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Camping at Campus A Low Hum

Live: Campus A Low Hum Day 3

Flashback to February 13th, 2011 – Day 3 of Campus A Low Hum at Flock House in Bulls. Featuring camping, b-ball and lots and lots of bands!

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The Pool at Campus A Low Hum

Live: Campus A Low Hum Day 2

Flashback to February 12th, 2011 – Day 2 of Campus A Low Hum at Flock House in Bulls. Featuring heaps of bands from around New Zealand, Australia and even a few from the States.

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Kitsunegari at Campus A Low Hum

Live: Campus A Low Hum Day 1

Flashback to February 11th, 2011 – Day 1 of Campus A Low Hum at Flock House in Bulls. Featuring heaps of bands from around New Zealand, Australia and even a few from the States.

#nzmusic #aussiemusic #alowhum #campusalowhum

Street Chant at Campus A Low Hum 2011

Live: Campus A Low Hum Day 0

Flashback to February 10th, 2011 – Day 0 of Campus A Low Hum at Flock House in Bulls. Featuring Pre-Campus performances from Street Chant and Scul Hazzards.

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Live: Die! Die! Die! – ‘Harmony’ tour

Flashback to September 28th, 20012: Die! Die! Die!’s New Zealand tour for their excellent 2012 album ‘Harmony’, with support from Dunedin group Opposite Sex and local lads Ipswich, at Dux Live.

#nzmusic #die!die!die! #oppositesex #ipswich #duxlive

Live: Familia Moja Fundraiser

Flashback to November 16th 2011 with an epic fundraising show at the Thunderdome, a temporary venue that was erected at North Hagley Park.

#nzmusic #livemusic #sleepyage #thetransistors #bang!bang!eche! #steden #coate #valdera #planetofthetapes

Live Flashback: Dux Live Double-Header

Flashback to: June 2012, with a double-header weekend at Dux Live.
Starting with the return of Goodshirt, ably supported by popular local group Sleepy Age and followed by the final of the 2012 RDU Round-Up band competition, taken out by excellent local post punk group Ipswich.

#nzmusic #duxlive #goodshirt #sleepyage #ipswich #rdu #roundup

Live: Red Panda Presents Thought Creature

Flashback to September 19th, 2008 with a Red Panda (all-ages) show at the Otautahi Social Centre, headlined by Wellington’s Thought Creature and supported by then-young Christchurch groups Warble, Shocking and Stunning Statement and Ruffians.

I’ve added some context and reflective detail to the brief original review.

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Bang! Bang! Eche!

Live: Darkroom’s 1st Birthday

Flashback to October 6th, 2012 – Celebrating post-Earthquake venue The Darkroom’s first birthday with a show featuring Bang! Bang! Eche, The Transistors and Brown Leaves.

#nzmusic #darkroom #bangbangeche #thetransistors $brownleaves

LIVE: Witchuals and Kutomo

Flashback to January 28th, 2011. Local electronic noise + percussion duo Witchuals supported Brisbane-based Finnish performer Kutomo at the High Street Project and I was in a very-sparse audience.

#nsmusic #undergroundmusic #witchuals #highstreetproject #kutomo

Live: Tiger Tones Album Release Party

Flashback to May 9th, 2008!

I attended an afterwork album release gig in a basement next to NG Gallery (on Madras Street – now part of the Te Kaha Stadium site) with Pinacolada Records presenting the Tiger Tones self-titled album.

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Live: Opossom and T54

Flashback to Opossom playing the Darkroom Bar on June 30th, 2012 with support from local legends T54.

#nzmusic #opossom #t54 $mintchicks #bicrunga