August 2024
Kommi me ana Tipua
Kommi is a Lyttelton-based vocalist who performs exclusively in the Kāi Tahu dialect. Swampy, witchy, dark and humorous, Kommi and their personal onstage tipua aka taipō (supernatural beings/spooks, goblins, ghosts) will transform you with a musical ritual acknowledging life, death, love, disdain, contentment, joy, grief (and angst) and the absurd, embracing unity within non-conformity and tautohe/protest. Kaupapa explored: carelessness of words, being hōhā, being haunted, alien encounters, mākutu (witchcraft) and tūrehu (faeries), visions of death and escapism, an indigenous perspective…
Find out more »Old Mervs – How The Fark Are Ya – Tour
Lifelong friends Henry Carrington-Jones and David House (Old Mervs) grew up together on farms outside of Kojonup, a tiny town approximately three hours south of Perth, Western Australia. As high schoolers they cleared out a stable to use as a rehearsal space for their new band, named after one of Henry’s family farm working dogs. With Henry on drums and David on guitar/vox, it was truly humble beginnings. Nowadays, Old Mervs are considered one of the most exciting rock acts…
Find out more »Killshot Medics, The Snake Behaviour, Mental Joy And Narcotic Tonsils
4 of Ōtautahi's most exciting acts get together for a night of epic proportions at an iconic Christchurch Venue. Up In Smoke Entertainment presents KILLSHOT MEDICS, with guests The Snake Behaviour, Mental Joy and Narcotic Tonsils. $10 Door Sales only - EFTPOS available - Doors Open 8pm till late Koha bucket to donate to Daffodil day
Find out more »Seraphim With Monotones
From the shadowed recesses of the Christchurch underground, where dreams and echoes of the arcane converge, Seraphim have emerged as prophets of a new dawn. On the 31st of August, at the hallowed ground of the Wunderbar, join them at 8:30pm for a transcendental evening where tender harmonies, primal rhythms, celestial melodies and face melting fuzz combine to herald a vision of the end times. Opening the night, local favourites MONOTONES will electrify the crowd with their gritty indie and…
Find out more »Seafog With Coal
Dunedin Band Seafog coming up to Christchurch to play with Coal. Seafog are performing songs from their new album this August 17th at Pearl Diver in Ōtepoti and 31st at Space Academy in Ōtautahi. Having received some exceptional press, the band is over the moon with the work that Thomas Bell has done with the production and recording, the band thought time to deliver. Seafog, a four-piece band hailing from Koputai, Ōtepoti , has been active since 2006. Over the…
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