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The Toronto trio, METZ, consisting of Alex Edkins, Hayden Menzies and Chris Slorach are heading to New Zealand. The Canadian band have spent years playing everywhere from basements to festivals, last year saw the release of their self-titled LP, this year will see them perform two shows of their noisy, posthardcore sludge-punk for Kiwi fans. Tickets go on sale on Thu 19 Sep at undertheradar. co.nz Real Groovy, Slowboat and RPM.
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L.A. based punk band, Bad Religion is set to release a Christmas album simply titled, Christmas Songs. Bad Religion have threatened to record an album of seasonal classics for years, and now theyve gone and done it, tackling eight chestnuts in their classic punk rock style. From White Christmas with its nod to pioneers The Ramones, to the glorious choirboy intro to Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, Christmas Songs is the record you need to get your holiday households toes tapping. Nothing says Christmas like Bad Religion.
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The Veils have made a previously unreleased song, A Falling Star, available on Bandcamp as a name your price purchase - all proceeds of which will be donated to the Mercy Corps Charity in aid of Syrian refugees. The Veils statement: As the political dance goes on, wed like to do our modest part for the refugees fleeing the war in Syria, many of whom are children, now orphaned and alone. We have this song, produced by Nick Launay (PiL, Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs, Nick Cave) - if you give us what dollars/pounds/euros etc you can spare, you can download it and well donate all the proceeds to Mercy Corps Syria project. Thanks all.

After 36 years in music, that icon of English folk rock Billy Bragg is still a work in progress. With a new album, a fresh outlook and renewed inspiration, Bragg returns to New Zealand for his first full band tour in many years an artist revitalised. Most people, when they hear my name, think of polemical anthems born in struggle. I often find myself having to remind people that I am also the Sherpa of Heartbreak, writing songs about the struggle to maintain our relationships with those we love the most. Last year Billy Bragg played four acoustic shows in a sold out tour across New Zealand that celebrated the 100th anniversary and legacy of Woody Guthrie.
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Fat Freddys Drop have announced their Blackbird Summer Detour. Saxophonist Chopper Reeds aka Scott Towers says, Well definitely be turning up the heat. Freddys love responding to the energy of the audience and the New Zealand summer crowd is super rowdy! Pre-sale tickets will be available now viaticketmaster. co.nzwith general sales starting Thu 19 Sep.
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PLAYING RAGGAMUFFIN FAVourites

LISA CRAWLEY
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Line up includes: Damian Marley Morgan Heritage Shaggy Rebel Souljahz Groundation Tiki Taane House of Shem Three Houses Down Soljah Sons of Zion

Raggamuffin 2014 takes place on Fri 31 Jan and Sat 01 Feb 2014 at Rotorua International Stadium and this year, organisers have spread the headline acts across both days.

Headlining the Festival is three-time Grammy Award winner Damian Marley. Marley has been performing since his teens and has recorded six albums to date. Raggamuffin New Zealand Festival Director Jackie Sanders says bringing Damian Marley back to New Zealand for Raggamuffin 2014 takes the festival back to its reggae roots. It will be particularly special to have Damian performing in New Zealand in the week of his fathers birthday and marking 35 years since Bob Marleys historic performance at Western Springs which really gave birth to the reggae movement in this country and was the inspiration for the movie Mt Zion. Your house is on fire, what do save? Misty the cat, my Nord keyboard, hard drive! Oh and some family photos and more sentimental type belongings too. First album? Mai Street Jams volume one! I thought it was pretty cool, you can imagine my excitement when I got to go on Mai Time as a 16 year old. If you werent a musician, what would you be? Realistically, probably a full time extra or some kind of temp in an office! Ultimate festival line-up? Wilco, Fleetwood Mac, Feist, Cat Power, Neil Young, Beirut, Richard Hawley, Voom and David Bowie. Worst job youve had? A tie between a 12 hour shift at a takeaway van at the Big Day Out or wearing a cat suit at big boys toys, I didnt really know what a promo girl was and when told Id be wearing a cat suit I envisaged a giant fluffy animal costume rather than what they had in mind. It was disturbing for everyone involved. Which song do you wish you wrote? Dreams by Fleetwood Mac, 1234 by Sally Seltmann (performed by Feist) and most songs by Burt Bacharach. First gig in attendance? I think it was most likely an all ages pop-punk show that most of my Youth Group would have gone to, maybe with Wash and Mumsdollar, or my brothers old band Plughole.
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Tickets: Two-day tickets for Raggamuffin 2014 go on sale to subscribers for a special 24-hour price of $139* from 9am on Tue 24 Sep. Tickets are on sale to the general public for the early bird price of $159 from 9am Wed 25 Sep. An Ezy Pay option has been introduced for two day passes to spread the cost of the $159* ticket across five monthly instalments. All tickets are available through ticketmaster.co.nz. Raggamuffin 2014 isalso supporting the charity Y for Youth, with a donation from every ticket sold going to help support New Zealand youth organisations.

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WED 18 SEP
FLY MY PRETTIES
OPERA HOUSE

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FRI 20 SEP
gig OF THE WEEK

FAT FREDDYS DROP

OPERA HOUSE
8PM, $55-75, TICKETEK.CO.NZ

7PM, $65, TICKETEK.CO.NZ

You should probably know who Fly My Pretties are by now. If not, shame on you. Do you just not like good Kiwi music or something? If thats the sorry state youre in, its time to fix that. The best way is to turn up to one of these shows and witness the magic firsthand.

You know who Fat Freddys Drop is. Of course you do, reader with A-grade listening taste. Youve probably even been to at least one of their shows. Remember how great that was? How much fun you had? Yeah. You can do that all over again. A bit of a no-brainer, really.

LAMB OF GOD
THE POWERSTATION
8PM, TICKETMASTER.CO.NZ

KATCHAFIRE
ALTITUDE
9PM, $30, EVENTDINDER.CO.NZ

Metal royalty. And if youre even remotely in the know, the bands been through a whirlwind of shit up to just a few months ago. Considering frontman Randy Blythes unfortunate and unjust legal complications, the bands had to cancel many a gig and several tours.

As the trademark sound of Kiwi Summers, Katchafire are essentially a natural treasure. Having only just recently returned from a successful tour around Europe, UK and USA this year, the Best So Far tour illuminates the finest musical moments of the Hamiltonian 7-piece.

LAUREL HALO
WHAMMY BAR
9PM, $17-20, UTR.CO.NZ

REGURGITATOR
BODEGA
8PM, $30, UTR.CO.NZ

Miss Halos been making waves on the international electronic scene for her fresh and innovative take on the genre. Even thats not quite doing it justice, as shes blurring the lines between techno, ambient, pop concrete, dub and synthetic pschedelia. Shes at the peak of her game.

Regurgitator are pretty much the physical/aural incarnation of glorious insanity. To sum up their sound, its something akin to that of your mind breaking. In a good way. I think. Im still leaking grey matter out of my ears. ALL HAIL REGURGITATOR.

thu 19 sep
amiria grenell
wine cellar
8PM, $10-15, DOOR SALES ONLY

Sat 21 Sep
TIM FINN
LEIGH SAWMILL
8PM, $25, EVENTFINDER.CO.NZ

As part of their spring tour, Amiria Grenell and Into the East will be gracing the North Island with gentle strums and heavenly melodies. Amiria has an illustrious backlog of performances with Fly My Pretties, essentially cementing her status as a topranking Kiwi musician. Now thats as good as a vote of confidence gets.

Thank you, Tim Finn, for giving us Split Enz. Thank you for Crowded House. Thank you for the Finn Brothers (but half the thanks go to Neil for that one). Now theres a chance to see the legend in action? I will fight everyone for tickets. With my fists. If that fails, with my tears.

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Its Market Day at Revelry, meaning therell be an array of treats for the senses. Keep some spare change for a couple of trinkets, whip out your Eftpos card for a few sangrias, and kick back to the sounds of Andy JV, TDK, Erika Amoore & Riki Kahi. Express lunch specials are up from 12-4pm!

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Sat 21 Sep
Devilskin
James Cabaret
8PM, $25, EVENTFINDER.CO.NZ

ALBUM OF THE WEEK

REGURGITATOR
DIRTY POP FANTASY

OUT NOW

I know youve heard that played-out saying that there are some bands that you just need to see live. I mean, you know by now that it means therell be wild, electric energy, and charismatic on-stage presences, blah blah all that good stuff. That being said, you need to see Devilskin live.

Anna Coddington
Rhythm, New Plymouth
8PM, $20, UTR.CO.NZ

Anna Coddington and SJD made musical magic with Make You Mine in May earlier this year. To borrow a line, while Bird In Hand sang of acceptance and letting go, Make You Mine is a celebration of love and the longing to pull it closer. Catch the tour at whichever leg you can.

22 Sun Sep
Fundraising party for Felipe Gomes
Britomart Country Club
12pm - 6 pm

Enjoy a night out at one of Aucklands most fanciful locations, meanwhile lending support in any way you can to our good friend Felipe. Mr. Gomes is a member of Batucada Sound Machine, battling an aggressive cancer. Spread the love, yo. Plus therell be heaps of live tunes going through the night.
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When not out and out embracing the big bad pop phenomenon, the Gurge, as our Aussie cousins insist on relabelling them as, are doing their damn best to bury saccharine sweetness under a maelstrom of punk angst and guitar bitterness. In the middle of every album theres always at least one song thats so sugar coated youll literally feel physically sick, followed by a full on one minute hotel room smashing tantrum, including the ejection of a large wide screen TV into the swimming pool six floors below. A lot of Dirty Pop Fantasy could be Unit part 2, and the rest outtakes from an updated version of 2011s SuperHappyFunTimesFriends or 2007s Love and Paranoia. Recorded predominantly in Hong Kong (cos it was cheaper recording with just a laptop, drum machine and guitars in a dodgy abandoned yoga studio) only five of its 19 tracks break the three-minute barrier. Yet Dirty Pop Fantasy never messes around in getting to the point. Mountains has Quan Yeomans performing his best Ian Curtis impression. So Tuff is a

Beastie Boys style 60-second punk rock blast, whilst Answering Machine is a mellow transgression into Simon & Garfunkel-land, tongue firmly planted in cheek. Now of course, the irony on the irony is the self-titled track. Where Regurgitator almost apologetically confess to their own indulging, and their own propensity to take the proverbial out of it at every opportunity. The Gurge were spawned from the 90s alt pop boom, they morphed to mainstream, then alt-mainstream, ten MTV chic then into the wilderness years and the polarisation of performance art. Nowadays they are a parody of themselves, and Dirty Pop Fantasy, can both be summed up best by album standout, We Love You!, with Yeomans declaring, We know what you want, but were not gonna give it to you, coz that would be easy. Too Right!
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Sweet sounds and plenty of prizes are on the cards with this one. Did we mention that a Hawaiian holiday for two is up for grabs? Play coconut bowls, hula skirt & coconut bra show-off or answer a Hawaiian trivia question to go in the draw. Or just do it the easy way and buy another drink for an entry.

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BEACH FOSSILS
BODEGA
8PM, $39, UTR.CO.NZ

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Hailing from Brooklyn, Indie darlings Beach Fossils are here to steal your heart. Playing on our shores for the first time ever, this four-piece lo-fi outfit is on its way to show us just what weve been missing. Word on the street is that their live shows are the bees knees.

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WED 18 SEP
GIANT JENGA COMP
SOUTHERN CROSS BAR
8PM

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ARTIST Q&A
JAMES FRY
SUB-PRINCIPAL CLARINET - APO
What happens when you mix Coca Cola with Pepsi? I get a horrible flashback to student hangovers. Your signature Im an amazing cook dish is Rack of lamb, with a parmesan and herb crust, boiled new potatoes, asparagus, garlic bread and fresh rocket salad. The best TV show around at the moment is American dramas are great at the moment. I particularly love Breaking Bad, Boardwalk Empire, Suits and Ray Donovan.
7.30PM, $60-140, THE-EDGE.CO.NZ

Are you excited? You should be. Larger-than-life sized Jenga pieces await in a full-scale game over at Southern Cross Bar. Architects and tradies alike, or just anyone with a competitive streak heed the call. Show them your mad skills and take home some great prizes.

WICKED
THE CIVIC

I dont know about you, but I never quite liked Dorothy. Who is this girl, anyway? Whirling in on a destructive tornado, causing uprisings and killing those in charge come on! Textbook villain. This international Broadway musical blockbuster tells the story of Oz from the other side of the coin.

The best place for a date night is The planetarium followed by a quiet, intimate bar, preferably with a water view. Whos in the dead supergroup for your dream hologram show? Mozart, Rachmaninov and Leonard Bernstein. Whats an upcoming film youre jazzed about? Rust and Bone, a French/Belgian movie starring Marion Cotillard. Also Gravity, with George Clooney and directed by Alfonso Cuaron. Where can your stalkers find you during the weekend? Either at the local park, caf or at work. Youd get arrested if the police knew What I got up to in my 20s People say you look like Christian Slater. Kittens or puppies? Puppies. What generic current affair has your blood boiled? Politics.
SEE HIM PERFORM: JAMES FRY IN APOS THE ROARING 20S THU 24 OCT TOWN HALL, AUCKLAND

THU 19 SEP
THE SOLDIERS TALE
FLETCHER BUILDING FESTIVAL CLUB

Widely considered to be one of the most influential composers of the 20th century, Stravinsky composed some of the most inspiring pieces of music the time period had ever heard or seen. The Soldiers Tale is one such piece, a fable exploring themes of greed, avarice and power in full earnest.

SAT 21 SEP
YOOBEE SCHOOL OF DESIGN OPEN DAY
YOOBEE SCHOOL OF DESIGN

MOANA MY OCEAN
AUCKLAND WAR MEMORIAL MUSEUM
TUE 17 SEP - MON 28 OCT 10AM-5PM

12PM

Auckland Museums gearing up to host an incredible and free marine exhibition this September. Begin near theflight of the godwits on the east coast, then dive into the middle of a Hauraki Gulf boil-up. Explore a whole new world under the surface and see it come to life with the aid of augmented reality.

The world needs its fair share of creatives and visionaries. The thought of how bland it could be without them is bleak, at best. Yoobee School of Design is holding their open day in their Auckland Campus, calling forth all those with the creative spark and desire to make the world a more beautiful place.

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR

auckland hamilton ART PLAY/TheatRE
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THE METEOR

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MUSIC COMEDY DANCE

Andrew Lloyd Webbers musical adaptation of Jesus life shows the Christian saviours struggles and hardships as a man flesh and all. From the plight of the woman who loved him to his relationship with the man who would ultimately cause his demise, this musical takes on the age-old tale and with the backdrop of a gritty, modern-day metropolis.

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Bring your pooch along to enjoy pupcakes, mini-grooming, boutique petware suppliers, dog treats, dog walkers, and even a pet portrait artist! Relax in one of Parnells many dog friendly cafes and restaurants. Shop in Parnell at the Dogs Day Out and WIN! Enter the draw to win a Honda drive weekend away for two to the Taupo Hilton, driving the Honda Euro Civic with magic seats for your pooch, plus a night for pup at a luxurious pet hotel! AND win great prizes from Purina and other fantastic pet brands. Check out www.parnell.net.nz or www.facebook.com/parnellthecreativequarter for more info.

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Be transported through a psychedelic experience accompanied by renditions of music as inspired by the 2007 film Across the Universe.

Directed by Michael Sanders Musical Direction by Paul G. Radden and Brendan Agnew

21 September to 5 October 2013 8pm

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THU 19 SEP
MOOD INDIGO
GENERAL RELEASE

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FILM OF THE WEEK

ROMEO AND JULIET: A LOVE SONG
directed by Tim van Dammen Starring CHRISTOPHER LANDON AND DERYA PARLAK

Taking influence from the 1947 novel Froth on the Daydream, this heart-wrenching tale follows the courtship and marriage of a young couple. As the woman (Audrey Tatou of Amelie fame) develops a severe illness, her partner resorts to increasingly desperate measures to keep her alive. Her only cure is to be surrounded by flowers.

THE SMURFS 2
GENERAL RELEASE
Shakespeare as youve never seen it before sees the Montagues and Capulets as white-trash Kiwi families feuding in a trailer park (a boganised Waipu camp ground). Its also the musical version, a mad pop, hip-hop and rock opera that will defy expectation, with weird and wonderful art direction, plenty of visual gags including a character who gets around on a fitness ball and several scenes that, viewed out of context, would no doubt seem extremely odd. It also has a good cast of misfits, not to mention its young star-crossed lovers, played convincingly by Derya Parlak and Christopher Landon. Composers Michael ONeill and Peter van der Fluit wrote the music first and then dubbed it into the film, so there is a minute disconnect between the audio and visual. Its jarring but amusing hearing Shakespeare in hip-hop or soft rock form at first, but also an ingenious way to focus the attention on the story. That said, some of the text gets lost in the mix, many of the longer lines poured into musical phrases that arent big enough to handle them. And essentially its a one-joke film that, by the third act, has well and truly made its point. Purists might complain that the light-hearted treatment trashes the text but for the most part its fun and proves that Shakespeares story really is timeless.
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The Smurfs are at it again! This time around, our favourite wee blue folk return to the human world to save Smurfette (voiced by Katy Perry) from the evil clutches of Gargamel (Hank Azaria). Together, Papa Smurf, Clumsy, Grouchy and Vanity team up with Patrick and Grace to rescue the damsel in distress.

ROAST OF JAMES FRANCO

COMEDY CENTRAL, 9PM

The Comedy Central Roast is a strong annual tradition in the funny folk industry. Going hard since 1998, this star-studded event involves a hand-picked Roastee on the receiving end of good-hearted ribbing from fellow comics. This years edition features none other than Hollywood heart-throb James Franco.

SAT 21 SEP
SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED
RIALTO CHANNEL, 8.30PM

MON 23 SEP
DYNAMO: MAGICIAN IMPOSSIBLE
TV ONE, 7.30PM

Do you like Aubrey Plaza? Of course you do and like is probably as much an understatement as anyone saying that Mileys a bit out of control. The Ice Queen that melts hearts takes the lead as a young journalist following a seemingly ludicrous classified ad looking for a partner to travel through time.

MAGIC. Need we really say any more? If youre not into illusions and wonder, we probably wouldnt want to hang out with you. Youd also probably (most likely) not be very cool. Did we mention theres a Sam L. Jackson cameo? Yeah, figured that would get your attention.

NEW KID REALITY TV

TV SHOW CINEMA RELEASE ONLINE DOCUMENTRY TV FILM

BEWITCHED/I DREAM OF JEANNIE

JONES!, 6.05PM

Key

CULT CLASSIC ALL AGES AWARDS

Attention viewers! Its up to you to decide which show will be hoisted from the vaults of television long past and take over your screen with wave upon wave of nostalgia. Will you choose our darling witch Samantha, or is Jeannie the genie more up your alley? The decision is yours.

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SHIT WORTH EATING

BARAKAH TAPAS BAR

12 THE OCTAGON

I dont know if youve noticed, but Tapas bars are pretty much all the rage right now. With an authentic Moroccan theme in tow, Barakah sits in the heart of Dunedin ready to feed and caffeinate all who pass through its doors. Pop in at the right time and youll get some live music too.

BBQ DUCK CAF

304 QUEEN ST

TOM TOM
27 DRAKE ST

Seriously, BBQ Duck is just one of the best delights the culinary world has to offer. When you consider the ambrosia lining the feast halls from Olympus to Asgard, I swear the gods would have BBQ duck by the truckload. Get yourself some, fool.

DAYTIME

DATE night CASUAL DINING CHEAP AND CHEERFUL TAKEAWAY SHARE

The thing with the eating experience is it is exactly that: an experience. As an all-encompassing moment of indulgence, to create a top-grade culinary affair, you need more than just good food. Dont get me wrong, the folk at Tom Tom tick that box well and properly, but theres so much more to it than that. Do yourself a favour and hit the deck with a good seafood meal and a cocktail right before the sun sets. You wont be disappointed.

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WELLINGTON gig guide
Wed 18
Blah Blah Blah IV
8PM, Ramsey House 9:30PM, Bats Theatre

SHIT WORTH DOING

NZIF presents: Into the Dark Cave NZIF presents: Pundemonium

11PM, Bats Theatre

NZIF presents: The 121 Connection

9:30PM, Bats Theatre

NZIF presents: Stuck in the Middle

9:30PM, Bats Theatre

Fly My Pretties - Opera House, Wellington

7PM, Opera House

NZIF presents: The Vance Fontaine Big Band Happy Hour

11PM, Bats Theatre

NZIF Workshop: Intro to Improv

10am, Bats Theatre

Meeting Places
12:30PM, 30 Upstairs

NZIF presents: Thrift Shop

8PM, Bats Theatre

NZIF presents: Time Lord Regurgitator

8PM, Bodega

Pikachunes & West Coast Bullies

10:30PM, Mighty Mighty, $5

NZIF presents: Into the Light

6:30PM, Bats Theatre

Swifts & Sparrows, Date With the Knife, GAINS

9PM, Puppies, $5

6:30PM, Bats Theatre

Prowler - Album Release

9:30PM, Bodega, $10

NZIF presents: Loose Cannons

9:30PM, Bats Theatre

Taranaki Songwriter Collective

8:30, Meow

Soup & A Seat

12:15PM, The Film Archive, $8

Solid Gold Sound System

NZIF presents: The Young and the WITless

8PM, Bats Theatre

southern cross listing - Niko Ne Zna

10PM, Southern Cross Garden Bar Restaurant

Southern Cross Garden Bar Restaurant

Fri 20
Agitator
9PM, Meow!

Sun 22
The Troubles
8PM, Meow!

The Medicine Stand Up Comedy

8PM, The Cavern Club

Whitireia Blues Express

7PM, The James Cabaret

THEE WEDNESDAY NIGHT FREE-SHOW! with Warwick & the Wankers!

9:30, Mighty Mighty

Back To Basics

8PM, Bar Medusa, $10

Cabaret Lamour: September

7:30PM, San Francisco Bath House

Sat 21
Amanda Nicole
Poquito

Uncle Silverback
Southern Cross Garden Bar Restaurant

Mon 23
Beach Fossils (USA)
8PM, Bodega

Thu 19
Fire Exit
8PM, Bar Medusa, $5

Gibbs & Davies - East Coast Tour 2013

7PM, The Fringe

Elephant of the Ocean

8:30PM, Rimutaka Tavern, $10

Gareth Barker

Fly My Pretties - Opera House, Wellington

7PM, Opera House Matterhorn

Lord Diamond & The Digg

Southern Cross Garden Bar Restaurant

Raw Meat Comedy

8PM, The Fringe Bar, $10

9:30PM, Mighty Mighty, $5

Meeting Places
12:30PM, 30 Upstairs

The Duke Wellington Orchestra

8PM, Meow!

Get Nice at Matterhorn Meeting Places

12:30PM, 30 Upstairs

PlayShop LIVEs 21st Meeting Places

12:30PM, 30 Upstairs

10:15PM, Paramount Theatre

NZIF presents: Choral Grief

8PM, Bats Theatre

Tue 24
Latin Club
8:30PM, Meow!

NZIF presents: Cut to the Chase

6:30PM, Bats Theatre

NZIF presents: Enid Untold

8PM, Bats Theatre

NZIF presents: Shakespeare As You Write It

6:30PM, Bats Theatre

CHRISTCHURCH gig guide

Thu 19
Fault Lines
6:30PM, Aurora Centre for the Performing Arts

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8PM, Sandridge Hotel

Plastic Paco/ Spider Shark/ Governor General

10PM, Darkroom

James Reid @ The Dux

8PM, Dux Live

Olie Bassweight with Arkotypes & Knuckles

8PM, Dux Live, $10

Sat 21
8 Foot Sativa & Guests
9PM, Churchills Tavern

Sun 22
Bonnie Davis + Andrea Gibbs
Darkroom

Fly My Pretties - Festival Club, Christchurch

Festival Club

Fri 20
Clublife: Glich-hop and Ghettofunk
8PM, The Club, $10

Mon 23
Doc Ross
Canterbury Museum

Bella Kalolo Time and Space National Tour

Festival Club

Doc Ross

Canterbury Museum

Fault Lines

6:30PM, Aurora Centre for the Performing Arts

Doc Ross

Canterbury Museum

Fly My Pretties - Festival Club, Christchurch

Festival Club

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auckland gig guide

Wed 18
Altmusic presents Laurel Halo (US) w/ Totems, Dawn Marble and DJ Mark Wundercastle
9PM, Whammy Bar, $20

Occupational Therapy with Bobby Brazuka & Onny Kaulima

7PM, Ponsonby Social Club

Magic Roundabout with Stinky Jim, Dubhead & Manuel Bundy

5PM, Verona

Kiss The Fish

8PM, Q Theatre

Le Cirque Masqu

On This Day

9PM, Twentyone SKY CITY

8PM, Ding Dong Lounge

Rain by Seung Yul Oh

7:30AM, Aotea Centre

Rain by Seung Yul Oh

7:30AM, Aotea Centre

LIVE N LOUD @ SHADOWS - your student bar

9PM, Shadows Bar

Big Wednesday Fresh Comedy Ben Walker

Razorback Ridge
Portland Public House

8PM, The Classic Comedy Club 7.30pm, Chapel Bar & Bistro

Resonance

Mr Big Stuff
Verona

8PM, Ginger Minx

The CVE

Tali & Laura Hunter (Live), DJ Dylan C

7PM, Tyler Street Garage 8PM, TheatreWorks

9PM, The Empire

DJ Alex Richards

9PM, Twentyone SKY CITY

The Windsor Castle Thursday Pro Night

The Lion Foundation Season Of Lord Of The Flies

8PM, Maidment Theatre

New Zealand Body Art Awards 2013 Showcase

7:30PM, Bruce Mason Centre

Propa Jacks

10PM, InkCoherent, $10

Gwen in Purgatory
7PM, TAPAC - The Auckland Performing Arts Centre

8PM, The Classic Comedy Club

WICKED - The Untold Story of the Witches of Oz

7:30PM, The EDGE

Saturdays at Revelry with TDK and Andy JV

9PM, Revelry 7PM, Sale St

Kiss The Fish

8PM, Q Theatre

Fri 20
Alisha, Flex
5PM, Tyler Street Garage

Saturdays at Sale St The Lion Foundation Season Of Lord Of The Flies

2PM, Maidment Theatre 9:30PM, Leigh Sawmill

Rain by Seung Yul Oh

7:30AM, Aotea Centre

Sat 21
70s/80s party A Trip Across the Universe Andy Vann
8PM, Windsor Castle

Verona Sessions with Edwina Thorne

9PM, Verona

Alpha Steppa (UK)

10PM, The Monte Cristo Room @ Toto, $30

Tim Finn & The Bads Weekend Comedy Showcase

Thu 19
Amiria Grenell & Into the East on Tour
8PM, The Wine Cellar, $15

Bad Habits

8PM, Off Broadway Theatre 9PM, Ginger Minx

InkCoherent, $15

Classic Late & Live Comedy

8PM, The Classic Comedy Club

10:30PM, The Classic Comedy Club

Dan, Grunter and Friends

Dean Campbell

Aotearoa Bass Allstarz Album Release Party

10PM, Bacco Room

WICKED - The Untold Story of the Witches of Oz

7:30PM, The EDGE

8:30PM, The Windsor Castle

8pm, Chapel Bar & Bistro

DJ Misty G & DJ Gabriella

DJs Frank Booker & Zane Tee DJ Karn Hall

9PM, Twentyone SKY CITY

9PM, Ponsonby Social Club 9PM, Twentyone SKY CITY

Auckland Roller Derby vs Swamp City Roller Rats

6PM, Pitt Street YMCA

Yoobee School of Design Open Day

Yoobee School of Design

Few Chur Lab with KXVGXN plus guest

8PM, Verona

Bella Kalolo Time and Space National Tour

Festival Club

Sun 22
A Trip Across the Universe
2PM, Off Broadway Theatre

DJ Paul Chankay
6:30PM, The Deck

Forgotten Generation, Thin White Lines and Future Theft @ Whammy Bar
9:30PM, Whammy Bar, $5

DJ Linley Latu
7:30PM, The Deck

DJ Paul Hannon

12:30PM, Twentyone SKY CITY

Dylan C, Jason Eli

8PM, Tyler Street Garage

Gwen in Purgatory
4PM, TAPAC - The Auckland Performing Arts Centre

Gralemani Trio
6:30PM, Sale St

Down The Hatch featuring The Beat Council

6PM, Sale St

Fundraiser

8PM, The Juice Bar

Gwen in Purgatory
7PM, TAPAC - The Auckland Performing Arts Centre

Dub Disco ft Sam Hill (George FM / Jetski Safari)

10PM, CODE, $5

Gwen in Purgatory
8PM, TAPAC - The Auckland Performing Arts Centre

Jagermeister Sunday Session with the Sentimental Sound System-Thane Kirby & Dave Hull
3pm, Chapel Bar & Bistro 2:30PM, Sale St

Kiss The Fish

8PM, Q Theatre

Ian Beatmaster

LIVE N LOVIN IT @ SHADOWS - your student bar

8PM, Shadows Bar

Fridays at Revelry with Page3, Dirty Uncool and DJ Katana

6PM, Revelry

8pm, Chapel Bar & Bistro

Light & Shade Band Sunday Selections with Stinky Jim, Dubhead & Friends
3PM, Tyler Street Garage

Impact Pro Wrestling presents SOS: Sacrifice or Surrender

6:30PM, Lynfield Recreation Centre

Gwen in Purgatory
8PM, TAPAC - The Auckland Performing Arts Centre

Marina Katerina

7.30pm, Chapel Bar & Bistro

Kiss The Fish

8PM, Q Theatre

Killamanraro & Friends with support from Chip Matthews

9PM, Ponsonby Social Club

The Lion Foundation Season Of Lord Of The Flies

4PM, Maidment Theatre

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SHIT WORTH DOING

auckland gig guide

WICKED - The Untold Story of the Witches of Oz
6:30PM, The EDGE

Raw Comedy Night The Winter Season

8PM, The Classic Comedy Club, $5

Mon 23
Amiria Grenell & Into the East on Tour
7:30PM, The Wine Cellar

Tue 24
A Trip Across the Universe Kiss The Fish
8PM, Q Theatre 8PM, Off Broadway Theatre

Kiss The Fish

8PM, Q Theatre

LANCE SUA M-frigate bird

Rain by Seung Yul Oh

7:30AM, Aotea Centre

7PM, Freida Margolis

Rain by Seung Yul Oh

7:30AM, Aotea Centre

REGIONAL gig guide

Wed 18
Pecha Kucha Night #19
7.30PM, Union Building, Main Common Room, Dunedin

Sun 22
Amiria Grenell & Into The East
4.30PM, Taupo Museum, Taupo

Thu 19
A Night of Originals
Biddy Mulligans Irish Pub, Hamilton

Taranaki Songwriter Collective

3PM, Sugar Juice Cafe, South Taranaki

Emma Wall Live

Tue 24
Open Mic/Decks Night
Re:Fuel, Dunedin

The Rogue Stage, Rotorua

Fri 20
Amiria Grenell & Into The East
7PM, Old Stone Butter Factory, Whangarei
WITH SPECIAL GUESTS
JEFF BOYLE (Jakob) STEVE BREMNER (The Adults) MAILEE MATHEWS (Fly My Pretties) RYAN PREBBLE (The Nudge) ANDY HUMMEL ED ZUCCOLLO RAASHI MALIK JANE PIERARD

Fly My Pretties Punk Rock at a Skate Park

School Of Music, Nelson

Wrong Skate Park, Hamilton

Sat 21
Amiria Grenell & Into The East Fly My Pretties
7.30PM, Valentes Outwest Cantina, Raglan NBS Theatre, Westport

Nannystate, Strange Harvest, Dan Madill

Re:Fuel, Dunedin

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SATURDAY NOVEMBER 2 THE OPERA HOUSE

SUPPORT FROM ROSY TIN TEACADDY
Rhian Sheehans live band & Orchestra Wellington performing Standing in Silence & his new album Stories From Elsewhere.
Visual treatment by Nektar
New album Stories from Elsewhere out now!

Taranaki Songwriter Collective

7PM, Roam Arena Cafe, Wanganui

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PADDINGTON LIVE
117 ST GEORGES BAY RD

The Paddington is an Auckland staple. Whether youre down for some grog or fancy a view of the latest rugby game, this is your place to be. For those musically-inclined folk (aka everyone reading this rag), its five minutes away from Vector Arena.

CARGO BAR
359 LINCOLN RD

PEOPLES COFFEE
12A CONSTABLE ST

After a long day of working your butt off, theres nothing quite as soothing as a pint and something to eat. Grab a seat, make yourself cosy and enjoy a meal as you watch the sports on screen. Stick around for long enough and itll take on a livelier hue.

DAYTIME OPEN LATE

SPORTS BAR DANCE FLOOR ONE NIGHT STAND LIVE MUSIC CRAFT BEERS

Its hard to imagine living in this day and age without coffee. Those who swear by it as lifeblood know that just plain caffeine isnt enough though. You need a skilled roaster, ace beans, masterful baristas and the right type of milk for that latte. Or for the more hardcore, your long blacks or straight espressos. Look no further than Peoples Coffee to get your fix of that glorious, heavenly delight. Grab a bite while youre at it, I can see you salivating from here.

VIBE Key

FOOD HIPSTER FRIENDLY AFTER WORK

open midday daily & 7pm SaturdayS

Tuesday 17th
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free w/ uoa id, $5 w/o

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KaraoKe Calamity

open at 4pm, SingerS at 6pm 8-10pm CoCKtail HourS

liVe & loud from 8pm

Thursday 19th

tommy nee, SHana llorando and lilo peaKS

free w/ uoa id, $5 w/o

CK1S on tHe deCKS from 6pm Happy Half HourS 12, 2, 4, 6, 8 & 10pm

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potluCK doubleS & ladieS SingleS pool CompS at 6pm

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auckland BARS AND EATERIES

Atico Cocina
Victoria Park Market 19 Drake St Freemans Bay, 354-4030 Inspired Caribbean food and cocktails in the old stables & roof terrace of the Vic Park Market.

THE CLADDAGH

372-376 Broadway, 522-4410 The Claddagh Irish Pub - A slice of Ireland in the heart of Newmarket.

Malt Bar

Shadows Student Bar

Auckland University, L3, 34 Princes St, 366 0544 Everybody is welcome. Party action every night of the week. DJs, pool tables, movies, quiz, karaoke, happy hours galore.

442 Richmond Road, Grey Lynn A must have stop between Ponsonby and Kingsland, with Monteiths beers and great food.

BIG JS

DE POST

THE PADDINGTON

1 Melton Road - Mt Wellington, 5790340 Big Js - Gourmet burgers rated no.1 via Concrete Play Ground and The Corporate Lunch Box websites. Home of Aucklands best burgers.

466 Mt Eden Rd, 630-9330 Your local in the heart of Mt. Eden with over 100 beers available.

117 St Georges Bay Rd, 309-3586 A Parnell institution for sports events, craft beers and superb food with the recent addition of top-notch live gigs.

VERONA

DING DONG LOUNGE

26 Wyndham Street New Yorks premier rock and roll bar has come to town.

PINXTOS

169 KRd, 307-0508 Iconic K Rd hangout with cosy booths, delicious wholesome food, late night Djs & live music, cocktails, freshly squeezed juice & organic tap beer. Open 7 days 7am (9am weekends) till late.

Bonita Bar

128c Ponsonby Rd Open now. Bar*Cafe*Tapas*

242 Ponsonby Road, 3765670 The Ponsonby local on the corner of Summer St, that brings the beauty of fine and inexpensive wines together with a real appreciation of tapas.

Q Theatre FATHER TEDS ORIGINAL IRISH PUB

1 Wellesley St West, 377-3142 Entertainment seven nights a week, with three big screens, pool table, competitions & prizes, quiz, karaoke and live music.

The Portland Public House

463 New North Rd The newest port of call in Kingsland.... rustic and raring to serve this evolving part of town.

305 Queen Street Early morning coffee, scones and cool spaces for socialising and sharing ideas. Range of lunch options. Excellent wine list and a stylish selection of tapas, pizzas, platters and dinner options.

BREW ON QUAY

102 Quay Street Over 102 different beers from around NZ and the world.

FIDDLER IRISH BAR

Citizen ParK

71 Victoria St West A small, but perfectly formed, authentic Irish bar with some of Aucklands friendliest bar staff.

REVELRY

THE WINDSOR CASTLE

424 New North Rd, 846-4964 SoCal inspired garden bar with great food and a social-friendly atmosphere. Relaxed place to come eat, drink, and mingle.

106 Ponsonby Road, 376- 8663 19th Century bohemian parlour meets opium den chic. Asian fusion style eatery set in a bohemian parlour.

144 Parnell Rd, 356-3650 Established in 1847, one of Aucklands earliest surviving hotels serves gastro pub food in a comfortable, unpretentious environment.

IPANEMA BAR & RESTAURANT

2 Ponsonby Road Brazilian cuisine and bar mixed with classic & contemporary Brazilian music & culture.

SALE ST

7 Sale St, 307-8148 Bistro dining, award-winning microbrewery, celebrated garden bar and a private Velvet Room!

tours & events

Upcoming tours & events

AIR SUPPLY (AU)
Tue 03 Dec CBS Arena, Christchurch Wed 04 Dec St James Theatre, Wellington Thu 05 Dec The Civic, Auckland Thu 10 Oct Parthenon, Wellington Fri 11 Oct Cossie Club, Upper Hutt Sat 12 Oct The Mayfair, New Plymouth Thu 17 Oct The Powerstation, Auckland Fri 18 Oct Altitude, Hamilton Sat 19 Oct Mangawhai Tavern, Mangawhai Thu 24 Oct Stampede Bar, Papakura Sat 26 Oct Brewers Bar, Mt Maunganui Mon 30 Sep St Johns Cathedral, Napier Tue 01 Oct Old St Pauls, Wellington Thu 03 Oct Cardboard Cathedral, Christchurch Sat 05 Oct Knox Church, Dunedin

DUNEDIN CRAFT BEER & FOOD FESTIVAL

Sat 14 Sep Forsyth Bar Stadium, Dunedin

CODY CHESNUTT (US) COMMON KINGS

Mon 21 Oct Bodega, Wellington Tue 22 Oct The Tuning Fork, Vector Arena, Auckland

ENZO STRANGER THAN FICTION

Sat 02 Nov Holy Trinity, Auckland

Wed 23 Oct Altitude, Hamilton Thu 24 Oct Pettigrew Green Arena, Napier Fri 25 Oct Hutt Indoor SportsHutt Park, Wellington Sat 26 Oct The Powerstation, Auckland Sun 27 Oct Brewers Bar, Mt Maunganui

FAT FREDDYS DROP

AKON AND T.I. (US)

Wed 09 Oct Vector Arena, Auckland

AMIRIA GRENELL & INTO THE EAST

BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB (US)

Tue 19 Nov The Powerstation, Auckland Wed 20 Nov Bodega, Wellington

Fri 20 Sep Opera House, Wellington Fri 06 Dec The Bedford Marquee, Christchurch Sun 29 Dec Coroglen Tavern Outdoor Arena, Coromandel Mon 30 Dec Brewers Field, Mt Maunganui Tue 31 Dec Waihi Beach Hotel Outdoor Marquee, Waihi Thu 02 Jan Matakana Country Estate, Matakana Fri 03 Jan Riwaka Hotel, Motueka Sat 05 Jan The Station Village Complex, Lower Hutt

Thu 19 Sep The Wine Cellar, Auckland Fri 20 Sep The Old Stone Butter Factory, Whangarei Sat 21 Sep Valentes Entertainment Cantina, Raglan Sun 22 Sep Taupo Museum, Taupo Mon 23 Sep House Concert, Napier Thu 26 Sep Puppies, Wellington

The Fetish Ball

Sat 26 Oct Totos Montecristo, Auckland

BRAVE

FLEETWOOD MAC (UK/UiS)

Wed 04 Dec Vector Arena, Auckland Thu 05 Dec Vector Arena, Auckland Fri 06 Dec Vector Arena, Auckland

Thu 24 Oct - Fri 25 Oct Tauranga Arts Festival

ARMAGEDDON

BRING ME THE HORIZON (UK)

Wed 02 Oct The Powerstation, Auckland

Fri 25 Oct - Sun 28 Oct ASB Showgrounds, Auckland

DAVID DALLAS

FLUME (AU)

BEACH FOSSILS (US) BEYONCE (US)

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN (US)

Sat 01 Mar Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland Sun 02 Mar Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland

Mon 23 Sep Bodega, Wellington Tue 24 Sep The Kings Arms, Auckland

Fri 27 Sep Ballroom Billiards, Whangarei Sat 28 Sep Brewers Bar, Mount Maunganui Fri 04 Oct Bodega, Wellington Sat 05 Oct Powerstation, Auckland Sat 12 Oct Altitude, Hamilton

Wed 09 Oct Logan Campbell Centre, Auckland Fri 11 Oct James Smith Basement, Wellington Sat 12 Oct Union Hall, Dunedin

Wed 16 Oct Vector Arena, Auckland Thu 17 Oct Vector Arena, Auckland Fri 18 Oct Vector Arena, Auckland Sat 19 Oct Vector Arena, Auckland

BRUNO MARS (US)

DRAGON

Sat 15 Mar Vector Arena, Auckland Sun 16 Mar Vector Arena, Auckland

BIG DAY OUT 2014

Fri 17 Jan Western Springs Park, Auckland

CALIFORNIA DESIGN 1930 - 1965

Tue 17 Sep - Sun 29 Sep Art Gallery, Auckland

BILLY BRAGG (UK)

Sun 23 Mar The Opera House, Wellington Tue 25 Mar The Powerstation, Auckland

CAMP A LOW HUM 2014 CHRISTCHURCH ARTS FESTIVAL

Tue 17 Sep - Sun 22 Sep

Fri 07 Feb - Sun 09 Feb Wainuiomata

Wed 13 Nov St Johns Cathedral, Napier Thu 14 Nov Chapel Of Christ The King, Hamilton Fri 15 Nov Holy Trinity, Tauranga Sat 16 Nov Holy Trinity Cathedral, Auckland Tue 19 Nov First Presbyterian Church, Invercargill Wed 20 Nov Knox Church, Dunedin Thu 21 Nov St Michael & All Angels, Christchurch Fri 22 Nov Cardboard Cathedral, Christchurch Sat 23 Nov Old St Pauls, Wellington

FLY MY PRETTIES

DEVILSKIN

CITY & COLOUR (CA) CLANNAD (IE) BLACKLISTT

Mon 16 Dec The Civic, Auckland Wed 18 Dec St James Theatre, Wellington

Wed 23 Oct ASB Theatre, Auckland Thu 24 Oct Opera House, Wellington

Thu 19 Sep The Royal, Palmerston North Fri 20 Sep King Street Live, Masterton Sat 21 Sep James Cabaret, Wellington Thu 26 Sep Churchills Tavern, Christchurch Fri 27 Sep Paddy Barrys Irish Bar, Blenheim Sat 28 Sep Rattle & Hum Bar, Nelson Thu 03 Oct Kings Arms, Auckland Sat 05 Oct Altitude Bar, Hamilton

Wed 18 Sep The Opera House, Wellington Fri 20 Sep Nelson School of Music, Nelson Sat 21 Sep NBS Theatre, Westport Sun 22 Sep The Fletcher Building Festival Club, Christchurch Wed 25 Sep Ashburton Events Centre, Ashburton Thu 26 Sep The Union Hall, Dunedin Sat 28 Sep Wanaka Events Centre, Wanaka Sun 29 Sep Queenstown Memorial Hall, Queenstown Wed 02 Oct The Civic Theatre, Invercargill

FOALS (UK)

Sat 28 Sep Zeal, Auckland Thu 03 Oct ReFuel, Dunedin Fri 04 Oct The Bedford Big Top, Christchurch Sat 05 Oct Riwaka Hotel, Nelson

CLASSIC HITS ACOUSTIC CHURCH TOUR

Thu 26 Sep Chapel of Christ The King, Hamilton Fri 27 Sep Holy Trinity, Tauranga Sat 28 Sep Holy Trinity Cathedral, Auckland

DISCLOSURE (UK) THE DRONES (AU)

Sat 05 Oct Town Hall, Auckland

Fri 27 Sep Town Hall, Auckland

HOLLYWOODFUN DOWNSTAIRS

Fri 04 Oct The Kings Arms, Auckland Sat 05 Oct Bodega, Wellington

Fri 27 Sep San Fran Bath House, Wellington Sat 28 Sep Space Monster, Whanganui

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Upcoming tours & events

HIGHLIFE NYE EXPERIENCE
Tue 31 Dec Stonybridge Vineyard, Waiheke Island

LYNYRD SKYNYRD, STARSHIP & 10CC

Sat 08 Feb The Amphitheatre, Taupo Sun 09 Feb Matakana Country Park, Matakana, Sat 15 Feb Gibbston Valley Winery, Queenstown

PASSENGER (UK)

Thu 28 Nov Opera House, Wellington Fri 29 Nov The Powerstation, Auckland

IMAGINE DRAGONS (US)

Tue 15 Oct The Powerstation, Auckland

MATT CORBY (AU)

Wed 29 Oct The Powerstation, Auckland Wed 30 Oct Opera House, Wellington

THE MEMBERS (UK) METZ JUSTIN BIEBER (CA)

Sat 23 Nov Vector Arena, Auckland Sun 24 Nov Vector Arena, Auckland

Thu 07 Nov Dux Live, Christchurch Fri 08 Nov Bodgea, Wellington Sat 09 Nov The Kings Arms, Auckland

RAGGAMUFFIN

Fri 31 Jan - Sat 01 Feb Rotorua International Stadium

TAYLOR SWIFT (US) TELEVISION (US) THOMAS OLIVER

Thu 12 Dec Bodega, Wellington Fri 13 Sep The Kings Arms, Auckland

REGURGITATOR (AU) RHIAN SHEEHAN

Sat 02 Nov The Opera House, Wellington

Fri 29 Nov Vector Arena, Auckland Sat 30 Nov Vector Arena, Auckland Sun 01 Dec Vector Arena, Auckland

MICHAEL MCINTYRE (UK)

Fri 20 Sep Bodega, Wellington Sat 21 Sep The Kings Arms, Auckland

Mon 25 Nov Vector Arena, Auckland

Thu 24 Oct The Powerstation, Auckland

KAIKOURA SUMMERSOUNDS
Sat 11 Jan - Sun 12 Jan Cnr Harnetts & Old Beach Rd, Kaikoura

RHYTHM & VINES 2013 RHYTHM & ALPS 2013

Mon 30 Dec - Tue 31 Dec Cardrona Valley, Wanaka

KATCHAFIRE

Sun 29 Dec - Tue 31 Dec Waiohika Estate Vineyard, Gisborne

Fri 20 Sep The Altitude, Hamilton Sat 21 Sep Waihi Beach Hotel, Waihi Beach Fri 27 Sep The Bedford at CPSA, Christchurch Sat 28 Sep The Powerstation, Auckland

Sat 21 Sep St Peters Hall, Paekakariki Sun 22 Sep Moorings, Wellington Wed 25 Sep Snug, New Plymouth Thu 26 Sep Biddy Mulligans, Hamilton Fri 27 Sep House Session, Auckland Sat 28 Sep Wine Cellar, Auckland Sun 29 Sep Leigh Sawmill, Leigh Wed 02 Oct Major Toms, Tauranga Thu 03 Oct Blackbarn Bistro, Havelock North

JACK JOHNSON LA DE DA

RIHANNA (BB) THE NATIONAL (US)

Tue 04 Feb Vector Arena, Auckland

Tue 03 Dec ASB Theatre, Auckland

Thu 06 Oct Vector Arena, Auckland Fri 07 Oct Vector Arena, Auckland

TOMMY TIERNAN (IE)

Mon 30 Dec - Tue 31 Dec Daisybank Farm, Martinborough Vineyards

NEUTRAL MILK HOTEL (US)

RIPPON FESTIVAL

Mon 04 Nov Skycity Theatre, Auckland Wed 06 Nov St James Theatre, Wellington Fri 08 Nov Aurora Centre, Christchurch

Sat 01 Feb Rippon Vineyard, Wanaka

Wed 20 Nov Sammys, Dunedin Fri 22 Nov Parthenon, Wellington Sat 23 Nov The Kings Arms, Auckland Sun 24 Nov The Kings Arms, Auckland

ROB SCHNEIDER (US) SALT N PEPA (US)

THE VODAFONE NEW ZEALAND MUSIC AWARDS

Sat 12 Oct Opera House, Wellington Sun 13 Oct Skycity Theatre, Auckland

Thu 21 Nov Vector Arena, Auckland

NIK KERSHAW (UK)

Tue 22 Oct Dux Live, Christchurch Wed 23 Oct The Playhouse, Nelson Fri 25 Oct Bodega, Wellington Sat 26 Oct Paddington Live, Auckland Sun 27 Oct Leigh Sawmill, Leigh

Fri 15 Nov ASB Theatre, Auckland

SHAHRUKH KHAN (IN) SPLORE 2014

Fri 14 Feb - Sun 16 Feb Tapapakanga Regional Park

Fri 04 Oct Vector Arena, Auckland

NORTHERN BASS LAUREL HALO (US)

Wed 18 Sep Whammy Bar, Auckland

Mon 30 Dec - Tue 31 Dec Worsfords Farm, Mangawhai

LEONARD COHEN (CA)

Sat 14 Dec CBS Canterbury Arena, Christchurch Tue 17 Dec TSB Bank Arena, Wellington Wed 18 Dec TSB Bank Arena, Wellington Sat 21 Dec Vector Arena, Auckland

NZ HERALD PREMIER SERIES: JOIE DE VIRVE

Thu 19 Sep Town Hall, Auckland

STAN WALKER

OLLY MURS (UK)

Thu 07 Nov ASB Theatre, Auckland

LIGHTNING BOLT (US)

ONE DIRECTION (UK)

Mon 21 Oct Puppies, Wellington Tue 22 Oct Puppies, Wellington Wed 23 Oct Whammy Bar, Auckland Thu 24 Oct Whammy Bar, Auckland

Thu 10 Oct CBS Canterbury Arena, Christchurch Sat 12 Oct Vector Arena, Auckland Sun 13 Oct Vector Arena, Auckland

LUMINATE 2015

PARAMORE

Wed 28 Jan - Wed 04 Feb Golden Bay, Nelson

Sun 19 Jan Vector Arena, Auckland Tue 21 Jan CBS Arena, Christchurch

Tue 17 Sep Town Hall, Masterton Thu 19 Sep Air Force Museum Wigram, Christchurch Fri 20 Sep Regent Theatre, Dunedin Sat 21 Sep Civic Theatre, Invercargill Sun 22 Sep Athenaeum Hall, Arrowtown Tue 24 Sep Wigram Airforce Museum, Christchurch Wed 25 Sep Regent Theatre, Greymouth Thu 26 Sep NBS Theatre, Westport Fri 27 Sep Nelson College School Hall, Nelson Mon 30 Sep Town Hall, Dannevirke Tue 01 Oct Hawkes Bay Opera House, Hastings Wed 02 Oct Great Lakes Centre, Taupo Thu 03 Oct Town Hall, Pukekohe Fri 04 Oct Forum North, Whangarei

UNWRAP HAYDN

Wed 25 Sep Town Hall, Auckland

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JANELLE MONES NEW ALBUM CONTINUES TO FIGHT FOR WOMENS RIGHTS.

The power of dreams, the creative hand of God and the role of androids in popular music a conversation with Janelle Mone is like nothing youll ever experience. Talking about her sophomore full-length album, The Electric Lady, its easy to dismiss her approach to making music, but as those soft-spoken vowels and dulcet tones draw you in, you realise the 27-year-old is far more grounded in reality than she first appears. The Electric Lady came to me through my paintings I paint every night when I perform, she explains. I didnt understand why, so ended up asking my therapist back home, who encouraged me to give her image a name. Looking at her, I knew this woman was not to be marginalised and I got this strong energy from her, so I named her The Electric Lady. I thought, Why cant I be an electric lady? A new breed of 21st century women, who thinks differently about politics, love, duality, religion and so on. Following on from her debut, The ArchAndroid, this forthcoming release serves as parts (or Suites, as she refers to them) four and five of her Metropolis saga, a musical journey told through the experiences of android heroine Cindi Mayweather. Just like her other works, Lady seeks to empower women, to tell universal stories in unforgettable ways. [This album] is like the big action sequence in the third act of an epic film. Every party this album starts, or every baby born because of it, is actually another victory against the Great Divide. Saying Cindi was sent to her by God, she came to me in my dreams, Mone adds that the character has become part of her DNA and the science fiction theme has becomes an incredible way to speak about present issues notably race, gender and sexuality. The use of the android represents a new form of the Other. There are others considered part of the Other members of the gay and lesbian community, to immigrants to the excommunicated so the android is just a new form of this Otherness. In Suites IV and V, Cindi moves from self-realisation to selfactualisation: From the knowledge and owning of her unique superpowers, to actually using them to better the world around her just as Mone herself hopes to do.

I like to think you can hear me using my superpowers this time, she says. And not just talking or wondering about them. I still have a big job I want to inspire and encourage. I think this album is very important as I think it will open up new people to know who I am and what Im about. My job is never done as Im seeking to empower even more people. Growing up an African-American woman in Kansas City, Mone says there was a lot of confusion and nonsense, and accordingly created her own little world among music and musical theatre. But while it was a difficult time during her childhood, she is thankful for being raised around strong female figures that inspired her to dream big. There was a girl up the street from me she danced and sang, and I just admired her and wanted to be like her. I also had a lot of female cousins who I could talk openly and candidly to, and my grandmother. I admire her for her resilience you know, she had like 11 or 12 children and she worked in the county jail for 25 years as a cook, rode the bus every day for her to be that strong really empowered me. And, of course, my mother and aunt had very strong personalities and encouraged me to speak my mind at all times. Another figure, who Mone describes as her twin, that impacted on the singer-songwriters life is Erykah Badu someone she was fortunate to work with on her first single Q.U.E.E.N. Written around the idea of a womans place in the world, and accompanied by a statement video, Mone describes the experience of working with one of her idols as such a joy. She and I are great friends. Erykah has been a very instrumental in helping my career she took me on tour when I first got into the industry and has been like a mentor. I can call and talk to her about anything. The song was inspired by our private discussions and our dialogue, and all things that we thought were important, things like community and female empowerment, and standing up and creating lyrics for those who have more often than not been marginalised, so its an empowering song for the Other. WRITTEN BY LAURA WEASER
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Aussie band Regurgitator once put out the single I like your old stuff better than your new stuff as a response to their constant stylistic changes. The band, over their 10+ year career have been both experimental and sometimes just plain mental-as-anything producing music as varied as reggae, punk and pop-o-tronica. Theyve done many Big Day Out appearances, recorded in multiple locations, and even created the outrageous Band in a Bubble project, where they recorded an entire album (2004s Mishmash) in a fish-bowl style glass box studio in Federation Square, Melbourne, totally exposed to the public gaze. Regurgitator are well known for being humorously eccentric. Every album has a playful theme. When rang through to founding member, Ben Ely I asked if the famous reptile from the Art album was likely to reappear. The said beast was an ongoing joke about art pretension that loosely threads through the albums non-musical moments. Oh, you mean the Nude Lizard. Yeah, nah. Maybe! And then he promptly hung up. Well that went well, yes? Five minutes later Ely called back, apologising for his Skype connection and blaming Telstra Australia , who were still in mourning over the loss of the Wallabies to the ABs over the weekend. Its not fair. Every time you (NZ) win - my computer sulks! The band formerly and currently known as Regurgitator first struck out from their hometown of Brisbane in 1993, having been the brain child of Ely and Quan Yeomans. Their first album, Tu-Plang (1996) was recorded in the jungle out side Bangkok, to keep costs down, whilst the platinum selling Unit which spawned the hits I like Your Old Stuff Better than your new stuff, Black Bugs, Polyester Girl and! (The song Formerly Known As) was made in a condemned Fortitude Warehouse, affectionately dubbed The Dirty Room. I asked Ely about this deathwish/wander lust to record in esoteric and

dodgy locations. It was about experiences and challenges. The latest album (Dirty Pop Fantasy) was also recorded outside Australia in Hong Kong. It was in an old yoga studio. Wed lug our gear up and since the elevator didnt work wed just stay in mostly for 10 weeks just recording. The gear we took, it was limited to what you can get on a plane: guitar, octopad, laptop, drum machine. Ely and Yeomans have been in Hong Kong a few times and were keen to record there. Theres no distraction from friends and family. And we like the hustle and bustle of a city that never sleeps. Theres cute cafs and awesome graffiti. The pollution is pretty bad, so you tend to stay in and being up nine floors we lived and recording in the same place. The recording for Dirty actually kicked off in January, in Melbourne but the vibe wasnt right, hence the move. The album has also fired off a couple of singles Brain Brain and Mountains which are both doing the rounds on Australian radio right now. The release also coincides with the vinyl release of Unit, Tu-Plang and MishMash, and a tour, which includes Wellington on 20 September. Having completed the project now the band are completely negative to be positive about it. Its the playful irony that keeps them going. In their press release Yeomans wrote More than anything else this (new) album probably represents the band finally and unequivocally disappearing up its own arse! - meaning: that the band dont, and never will take them selves to seriously. And that, is the essence of everything we do, notes Ely, By being creative, flexible and retaining a sense of humour we can remain fresh. Everything is fresh. Even the Lizards? WRITTEN BY TIM GRUAR
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FIFA 14 PREVIEW
EAs FIFA series is a big deal. Exactly how big varies from country to country and from gamer to gamer, of course, but if you step back and take a look at the big picture, theres no question its one of the most important franchises in EAs deep catalogue - or in all of gaming, if it comes to that. At Gamescom in Germany we had a chance to first go hands-on with the PlayStation 3 version and then the Xbox One edition of the upcoming FIFA 14; a deliberately constructed scenario that ensured the differences between them would be apparent. The ploy was successful; theres no hiding the fact that the next generation much as the current gen was to the last - is a big step up, and thats going to have a marked impact on the way sports are simulated. For a start, the difference between the versions just in the in-game (distant) camera is significant. If youve ever switched between watching a football match broadcast in SD and HD, youll have an idea what to expect; everything is just so much crisper and more readable on the next-gen version. Theres loads of fancy new tech behind the gameplay, too, which the games executive producer - David Rutter - was more than happy to tell me about when we caught up in Germany recently. For a start, David explained, the step-based locomotion stuff, that changes the way the players move, is a massive change; weve completely changed the dynamic of sprint, run, jog, and walk. Weve also introduced a kind of contain and jostle and shield button on the left trigger now. The second part of that is the actual shooting mechanics have completely changed this year, [allowing] for a far more varied amount of shots, everything from completely missing the ball, because they mistimed the step, to a perfect shot. No matter the reasons why, FIFA 14 certainly feels different to play - and it looks every bit the beautiful game on Xbox One and PlayStation 4, as well. If youre interested in a match or two, FIFA 14 is out on September 14 for current systems, and then later in the year on the new consoles.
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NEED FOR SPEED: RIVALS PREVIEW

Need for Speed and I go way back; all the way back, in fact, to the very first game in the series, which I was blown away by when I got my hands on it in 1995. Theres just something about the game thats managed to hold my attention over the years, where few other games could. Youll be shocked to learn, then, that I was pretty excited to have a crack at Rivals - this years entry in the constantly expanding series. Taking control of a cop car (and a ridiculously gorgeous one, at that), I first set about simply exploring the games open world - as fast as I could, naturally. Playing on the PlayStation 4 version, the game controls like a dream; within minutes I was power sliding around huge, banked curves like a seasoned professional (or someone on Top Gear) and was able to gain serious ground on those dirty car-racing bandits that dared to plague my beat (sorry, I get into character when I play games.) Its hard to be too definitive on the entire game world, obviously, as my total play time on the title was around an hour (tops) and the world itself had been partitioned into a smaller subsection for the demo, but wow did it flow nicely from segment to segment. The corners are so fluid that it becomes less about being able to get around them (or tell theyre coming) and more about using your skill to get through them with as much speed as possible. This, this I like. If youre not familiar with the concept of the game, its quite ambitious. On the surface, the cops vs. robbers concept, while fun, isnt new to the franchise or even gaming in general. Mix in an open world, Need for Speeds Alldrive system (that lets you find challenges and link up with friends via a simple, intuitive interface), and mechanics that sound - on the surface - like theyll truly destroy the wall between single- and multiplayer, and youve got a package that feels simultaneously comprehensive and very compelling. Rivals is due to release on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on November 22, with a next-generation version planned for Xbox One and PlayStation 4 some time this year. If you like driving really fast, dont have access to a racetrack, and dont want to die, make a note on your calendar.
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PROGRESSIVE ROCKERS DREAM THEATER REACH INTO THE PAST TO MAKE A FRESH START FOR THE FUTURE.

Its a truth universally acknowledged that when a long-serving artist releases a self-titled album, its a time of change. Often reserved for new performers and debut albums, the self-titled title marks a new beginning, redefining what it means to be an established act. This couldnt be truer for US prog rock band Dream Theater and guitarist/founding member John Petrucci is happy to admit they fall into this clich for good reason. Self-titling the album was a way to illustrate that we remain in a constant state of evolution. Before we got into the studio, we got together and talked about the direction we wanted to take and the timing seemed significant. We wanted to show people the band is still passionate about what we do, you know, we have been going for 27 odd years and every time we step into the studio, its a fresh experience. We are striving to move forward, do better. The timing he is referring to, of course, is with the introduction of drummer Mike Mangini, after the departure of founder and icon Mike Portnoy in 2010. While Mike featured on their 2011 album A Dramatic Turn of Events, he hadnt been able to forge his place until now, with Mike both writing and recording songs as a fully-fledged member. He was with us for 15 months on tour, so we got to know him well over many dinners and many glasses of wine, John says with a smile. Hes got a very strong work ethic; hes always there to get it done. At the end of that particular tour in 2011, it was time to start writing. During soundchecks, the band would jam and record their ideas, and John would bring in material he wrote independently. Following the conclusion of the tour, the band took a break but continued writing, and got into the studio in early 2013. Recording at Cove City Sound Studios in Glen Cove, New York, John says the boys knew how they wanted the content to sound for it to just jump out of the speakers, to come alive. Enlisting the help of producer Richard Chycki (Aerosmith, Rush) for engineering and mixing, the result is an explosive, adventurous journey of rhythm and metal. We wanted to factor everybody in in terms of verbally and melody, explains John. We wanted an album that really spoke to people. It needed to come out loud and proud, so we needed an epic piece to showcase that. Enter the instrumentals, False Awakening Suite and Enigma Machine the bands first since 2010. There are also centrepiece songs, such as

closer Illumination Theory, while Along for the Ride embodies a freespirited vibe. John, as well as the other members, agree the success is due to the unity of personalities which enabled them to make a statement with sound. Our approach is quite old-school in the respect that not many people come together in the studio and put it together, says John. As a band, that impacts our songs because when we get together in that environment, it allows us to focus, so we got up in the studio for five months. We would go in, Starbucks in hand to start the day, and everyone has their ideas that have been collected over time. You know, little snippets recorded on their iPhone to demos they have been working on, then we sift through it all in the studio. Thats when the real meat, the magic, all comes together, just through jamming and playing these ideas. And John adds it was good to have new blood onboard in the creative process. Coming in as the new guy, Mike was very respectful, aware that we had all known each other forever, but at the same time offered up new ideas. I was impressed at his creativity and what he was offering up, so we wanted you to be able to hear his presence on the new record. After forming in 1985, a lot has changed since John, bassist John Myung and drummer Mike decided to form a rock band during their years at Berklee College of Music. But as musicians have come and gone he says Dream Theater is still heading in the direction he had always imagined, even after 12 albums and nearly 30 years. When we started, we were very young, he admits. And basically started playing the music that came naturally, that had influenced and inspired us. We were all big fans of Yes, Rush and Metallica, and that really came through in our style, particularly on the first three albums this real mix of progressive and metal and you can hear those influences in the past and continue to hear that now, which reassures me that our style is intact. We have kept those influences that steered our sound, which in turn allowed us to take our own path and take it to different places. This selftitled album has all the crucial elements. This is us saying, Okay. This is Dream Theater. This is our mark. WRITTEN BY LAURA WEASER
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