazi are Naarm-based musicians with distinguished careers spanning jazz, classical, and experimental music. James, a celebrated guitarist and 1997 Ike Isaacs International Jazz Guitar Award winner, has toured extensively, performing at prestigious venues like the Montreux Jazz Festival and collaborating with renowned artists, including Sheila Jordan, Cyrille Aimée, and The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. With six albums as a bandleader, James’s artistry has earned international acclaim, including a recent feature in François Tétaz’s film score for The…
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