Blair Jollands is an Emmy & Bafta nominated sound designer and singer songwriter. He will be touring Europe & NZ this March / April promoting his latest EP Hide No More (El Hula) and his LP Holograms. Having won the admiration of both David Bowie & Boy George (who released Blair’s previous material under the name El Hula on his More Protein label), Jollands’ music communicates a paradoxical mix of melancholia and optimism that is hard to resist. Holograms is…

Jay Clarkson sits uncomfortably in the South Island indie continuum. She didn’t play the folk pop card, thump the garage rock drum or end up shaping sound or free noise. Her path was a determined and singular one. A prolific songwriter who time and time again found the players to bring her music out in bands They Were Expendable, The Expendables, Breathing Cage, The Matches, The Containers and solo, Clarkson’s songs are still revealing their worth over 30 years on.…

Paulo Santo is the alias of Sam White, well known jazz guitarist and multi instrumentalist. These songs are an internal exploration. The mind is as endless as the universe and Paulo Santo doesn’t have any space ships, but they have pens and journals and guitars and excited to share what they found. The songs are a collection of nonsensical word vomit, heart-breaking love songs and just some good ol’ rockers . Paulo Santos self titled album recorded with Thomas Isbister…

The All Clear is an evocative new work from Hester Ida and the Music (the emerging musical moniker of Hester Ullyart). Experimental, brave, unique in its sensitivity, a song/spoken word hybrid music work in collaboration with talented stronghold of Ōtautahi musicians Reuben Derrick, Hannah Everingham and Thomas Isbister. Hester Ullyart is an award winning UK born Aotearoa based multi-disciplinary artist; a poet, playwright, actress & music-maker praised for her intimate lyrical perspective, nuanced world-building and delivery. Previous works include contemporary…

Sam Bambery is a songwriter and impresario from Ōtautahi/Christchurch, currently based in Naarm/Melbourne. Exploring his love of semi-psychedelia through a twisted folk-rock lens, Bambery writes effectual and spacious songs burrowing into emotional identity and exhaustion. His sophomore album Rubricator released in May with local micro-label Under Underground Records, earning praise from RNZ Music's Tony Stamp as ...very considered, like Bambery lived with the album in his head for a while before bringing it into the world...a hint of mystery hangs…

Join us for MINIFEST! An end-of-year celebration of live music, featuring three diverse and exceptional acts, up close and personal in an intimate house concert experience. KENDALL ELISE Roaming the range from soul stirring country-gothic ballads to full blown barnstormers, Kendall Elise’s dynamic live performances have silenced audiences, brought them to tears, made them laugh and brought them to their feet With an impressive career to date, Kendall has toured with, and opened for the likes of Midge Marsden, Tami…

This is a unique opportunity to experience the Small Worlds jazz project live with Darren Pickering (piano), Heather Webb (guitar), Pete Fleming (bass) and Jono Blackie (drums) up close and personal in an intimate outdoor setting. Following their acclaimed debut 'Volume One' & follow up album 'Volume Two', Darren Pickering Small Worlds continues their investigation of textures of contemporary jazz. “Stunningly original and gloriously ethereal” UK Vibe “Sublime” Simon Sweetman “Perfectly melodic” Culture Jazz BYO drinks and picnic and in…