By David Cohen
Opinion - They say a week is a long time in politics, but a month of local music can feel longer still. We re not even halfway through NZ Music Month, and already it feels like it s had a rather good running time.
Long ago, the country s once solidly left-field acts morphed into the music of choice for putting callers on hold, says David Cohen.
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History never repeats, at least according to one of the better-known bands the country is meant to be in the middle of celebrating - as has been the case since the turn of the century. When it comes to dedicated days, weeks and months, though, history also high-rotates.
Up until March, when Covid-19 lockdowns began being enforced, things had been going well. Shilling opened Totara Street when he saw a space formerly occupied by a metalwork company and realised it resembled a small version of long-running Auckland venue The Powerstation. “It was a tin shed, but it had the basic bones sitting there,” he says. “There was an opening – there was nowhere (for bands coming to Tauranga) to play. The stars just aligned and we jumped in.” He and Munro fixed it up, put in a sound system and crammed in 400 people for sold out shows by L.A.B., Tiki Taane and Hollie Smith.
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Auckland s CBD will transform into a hub for music lovers this May. Photo / Supplied
NZ Herald
It s May, and that means it s NZ Music Month | Te Marama Puoro o Aotearoa.
The festivities involve a stacked lineup of local tours, releases, and exhibitions to celebrate the local music scene and 21 years of NZ Music Month.
There is something to please every music fan, including gigs from acts like Nadia Reid, Theia x Vayne, Harper Finn and LA Women across the country.
The re-energising of street art at Canterbury Museum is a highlight as
Warren Feeney’s list of 10 must-see exhibitions in for the month returns in May. Plus the Physics Room’s
Bedrock helps us remember who we are, an Art Chemist opens in Ōtautahi with a promise of wellbeing. and there is more. 1.
Benjamin Work, Hakē: Street Art Revealed, Canterbury Museum, Rolleston Ave. Auckland-born Tongan/Scottish street artist Benjamin Work’s 330 square metre floor-to-wall mural brings a newfound spirit to the Canterbury Museum’s Exhibition Hall – the site of its inaugural 2013 street art festival,
Rise. Work’s panoramic mural represents his response to a Tongan ‘Akau tau’ war club from the museum’s collection, given life anew in the company of
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Having music on open vinyl has always been a bucket list item for Mia Jay. Photo / Supplied
Having music on open vinyl has always been a bucket list item for Mia Jay. Photo / Supplied
Hawkes Bay Today
Entertainment Extra is running profiles of the 10 artists selected to have their songs featured on the Backline Charitable Trust Hawke s Bay compilation vinyl record. The compilation is a showcase of Hawke s Bay artists and reflects the diversity and quality of new and established musicians producing original music in the region. It is an opportunity for up-and-coming artists to be featured alongside established acts. The tracks will be mastered at Munki Studios in Wellington and released this month. This week we feature Mia Jay.