Undercurrents, The Hatemen and French for Rabbits
Flashback to an oddball booking on December 2011 at the then-new Dux Central comprised of the whimsical French for Rabbit, boisterous Hatemen and the always good Undercurrents.
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Flashback to an oddball booking on December 2011 at the then-new Dux Central comprised of the whimsical French for Rabbit, boisterous Hatemen and the always good Undercurrents.
#livemusic
Flashback to 2004 and an interview I conducted with Dave Edwarfs and Nigel Patterson of Ascension Band on the eve of their performance at the Wellington Fringe Festival.
#nzmusic #ascensionband #daveedwards
Flashback to my 2002 review of The Clean’s ‘Anthology’ (2002, Flying Nun Records, FN468, a double CD monster packed to the brim with material from The Clean’s early and mid-period releases.
#nzmusic #theclean #anthology #flyingnun
Flashback to July 20th, 2012 with a smashing show at (then new) Dux Live featuring Aucklanders Sherpa supported by 3 of Christchurch’s best young groups at the time – Zen Mantra, The Dance Asthmatics and Bang! Bang! Eche!
#nzmusic #livemusic #duxlive #sherpa #bangbangeche #thedanceasthmatics #zenmantra
Flashback to January 29th, 2011 with a terrific, off-beat show from 47 Diamantes, Tommy Ill and Shorty K at Goodbye Blue Monday.
#nzmusic #livemusic #musicphotography #47diamantes #tommyill #shortyk
Flashback to January 2006 and an article I wrote for A Low Hum on Christchurch Indie-pop group The New Originals, based around an interview conducted with vocalist and song-writer Tim Moore.
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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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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.
#nzmusic #aussiemusic #alowhum #campusalowhum
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
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.
#nzmusic #aussiemusic #streetchant #alowhum #campusalowhum #sculhazzards
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
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
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
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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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