May 2025
Cso And Rova Present: Ōtautahi Pasifika Legacy Project
Samiu Katoa Uatahausi – Conductor Pacific Underground 2025 marks the first collaboration between Christchurch Symphony Orchestra and the legendary Pacific Underground. Join us for a landmark evening as CSO’s symphonic power meets the soul and energy of Aotearoa’s vibrant Pasifika communities. Together, we’ll journey through 30 years of Pacific Underground's lush harmonies, driving rhythms, and stirring melodies that celebrate the cultural heartbeat of Te Moana-Nui-a-Kiwa (the Pacific ocean) and Ōtautahi Christchurch. This unmissable night of mana, moemoeā (dreams) and magafaao…
Find out more »Darren Pickering Small Worlds – ‘Three’ (Album Release Show)
Renowned Ōtautahi pianist Darren Pickering returns to the Space Academy stage yet again, to celebrate the release of his 3rd album 'Three'. Come hear his 'Small Worlds' jazz project live at 03 Sessions, with Heather Webb (guitar), Pete Fleming (bass), & Jono Blackie (drums). "With the 3rd instalment of their series of albums (following on from critically acclaimed ‘Volume One’ & ‘Volume Two’), Darren Pickering Small Worlds continue their through-composed & improvisational explorations into the melding of jazz, folk, song-based…
Find out more »Monotones, Swipers, Rappids And Isolar Playing Music In Technicolor
Monotones are returning to Darkroom to play some music in technicolor and we'll be bringing our loud n lovely pals from Swipers, Rappids and Isolar to make some extra fuzzy noise for all who know a good lineup when they see one... So come one, come all for only $10 see 4 stellar bands playing loud original groovy tunes with maybe a crowd pleasing cover or two thrown in. It'll be something much needed for you ears, and you might…
Find out more »Martin Sagadin – Martin iz Zgornje Bele – Album Announcement Show
Martin Sagadin’s debut solo album weaves together their Slovenian roots with Aotearoa’s rich folk music scene. Martin iz Zgornje Bele refers to the village Martin grew up in, and the album transports the listener to a pastoral but deeply internal space, casting a meditative and emotionally charged spell. An album announcement show is to take place at Space Academy in Ōtautahi Christchurch, as Martin’s first headlining show with support from Georgia Knight. The album was produced by Brooke Singer (French…
Find out more »Adrenochrome Babies, Slightly Imperfect, Carne Verde
Adrenochrome Babies are back... After a busy couple of months of recording and fighting off systemically induced malaise, we’re looking forward to performing live again for the first time in 2025 and bringing you more of that internet-rotted, drug-addled, spoken word mania you know and love. Completing the lineup on this musically varied evening will be the poly-rhythmic musings of CARNE VERDE and the surreal folk duo Slightly Imperfect. CARNE VERDE - CARNE VERDE is the malformed brainchild of percussionist…
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