May 2025
National Treasures
Continuing our bold kickoff as Euphonic and Boom Candy present - National Treasures: Mt Eden, Trei, and Burnzy, with support from Mish & Greeen and Bad Birds Prepare yourselves for a night a homemade talent. For NZ Music Month, Euphonic and Boom Candy proudly present: National Treasures. To celebrate the artistry that our lovely set of islands have to offer we have brought together a triple headliner with some of biggest names in NZ bass music. Firstly: Burnzy, the Auckland-based…
Find out more »Joan As Policewoman
Critically acclaimed multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Joan As Police Woman returns to Aotearoa New Zealand in May 2025 for a three-date career-spanning solo tour including material from new album Lemons, Limes & Orchids. Lemons, Limes & Orchids - out now via Play It Again Sam - promises an intimate journey through the unique soundscape of Joan As Police Woman (aka Joan Wasser) - blending jazz, ambient, and electronic elements. This tour offers a chance to experience Joan’s artistry up close, as…
Find out more »Free Artist Development Session – Developing Safer Music Communities
Darkroom’s free, informal, peer-run sessions are back - and this time, we’re diving into the real shit that doesn’t get talked about enough in the music world. Want to be part of creating a safer, more inclusive music scene? Wondering how to use your words, art, and presence to help set a positive tone in our community? Not sure what to do if you see or experience something that makes you feel uncomfortable? Want to find out about what tools,…
Find out more »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…
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