December 2024
Castaway ‘Nondual’ EP Release Tour
CASTAWAY ‘NONDUAL’ EP RELEASE TOUR - CHRISTCHURCH Kia ora Ōtautahi Christchurch!!! We’re Castaway, a pop-rock band from Ōtautahi Christchurch, and we’re heading to The Loons on December 14th to celebrate the release of our Nondual EP. ‘Nondual’ is a concept that basically means ‘everything is connected’ - people, places, ideas. We wrote 6 songs that explore this concept in the bedrooms of our shared flat, and now we want to bring them to life and connect with people right across…
Find out more »Zuke “Come Closer” Album Release (CHCH)
Zuke Come Closer Album Release Show - Christchurch Saturday December 14 2024 - The Exchange Christchurch (XCHC) Celebrate the release of Zukes’ highly anticipated debut album, Come Closer. With support from long-time friends Paige Julia and Rosa. Zuke is the electronic project from producer & synth-wizard, Ed Zuccollo. Ed has honed his skills as a live musician while immersed in the vibrant music scene of New Zealand’s capital city of Wellington. Under his alias Zuke, his genre-fluid, instrumental productions have…
Find out more »Barnards Star 25th Anniversary Show With Support From T.G. Shand
Leather Jacket Records & Pinacolada records present Barnard's Star — an evening of ambient and mellifluous music. Ōtautahi's late 90’s hypnotic shoegaze legends Barnard's Star are reuniting for a 25th Anniversary Reunion Show to celebrate the vinyl release of their 1999 self-titled EP. Barnard's Star was formed in 1996 at Canterbury University, featuring Marcus Winstanley (Minisnap, Cowboy Machine), Nick Guy (Lytteltronics, Torlesse Super Group), Helen Greenfield (Mela, The L.E.D.s) and Tyrone Thorn (Swinging Tasty Bag). The band hit huge strides…
Find out more »MEG RYAN FILM CLUB PERFORM THE SONGS OF J. ‘CHRISTMAS’ PHILLIPS
J. Christmas; conjuring hopes, dreams and the delicate sashay of satin against skin, an international touring festive song maven is delighted to extend his tour of Aotearoa to two thrilling evenings across the motu. These are the headiest of days, days in which it feels extraordinary to bear breath. To behold the sweet nectar of song, in the form of his latest album Spring Into... J. Christmas Phillips, performed live by one of Aotearoa's leading bands, is an almost unbearably…
Find out more »An Evening With Lost Bird And Just Janie
Joint headliner: LOST BiRD and Just Janie ______________ LOST BiRD is singer-songwriter Ali Whitton. Born in Aotearoa but raised in the UK to British parents. Ali cut his teeth playing solo in the UK gig circuit in the early 2000’s including playing regularly with a then-unknown Ed Sheeran. During his time in the UK, Ali had local or tour support slots with Bill Callahan, James Yorkeston, Tom McRae, and other touring folk and alt-country acts. LOST BiRD is releasing his…
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