Venues
Mainstreet Cafe and Bar
Also known as: Mainstreet Location: 840 Colombo Street, Central Christchurch Current Status: Demolished Active as a live music venue: 1990’s – 2006? Bar Manager:…
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Leonard
Biography unsigned but productive auckland rock outfit (named after the fridge!) comprised of james clark (vocals), mark stebben (bass / vocals), matt barnett (guitar…
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The Offbeats
Biography Wellington based 7-piece ska band with a fairly large following, after a number of tracks on a variety of ska compilations, along with…
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Paul Guilford
Biography new zealand-born visual artists and musician, also responsible for recordings under the name paul h. locasta and as artificial subterranne. currently residing back…
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Shoes This High
Biography Arty post-punk band (originally out of Wellington, then Auckland) formed around Brent Hayward With Kevin Hawkins, Jessica Walker and Chris Plummer. Kevin Hawkins…
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E.C.F.
Biography chris and shayne mason, ljinon mihell and brett frazer. put out an ep on new future (with the lovely title of ‘radio w.a.n.k.’)…
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Flip Grater
Biography Formerly Christchurch and now Auckland-based singer-songwriter with an Indie-Country feeling to her songs. Flip reached a greater level of exposure with the release…
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Belle Motions
Biography The Belle Motions were a fine pop blast, strongly melodic and guitar led. They didn’t make much of an impact locally but I…
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Malchicks
Biography The Malchicks formed in the late eighties in the Auckland guitar scene, and rose to prominence with substantial radio play for an early…
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Chris Knox and the Nothing
Biography After the abstract computer-orientated Friend project, Chris Knox (guitar and vocals) got back to business as a live performer by forming the Nothing…
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Colin Long
Biography Discography picks in bold twisted songs for winners ep [1991 ima hitt HITT ME 21X] Members Colin Long Links
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Banshee Reel
Biography A country-tinged pre-cursor to Julia Deans’ popular Fur Patrol who self-released a couple of albums in the mid 90’s. Members Gavin Duncan (Banshee…
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Hauraki
Biography Discography picks in bold rest not/they come when you sleep cassette [w/ witcyst root don lonie for cash rdl045] they rest not double…
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The Wild Poppies
Biography Alan Carter, Andrew Young, Nick Taylor, Ian Hopkins, Robert Axford and Richard Geismar. Discography Heroine [1987 Poppie Pr02] Links BandCamp Page LastFM Photo’s…
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Pasica
Biography recorded in one night during november 1998 in palmerston north, new zealand. a live to tape improvisation featuring paul hirst (bass), simon clough…