February 2024
Sandfly 2024 Revival
The 3 piece classic rock band that took out 1st place in the SmokeFree RockQuest Canterbury reginal finals in 2023 are back, and hell do we have a show for you. With some of the grooviest riffs in town and some smashing new harmonies this night will be nothing short of epic, in fact, we think it will be pure bliss.
Find out more »Horizone and Wulfie Live!
Horizone are back playing live and they are hornier than ever (Featuring live guest Saxophonist Andy Manning). Bringing high energy DFS (DUB-FUNK-SOUL) that will pleasantly surprise your ear-holes and have your body involuntarily gyrating to climax. If you are DTF (Down to Funk) then join us for what's guaranteed to be an absolutely marvelous evening full of slick melodies and slinky grooves.. Opening band: Wulfie - a delectable synth pop sensation guaranteed to leave you wanting more. Tickets available from…
Find out more »Sonia Wilson And Nigel Gavin And Friends In Concert .
Sonia and Nigel are a multi-cultural acoustic duo featuring French-American Paris-born Sonia Wilson on vocals & ukulele and Kiwi-American virtuoso musician Nigel Gavin on 7-string guitar. After meeting and playing together for the first time at the Whare Flat Folk festival in Dunedin during Sonia’s first visit to New Zealand on a solo round-the-world trip in December 2014, the pair have since become a well-loved duo in the New Zealand folk music scene. They weave French, Kiwi and American songs…
Find out more »JO MEARES + MARK McCARTNEY with EMILY FAIRLIGHT and SHAUN MALLOCH
Australian singer/songwriter Jo Meares and guitarist from his band the Silver Bullets Mark McCartney present a one off New Zealand show at The Space Academy. They will be joined by the extraordinary Christchurch artist Emily Fairlight and her glorious pedal steel player Shaun Malloch. Jo Meares released his 5th solo album ‘Dream Hotel’ in 2022. All Jo’s albums have been critically acclaimed and his 2009 release ‘A Handful of Smoke’ was awarded Australian album of the year on 2SER’s Outpost…
Find out more »Party Of Special Things To Do
Duo Guylaine Cosseron / Diemo Schwarz (FR) Ōtautahi musical adventurers (watch this space) Guylaine Cosseron is an animalistic singer exploring a 'total voice' where all components of vocal sound are part of musical expression. Diemo Schwarz is based in Paris and an active contributor both to improvised music practice using computers, and to emergent research on concatenative synthesis, a technique where tiny particles of sound are re-assembled algorithmically into new sonic realities. Their duo folds exploratory voice and fragmented electro-acoustics…
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