June 2025
Haven: Current Bias // Keepsakes B2b Mr Meaty Boy // Pentaloe
As the cold settles in and we retreat in to the warmth of our nests HAVEN is here to tempt all you creatures and degenerates back out in to the wilderness with another cathartic stomp within the safety of the Galaxy Arcade… This time we are excited to invite queer sound designer, producer, DJ and all-round experimentalist Current Bias down from Pōneke for their first Ōtautahi club appearance since 2023 and following on from recent appearances at the likes of…
Find out more »July 2025
Diesel Jenny x Synthetic Children – ‘Backroom Smooches’ Tour
Diesel Jenny and Synthetic Children announce ‘Backroom Smooches’ tour Two of Aotearoa’s most rungle hardware acts are joining forces for a mid-winter tour across the country this July. Armed with new releases and a reckless lack of MIDI cables, longtime pals Synthetic Children and Diesel Jenny are packing gear into the whip for a trip up and down the motu. The six-date tour will see the pair serve up their respective dishes in Ōtautahi, Ōtepoti, Tāmaki Makaurau, Pōneke, Te Papaioea,…
Find out more »Lyttelton Arts Festival X Adam Hattaway And The Haunters
Adam Hattaway & The Haunters roll into Lyttelton with a one-night-only cabaret set, cutting deep with raw soul, grit, and rock ’n’ roll charm. Known for turning heartbreak into a howl, they’re dialling it down—but not backing off. This is live music with teeth, up close and personal. July 4th – LAF, 2025 Lyttelton Arts Festival. Ticketing: from $20 unwaged, $25 waged - https://www.lytteltonartsfest.nz/music
Find out more »Adrenochrome Babies, Les Fuzz Minou, Sentient Mud, Toronja
Come beat the winter blues with a multi-genre Friday night session at the Darkroom. Otautahi chaos incarnate Adrenochrome Babies will be joined by sonic practitioners Les Fuzz Minou, banjo punk officiando’s Sentient Mud, and multi-disciplinary electronic artist Toronja, who’ll be laying down some lush soundscapes to set the scene. Gonna be a beautiful evening ? Adrenochrome Babies - half manic, socially-conscious word vomit set against a backdrop of dystopian sonic musings. Could progressive punk be considered a genre; or is…
Find out more »Tom Roud For Council – Campaign Launch Gig
Runtimes: 7.30pm - 8pm: Meet & Greet with the Candidate 8pm - 8.30pm: pickledarling 8:30pm - 9pm: Speeches from Tom & from the Alliance Party 9pm: this dog 9.45 - late: The Eastern Details: Tom Roud (known in the local music scene as 1/4 of Model Home) is running for Christchurch City Council! I’m a library worker and union delegate and have been working in the central city for the last seven years. I grew up in Christchurch and my…
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