February 2025
Kauranga Oro – Week Of Port Noise
Join Erika Grant and Ariana Tikao for a transformative experience that merges the ancient healing power of taonga puoro with the deep resonance of gong baths. In this special event, the voices of te taiao, our atua, and ancestors come alive through the sacred sounds of taonga puoro, guided by the gentle yet powerful energy of Hine Wai Ora. This feminine energy of the atua wahine, symbolizing connection and release, blends seamlessly with the harmonizing vibrations of the gongs, creating…
Find out more »Gibbeux [fr], Are You Or Have You Ever Been, Les Fuzz Minou
Join us from 8pm, 27feb, at darkroom for a special guest. From France we have GIBBEUX who will be supported by some Thursday Noise Situation favourites, are you or have you ever been and Les Fuzz Minou. This week we would be appreciative of koha to help with GIBBEUX's petrol. GIBBEUX - Hardware liveset with kicks, unfunny textures and encarta-style percussions https://gibbeux.bandcamp.com https://soundcloud.com/gibbeux are you or have you ever been - Grinding distorted landscapes into a coarse metallic powder Les…
Find out more »The Audio Visual Drop Kicks: ‘Betterland’ Album Release Tour
Coinciding with the release of their debut album ‘Betterland’, The Audio Visual Drop Kicks are hitting the road and bringing their alternative-indie-rock sound from Ōtepoti to Ōtautahi once again! Joining them at Space Academy on February 28 are indie-garage rockers Monotones and upbeat post-punk legends Grift Horse. Doors at 8pm. Limited door sales will be available for $20.
Find out more »Night Before – Week Of Port Noise
The night before the main event. We bring you an evening of soft and sharp sonic curiosities at Lyttelton Coffee Company. Sounds provided by Peter Wright and Bruce Russell's tone-wrangling duo – The Escalation, sound artist and head of Melbourne/Naarm's Nice Music Label – Simon J Karis, and Tāmaki based audio-visual artist Ducklingmonster. Biographies: THE ESCALATION The Escalation is a guitar duo consisting of Peter Wright and Bruce Russell. Bruce can’t play guitar properly and Peter doesn’t try very hard.…
Find out more »Crown Ruler Pres. Habibi Funk
With a knack for unearthing hidden gems released in the 1960’s-80’s across the Middle East and North Africa and spanning a plethora of genres from funk, soul and jazz to punk and hip-hop; Jannis Stürtz’s Habibi Funk has been a musical staple for every environment, from the record player at the bar to the one in your living room. Reissuing the records in eclectic compilations for the modern listener, as well as more recently releasing music from musicians in…
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