March 2025
An Evening With Egregores
An evening of songs, poetry, and other oddities with local writer and performer Elliot Tremlett. Expect the unexpected - drinking songs, medieval folk tunes, conversations with trees, and even a ballad involving a vegan cuttlefish named Brian. General Sale: $10 Door Sales: $15 Space Academy, 371 St. Asaph Street, Christchurch Sunday 30th March at 7pm
Find out more »MJ Lenderman & The Wind – NZ Tour 2025
Banished Music & Strange News Present MJ Lenderman & The Wind New Zealand Tour - March / April 2025 Sunday 30 March - Loons, Lyttelton Monday 31 March - Meow, Wellington Tuesday 1 April - Double Whammy, Auckland Pre-sale tickets - 10AM, Friday 22 Nov General tickets - 10AM, Monday 25 Nov “the Poet Laureate of Indie Rock” — Interview Magazine “Manning Fireworks is a masterpiece about quotidian misery that’s as playful and comforting as a best friend.” — Stereogum…
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Darkroom Open Mic Night
Join us for our Open Mic Night, on the first Weds of each month! Doors open 6:30pm with music from 7pm Sound person, drum kit, mics, and bass and guitar amps provided. Sign up on the blackboard on the night to play for up to 15mins. Spots are limited, first in first served. Musicians and bands of any genre, and any musical ability/experience level welcome to perform. Solo acts and group acts all welcome! Free entry R18 R.O.A.R.
Find out more »My Pennyworth
'My Pennyworth' with 'Copper and Steel' opening. 'My Pennyworth' is Katikati-based Paul Hoggard and Penelope Rowsell who have been playing as ‘My Pennyworth’ now for some seventeen years, the multi-instrumentalist duo performing a real variety of music in a range of styles, rhythms and instruments. They are best described as singer-songwriters with their repertoire drawn from a folk and sometimes Celtic influence, with a rocky feel. Their arrangements, musicianship and vocals combine to make an impact much greater than their…
Find out more »Crossroads Tribute to Kendrick Lamar
Crossroads returns to 03 Sessions, this time honouring the monumental 10-year anniversary of Kendrick Lamar's 'To Pimp A Butterfly', originally released on 15 March 2015. Crossroads embodies the post-Dilla landscape of improvised music: harmonic impressionism, deep tone, and stern backbeat. Think Chris Dave, Pino Palladino, and Isaiah Sharkey at Blue Note. Think Art Blakey to Slum Village to D’Angelo to MJ. Think past Wynton Marsalis’ bedtime. Nick Pitts - Keys Cameron Finlay - Drums Joel Sangster - Bass ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 03…
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