NZ Music Month: New Zealand s best live music venues to visit
3 May, 2021 11:39 PM
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Crowded house: Pack into these 10 live music venues in Aotearoa. Photo / Ateed, Supplied
NZ Herald
By: Poppy Tohill
Rock stadium or intimate nightspot, New Zealand should be proud of its many and varied music venues, writes
Poppy Tohill
As our small country punches above its weight with creative talent, we similarly do so with places to discover and enjoy such talent. From the top of the north to the bottom of the south, from stunning to grungy and intimate to colossal - here are 10 live music venues in Aotearoa that are definitely not to be missed. Time your next short break around a performance in one of them and celebrate the freedom we have in New Zealand to be in the midst of a crowd.
Music promoter s plan to bring life to Hawke s Bay s community halls, one gig at a time
30 Apr, 2021 06:00 PM
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Jamie Macphail, pictured at Haumoana Hall, is bringing artists to play at the region s community halls for the Small Hall Sessions. Photo / Warren Buckland
Jamie Macphail, pictured at Haumoana Hall, is bringing artists to play at the region s community halls for the Small Hall Sessions. Photo / Warren Buckland
A local promoter is bringing live music to halls at the heart of Hawke s Bay communities, with an aim to create community events which will revitalise the halls. Jamie Macphail has been promoting live music
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Reb Fountain Awarded Taite Music Prize 2021 Chris Cudby / Photo credit: Frances Carter / Wednesday 21st April, 2021 9:49AM
The twelfth annual
Taite Music Prize was indeed a glitzy and glamorous occasion last night, returning to Tāmaki Makaurau s Q Theatre after necessarily switching to a livestream format for 2020 s Covid-derailed ceremony. This year s awards felt reflective of the significant challenges faced by Aotearoa music industry over the past 12 months, acknowledged in MC
Sarah Thomson s (95bFM) introductory speech. In many ways the public face of the Save Our Venues fundraising campaign to support independent venues across NZ during dire times for gigs,
Reb Fountain was awarded the Taite Music Prize for her 2020 self-titled album, while representatives of the Whammy Bar community