May 2025
Sassafras: Bluegrass From Blue Ridge Mountains North Carolina
The Sassafras Bluegrass Band invites you to a HOOTENANNY What is a HOOTENANNY? It is a banjo-brained hoedown-throwdown-don't slow down until the cows come home! Sassafras is from the Foothills and the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina in the USA, which is home to some of the best bluegrass music you will find. Sassafras pays homage to the Father of Bluegrass music, Bill Monroe, as well as other bluegrass pioneers such as the Country Gentlemen, Lester Flatt & Earl…
Find out more »Rufous Whistler (AUS) and Butter Wouldn’t Melt
Rufous Whistler 'National Panic' album launch (AUS) and Butter Wouldn't Melt (NZ) WEDNESDAY MAY 28, 7:30PM Rufous Whistler (AUS) and Butter Wouldn't Melt (NZ) Live at Wunderbar Celebrate the release of National Panic, the debut album from Rufous Whistler, the Australian folk & alt-country act turning heads across the globe. Hailing from Northeast Victoria, AUS (Wiradjuri Country), Rufous Whistler combines raw, heartfelt storytelling with modern arrangements, warm, commanding vocals, and virtuosic musicianship. Their live shows are dynamic and gripping, featuring…
Find out more »Lads On Tour Cabaret
Lads On Tour Cabaret is back with another jam packed variety show of drag, circus, burlesque, comedy, dance, and poetry! Fri May 30th at Darkroom, 336 St Asaph Street Doors open 7pm and show starts 7:30pm Tickets start at just $15 from Eventfinda! About Lads On Tour Cabaret: Lads on Tour first took to the stage in March 2015. What was originally meant to be a one off informal variety show of weird and wonderful acts quickly became an ongoing…
Find out more »Voom – ‘Something Good Is Happening’ Tour
Auckland indie-rock legends Voom — after years of slow-burning genius, cult-adored releases, and sporadic-yet-memorable live performances — are finally back with their long-awaited new album, Something Good Is Happening, out Friday 16 May via Flying Nun Records. To celebrate, the band have announced a four-date New Zealand tour, taking their new songs (and some beloved classics) on the road for the ‘Something Good Is Happening Tour’. Beginning at Auckland’s hottest new venue Double Whammy on Friday 23 May, the band…
Find out more »FOOTMAHI 2025 Release Party
It’s an absolute privilege that we want to announce that the crew at Flux have invited The Big Fresh Collective to host a bi-monthly residency for the rest of the 2025 - kicking things off with the much anticipated FOOTMAHI 2025 RELEASE PARTY 🚨 Closing off New Zealand Music Month in style on Friday the 30th of May - Big Fresh heavyweights Liam K. Swiggs/Young Gho$t/Caru make there way back down to the mighty city of Ōtautahi with an…
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