MOKOMOKAI ANNOUNCES THE SHARDONAY TOUR AOTEAROA / NEW ZEALAND – JULY 2025   MOKOMOKAI announces The Shardonay Tour on the back of their return with Pono, their third studio album. A slow-burning, soul-infused project that captures mood, memory, and truth in nine rich, immersive tracks. Led by Manu, alongside producers DUSTY & GHOS, the group continues to define their own lane with poetic lyricism over lush, atmospheric production rooted in soul and Polynesian influence.   Pono features collaborations with Lukan…

Since its inception in 2012, Sydney band Restless Leg has crafted a unique sound by drawing inspiration from iconic indie rock bands from both sides of the Tasman. From The Go-Betweens to The Clean, Twerps to The Bats, Songs to The Brunettes and many more, Restless Leg have established their own place on the continuum of intelligent, jangly, Antipodean guitar pop. The gravitational pull of those influences has led the band to embark upon an inevitable pilgrimage back to the…

Banks Peninsula Steppaz Cult + Mimic Sound are extremely gassed to present: XTENDØ3 — Surly b2b Goldtooth On the infamous Heavenly Creatures soundsystem feat. 3hr BPSC + Mimic crew sesh When we saw these two heavy-hitters from the big smoke got booked by Ghost Media for a 3 hour b2b sesh in Wellywood our last few brain cells started working overtime to pull as many strings as it took to get them down to the dutty south for a mid-winter…

HIGH ALTAR unveil an intense crackle of spectral sounds with their sonic form of 'neon jazz'. This two-piece is a potent audio tool built on a bare-bones structure of rhythm section components and added electronic timbre which alights a crooked path across musical, religious and subcultural frontiers; trailing vortices with oscillatory behavior. TJOPI is Popi Newbery (Tūhoe and Ngati Porou) and Tjalling de Vries. They create semi industrial layers of field recordings, synth, sheetmetal feedback and looped samples that provide…

Eyegum is excited to announce the next edition of our 'Scenic Tour' series. Having previously toured Dale Kerrigan + Wiri Donna, Mirror Ritual + Porpoise, Koizilla + Sleeping Village and most recently Bad Taste + Ripship we're over the moon to reveal our next touring lineup: Pearly* (DUN) & Cruelly (WGTN) Comprising members of Koizilla, Space Bats, Attack!, Fazed on a Pony, Dale Kerrgian amongst other acts Pearly* have hit the ground running in Ōtepoti. Building up a reputation for…

Hunter Craig steps out from behind the drum kit to give his first solo performance on guitar and vocals. Join him as he takes you through his life over the past seven years moving to Ōtautahi and making his new home here. Drawing influences from folk and indie music, there will be plenty of original songs, mixed with a few covers of the songs that have been the most impactful to him. It’s sure to be a cosy Sunday night…

SPACE, HOW SO CAN YOU GO ? A mid-week evening of rare activity. Three live acts utilising differing approaches in working directly with the spatial properties of sound. Visiting Naarm/ Melbourne soundmaker Eamon Sprod graces Space Academy with support from local space shifters Roads to Toads and Gemma Syme & Nic Woollaston (with mystery guest). EAMON SPROD Working with sound borrowed from urban spaces australian-based sound artist eamon sprod/TARAB pursues what might be called an anti-naturalist field recording practice. Fragmenting…

Join us for an intimate acoustic evening featuring two soulful singer-songwriters. Enjoy a night of heartfelt music and connection in a unique setting, Lyttelton's wonderfully quirky Wunderbar. HERA Hera is an award-winning Icelandic-Kiwi singer/songwriter who has lost count of how many times she has traveled around the world with her guitar. Her self-titled album released in 2020 to critical acclaim and reached #1 on the album charts in Iceland. She has been named 'Best Female Artist' at the Icelandic Music…

on july 18th darkroom in christchurch will be hosting NZ pop punk band Out of lucks Album release for their new album weekends https://reefisoutofluck.bandcamp.com/album/weekends they will be joined by The Mulls, U-no Juno and Peaking in high school. doors at 8pm first band 8.30

This one goes out to everyone who is a bit geeky and maybe a little freaky. It's our pleasure to bring to you: FREAKS & GEEKS This project was born from the collaboration of Doctor P and half of Roksonix. The two have worked together in the 2010s but went in on their joint venture in 2020. Since then they have been killing the game with their hard-hitting dancefloor bangers. In their half decade they have released on Elevate, UKF,…