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December 2023
Spirit Boy Feels So Good Single Release
Spirit Boy’s latest single ‘Feels So Good’ is a heady, 80s-tinged, dopamine hit, and a serious contender for song of the summer. ‘Feels So Good’ sees Spirit Boy return to their rock roots, with a thumping rhythm section providing the perfect platform for singer Ethan Mead’s soaring vocals. Lyrically, the song is about celebrating life’s successes: “this is what I wished for when I wished for better days,” as Mead sings. To celebrate the release of 'Feels So Good,' Spirit…
Find out more »Gecho And Friends // The Probably The Last One Gig
It’s the Gecho farewell gig with Friends! Gechos one and only bass man Ash is leaving the Vivarium for the big smoke. This will be the send off, to close the book AND ALSO to celebrate the incoming release of the Gecho EP!!!!! Bonus acts to be announced so stay tuned See you at darkroom, December 2nd for a Gecho super set with support from our Otautahi friends. $15 entry, eftpos available at the door. R18 R.O.A.R.
Find out more »And$um – Late Night Down Brougham Album Release Show
To celebrate the release of his sophomore album 'Late Night Down Brougham', Christchurch hip-hop artist And$um is putting on a show. Darkroom Friday, December 8th Featuring And$um Jay Okay Common Child TEEZE Beats x Necrum Select 8 pm - late
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Schkeuditzer Kreuz – ‘No Life Left’ NZ Tour 2024
SCHKEUDITZER KREUZ – ‘NO LIFE LEFT’ NEW ZEALAND TOUR: JANUARY 2024 Industrial Synth Crust / D-Beat Raw Synth Punk from Australia CHRISTCHURCH: DARKROOM – FRIDAY 26 JANUARY With PLACENTA COOKBOOK and WILIEU Currently on an extensive tour of Europe (Sept-Oct 2023), expat NZ punk veteran Kieren Hills (Darkhorse, S.M.U.T., Murder Disco X, Death Church, Septic Noise Grinder, et al) finally brings the Industrial Synth Crust of SCHKEUDITZER KREUZ back to NZ, where he first discovered noisy and experimental industrial music…
Find out more »March 2024
HOIHOI Tour Ki Te Waipounamu
Tēnā tātau, e te whānau! Haere mai! We’re HOIHOI, an Ōtautahi post-punk band who have been making noise together since 2020. Our name means be noisy! (and be quiet!). Our influences are the likes of Aotearoa legends Die!Die!Die! and faraway legends like Fugazi and Pixies. Over the last few years we’ve played alongside so many wonderful bands from across the country. All the while dreaming of the day it’s our turn to venture out of our Ōtautahi music scene nest.…
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