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Peter Gutteridge (and Brother Love) at the Darkroom

Posted on April 6, 2012 by fraew

Apologies to Brother Love for missing their set – though I did talk to ‘the Brother (aka Martin Henderson) and the long-time ex-Christchurch sludge-rockers are back in the garden city again, with more shows on the horizon. You might remember … Continue reading →

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Fauxhound

Posted on January 30, 2012 by fraew

Downbeat chiptune’s from ex-Christchurch resident Jos van Beek, currently residing in Auckland. Jos has been pretty heavily involved in making Chiptune music more visible in New Zealand (particularly Christchurch), playing a renegade slot at Camp A Low Hum, supporting touring … Continue reading →

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Loma Prieta with Parents, Coate

Posted on January 16, 2012 by fraew

I took my new camera and old half-broken wide-angle lens out west to a pretty typical Riccarton flat to catch a fantastic house-party show from touring San Francisco hardcore group Loma Prieta! Local lads Coate opened the show with the … Continue reading →

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T54, Uncle Scrim at Dux Live

Posted on January 9, 2012 by fraew

Shows at the new Dux Live are really picking up steam now, with a bumper crowd on saturday night. I missed T54′s opening slot, they played a set of Hendrix covers as ‘Harvey Kaitowel’, but caught the majority of new … Continue reading →

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Flying Nun 30th Birthday: HDU with Delaney Davidson

Posted on November 20, 2011 by fraew

Another night, another awesome show at the Christchurch Polytech Students Assoc. Last nights Flying Nun birthday special saw the return of HDU; with support from Christchurch local Delaney Davidson. Delaney has just come back from Australia, but played a great … Continue reading →

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Flying Nun 30th Birthday: Shayne P Carter and Ghost Club, with Popstrangers

Posted on November 20, 2011 by fraew

Wow. These Flying Nun 30th Birthday shows kick ass. Popstrangers are an Auckland 3 piece I haven’t seen before, but their rather good drummer looks very familiar… Anyways I enjoyed their set, pretty in your face guitar music with some … Continue reading →

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Thunderdome: Familia Moja Fundraiser

Posted on November 17, 2011 by fraew

Cracking fundraising event for Fionn and Netta’s trip to Kenya last night. They put together 10 of the best young acts in Christchurch to raise a little dosh to help with the construction of an orphanage. With Sleepy Age, Transistors … Continue reading →

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The River Jones and Ipswich at Darkroom

Posted on November 13, 2011 by fraew

With a lot of people at the Bats show at CPIT (as part of the Flying Nun 30th anniversary), it was a quiet night at Darkroom. However both the River Jones and Ipswich put on a great show. The River … Continue reading →

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BnP and Magic Eye at the Darkroom

Posted on November 11, 2011 by fraew

BnP (formerly Bits and Pieces) and Magic Eye have both been a bit invisible this last year, and so this show at the Darkroom marked both bands return to live shows (outside of the odd house-party) since the September 2010 … Continue reading →

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